John Roberts is competent and look what that bought us.
He was also considered a “good guy” and we are paying the price for that.
Before he switched sides to keep his political office, a lot of people thought that Arlen Specter was a competent, good guy.
If someone walks into your office to apply for a job and the best thing on their resume is that he is a “good guy”, is that enough to get the job?
This isn’t about hiring a good guy, this is about hiring someone who will literally be a heartbeat away from the POTUS. As a candidate, Romney is as weak as they come, going against an Obama.
Politicians say whatever they think people want to hear. They know that 90% or more of voters haven’t a clue and all they have to do to keep their job is not screw up in public. So, they say things that we want to hear. Tell us more pretty words.
I look at actions. Competence isn’t enough to win my vote. Being a good guy isn’t, either.
With respect to your vote - it really doesn’t matter for whom you vote - the next occupant of the WH will be a “warm pile of dog sh*t”!
I don't think Romney is a good guy, nor do I care. I ran a business back in the day with about 50 employees give or take. Aside from having the ability to at least be civil and have people willing to be in the same room as him or her my primary criteria for affirming a hire was his verified resume and his own ideas of what he could do for ME and my business. I hired people so I could make more money and not to give someone a job.
Romney has the resume and proved work experience to handle the job we need done today. As important as the social aspects of his resume are to you and others such as his positions on homosexuality, health care (Massachusetts), the Boy Scouts etc these are not priority issues at this time. The economy and jobs are the top prority along with controlling spending. My 1st or 2nd choice was not Romney but he is who we have and in any case he is light years better then Obama.
In WW2 Britain asked Churchill to jump back in the saddle and run the war. IMO he was the best leader I have ever seen or read about and he was correct chosen as the right man at the right time. After the war he was unceremoniously dumped as PM because priorities for the Nation had changed.
I have no problem doing the same with Romney or anyone else. Now we need a fiscally adept team to straighten out the mess. If they succeed we can concentrate on pushing Romney more and further right. If that fail then work at replacing him in 2016.
You say you look at actions rather than words. Good idea so look at Romney's history and that should show you he will bring proved success to the job. As for him being weak? I think you may have missed his performance during the primary. He can get nasty with the best of them when he believes he must.
Perhaps as you say either Romney or Obama are no better then “a warm pile of dog sh*t” but at least our wpods knows something about how an economy operates.