Comments on: Mitt Romney: To Thine Ownself, Be True

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:59:59 +0000

Rudi- I couldn't agree more- especially with your last sentence. The Democrats who aren't in someone's pocket come off like Dennis Kucinich and are portrayed as socialists by the opposition. IMO, the Democrats are only slightly less corrupt than the GOP—Greedy Old Politicians. That's why I can't vote Republican in national elections anymore.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:59:59 +0000

By: Rudi

Rudi — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:24:28 +0000

KR – That was my point, the moderate Republicans of 1960's and 1970's were pro-environmental(EPA and MDNR) along the lines of Teddy Roosevelt. Todays politicians(Republican and some Demonocrats) are in the pockets of corporate interests.

By: Rudi

Rudi — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:24:28 +0000

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:05:56 +0000

BTW, while I think more of father than of son ( as with the Bush's!) it was a lot easier to be a moderate or even a liberal Republican in the 60's and 70's. George would be reviled as a RINO if he were in politics today. He'd have to contend with the Victory Caucus and Club for Growth and Grover Norquist's “No New Taxes” pledge. There's no way of knowing if he'd have pandered to the right as Mitt has.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:05:56 +0000

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:01:09 +0000

I think as the GOP has become more conservative over the last 30 years, candidates for president have come to realize that they have to run to the right of everyone else to win. If you listened to the debates they were mostly pissing contests to see who was the most macho of the contenders. McCain at least had his Vietnam legacy to hold him up, all Mitt had was his money and great hair!

By: Rudi

Rudi — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:22:24 +0000

The liberal Bill Milliken called out Mittens for his pandering, but all the candidates on the Republican side were doing the same. Maybe it will take multiple elections before the "50% + 1" stradegy is put to rest. Milliken, like Nixon, reached out to the green and outdoorsmen in establishing the EPA and MDNR.