MEET THE NEW MITT SAME AS THE OLD MITT

Ringside Politics ^ | June 25, 2012 | Jeff Crouere

[EternalVigilance]

Now that Mitt Romney has secured the GOP nomination, he is obviously free to be himself. His masquerade as a conservative is over as he has returned to many of the moderate to liberal stances he held as Governor of the People’s Republic of Massachusetts. He has also returned to being the polite politician who treats his Democratic opponents with respect.

Mitt Romney only gets nasty against other Republicans. In the GOP primary, the Governor eviscerated his opponents with high priced, non-stop, hard hitting attacks. He is not employing the same tactics in his general election showdown against President Obama, who he continues to refer to as a “nice guy.”

At the same time that Romney is playing nice, Barack Obama has been on a rampage, tearing to shreds the U.S. Constitution. On June 15 at the White House Rose Garden, Obama decided to issue de-facto amnesty to 1.4 million aliens who illegally entered the country at a young age. The President evidently decided that standing immigration laws do not apply to this category of individuals, who will now be able to apply for work permits and no longer have to face the threat of deportation. To the 23 million unemployed Americans looking for work, get ready to face more competition for scarce jobs. Romney’s response to this outrageous move is that he wants to seek “common ground” on the immigration. During an interview on Face the Nation last Sunday, Romney refused on five occasions to pledge that he would rescind the new Obama immigration policy.

Last week, the President issued a questionable Executive Privilege order protecting his Attorney General from congressional investigators and covering up documents that dealt with the scandalous Fast and Furious program. In response, the Governor should be condemning the President’s order, demanding that Holder resign and insisting on full transparency and the release of all documents. Instead, Romney’s response has been non-existent, as he has been “largely silent” on the Fast and Furious debacle, which resulted in the death of a border patrol agent.

On Monday, the Supreme Court struck down three of the major provisions of the state of Arizona’s law dealing with illegal immigration. The justices upheld the remaining provision, which allows law enforcement to question suspected illegal aliens about their immigration status. After the ruling, it only took the Obama Department of Homeland Security several hours to rescind agreements with seven law enforcement agencies in Arizona. Thus, the federal government will provide no assistance to Arizona in dealing with illegal immigrants arrests, except those caught crossing the border or with felonies in their criminal history. Horace Cooper of the National Center for Public Policy characterized the administration’s move “a complete disregard of the constitutional process.” As noted by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Obama told Arizona, “drop dead.”

With the U.S. Constitution, law abiding Arizona residents and a Republican Governor under attack, what did presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney say? His spokesman refused to condemn the Supreme Court ruling or offer support for the Arizona immigration law. After being hounded by reporters for an answer and evading 20 questions on the issue, Romney spokesman Rick Gorka offered this meek response, “The Governor supports the right of states, that’s all we’re going to say on the issue.”

When the people of Arizona, the conservative movement and the GOP needed a champion, Romney hid under his moderate cloak. He did the same disappearing act several weeks ago when President Obama announced his support for gay marriage. This cowardice in the face of controversial issues should alarm conservatives. It does not bode well for a potential Romney administration. It is another indication that the worries of conservatives about Romney were well founded.

Romney masqueraded as a conservative in the Republican primaries. Now he is being his true self, the Massachusetts Moderate. If he is elected as President, he will be another George H. W. Bush who will manage the growth of government, not seriously curtail it. He will work with Democrats, not oppose their socialist agenda. He will use government to “solve” problems and not provide the only real solution, limited government.

So called political experts claim that any Republican presidential nominee must “move to the middle” to win the general election. Romney is obviously following this advice; however, just the opposite is true. America is thirsting for a conservative alternative to Obama. Voters want a real choice, not an echo. Romney should be clearly differentiating his positions with the President on all issues, not just the economy.

At this time in our history, illegal immigration is a vitally important issue. Millions of citizens along with southern border with Mexico feel overrun with illegal immigrants and are frustrated by a federal government which refuses to take action.

Romney is trying to placate the Latino vote by toning down his rhetoric on this issue. During the Republican primaries, Romney expressed staunch support for the Arizona immigration law. Today his spokesman goes to great lengths to avoid the issue.

Sadly, Romney does not possess the core conservative principles that the Republican Party and this nation desperately needs.

Governor Romney may become our nation’s 45th President, but as his tap dancing on these issues prove, he will not govern as a conservative.

[Diogenesis]

The fact remains, Milt RomneyCARE HAS NEVER BEEN HAPPIER
than when he takes away peoples' rights. Here, Milt RomneyCARE
installs RomneyCARE/ObamaCARE and Romney DEATH PANELS.

