Mitt Romney and the Debt Ceiling Limit Crisis: Profile in Political Cowardice
Well, no one can accuse Mitt Romney of not being transparent.
Romney has apparently stuck his finger up in the wind to see which way vital Tea Party sentiments were going on the debt ceiling limit issue.
For weeks he has had his finger stuck in a much shadier area on this issue.
But now the big battle is over and he needs Tea Party votes so suddenly he is speaking out:
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) broke his silence on the congressional debt-ceiling fight on Monday, emerging to say he couldn’t back the final deal announced Sunday.
Romney, who had refused to weigh in during recent weeks on the specifics of various proposals to raise the debt ceiling, said he couldn’t personally back the deal brokered over the weekend between congressional GOP leaders and President Obama.
“While I appreciate the extraordinarily difficult situation President Obama’s lack of leadership has placed Republican Members of Congress in, I personally cannot support this deal,” he said in a statement.
Romney joins Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) as another member of the Republican presidential field to oppose the deal, which has been sold by GOP leaders to rank-and-file members as the best achievable plan.
I need to add that I have long been an admirer of Romney. I’m one of those who LIKED his incarnation as a moderate Republican governor. And when I’ve done some of those CNN spots, several techs and drivers have told me that they met Romney and he is a great guy. Plus, I admire his business experience.
But this statement confirms what his critics on the right say about him and his former supporters on the left will say: he goes where the wind blows.
The most consistent thing about Mitt Romney is his hair.
4 Responses to “Mitt Romney and the Debt Ceiling Limit Crisis: Profile in Political Cowardice”
So what did he want?
I’ve never liked Romney. I don’t trust him.
He comes across as a used car salesman with no ethical belief, just buy my car because I’m really good at selling it to you. I see former Senator John Edwards in the same light for you partisan worry warts.
I think business experience is nearly useless information for a leader of a representative democracy. As well as experience with academic professing, military leadership, performance in the arts, or clergy. Although some of my favorites have been associated with clergy, such as Gov Jerry Brown and Emanuel Cleaver.
Moral character, courage, compassion, and, a solid enough education to enable human understanding is all that is required IMO. The rest can be handled by advisors. It is the forthright decision that is lacking in our elected government. Because it is the most visible trait lacking in government, that is exactly why I seek it the most.
Was that photograph retouched and distorted?
It reminds me of Supermarionation.
Anyone who wants to retouch that photo Joe supplied could do the following. Where the Romney campaign logo is located, substitute this:
http://reddogreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Obama-2012-logo.jpg
Maybe the few remaining dedicated Obama kids could do this.
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As to the question, What does Romney want? Officially it is this:
“As president, my plan would have produced a budget that was cut, capped and balanced — not one that opens the door to higher taxes and puts defense cuts on the table.”