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Editorial Board: Mitt Romney’s campaign insults voters

How, other than an assumption that voters are too dim to remember what Mr. Romney has said across the years and months, to account for his breathtaking ideological shifts? He was a friend of immigrants, then a scourge of immigrants, then again a friend. He was a Kissingerian foreign policy realist, then a McCain-like hawk, then a purveyor of peace. He pioneered Obamacare, he detested Obamacare, then he found elements in it to cherish. Assault weapons were bad, then good. Abortion was okay, then bad. Climate change was an urgent problem; then, not so much. Hurricane cleanup was a job for the states, until it was once again a job for the feds.

 

Romney Stumbles Into Abortion Flap

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney promised today he would govern as a "pro-life president" less than 24 hours after telling an Iowa newspaper he saw "no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda."

 

No Health Insurance? No problem. Romney Says That Freeloading In The ER Is Now All Good

Mitt Romney

When asked whether the nation has a responsibility to provide health care to the 50 million Americans who do not currently have coverage, the Governor responded: “... If someone has a heart attack, they don’t sit in their apartment and die. We pick them up in an ambulance, and take them to the hospital, and give them care...”

 

Romney Has Conciliatory Remarks on Obama and Health Overhaul

Obamacare

“I’m not getting rid of all of health care reform,” Mr. Romney said, while emphasizing that he planned to replace the president’s plan with his own. “There are a number of things that I like in health care reform that I’m going to put in place. One is to make sure that those with pre-existing conditions can get coverage.”

Senh: This is not exactly new NEWS, but he's reiterating it. Months ago, when the polls showed that Americans like a majority of Obamacare, except for the individual mandate, Romney said he would pretty much keep everything except for the mandate, which is necessary to pay for the healthcare overhaul. So here's the problem: if he's gonna keep everything except for the part that pays for it, how is he gonna pay for it?

I also wonder what Republicans in Congress, who has stated that they would get rid of ALL of Obamacare, thinks of this.

 

Ryan falls in line with Romney

Paul Ryan has dutifully set aside some key positions to support Mitt Romney's. It's something most vice presidential candidates have to do, but still opens him up to attacks as a flip-flopper.

 

John Boehner Now Says Voters Will Be 'Enthusiastic' About Mitt Romney

A week and half after saying most Americans "probably aren't going to fall in love with Mitt Romney," House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday revised his sentiments and predicted that people are going to be "enthusiastic" about the GOP presidential nominee come November. "Listen, I'm going to be enthusiastic about voting for Gov. Romney in November," Boehner told Capitol Hill reporters. "And I think the American people will be enthusiastic about voting for Gov. Romney in November."

 

Why Mitt Romney Flip Flops So Often

Mitt Romney

Dean Obeidallah of CNN has an interesting take on why Mitt Romney, as a potential CEO of America, flip flops so often. The headline is misleading because Obeidallah does agree that Romney is a flip-flopper, he merely justifies why he does it so often. This gist of it is that Romney is constantly rebranding himself to appeal to his customers - the voters. Obeidallah goes through Romney's history of flip flops pretty thoroughly. Here's a quote:

 

Romney Now Says Health Mandate by Obama Is a Tax

Flip-Flopping Romney

Mr. Romney's remarks, made in a hastily arranged interview with CBS News on a national holiday, prompted renewed criticisms that he was willing to adjust his views for political expediency. Two days earlier, his chief spokesman and senior strategist had said that Mr. Romney did not believe the mandate should be called a tax.

Senh: Wow, that was fast. Just a couple days ago, Romney said it was a penalty.

 

Perry tweets, `Here we come South Carolina'

Rick Perry

A determined Rick Perry announced Wednesday he will not abandon his presidential campaign despite a fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses....

Senh: These Republican flip-floppers need to make up their minds. Just yesterday, Rick Perry suspended his campaign. I'm guessing now that Michele Bachmann has official withdrawn from the gop race, he figured he'll stay.

 

Romney reverses himself, supports anti-union law

A day after he refused to endorse an Ohio ballot measure that limits public employee union rights, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he is "110 percent" behind the effort.

Senh: He's a flip-flopper. Let's see if this flip-flopper can win it all.

 

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