Sunday, July 8, 2012

Presenting Willard "Mitt" Romney--the Human Windsock

First, where did "Mitt" come from? Is it a family nickname? Why Mitt? Its not a shortened version of his real name, not a nickname for some physical reason(i.e., I'm a redhead, I've been called "Red", not much cuz I hated it, but I have), can't see him playing baseball(baseball "mitt"--yes, I'm really stretching with that one)...strange..anyway enough random musings.....
Willard is not what you'd call...umm....stalwart. In fact, he changes his opinions/views more often than most people change their underwear(and I'm not talking about magic underwear either!). Need examples? I thought you'd never ask:

Immigration

  • 2006:  Willard supported a plan that would help undocumented workers legal status and, in some cases, a path to citizenship. 
  • 2007:  Nope, no citizenship, secure the border, employment verification(this was before the 2008 run)
  • 2012:  Make it so miserable that they "self deport"....

Bush's Tax Cuts

  • 2003:  he refused to take a position
  • 2007:  He supported them(again, this was before the 2008 run)

Reagan fan?

  • 1994:  when running against Ted Kennedy for Senate, he stated that he was an independent during the Reagan years, and he's, "not trying to return to Reagan-Bush" politics.
  • 2005:  "Ronald Reagan is one of my heroes"

Gun Control

  • 1994 -- He was for gun control and supported banning assault weapons and the Brady Bill.
  • 2007? He joined NRA and wanted their endorsement.

Does he own guns?

  • 1/10/07: "I have a gun of my own and I go hunting"
  • 1/14/07: When asked if he owned a gun, he said no, but his son Josh did and they would use his.
  • In 36 hours, Willard changed his mind about the "mandate" decision from...4 days and FLIP FLOP(aka-lying).

Climate Change

  • 2003: Williard believed that the scientists had it right, that we needed to do something so as to keep the earth "safe"(my word, not his)
  • 2007: Guess what? He said in 2007 that the "scientists hadn't completely resolved".

DADT

  • 1994: Agreed with the policy as being the first step to gays and lesbians to openly defend their country
  • 2007: Thought it was a "silly catch phrase", but the policy is fine the way it is and nothing has to be changed.

Gay Marriage

  • 2002: Did not support DOMA or a constitutional amendment 
  • 2008: Supported a gay marriage ban referendum in Massachusetts(even tho he also was the governor when MA legalized gay marriage).

Embryonic Stem cell research

  • 2002:  Supported stem cell research while running for governor
  • 2006:  Vowed to press for legislation to criminalize stem cell research.

Pro Choice? Anti Abortion? Depends on the year.

  • 1994:  Romney stated he was more pro choice than Ted Kennedy, due to a relative dying from an illegal abortion.
  • 1999:  When he went to Utah, this changed to "I refuse to accept either label" 
  • 2002:  SPLASH! Running for Governor, he's back to supporting a woman's right to choose again.
  • 2007:  SPLISH!  Now running for pres(1st time) and he's against abortion AGAIN.

Last but not even close to least-Obamney Care...AKA the state(MA) vs Federal Affordable Care Act(all in less the 2 days)

  • Its a tax, (when the decision came down and on the campaign trail)
  • It's not a tax, (when his communications director, Eric Fehrnstrom said it was a penalty on TV)
  • It is a tax, (when WSJ editorialized on Willard throwing the RNC under the bus), but it was a penalty when he did it, and...
  • Although he sides with the minority, he agrees with the majority of the court? Huh????

So, that's some of "cheek turning"...or whiplash of views/opinions that Willard has stated. Me? I'm just very dizzy just trying to type all of this! 
Happy weekend and remember, the reason we have weekends/days off is because of unions, not because of people like Willard "Mitt" Romney.


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