Romney's looking good

[Xavier_Onassis]

Romney is smart enough to know  that he is never going to get those auto workers their jobs back.
He does look more vital than McCain, and he has actually worked for someone besides the government.
But he tends to lie a lot about all sorts of stuff. I expect a certain amount of lying from leaders, but Romney tends to lie more than most.

Like Juniorbush, I have this feeling that his motive is to somehow vindicate his father. I would prefer not to vote for someone as a form of therapy.

[Michael Tee]

The father doesn't need vindication.  He was a good man.  One remark that he made was taken out of context and twisted beyond recognition by the press, ruining his career.  Next time anyone mentions the "liberal" or "leftist" media, I'll remember how they ruined George Romney's career.  Anyone who steps out of line in militarism's rush to war and fascism gets the same treatment today, as witness Kucinich and the MSM.

[Xavier_Onassis]

I didn't say that George Romney needed vindication. I said that Mitt Romney's run for the presidency seems to me to be motivated by a desire to accomplish what his father could not.

George Romney was indeed 'brainwashed'. Most of the nation was brainwashed about the Vietnam War, at one time or another.

Romney would make a lot better president than Juniorbush. But so would my cat.
 

[Michael Tee]

<<I didn't say that George Romney needed vindication. I said that Mitt Romney's run for the presidency seems to me to be motivated by a desire to accomplish what his father could not.>>

That's a different story.  A father can well set an example and a challenge to his son, which the son can take up in honour of his father.  If the son indeed surpasses the father, no one will be prouder or happier than the father.  (I speak as a father myself.  And as a devoted son.)  It is entirely likely that Mitt Romney wants to run in part because of the example set by his father.

<<George Romney was indeed 'brainwashed'. Most of the nation was brainwashed about the Vietnam War, at one time or another.>>

Gov. Romney was courageous to admit that the war propaganda had fooled  him, which provided a rationale for many conservative Americans to renounce their previous pro-war stance and save face at the same time, effectively blaming the government and the Navy for lying them into that war, but his choice of "brainwashed" to describe what happened was truly unfortunate.  He was immediately pounced upon by the "leftist" and "liberal" media and crucified for his honesty and his courage.