Wall Street Journal: Romney Was a Weak Candidate

[Light]

Originally Posted by Nitehawk013

Lot's of GOP hopefuls are distancing themselves from Romney's comments. That doens't make them any less true. Obama won because of A)fraud B) Foolish Irresponsible "Christians" and C)as Rush said, in a nation of spoiled kids you can't beat Santa Clause in an election.

Maybe if we go off the fiscal cliff and the gravy boat shatters, some people will see the need to rely on themselves and stop expecting the Fed to wipe their behinds and give them a lollipop.

I hope for your children's sake ( if you have any) you never have a catastrophe in your family. As you seem to be a card carrying member of the survival of the fittest club you will have to refuse any and all government help.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by deacon blues

I wasn't voting for Romney because I wanted the GOP to win simply to win. I was voting for Romney because he was more conservative than Obama. I made that clear. I didn't vote for Romney in the primaries. I had originally been a Bachmann supporter, then Cain, then settled on Santorum when it came time to vote. I loved Newt in the debates but felt his baggage was too difficult to win a general election. Obviously with hindsight, if we were going to lose anyway, it would've been fun to see Newt go toe to toe with Obama.

Anyway here's an encouraging op/Ed by the director of Pew Research in the WSJ.

lol

I might have voted for Newt. I know a relative of his. He's a fun guy actually. His policies are provacative, and he articulated them well in Winning the Future.

It's said... a politician gets freaky in his personal life... has a break down in his marriage... and we disqualify him from leading the nation. King David, man after God's own heart, wouldn't even be a viable candidate in our political climate. lol

[Nitehawk013]

Originally Posted by Light

I hope for your children's sake ( if you have any) you never have a catastrophe in your family. As you seem to be a card carrying member of the survival of the fittest club you will have to refuse any and all government help.

BIG difference between those who need a temporary help due to terrible circumstances and those who make a lifetime out of living off welfare programs and getting free phones, free housing, free food, subsidized utilities, etc.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Nitehawk013

BIG difference between those who need a temporary help due to terrible circumstances and those who make a lifetime out of living off welfare programs and getting free phones, free housing, free food, subsidized utilities, etc.

Who lives a lifetime like that any more. In Ohio a person only has 3 years of public assistance available to them. And they have to work at least 20 hours a week to keep benefits.

[Nitehawk013]

Sources?

Welfare itself has a time limit after the Clinton Welfare reforms. Not all programs have a limit.

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I am glad someone is being sensible in their assessment of this election - Gov. Bobby Jindal.

Gov. Bobby does not seem to understand that it is LIBERALS who divide the voters!! THAT is the point!! Romney was speaking the truth.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Originalist

Gov. Bobby does not seem to understand that it is LIBERALS who divide the voters!! THAT is the point!! Romney was speaking the truth.

Really? Which time? When he was "for" or "against"? When he was more to the left of Kennedy or when he was a "severe" Conservative? For me, it was hard to tell.

Bobby Jindal Condemns 'Insulting' Romney Remarks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=lgBbT8EFmHU

On CNN's "The Situation Room" this afternoon, Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-Louisiana) ripped Mitt Romney for saying Obama won because he gave his constituency "gifts" to vote for him.

"We need to stop talking down to voters," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said on CNN today. "As a Republican party, we need to fight for a 100% of the electorate, not 53%, not 52%, but a 100%. We've got to stop trying to divide people into different groups by race, by gender, by class. Instead, we've got to show why our conservative principles will help them pursue the American dream, enter the middle class, do better."

"This is completely not helpful," Jindal said of Romney's remarks. "This is not where the Republican party needs to go. We need to stop being the dumb party. We need to offer some smart, conservative, intelligent ideas and policies, that's how we win elections."

"We don't win elections by insulting voters," Jindal said.