tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post8045226000823659165..comments2024-03-17T12:51:46.412-07:00Comments on Cutting Through The Crap: Mendacious MittSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-23673192630744536082012-08-03T07:53:00.718-07:002012-08-03T07:53:00.718-07:00I agree, bl. What's especially frustrating is ...I agree, bl. What's especially frustrating is that of the people who'll be voting against Obama, it seems most will be doing so based on the falsehoods about him that are out there, and are reinforced every day by Romney, and Fox "news."<br /><br />If it were a realistic assessment of policies, and people were consciously choosing the Romney view of budgets and economic plans (vague as they are), it'd be one thing. But I don't think that's the way the election is headed.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-27242175898117568992012-08-03T00:03:34.630-07:002012-08-03T00:03:34.630-07:00It doesn't matter, at this point, who the Rep ...It doesn't matter, at this point, who the Rep candidate is. Elmer Fudd could run, and it'd be the same. The majority of people voting for Romney are just voting against Obama. The majority don't give a click as to who he is or what he has done or what he stands for--which he never divulges, except word soup and flip-flops. I hope they get disgusted enough about their candidate that they stay home, to offset voter suppression laws<br /><br />blAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-79600895502688514342012-08-02T16:56:08.828-07:002012-08-02T16:56:08.828-07:00Yeah, but he lies about everything. He says Obama ...Yeah, but he lies about <i>everything</i>. He says Obama never said every option is on the table for Iran; that Obama apologizes for America; that he's never signed a trade agreement, etc etc ad infinitum. <br /><br />It's one thing to lie about who he, Romney, is: I agree everyone has to lie to teabaggers, except tea baggers themselves. But to stay stuff, routinely, endlessly, that's demonstrably false, and to keep saying it after it's been shown to be false -- that's pathology, in my view.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988839706387198339.post-3808548163171369202012-08-02T11:37:06.419-07:002012-08-02T11:37:06.419-07:00Doc I have a little different take on this situati...Doc I have a little different take on this situation. First of all, Romney is in a difficult situation. Had he told the truth he could not have won the nomination and preserved ANY hope of attracting independent voters in the general election; he would have ridden the crazy train off the cliff. Such is the base of the Republican Party. Even so, now that he has the nomination (or will have shortly) he has to continue to lie to remain viable in the general election as well as keeping the base from turning on him as they did with McCain. <br />God help us if he is elected because no matter which way he goes (policy wise) he will be a screwed monk.I think really what we need to concern ourselves with is make SURE the Dems hold the Senate which will force his hand to the left, preserve the AFA, and give him some cover with the batshit crazy's such as just won the Senate Republican nomination Texas. In short, I would hate to be in his position and be forced to lie in order to not be brought down in flames by his own party which is currently controlled by wacko ideologues rather than thoughtful pragmatic conservatives.J. Prokopnoreply@blogger.com