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Ive been following politics for many years; Ive written a book on presidential campaigns and Ive delved quite a bit into the minutiae of the 2012 campaign. And Im increasingly convinced that Mitt Romney is the worst national politician Ive ever seen.
There are so many proof points to back up this supposition that I could go on for a while, but Ill just stick to Romneys train wreck of an interview on "Meet The Press" on Sunday. This was not exactly a hard-hitting inquiry, what with inquiries from David Gregory like, Do you feel like an underdog or do you feel like youre right in this thing? and a dearth of many follow-up questions.
Still, none of this stopped Romney from stepping on landmine after landmine. He was unable to offer a single tax loophole that he wanted to close. even though closing these loopholes and deductions is foundational to his argument that massive tax cuts for the rich won't actually lessen their tax burden.
On health care, Romney said that he wouldnt get rid of all of Obamacare, even though hes been saying for months that repealing the law will the first thing hell do upon taking office. Embarrassingly, only hours after making this statement he reversed it . . . twice. As Steve Benen noted, over the course of one day, Romney went from supporting full repeal [of Obamacare] to partial repeal, while taking four different positions on protections with those with pre-existing conditions."
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http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/the_rumble/2012/09/mitt-romneys-epic-incompetence
cindyperry2010
(846 posts)he is trying to deliberately loose or these people running the campaign are idiots and no one has ever told him you mitthead rmoney are an idiot
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)I keed, I keed!
cindyperry2010
(846 posts)progressivebydesign
(19,458 posts)I think that's his issue. He wants to win.. desperately, his entire life has been working toward this moment. It's apparent in all of this past experiences, and how he's reacted and tried to keep his "reputation" as pure as possible (by hiding Olympic records, etc.)
He feels entitled to this.. but sadly, like a 5'1" basketball player that trains their whole life to be on the Olympic Team, Romney cannot deliver. He is flawed because of his blind ambition. His time has been spent getting ready to be President, instead of really doing the things that could have made him a good one. And truly.. he's just a flawed person with no substance.
But he also believes that he knows better than anyone.. including his own staff and his donors. And that's the problem for him. Bush was at least clever enough to show up where they wanted him, say what they told him to say, and then shut up. Romney will entertain NO dissent! And it's obvious.
He really IS that bad.
bluestate10
(10,942 posts)a person does not have a moral core. The most evil people on earth often love their families dearly. But the measure of a human being is how much one care about people, even those that can't help you. Romney has no core. He says at any moment what he thinks will gain him favor. Romney does not stand up to evil voices around him because he has not the core that allows him to see their evil.
randome
(34,845 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)monmouth
(21,078 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)And i never thought I'd say that about him.
But 'W' had a 'Texan-out-of-Connecticut' folksy way that charmed some.
Rmoney just has...nuthin'.