[K-oneTexas]

Found this article very interesting ... even from Time Magazine. Although I'm not totally sold on Romney, It's definetly not Rudy, Paul and McCain. We need to look a little deeper and read a lot more on the candidates ... and stop the gut reactions due to religion or some other reason.

I'd would truly like to see a meaningful debate with just three (Hunter, Fred and Mitt) with more time than the 30 second sound bites.

[TruthFactor]

The more I see Romney, the more I’m impressed with his intelligence and organizational skills. I’m not completely sold on his conservative credentials. But, from what I’ve seen he seems to get the most conservative, workable results with the cards he’s dealt.

[ClearCase_guy]

Hunter, Fred and Mitt all seem worthy of serious consideration. I expect to vote for Hunter, but if he steps out, I'll happily vote for the other two. On the other hand, if Giuliani wins the nomination, a lot of the base will sit out the general election -- and I'll be one of them.

Republicans who vote for Giuliani in the primary will be helping Hillary.

[FastCoyote]

Think about it, Time Magazine giving a glowing report on Romney Care. And this doesn’t set off any bells anywhere?

[tear gas]

If the religious issue seems insurmountable, we'll see just how Mormon he really is. However, if he decides to change religions, he shouldn't wait too long or it will appear to be politically-motivated.

For now, I'm sticking with Thompson and Hunter.

[Tears of a Clown]

Good read. I sometimes wonder how it would’ve felt to be a republican governor in an overwhelmingly super-liberal state like mass and and not only try, but achieve some conservative change.

I think people attack Romney very unfairly. I think it’s proven that he’s very intelligent, a worker bee, and has great moral values. I would be happy to vote for him.

[WFTR]

for your consideration

[WFTR]

I didn't think that the article was really all that friendly to Mr. Romney. The writer goes to great pains to make an issue of the fact that Mr. Romney isn't trying to push the Massachusetts plan on the rest of the country and is trying to spin that fact into something negative. The writer also seems to emphasize the Kennedy contribution over anything that Mr. Romney did. Even so, Mr. Romney may be helped by this portrayal as someone who can think "outside the box" and particularly outside "boxes" that are narrowly defined by partisan posturing.

Bill

[gondramB]

I have the feeling that Romney’s defining moment may well be when he wins Iowa and New Hampshire but still doesn’t have the national numbers.

The problem with that scenario is the Iowa and new Hampshire are where it would be nice to see a conservative win and get momentum against the Guiliani machine.

The way the polls look, its gonna need to be later if a conservative is gonna break out.

[Edit35]

We need to look a little deeper and read a lot more on the candidates ... and stop the gut reactions due to religion or some other reason.

Thank you, my friend.

Thank you for showing some common sense, which unfortunately, and surprisingly, has been lacking in some quarters here on FR as of late.

When it comes to considering Romney, that is.