It’s hard to believe that there could be a more appropriate, competent leader for the GOP right now than Mitt Romney - proven leadership! And he’s proven it over and over and over!
Proven leadership of what ? Burying the Republican party of Massachusetts is leadership ? Flipflopping is leadership ? Rank opportunism is leadership ? The Democrats couldn’t put up a candidate as phony and as successful at helping their cause as Precious Willard.
I just haven’t been particularly impressed with Mitt Romney thus far. Don’t get me wrong, I’d vote for him if he were nominated ... but I don’t care for his style, and I’m not sure I believe the substance of what he says.
First - he looks and sounds FAR too rehearsed. In the last debate, Thompson and Giuliani sounded as if they were speaking extemporaneously and from genuine beliefs. Romney sounded like he was reading off of a cue card. Stylistically, Romney reminds me a bit of John Kerry ... he’s an erudite, slick Massachussetts politician. He’s far too rehearsed, and overhandled ... and he sounds as if he’s been practicing since high school for the role of Presidential candidate.
He’s just got a “manchurian candidate” vibe to him ... as if he was sent from central casting for the role of “politician”. He’s too slick and too polished, and doesn’t come across as at all genuine.
Second - partially because he seems so rehearsed ... I’m not ever sure if he actually believes what he’s saying, or if he’s just telling me what I want to hear. His answer are usually pretty good (except the lawyers and line-item answers, which were atrocious). Giuliani and Thompson come across as genuine ... even when they’re wrong, you know where they stand. Romney comes across as somewhat pandering ... so I get the feeling he’s far more liberal than his answers would have us believe, but he’s got a Clintonesque instinct for feeding the listener what he wants to hear.
Just my two cents ... but I think Romney need a lot of work on his image before becoming a viable candidate. Thompson and Giuliani, whatever their faults, seem genuine in their beliefs ... Romney doesn’t.
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“It’s hard to believe that there could be a more appropriate, competent leader for the GOP right now than Mitt Romney - proven leadership! And he’s proven it over and over and over!”
He’s also proved that he’ll say anything to get elected. The man has no principles other than power.
I agree. Mitt is my top choice now, and I'd only consider changing that if Newt got in the race.
With that said, I will enthusiastically support the GOP candidate, whomever it is because they would be head and shoulders above anything the democrats have running at the moment.