Speaking at a political rally at George Mason University (GMU) on Friday, President Barack Obama went on the offensive against his Republican challenger for the presidency, accusing Mitt Romney of espousing “the same philosophy that got us into this mess.”
Obama really fired up the crowd at GMU when he declared, “If you say you’re for equal pay for equal work, but keep refusing to say whether you signed a bill that protects equal pay for equal work, you might have Romnesia.”
Indeed, Romney’s “Romnesia” may also stem from his see-saw policy positions. As governor of Massachusetts, Romney supported a number of so-called liberal policies . As a presidential candidate during the Republican Party primaries, Romney shifted to the far right in order to woo the tea party crowd. Now, in the thick of the presidential election, Romney is once again shape-shifting his political platform to appeal to America’s middle class.
The ultimate indicator of just how little is actually known about Romney’s true beliefs may have come from the Salt Lake Tribune’s endorsement of President Obama over Mitt Romney for president and its subsequent editorial comments.
According to the editorial, “From his embrace of the party's radical right wing, to subsequent portrayals of himself as a moderate champion of the middle class, Romney has raised the most frequently asked question of the campaign: “'Who is this guy, really, and what in the world does he truly believe?'"
It’s obviously a question of great importance and one which surprisingly few voters who support Mitt Romney are willing to ask: what exactly does Romney believe?
As far as I can determine, Romney’s only real conviction in this presidential race is his conviction to win the presidency. A man who was born with almost everything set his sights on winning the country’s most prestigious office, not primarily to benefit the country, but to benefit his own ambitions. As such, he will say and do almost anything necessary to achieve an office that it appears even money cannot completely buy.
Is this the kind of man America wants in the White House?
References
http://reston.patch.com/articles/obama-talks-economy-romnesia-at-gmu-rally-34361412
http://reston.patch.com/articles/obama-talks-economy-romnesia-at-gmu-rally-34361412
http://patriot-newswire.com/2012/01/mitt-romney-a-liberals-liberal-republican/
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/55019844-82/romney-obama-state-president.html.csp
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/55019844-82/romney-obama-state-president.html.csp
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