Comments on: Romney: Still a Second-Rate Candidate https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2012/02/06/romney-still-a-second-rate-candidate/ "And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat?" Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Mike Hennessy https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2012/02/06/romney-still-a-second-rate-candidate/#comment-22 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:46:54 +0000 https://www.starshipexcelsior.com/decivitate/?p=95#comment-22 Well, I never liked Gingrich to begin with. I think at least some of the animus aimed at him from Republicans is out of anger that he turned out to be a hypocrite. Can one be a “phony hypocrite?”

]]> By: BCSWowbagger https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2012/02/06/romney-still-a-second-rate-candidate/#comment-21 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:53:13 +0000 https://www.starshipexcelsior.com/decivitate/?p=95#comment-21 That nails is 100% for me, Mike. I’ll vote for a phony if I don’t have a better option, but I really would rather not. (It’s basically inevitable that I’ll end up voting for some species of opportunist in every given election, sadly.)

I only disagree on one point: Gingrich is a phony. I have no idea what he is, but it isn’t the conservative he presents himself as being. It isn’t even anything remotely similar. He remains the first-worst candidate.

]]> By: Mike Hennessy https://ropersanchor.jamesjheaney.com/2012/02/06/romney-still-a-second-rate-candidate/#comment-20 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:34:18 +0000 https://www.starshipexcelsior.com/decivitate/?p=95#comment-20 On paper, Mitt Romney has everything it takes to beat Obama: an interesting track record as a Republican governor of one of the nation’s most liberal states. A history of working across party aisles and a strong record when it came to rescuing the Salt Lake City Olympics (something I think he should really push, that was one big mess). His Bain Capital record is checkered, but defensible. The problem is presidential campaigns aren’t won on paper. He keeps trying to project a “just folks” image which fools no one and he keeps sticking his foot in his mouth. Sure you can do damage control, but it means you’re reacting and not acting and anyone who knows anything military or political campaigns can tell you that losing the initiative means losing the war. American voters will forgive a lot, but phonies are not welcome. Use whatever adjective you want to describe Gingrich, but he’s a real *whatever*. Same with Paul and Santorum. They may be liars and opportunists, but I don’t think they’re phonies.

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