Mitt Romney wins much coveted Jimmy Carter endorsement

Gore Praises Romney's 'Climate Protection Plan'

Carville(D):
"It's a feel-good story, this Romney thing.
Romney is an ascendant guy."

Sen. John Kerry (D) to Don Imus on RomneyCARE:
"I like this health care bill".

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) on RomneyCARE:
"To come up with a bipartisan plan in this polarized environment is commendable."

George Soros Wants Mitt Romney

[EternalVigilance]

Outstanding quotes and links.

[skeeter]

The reasonable response would be to shoot them.

The reasonable response is fear.

Obama is pointing a gun at my head. I want him to stop.

That is reasonable.

[sand88]

OK but what will we do after he crosses the finish line?

Most people don't realize that there is a 99.99% chance that Mitt will great increase the power of the State over the Individual.

He will instinctively side with the Rats and RINOs to push a Statist agenda.

I despise Obama and all that he stands for. But I have to give him credit for one thing -- unlike Mitt he would never LIE and pretend to run as a Conservative.

The cold reality is that with either Mitt or Obama the end-game is exactly the same, only the timing is different.

[Notary Sojac]

It all comes down to battleground states which look very close.

Yep. There are about 35 states in which conservatives who dislike Romney can vote for a third party candidate with no qualms whatsoever. I'll be in that category.

If I lived a few miles west in Ohio, there would be a LOT more soul searching on my part.

[nascarnation]

Romney is the better of two evils.

Unfortunately that’s the choice we’re presented with.

Obviously no one on FR would vote for Baraq.

And nothing says Democrat win like “Clintonian plurality”

[nascarnation]

Nothing says Democrat win like “Clintonian plurality”

[Diogenesis]

RINO RomneyCARE is NOT a candidate who will get
any conservative’s vote except the deluded, the myopic,
and those already on their knees to the lying backstabber.

[EternalVigilance]

Bullet to the brain, bullet to the heart, you're just as dead either way.

So, you might as well fight.

"If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed, if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not so costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no chance of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves."

-- Winston Churchill

[Tennessee Nana]

If someone pointed a gun at your head what would you consider a reasonable response?
___________________________________________

Tell them Jesus loves them and died for them...

Thats what I did...

Were you planning to threaten me with a gun in your vain attempt to get me to vote for your pet liberal, Wee Willie Mitty ???

[nutmeg]

Sarah Palin's words verbatim (and link to video of entire June 19, 2012 interview with Sean Hannity):

"Yes, if that vote were to be taken today, obviously I would vote for Governor Romney over President Barack Obama - in a heartbeat - I wouldn't blink - because I go back to what I said at the beginning: ANYBODY BUT OBAMA!"

~ Sarah Palin on "Hannity" (June 19, 2012)

[CedarDave]

So, so true. Good post.

[EternalVigilance]

Suffice it to say that she’s just plain wrong.

[Windflier]

We have a terribly flawed candidate and it’s up to us to drag him across the finish line a winner.

The absurdity of that statement illustrates what is wrong with our side, and with the American experiment in general. Strip off the label, and Romney is a liberal Democrat with honors.

You should be spitting nails, and demanding a better nominee - not submitting to the GOP's wholesale betrayal of everything we hold dear.

[skeeter]

Were you planning to threaten me with a gun in your vain attempt to get me to vote for your pet liberal, Wee Willie Mitty ???

If you are being humorous, this is good for a chuckle.

If you were serious, consider checking yourself in to the nearest mental health facility.

[nascarnation]

demanding a better nominee

In 2012 I tried and failed.

In 2016, definitely.

And for November, I have to play the cards I'm dealt.

And that means defeating Baraq at all costs.

[nascarnation]

It’s like being at the top a a 1000 ft cliff.

You are given two options:

jump
or hang glide

now I don’t know anything about hang gliding, but I’m going to take that option, even if it’s a 10% chance of making it.

there’s a 100% chance that electing Baraq is the wrong choice.

[nutmeg]

Suffice it to say that she’s just plain wrong.

... because she (Sarah Palin) hasn't endorsed YOU for President.

Be sure to get back to me when she does.

[Windflier]

Romney is an untested neophyte. If we hold him to a higher standard, he will do great things.

Romney isn't 'untested', and he will never do 'great things' in this life, no matter how hard he's pushed by the right. He doesn't have a conservative instinct in his body, and can be relied on to stand on both sides of any issue.

When events have pushed him to act, he has always acted in a manner that forwards the degraded leftist agenda - never our fundamental American ideals. As his record in office proves, he's a liberal Democrat with an R sewn on his sleeve.

Spit!

[ansel12]

Quit whining.

He isn't whining he is campaigning, although he won't post it up front, this is a campaign thread by a presidential candidate.