Why would I do that?
Let's face it . . . I seem to have no better choice. Huntsman, Santorum, Perry? I don't think so. Ron Paul, the Libertarian? No. Newt? Hell no! I've read the literature on them all. Without intending too much disrespect, I find myself thinking: 'What a bunch of evangelical carnival-barkers.'
Again . . . why vote for Mitt Romney? Well, there are some things about him I like.
Here is one of those things:
According to Wikipedia Mitt Romney ran for governor of Massachusetts as a political outsider saying he was "not a partisan Republican" but rather a "moderate" with "progressive" views.
A moderate with progressive views. I like that.
Willard Mitt Romney
born March 12, 1947
Governor of Massachusetts
January 2, 2003 - January 4, 2007
At Wikipedia, I read some excerpts (supposedly) presenting Romney's views.
In a 1994 debate with Senator Ted Kennedy, in response to the question "If abortion is morally wrong, aren't you responsible for discouraging it?" -- Romney said:
One of the great things about our nation . . . is that we're each entitled to have strong personal beliefs, and we encourage other people to do the same. But as a nation, we recognize the right of all people to believe as they want and not to impose our beliefs on other people. I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. I have since the time that my mom took that position when she ran in 1970 as a US Senate candidate. I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years, that we should sustain and support it, and I sustain and support that law, and the right of a woman to make that choice, and my personal beliefs, like the personal beliefs of other people, should not be brought into a political campaign.
When Kennedy then accused him of being "multiple-choice," Romney replied:
I have my own beliefs, and those beliefs are very dear to me. One of them is that I do not impose my beliefs on other people. Many, many years ago, I had a dear, close family relative that was very close to me who passed away from an illegal abortion. It is since that time my mother and my family have been committed to the belief that we can believe as we want, but we will not force our beliefs on others on that matter.
Sincere?
Who knows?
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Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
--George Orwell
Your first statement puzzles me. Why would you, an "avowed unbeliever," even consider the professed religious beliefs of a political candidate whose constitutional job would not involve his religion?
ReplyDeleteThe fact that you'd consider voting for Romney -- a man whose brilliant business mind and ruthless character led a band of corporate raiders who bought companies, fired employees, forced those same companies into bankruptcy, and walked away with millions of dollars for their efforts -- is of course your right as a sit-com loving American citizen.
But why even mention the man's religious beliefs?
I have a reason but prefer not to disclose it... at this time. But thanks, Anthony, for reading my post and for your comment.
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