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Mitt Romney appears to have a courage problem. When George Will criticized the candidate for lacking "the courage of his absence of convictions," it was an entirely fair point.
There's going to come a point later this year when the Obama campaign is likely to say, "Mitt Romney lacks the courage to be a leader." And the criticism will sting because it's based in fact.
Either Romney has the guts to lead or he doesn't. He had an opportunity on Friday to step up and he blew it.
This is a great point. It would be very easy to portray Romney as a moral coward. He always has a hesitant overly cautious look on his face -- not unlike John Kerry had. Face it Republicans. You are about to nominate Republican John Kerry without the war record. I get it he's the best you have, but still -- wow, sucks to be you.
Mitt Romney appears to have a courage problem. When George Will criticized the candidate for lacking "the courage of his absence of convictions," it was an entirely fair point.
There's going to come a point later this year when the Obama campaign is likely to say, "Mitt Romney lacks the courage to be a leader." And the criticism will sting because it's based in fact.
Either Romney has the guts to lead or he doesn't. He had an opportunity on Friday to step up and he blew it.
This is a great point. It would be very easy to portray Romney as a moral coward. He always has a hesitant overly cautious look on his face -- not unlike John Kerry had. Face it Republicans. You are about to nominate Republican John Kerry without the war record. I get it he's the best you have, but still -- wow, sucks to be you.
Orwell said that, by the time we're 50, we have the face we deserve. The face is the window to the soul. Romney's face is a mask. Look at his portrait on the cover of "The Real Romney" and see if it doesn't give you the creeps. (The title of that often very positive book is ironic, because the authors make it clear that, even with all their interviews and research, they were never able to penetrate through to the real Romney- he is an enigma)
The walls of resistance Romney has thrown uo, the inscrutability, the lack (or deep sublimation) of his authentic self... People have a visceral reaction to characters like Mitt. We don't trust them, because they obviously don't trust us- if Romney trusted us, he wouldn't hide behind the facade.
Maybe it's got to do with his church, which is famously insular and secretive at it's powerful core. A lack of trust for anyone outside the family? Daddy issues?
Who knows?
The most important question for the country is, how does a guy like Romney act as president? Will the "real Romney" show up at the inauguration? Or will we spend four years watching him twist like a well-oiled weather vane, as someone said?
If Romney gets elected, there will be a whole closet industry of professionals and amateurs offering up opinions on what really makes him tick.
Hopefully, he'll lose, and we can stop worrying about who is "the real Romney"
Why would he be afraid to answer these questions for voters his views appeal to? Is it really fear or something else?
He is trying to appease and reassure the radical base (which is most of the party these days) long enough to get the nomination, while leaving himself room to maneuver in the general election, to win back moderates, independents, women, and minorities.
Why would he be afraid to answer these questions for voters his views appeal to? Is it really fear or something else?
Yes, it is fear--the fear that some voter somewhere will disagree with his position and won't vote for him. When you have no core convictions to trip you up, it's much safer and easier to simply deflect the hard questions and thereby avoid alienating anyone who might cast a vote. The question is, how can he lead a country if he can't even choose a side--and stick to it--on the most basic issues?
Coming from a bunch of lemmings who elected Mr. "not present," who hasn't done a single thing to lead whatsoever in his first three years, this is rich.
Coming from a bunch of lemmings who elected Mr. "not present," who hasn't done a single thing to lead whatsoever in his first three years, this is rich.
This thread isn't about Obama. No comment on the actual subject of the post?
This is a great point. It would be very easy to portray Romney as a moral coward. He always has a hesitant overly cautious look on his face -- not unlike John Kerry had. Face it Republicans. You are about to nominate Republican John Kerry without the war record. I get it he's the best you have, but still -- wow, sucks to be you.
Could be worse, he couldve just voted "present" on everything.
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