Romney explains '92 vote for Tsongas

ABC News ^ | February 16, 2007 | Jonathan Greenberger

[mwl1]

Thanks for info. Strike one for Romney.

Cruelest epitath coined by the media against George Romney: watching him run for president was like watching a duck make love to a football.

And the "Romney later explained..." tag line coined by the media to keep track of all the flip-flops and back-peddling.

And the infamous "brainwashing" from the generals during his visit to Southeast Asia in 1967.

If these are Mitt Romney's genes, I am instantly less impressed.

[msnimje]

Most all of Mitt's "evolving" has taken place since he started running for President.

I am sorry you decided to hate this man so much. He really is a good and decent man.

He has evolved, changed, expanded no more than previous Republican Presidents who must of us all ended up liking a great deal. Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush for example.

[msnimje]

Thanks for info. Strike one for Romney.

Good Lord, I hope you never meet my father.

[EternalVigilance]

They are all preferable to PIAPS or any other RAT.

You sure?

"Most of Clinton's policies are similar to most of mine." - Rudy Giuliani

[EternalVigilance]

And the "Romney later explained..." tag line coined by the media to keep track of all the flip-flops and back-peddling.

lol...It's a family tradition! :-)

[mwl1]

Yes, I am sure because Rudy will vigorously prosecute the war on terror and appoint decent judges to the courts. PIAPS will do neither of these things; in fact, she'll do the exact opposite.

[SoCalPol]

*Does anyone know: is Mitt Romney the son of George Romney, former Governor of Michigan*


The same George Romney who said the Generals brainwashed him on the Vietnam war and became a critic of the war

[EternalVigilance]

Yes, I am sure because Rudy will vigorously prosecute the war on terror and appoint decent judges to the courts.

I don't believe either. Giuliani's response to terror attacks in NYC prior to 9-11 was to ban more guns and thumb his nose at the law to let hundreds of thousands more illegal foreign nationals reside in his city.

And those who are buying what he's selling on judges are either willfully ignorant or just plain ignorant. Liberals pick liberals. It's been hard enough getting a decent judge out of so-called "conservatives."

[ChiTownBearFan]

TRUTH

[Froggie]

I can't for a moment imagine a President Giuliani granting pardons to the Felons Clinton pardoned on his way out of the White House...

[dirtboy]

That year, Romney, then a registered independent, voted for former Sen. Paul Tsongas in the 1992 Democratic presidential primary. He told ABC's George Stephanopoulos, in an interview that will air Sunday on "This Week," that his vote was meant as a tactical maneuver aimed at finding the weakest opponent for incumbent President George H.W. Bush.

And the dog ate his homework as well.

For cryin' out loud, this just sandbags all the claims by Romney that his rightwar turn is truthful. If he can tell us a whopper like this, then it's all whoppers.

[EternalVigilance]

Is that the new criteria for "leader of the free world" and "leader of the GOP?"

Don't you think we can aim a little higher than that?

[EternalVigilance]

...then it's all whoppers.

That's been obvious all along. It escapes me how anyone could fall for it.

[dirtboy]

I met Tsongas once and I liked him. Very personable and friendly, which is rare with politicians unless the cameras are on. Tsongas was wrong on some issues and surprisingly right on others, specifically tax cuts and economic policy.

I would have much less of a problem if Romney just said that he voted for Tsongas for the reasons you just stated.

But he didn't.

I'm sorry, but this reeks of a a freshly-deposited meadow muffin. And it calls into serious question all the other stuff Romney has been saying to try and convince conseratives that he truly has moved rightward.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Post #9 LOLOLOL

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I voted for Bill Clinton in 1992.

Off to the gallows for you.

[dirtboy]

I can't for a moment imagine a President Giuliani granting pardons to the Felons Clinton pardoned on his way out of the White House...

Why not? Rudy defied federal law and federal court orders to protect NYC's sanctuary city policies. And those policies lead directly to a highly-publicized murder of a resident by illegals that should have been deported.

[Fast Ed97]

Paul "Tax on Gas" (wow that brings back memories) would have lost to Bush I in 1992. However, if he was really wanting to select the weakest candidate in the Democratic primary..he would have voted for Governor Moonbeam.

[EternalVigilance]

You're right.

[Grunthor]

"ABC News' Jonathan Greenberger Reports: Republican presidential candididate Mitt Romney offered a new explanation today for why he supported a Democrat in 1992."


Dang it. I had just gotten over his pro-abort/anti-abort about face and now this.