Romney Is Just The Empty Vessel The GOP Likes

[ruggerson]

They can take a little known, telegenic governor, give him the fresh patina of a newly fanatacized religious rightwinger, forgive him his moderate past as mere youthful indiscretion, and fully package him for consumption amongst the Republican base, who are too stupid to know they're being spoon fed yet another fraud.

It's happening right now, in front of our eyes. Watch who lines up behind Romney over the next few months, including, quietly, the Bush family, because the GOP power brokers know that McCain and Giuliani are both probably unelectable.

[C_U_L8R]

1. pre-lubed even

[AlCzervik]

2. and he has the patented Republican helmet hair®

i'll be curious to see how he explains away his stance or previous stance on abortion and will the fundie buy his "well i had to say that to win in mass" and will they think he's just lying now to win in the south?

[SpiralHawk]

10. "Hey, I hold that patent !" - TRENT LOTT

"Despite the many republicon cronies who have stolen the concept." - Trent Lott

[whistle]

3. It is not going to happen, the republican relgious right will never vote

...Romney in as president because of ties to what they consider a cult:

http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Cults/mormon.htm

[ruggerson]

4. I don't buy that

they want power and they want Roe V Wade overturned more than they care whether they use a Mormon to do it.

[rurallib]

5. Agreed - power much more important that purity now

They have a lot of shit to cover over.

[GreenTea]

6. A corporate tool (puppet) the neocons can control...like Jebbie...

[calimary]

7. Absolutely. And if he were to win, he'd bring jebbie in with him.

And jebbie is a SIGNATORY of the PNAC. On the SAME list with cheney, rummy, fukuyama, libby, wolfowitz, donald kagan, elliot abrams, and the rest of the greedy, imperialist vermin.

http://www.newamericancentury.org/statementofprinciples.htm

[Vidar]

8. You got that right!

[DeepModem Mom]

9. K&R

[seaglass]

11. He is a perfect package for television isn't he? If he becomes

the Republican candidate and he becomes President, that will be the final nail in the coffin for me. It will prove absolutely that the American public is superficial and stupid.

His change of views about abortion and gay rights is not believeable - but as long as he promises to do the right thing for the religious right they won't care that he's a liar.

He won Massachusetts for two reasons - he campaigned as a moderate - which is the only way a Republican would get elected in MA. and he promised that with his business acumen he would proactively sell MA. and bring in jobs - which HE DID NOT DO. I'm sure the R's will be happy to learn that to balance the budget he raised corporate taxes (I heard this from a Republican reporter - the R's in this state aren't happy about this at all!). Nevermind that he spent the bulk of his governship travelling out of state laying the groundwork for his presidential run - the absentee Governor.

Right now I do not have a Democratic candidate that I can enthusiastically support - I hope I eventually do - but if not and Romney wins the R primary my 2008 efforts will be devoted to exposing Romney as the empty-suited opportunistic liar that he is.

[ruggerson]

13. My gut tells me this has all been long in the making

this kind of dark horse candidacy, which in reality is not so dark horse at all, does not happen by accident.

[peaches2003]

12. The Bush Family behind Romney already

Jeb has already lined up behind Romney in a public statement just the other day.

[Bullet1987]

14. Why do people keep over-looking Sam Brownback?

I agree in that I think McCain is just about done (especially when/if this surge fails). The question of his age will come into play amoung other things. I don't agree with the media at all in that the religious Right will come out and vote for Guiliani...I just don't see it happening (and the media can call it whatever they want). The people you see supporting Guiliani right now are moderate Republicans...NOT the religious Right which is a large bloc of voting Republicans!!

I still stand by Sam Brownback though as a dark horse candidate that the religious Right will eventually be forced to embrace.

[mitchum]

15. ruggerson, you are spot on in your analysis

it will come to pass