[Finny]

His success in the private sector, when he was able to do what he wanted, tells me what the real Romney is like...

Success in the private sector, especially MBA exec management success, is very different from understanding economics and embracing limited government in a nation of free people and self-determined commerce. Those successful MBA execs didn't get that way because they were working in a free-people framework. They operate in a manipulative, hired work concept, and for the most part, they're the employers. They see their jobs as to be managing execs, MBAs, for the government, with taxpayers as the employees. They manipulate the government to tell us how to earn and pay our taxes right. Romney says "cut regulations," and you grasp it as proof he understands the limited government concept. I read it as just one more bit of Romney sweet-sounding sell-the-board spiel that saps fall for.

I wish some people would get over their hatred for this guy ...

I wish Romney people would get over their lust for the word "hatred" to describe the motivations of those with whom they disagree.

[broncobilly]

You should see it from the other side.
Any other name comes up that has as many potential negatives as Romney and it hardly raises a stir: McCain, Giuliani, Hucklebee, Bush, etc. But when Romney comes up, suddenly we have a 100-200 thread mostly of antagonistic comments: socialist, smarmy, flip-flop, you name it. Some of it is so bad it has to be deleted. Much of what is said is very biased. To me that indicates a bit of hatred for the guy, sometimes for reason unspoken. But you can call it what you want.