Burying Mitt

Your take on "genuine-ness" and mine are very different. McCain calls himself a conservative and yet all his major bills were co-written with Democrats. He called the pharmaceutical companies greedy and said they need to be "punished." His bill with Lieberman imposes expensive regulations on the auto industry. His article in the November-December 2007 issue of Foreign Affairs listed several new agencies he wants to create -- adding new layers of government bureaucracy. He continuously calls himself a foot soldier in the Reagan revolution but he came to Congress two years after Reagan came into office, and more importantly after the bills were passed that cut taxes and changed tax rates, etc. He claims he will do everything for win the war on terror yet he supports closing Guantanamo, bringing military prisoners to the U.S., and allowing them to have access to the U.S. legal system for their acts of war. And in spite of his experiences as a POW, he has no stomach for allowing our soldiers to really do "whatever it takes to win," as evidenced by his position on waterboarding. Finally, he sat there at the California debate and insisted that Romney had called for benchmarks and that meant he wanted to surrender in Iraq. Media sources on both the right and left all agreed that he had misrepresented Mr. Romney. If this is genuine to you, then you have nothing of substance to speak to the audience at large.

Huckabee a "genuine article"? no, he's a poster boy for religious bigotry. Mitt was leading by a mile in Iowa before the evangelicals (famously anti-Mormon) began scrambling to support anyone-but-a-Mormon. The same pathetic story played out in West VA where mccain's stooges sold themselves to huckabee as soon as they saw that Mitt was winning by a mile there too. Your analysis stinks and your article stinks.

Mitt Romney hasn't withdrawn, just suspended his campaign. Our country needs him because of his business acumen. For people who are worried about him not having military experience, he can surround himself with qualified persons who do in matters of war.

It is so nice to hear that the only candidate trying to copy bush years for the next 4-8 years drops out of the race. Everybody has had enough of that madness. Republicans need to wake up and hear the call of this great nation and smell the coffee of realities instead of the conservative retrograde idealism.

Howard: You are an idiot. You must be on Hillary's or Obama's payroll. Mitt Romney was the candidate with the qualifications needed. He actually cares about this great country. He wasn't trying to be the first woman or african-american to be President. McCain was a POW. Does this give him the qualifications to run a Country? I think not. If a democrat gets elected you better hang on to your wallets!

Howard, you are a coward. How easy it is to write your criticism of Romney now that he has thrown in the hat. He didn't cede anything - a preacher from the south "preached" to the south and mid-western states and won a few of them over. This doesn't mean Romney did a poor job or wouldn't be a good president. This is a fight of politics between the members of the good 'ol boy club. Today you cheer on McCain and Huckabee, but I wonder how much you'll tear them apart tomorrow. Two faced writer looking for a headline.

Huckabee is a genuine article? - not quite, he is a poster boy for religious bigotry . He was NOTHING until the evangelicals in Iowa found themselves scrambling to prop up anyone-but-a-Mormon, who was leading by a mile. The same pathetic story played played out in West VA, where mccain's stooges sold themselves to huckabee with no object but to subvert Mitt, who was winning by a mile there too. Your article stinks.

I???ll respectfully disagree with the author. While George Romney was a moderate Republican, the country has shifted in a way that would leave George as a conservative today. Mitt has a similar problem, he is 1950???s clean and with a moral bearing that may longer exist in mainstream America.

His second problem is the real problem. Religious bigotry is alive in America. It seemed to me that Romney???s inability to gain national traction was due to the failure to win Iowa and the continual misrepresentation of his record and character. In both cases, the failure seemed to be fueled by evangelicals who distrust his religion???and would not allow a Mormon president under any costs.

I apologize to all those tolerance evangelicals. I realize that most of you could see past that issue. But, a significant portion could not???casting their vote for Huckabee.

If being a phony is a death knell to a political campaign, then Hillary Clinton should have suspended her campaign long ago. Funny, I always thought Romney cam across as quite sincere. It seems many were put off by his movie-star looks and seemingly endless supply of cash. But who would you rather have as a president---someone who's made a huge success of his life or someone who's failed at everything? Romney will go down in history as a wonderful what-might-have-been story.

