He's a successful businessman, great father and respected leader.
He also can go down an extensive list of 'I told you so's'.
Mitt for POTUS 2016.
He also can go down an extensive list of 'I told you so's'.
Mitt for POTUS 2016.
Romney needs to step back in the race....
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I think he would have made a heck of a president. He just does not energize the conservative base. A lot of conservatives thought it was a good idea to stay home last time rather than vote for someone that was not their ideal candidate. I never understood this line of thinking.
Nah, we need General McArthur and Stonewall to rise from the grave to create the most formidable presidential ticket in the history of elections.
No that ship has left the dock : he fail to win twice and I'm don with him . He needs to stay out and out of the spotlight:
That's exactly what the republicans need, another moderate loser. If they nominate Jeb, I'm going to vote for Hillary out of spite. These clowns don't represent us. When are you folks going to realize this.
Since you're so good at loser identification, you most be king daddy loser.
What have you done in life, sport?
Not so sure about Jeb. Folks who have discounted him only because of his last name, simply have not taken time to listen to what he says and what he has done. There is plenty of time for that to happen. He may lose, but not to Hillary. Not by the time the actual voting starts. Not a chance.
I think when he and Jeb had that meeting back in Jan or Feb when both were thinking about running, then Romney bowed out suddenly, there was an agreement made. If Jeb wins, he'll take Romney for VP. At a certain stage of the campaign though, if Jeb is really faltering, Romney will step in to "save" the party and announce he will run after all. And then pick Jeb as VP.
Just my 2 cents. But there's a reason, that within a week or 2 of meeting with Jeb, he bowed out.
GW Bush lost the popular vote. Romney lost. McCain lost. Rove masterminded it all. Monotone Jeb is a moderate with zero passion and stands for very little if anything conservative. If he can't fire up the base, imo, he will be a loser. You may think differently, that's your prerogative.
I'm a Republican and want to win as much as the next. I just don't believe running these moderates under the leadership of Rove will get the job done. If Jeb is the nominee, I hope I'm dead f'king wrong.
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Yeah, because MacArthur was such an astute politician!
You right-wing conservatives deserve a 1968 Wallace-LeMay ticket. They'd be PERFECT for y'all in 2015!
For the record, I can't stand Rove....smug little punk.
Romney is a straight up LEADER......something we've sorely missed the Double R ......and if one of these Vent dwelling puss*es(Helen, M, Lump) disses Double R , I will look for you, I WILL find you, and.......if you saw the movie, 'Taken', you know the rest of that quote.
China would be a footnote in a history book if that pussy Truman hadn't taken McArthur's command.
Oh I agree it's also about $$. Both wanted the same pot or pots at the time. Somebody caved with some kind of assurances or a plan though. Romney, his son and his wife were all over tv throwing out trial balloons like they were serious about it. Met with Jeb, it's over.
The only way a republican can win now is being a moderate. The demographic of workers/givers has been surpassed by the takers. The only way you can win now is by giving away more shit than the other guy. The system is dying a slow death. It will crash! It has to. Debt is now 75% of GDP and getting worse by the day. It can't be sustained. It will crash. Then, it might get better.
Wow, you do not understand American military history. First of all, it is pointless to speculate on what did not happen. Secondly, President Truman would have been a "pussy" if he had not insisted that military leadership submit to civilian authority---that's a constitutional issue. Third, MacArthur was technically in command in Korea, but he resided in Japan far from the area of operations. He was dangerously unaware of the tactical situation unfolding in late 1950; at the Wake Island meeting with Truman, MacArthur denied China would intervene and boasted he would be able to release an Army division in January 1951 for use in Europe. He told the president he viewed Russian intervention more likely than Chinese intervention. MacArthur allowed his subordinate commander, General Almond, to dangerously divide X Corps and overextend its supply and communication lines.
When the Chinese did invade North Korea in large numbers, MacArthur's credibility suffered. Instead of accepting responsibility for being colossally wrong, a humiliating UN withdrawal from North Korea, and the loss of Seoul for a second time, MacArthur attempted to play politics during wartime by corresponding with Republican congressmen and expressing opposition to the Truman Administration's objectives.
You also imply that had President Truman given MacArthur a free hand in Korea, he would have successfully used nuclear weapons against China and destroyed the country. I realize you are not a professional military historian, but are you aware that MacArthur himself never advocated using an atomic bomb in Korea or against China? He testified before a Senate inquiry to that effect.
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The only way to solve a debt problem is to pay down the debt. How do you pay down debt? Taxes. Cutting spending alone, even to the bone, will not pay down the debt.
But you right wing conservatives don't want to raise or pay taxes.
Didn't read a word of your response because I know that, by default, it's a assplosion of ignorance. GFY
Here is the response of someone who has nothing of substance to offer. The last refuge of a loser in an intellectual discussion is curse words.
LOL!!! Yeah man! Moderate Republicans rule! Look how well they've done. It's magical.
Not really...just to the point that I fully know you have zero to offer. You're a waste of oxygen.
The better option to get out of debt would be to grow the economy therefore there would be more tax revenue. Just raising taxes is not the answer,.
I'm a conservative, smart guy. Yeah they lost. The point is how much would a conservative lose by. The demographic has changed from the taxpayer to a benefit takers. A conservative can't win anymore. They don't give away enough to win. That's the point. We are Greece. We just have crashed our economy yet.
We need both, but it's not going to happen. The welfare recipients would revolt.
Not a fan simply because he is pro common core. I have 2 younger kids, so that makes a difference to me. If they are going to be indoctrinated, let me do it, not the government.
For what it's worth, I'm a Romney fan. In fact I still have a Romney/Ryan decal on my truck, and believe he to be a good man and would have made a good President. However, you guys under 45 or so have never had the chance to vote for a conservative.
If you run the numbers as of 2014, 38% of the American people consider themselves Conservative, while 34% are considered moderate/independent, and only 24% considered liberal. Fire up the 38% and I believe you could easily pull 13% or more of moderates/independents along with an energized base. Republicans just need someone with the ballz to take on the liberal media and stop being politically correct. It's still early but I'm pulling for Cruz, which he seems to be as conservative as anyone out there. 2nd - Trump is full of passion and is energizing a large part of the citizenry that is tired of career politicians lecturing us and our laws being trampled on. Me included.
That sounds almost racial. You should run. Perfect match of egos. The Donald and (white?) pug
Never win. Not enough Morman votes. You know the ones that believe ij
Morman won't be president in my lifetime. You know the ones that believe in John Smith???????
I agree. Don't want Romney to run and lose again. I'm a Cruz, Walker, Trump, Carson - in that order kind of a guy.
However, I believe Romney to be a good man and would have made a good president.
The Dems do not run moderates, so why should the Repubs? Dems continue to get further left while Moderate Pubs move closer to the middle. Moderate Pubs are Democrat lite these days and have sold their soul to the Chamber of Commerce. Hence, the desire to capitulate on illegal immigration.
