Burying Mitt

It is sad to see so many fighting about religious debates when we are about to see three options for president that are all going to bring our nation that is in a recession into another great depression. The true conservatives will never back John McCain. And now the troops will be pulled from Iraq to come home to no jobs because the illegal immigrants took them all and now Mexico has free reign in America. Get ready for World War III. It is a sad day in American history.

In light of what I believe is truly the most important issue of our times, America's economic meltdown, I am sad to see Governor Romney step down. Unfortunately that leaves us with Senator McCain, who is so out of touch with the true crises in our country that he has declared that the transcendent issue of our times is radical Islamic Jihad. Governor Romney was the only candidate in either party to successfully address universal healthcare policy, and the only one with a proven ability and record for turning around organizations and making them successful and profitable; attributes that are sorely needed in America's Chief Executive.

In spite of the fact that both Senator McCain and Governor Huckabee have both changed positions on issues during their political careers, hypocritically attacked Governor Romney for things they have done themselves throughout the campaign and offered boldfaced lies to the public, somehow, with the help of the media, they were able to make the "dishonest" and "phony" and "flip-flopper" labels stick to Governor Romney. None of the remaining leading candidates is an acceptable option. We Republicans have done ourselves a disservice by driving out one of the best candidates we have had for the presidency since Ronald Reagan.

Alot of Romney's demise was rreligious bigotry. Bigotry is a wowrd 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 everybody else knows. The media knows it, yet they won't be truthful about the religiious bigotry in this country. Romney is a Mormon and therefore he wasn't able to get the nomination becuase of that.

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 am an immigrant - a LEGAL immigrant and that's how it should be for immigrants. Enterring through the front door of the country and not the back door. This country's immigrants have helped this nation become what it is today but this country's ILLEGAL immigrants will destroy this nations's cultural and national heritage. Just wait, soon enough the US will have Spanish as it's second offiicial language just like Canada has French, and look what good that has done to that country - they have lost their national identity and the French Canadians sought separation not too long ago. We'll be looking at adding another state to the 50 United Sates, the Hispanic State.

Mr. Fineman,how dare you say that Romney was trying to be something he wasn't! He is a great man and would have been one of the best Presidents this country has ever had. He could never be like the inside politicians that would say and do anything to get elected.
His integrity and honesty are far above most people in this country. I have been honored to have had him as my Governor in Mass. We have been blessed that he has crossed are paths during his campaign. Romney's supporters are probably in pain, just as I, about his decision to suspend his campaign.
Romney gave us hope for the future of America.
Even though I can not say positivly, but it seems the hatred in your words has a bit of religous bigotry. That theme has been encountered during blogs. I am ashamed that people in this country can not look past a person's religion, sex, or color. It shows just how narrow minded some of you are.

If you were to read Mr. Fineman's Bio, you would discover the broad experience he has had in his industry. This makes him very good at what he does. In this editorial, for example, creating a bit of controversy is part of his agenda. It's his job. Why write an article that tells just the facts? Create a stir. Throw in comments that you know will be controversial. Regardless, His article contains both fact and editorial comments. Comments are exactly that, just his opinion (Or opinion he has fabricated for this article.) Politicians do it. We all embellish the words that come from our mouths or that we type. It is human nature. It is easy to post random thoughts on a blog. It is not as easy to write an article for a job. While I don't agree will much of what Mr. Fineman is saying in this particular article, I appreciate the job he is doing. It is much more difficult and takes extreme amount of commitment to run for President. This particular campaign has been very interesting indeed. I congratulate EVERY candidate for what they are doing. They are doing something that no one here or even Mr. Fineman is doing, which is make the effort to make a change for the better. I am sad to see Mr. Romney suspend his race as I personally would have enjoyed watching his campaign after the primaries.

My point is this - Read an editorial as you would fiction. If a story triggers an emotion, do something about it. It is only one author's opinion. Better the world around you. I've got no hard feelings about Mr. Fineman. If I did, I would work to get an education, job and position equal to his so I could publish my own personal feelings as well. By why do that we I can post for free! :}

gotitwrong,
Comment: I would like to point out that I did not state anything to ridicule your religion. You are correct that Christians believe in the Trinity. You don't need to ridicule it. I don't believe that I can become a god, but I'm not ridiculing you for believing it. And you will not be able to convince me that this belief is true.
I must have struck a nerve with my comments. Were you this agressive when you went door to door on your mission?

Sorry that this is not directly related to the article, but I am sick and tired of people complaing about these men's stands on immigration. Yes, we all understand that this country was started by immigrants, much like the immigrants comming here today. But this country was also built and founded on something else...laws! Those who have immigrated here and have followed the law to become legal citizens of this country, the more power to you...Welcome! I would love nothing more than to have more people come to this place. America is wonderful and should be a country that people admire and desire to become a part of, but that desire and action comes with a price, and that is the full-fledged loyalty and commitment to the laws of this country. So, immigrants, we welcome you, but we do that with the hopes that you are here not only to enjoy the freedoms we have, but to become a part of, roll up you sleeves, and contribute to what makes this country so great.

As for Mitt, sorry. You would've done one heck of a job. Better luck next time..if you're up to it.

Gov. Romney has dropped out of the race and used the opportunity to erase any respect I previously had for him by attacking the Democratic nominees. What will it take to explain to these people (Republicans) wars in countries like Iraq cannot be won by the use of force!!! How can you win a fight against people that are ready to die??? This has everything to do with ideology of the people you're fighting and nothing to do with might. Remember Vietnam !!! Republicans need to stop their war mongering and try different tact???s with hostile nations. WARS AREN'T THE SOLUTION. Iran isn't cooperating INVADE!!! North Korea , INVADE!!! When will it stop? Till every Man Woman and child in Iraq is dead? Till America is broke? Till our Sons and Daughters are compulsorily drafted to die ?
He said China is almost overtaking America economically and the solution is to spend Trillions of dollars overseas? Someone please give these guys a reality check. He also said the Democratic nominees want to back down on a war on terror. The war in Iraq wasn't a war on terror and killing Osama Bin Laden won't solve any problems. America 's foreign policy has to change!!! Al-Qaeda is like a starfish chop off an arm and the arm becomes a whole starfish. America don't listen to their fear mongering propaganda and do the right thing in November.

The most eloquent explanation that could be offered to anyone who wondered what happened to Mitt Romney. The millions spent on his futile campaign, brings to mind the old nursery rhyme, which I shall paraphrase: "All the King's horses, and all that he's spent, couldn't help Romney, win this event."

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The most eloquent explanation that could be offered to anyone who wondered what happened to Mitt Romney. The millions spent on his futile campaign, brings to mind the old nursery rhyme, which I shall paraphrase: "All the King's horses, and all that he's spent, couldn't help Romney, win this event."

Romney's campaign failed not because he ran as something he is not. It failed because John McCain, Mike Huckabee and the media are religious bigots. They can deny it all you like but they are like a prosecutor that wants to get a point acros even though it's not appropriate and they know an objection is coming. They toss out the idea anyway. This county is bigoted. Religion should not have been a topic or addressed in this issue. However every chance that was affforded you'd see Romney Mormon running for president. The second issue was the dishonesty from McCain on Romney's postions.

The only thing that surprises me is that he lasted this long.Romney is just another in a long line of conservative and some democratic politicians who are competely out of touch with the average voter.He looks likes a man (true or not ) who has never worked a hard day in his life?Ulike hilllary he is not a good enough actor to try and convince people he really understands their plight?.But he does have deep pockets and probably could have gone on awhile so I do commend him for stepping aside.Hillary on the other hand is already running on fumes?