It is truly a sad day in America when the only 'true' conservative Republican Mitt Romney has to bow out of a history making Presidential race. I'm ashamed of the many so called republicans that continue to 'gray' the lines of the party. We need strong leadership, moral character and true decency!! Too bad there is no one that fits that description any longer in the race. Those who think they see the light at the end of the perverbial tunnel, better hope it's not a train!! Until 2012, I'll be waiting for Mitt!

Wake up people. The only honest candidate is Paul and thanks to our very dishonest media his message and campaign are being buried. Only Paul could save this country and truly unite people. McCain will not. You have to think how much people oin this country are divided when it comes to people like McCain or Clinton or even Romney or Obama. Money and political power have bought this election. If you hated Bush wait til one of these people become President. We are all slowly losing our country and no one has the balls to really do anything about it.

This is a sad day. The political insiders have done it again. If people want their government to change they need to change their thinking when they vote. If you elect the same candidates time and time again you get the same results. I think Mitt Romney would have been a breath of (rational) fresh air in the smokey back room we call government. I hope to see Romney again soon in the national political arena.

Perhaps in four years, when the economy has taken a stronger turn for the worse, Romney will be back to show the US how to direct the economy and fix the errors of the elected president.

Wake up people. The only honest candidate is Paul and thanks to our very dishonest media his message and campaign are being buried. Only Paul could save this country and truly unite people. McCain will not. You have to think how much people oin this country are divided when it comes to people like McCain or Clinton or even Romney or Obama. Money and political power have bought this election. If you hated Bush wait til one of these people become President. We are all slowly losing our country and no one has the balls to really do anything about it.

Huckabee is a genuine article? - not quite, he is a poster boy for religious bigotry . He was NOTHING until the evangelicals in Iowa found themselves scrambling to prop up anyone-but-a-Mormon, who was leading by a mile. The same pathetic story played played out in West VA, where mccain's stooges sold themselves to huckabee with no object but to subvert Mitt, who was winning by a mile there too. Your article stinks.

Maverscheap:

When you say, "What is most distressing, is to see the pent up hate for Mormonism amoung so-called evangelical "christians" (with a small c) has become an issue. You have to be carefully taught by your parents, your minister, and your sunday school teacher to hate that which is perceived to be different from you."

Now Mormons can empathize with gays, when it comes to feeling like to be a scapegoat. The major difference, of course, is that Mormonism--as with many religiuos ideologies--is a system of belief that affects how one politically responds to a broad spectrum of issues. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality isn't a system of belief that demands those who experience it respond in a specific way to any given political scenario.

It's clear that Danno is not a resident of Massachusetts, nor does he follow Massachusetts politics. As a Massachusetts DEMOCRAT, I an elated that Mitt Romney has suspended his campaign. I have seen first hand this man tailor his views for the race that's "at hand". When he ran for the Senate, he was a "moderate" conservative. When he ran for Governor he made promises that we was not using the corner office as a stepping stone for greater ambitions....Well, he lied.

Liberal media cannot depict Mitt Romney for what he's not...only what he is: A flip flopper, a man without integrity...a man who says whatever he needs to say in order to get what he wants.

I think it is a sad day. The political insiders have done it again. If people want the government to change they need to change their own thinking when it comes time to vote. Vote the same canidates in time and time again you are bound to get the same results. I think Mitt Romney would have been a breath of fresh air it the smokey back room of politics. I hope to see him in the national arena again.

Fineman is a Clinton hack. If you want to find examples of political expediency look no further than the Clintons. No other politicians in the modern era have been more blatantly dishonest. No other politicians in the modern era have reached lower lows of hypocrisy and political expediency. These people are aggressive race baiters, liars, and smear tacticians.

Fineman loves the Clintons.

Mitt Romney raises Fineman's blood pressure simply because he no longer supports the pro-choice position.