Burying Mitt

This article was pretty harsh on Romney. McCain hasn't out preformed him head and shoulders or anything, and Romney wasn't vastly rejected by any means. Romney still has won 11 states to McCains 13, and has 4 million votes to McCains 4.7. It is just tuff luck the way delegates were awarded that he is so far behind in the delegate count. It's not lack of support or votes that he is dropping out.

I supported Romney and saw him change or become what he really was all along. I'm not Mormon but know many and he was extreme by their standard. I was looking for a honest man with morals and I believe he was/is that. He made a lot of Rookie mistakes and I heard things that went against my grain. I won't vote for McCain and Huck is out of luck. Maybe it is really time for a change and go for Obama. Who's Left? Everybody

I was not happy to hear Mitt Romney has pulled out of the race. I am a long time republican, but will now be voting for a democrat! I do not like John McCain, and will not vote for him. I cannot believe so many people are fooled by him!

Learning of Mr. Romney's departure from the race has left me with a heavy heart and an uncomfortable sense of foreboding that the 2008 election will be the beginning of the end for the US as we know it. I fear we will continue to slide into mediocraty on the domestic front and as force to be reckoned with in the international arena. The leading candidates who remain choose to soften the perspective of illegal immigration, a form of criminal trespass, and in addressing the impact of current illegals, the number of which may be equal to half or more of the entire population of Canada, on our socio-economic base. Many proport health care concerns and mortgage persepctives that may undermine our free market system. We cannot legislate personal responsibility. We are a nation of laws not consensus. Mr. Romney's business perspectives would have provided revitalizing input to the congress.

His personal life and family values. no matter his faith, display a striking contrast to Mr. MCCain's. After all, MCCain divorced an infirmed wife. So much for sickness and in health vows. He married his significantly younger "trophy" wife one month after his divorce was final. He had no ties to Arizona except his father-in-law's enterprise that funded his Arizona campaign into a Senatorial seat. If 3-times married, Guliani gets to be his running mate, they could run on the adultery ticket.

The Democrats flagrant socialistic perspectives are easier to swallow. At least they openly admit them.

I am a long time republican, but now that Mitt Romney has dropped out of the race, I will be voting democratic! I will not vote for John Mc cain ever.

And do it comes to this... three (now two) Republican candidates who are trying hard to be the "anti-Bush. It seems the unholy alliance between right-wing evangelicals (read fundementalists) and the Republican corporist elite is in complete disarray. LIke it or not, McCain, Huckabee... and yes, even Romney are all moderate Republicans with a populist streak. As a left-leaning independent - I can only say "Thank you, George, Dick and Karl!

Alot of Romney's demise was religious bigotry. Bigotry is a word that we as Americans don't like becuase it's not PC to say it; however, it's alive and well in America. I find it offensive that the media just doesn't say what most people are thinking. The media doesn't speak of bigotry. I would like someone within the media to do a story on religious bigotry in the US. Once the ugly truth is told, then we, as a nation, can face ourselves and our beleifs to see if *religious bigots* are who we really are. Romney is a Mormon, and I beleive that religious bigoitry played a huge part of the anti-mormon campaign.

nccvax - Never went door-to-door on a mission. Not that you are trying to ridicule that either, huh! Point is, you tried to define us as non-christian based on your lack of knowledge. Then you pointed out you weren't trying to ridicule. That's like saying, "hey, I think you're stupid," but oh, I'm not trying to be mean.

I find it interesting that our nation still has a problem with religious tolerance. We've made great strides in regards to gender equality and racial tolerance. But when someone speaks out of bounds regarding these two subjects, action is quickly taken to correct - and even make an example of - the problem and those who've caused them. I find it most disappointing that Mitt Romney's religion was for many voters, the reason why they couldn't cast a vote for him. It didn't seem to matter much that Romney had experience in the private sector as well as state government, nor the fact that he concentrated on issues, and OUTLINED CLEARLY what it is he would do in order to effect change. I recall an interview with a Florida voter who had just cast her ballot for Mike Huckabee. Asked why she didn???t vote for Romney, her answer was, ???because he???s a Mormon.??? Were there outcries claiming religious discrimination by the Romney camp or the Mormon community? None at all. I can???t believe what would have happened if someone had openly admitted to not voting for Obama merely because of his skin color. It???s so easy in this day and age to openly discriminate a person according to their religion, but so wrong and despicable when it comes to race and gender. Sad.

Rather, there are many who seem to vote according to what???s popular at the time or what sounds good. In McCain???s case, it???s just because he???s a veteran. Thank you Senator McCain for serving our country, but if just being a veteran qualifies you for the office of President, then every other veteran out there should be President too ??? including my dad. No one seems to consider that McCain changed his position on a number of issues, lied about his remarks regarding his lack of economics, nor the fact that he cheated openly on his first wife. Sounds like a true conservative to me. Nor does anyone consider the fact that McCain???s platform so far has consisted of name-dropping those who???ve endorsed him and the Iraq War. That???s it. Great nominee. Romney???s dropping out will be a huge loss to our nation. But when the time comes when our nation will need serious rescuing, count on Mitt to step in and fix the problem!

Also: Where does the line "soulless throat-cutter who would do and say anything to win" come from? That reads like a shallow college newspaper editorial or a Daily Kos post. I expect Newsweek to keep a more grown-up tone.

Putting religion aside. Mr Fineman has spent too much time with that ultimate bigot and hate monger, Kieth Olberman. They are both left wing versions of Wally George.
Our future is darker now that Romney has dropped out of the race.

Howard Fineman says more about himself than about Mitt Romney, when he claims Romney ran for President as "something he's not." Even if we decide Romney changed positions more than most candidates, why not conclude that he stretched to be electable in Massachusetts, but that his conservative presidential platform was heartfelt? I suspect Fineman wants the manifestly brilliant Romney to be a centrist rather than a conservative, because Fineman himself leans left and considers centrist positions more defensible.

I find it interesting that our nation still has a problem with religious tolerance. We've made great strides in regards to gender equality and racial tolerance. But when someone speaks out of bounds regarding these two subjects, action is quickly taken to correct - and even make an example of - the problem and those who've caused them. I find it most disappointing that Mitt Romney's religion was for many voters, the reason why they couldn't cast a vote for him. It didn't seem to matter much that Romney had experience in the private sector as well as state government, nor the fact that he concentrated on issues, and OUTLINED CLEARLY what it is he would do in order to effect change. I recall an interview with a Florida voter who had just cast her ballot for Mike Huckabee. Asked why she didn???t vote for Romney, her answer was, ???because he???s a Mormon.??? Were there outcries claiming religious discrimination by the Romney camp or the Mormon community? None at all. I can???t believe what would have happened if someone had openly admitted to not voting for Obama merely because of his skin color. It???s so easy in this day and age to openly discriminate a person according to their religion, but so wrong and despicable when it comes to race and gender. Sad.

Rather, there are many who seem to vote according to what???s popular at the time or what sounds good. In McCain???s case, it???s just because he???s a veteran. Thank you Senator McCain for serving our country, but if just being a veteran qualifies you for the office of President, then every other veteran out there should be President too ??? including my dad. No one seems to consider that McCain changed his position on a number of issues, lied about his remarks regarding his lack of economics, nor the fact that he cheated openly on his first wife. Sounds like a true conservative to me. Nor does anyone consider the fact that McCain???s platform so far has consisted of name-dropping those who???ve endorsed him and the Iraq War. That???s it. Great nominee. Romney???s dropping out will be a huge loss to our nation. But when the time comes when our nation will need serious rescuing, count on Mitt to step in and fix the problem!