Cynicism and pessimism are easy, and you are sure to get plenty of both on this thread. In fact, looks like it has already started from the usual suspects. However, I have been saying for a while, to my family and friends, that I think Romney may just surprise a lot of people. When you are a governor, you govern, to some extent, to the will of the governed. Massachussets (I don’t care how it’s spelled, either) is not the U.S. Hairy Reed aside, Mormons are generally family valued conservative types. Besides, even if we get a socially liberal guy who knows what a balance sheet is and doesn’t hate the country, we’re a whole bunch better off than where we are. And, we don’t get that by throwing our vote away voting for someone who ain’t winning.
That’s the key and that’s what changed my mind. Romney loves our country and that’s exactly what we need in a President right now.