Mitt “Flipper” Romney has gone on the attack, saying about Hillary “Swillary” Clinton, “Her view is the old, classic, European caricature that we describe of big government, big taxation, welfare state.” Although he may very well be right, Flipper still is no better since there’s no way to tell what he really stands for.
Flipper’s success at raising money is not surprising given the amount of flip-flopping that he’s done in order to position himself for evangelicals who make a habit of complaining about being ignored after they help GOP candidates win elections with their campaign contributions and ability to get the sheep into the voting booth. In addition to switching religions, Romney has flip-flopped on many issues, including abortion and even his political affiliation. It’s amazing how well the positions that he’s taken over the years have fit his target electorate and contributors.
Flipper claims that his latest religious flip-flop is a result of an experience he had while driving in a blizzard in which he saw a bright light and heard a voice tell him that he’d lost his way. While he doesn’t say whether this experience was alcohol induced, he does say that it led him to move away from his Mormon faith in a new Christian direction that he still has yet to choose. I suppose that Southern Baptist is looking pretty good, given his political aspirations. Then again, perhaps it will depend on who donated the most cash to his campaign.
Although Flipper’s use of a religious experience to justify his flip-flop is clever and appears to have been a success, it shows that he is not to be trusted by anyone. You can bet that as soon as there is a reason, he’ll find a new excuse in order to flip-flop again. This is a person who is out only for himself.
Of course, Swillery is no better. She is a clever con artist who can make just about anything that she proposes sound like it greatly benefits society when in reality it benefits and enriches her political aspirations. It is a well-know fact that many key Clinton (both Willie’s and Swillary’s) donors are PACs that are affiliated with large insurance companies. Swillary’s indebtedness to them can be seen in her Universal Healthcare Project from 1993, in which she proposed a managed competition framework, rather than a single payer program that would effectively eliminate the need for the huge private health insurers who have enriched both she and her husband.
Article comments
1 - RJ
Mitt can't be any worse than Dubya. And Hillary ain't gonna be any better than Bubba.
Mitt Romney: Better than incompetent!
Hillary Clinton: Worse than corrupt!
Yeah, I'd have to choose the Mormon, sorry...
2 - Tracy Hall Jr
Uh, please tell me that your reference to Romney's "changing religions" is satirical. A satirical piece does not need to provide "evidence" for its off-the-wall assertions, and Scot Lehigh's op-ed in the Romney-hating Boston Globe is definitely off-the-wall.
3 - Dr Dreadful
Wow, you've certainly put yourself in the firing line with this one, Mr Yabosi. I'm surprised Arch Conservative hasn't already dropped by to defend his poster boy in his own inimitable way!
4 - Yabosi
Tracy,
Pretty cool piece in Boston.com, eh? I suppose they are pretty far to the left, but entertaining at times.
You're probably right, I shoulda mentioned that Mitt hasn't renounced the Mormon church (so far as I know), but it still wouldn't surprise me if he converts to Southern Baptist in his effort to win the election. Flipper flip-flops at least as much as Kerry if not more.
Yabosi
5 - Yabosi
Dr. Dreadful,
Yeah, I suppose I tend to write stuff that people either really like or that really ruffles some panties...
Yabosi
6 - Nancy
If Mitt Romney thought it would gain him the white house, he'd become a hasidic jew tomorrow. Clinton would just promise to become one, then weasel out.
7 - Dr Dreadful
Nancy,
Trying to picture Mitt in a black suit, a fedora and peyoth.
Anyone wanna have some fun with Photoshop?
8 - Arch Conservative
It doesn't bother me that much to see you guys taking potshots at Mitt. especially considering the fact that it is in part due to the fact that you guys have no one near as qualified or competent as Romney to support yourself.
Hillary Clinton........as corrupt as they come and nearly one half of the entire population already stating that they would "not vote for her under any circumstances"
John Edwards........getting $400 haircuts while lecturing the rest of us on his connection to the average american,....using his wife's cancer to garner votes, and calling for protests on memeorial day of all days................yeah this guy's really ready for primtime
Barack Obama...........an empty suit liberal with no real accomplishments to speak of who is sucked up to by leftists who are so anxious to pat themselves on the back for having voted for a black man when in fact he is only half black....he is neither a uniter with visionary ideas that appeal to all Americans nor someone with the requesite skills to lead this nation....he's a run of the mill liberal who happens to be the flavor of the month at this point in time......
John Mccain...umm yeah ok.....the year 2000 called...it's wants it's reasonable expectations of winning the white house back pal....
Rudy G. ---- the only man that could even come close to being as great a leader as Romney...like Romney he appeals to a wide spectrum of people and is very likable
So I'm not too worried about all you trying to paint Romney as some kind of religious nut, which he's not, or some kind of chronic flip flopper, I can go example for example with every major dem candidate on flip flops they have committed
In the end the America people will elect Romney if not Guiliani because the more they get to know Mitt the more they will see how capable, intelligent, and sincere he is and we will ultimately say no to the socialist shrew who doesn't have a genuine bone in her body......the pretty prell poster boy who would go so far for votes as to use his own wife's cancer and the empty suit average liberal "white guilt" magnet
But hey don't forget that on the day that Mitt is being inaugurated your old pal AC will be around to say "I told you so" because hell......I'm that type of guy!
9 - Jim
Express what this article does. She is Swill!
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