Mitt Romney is Dropping Out of the Presidential Race

[_asbestosman]

Just finished listening to his final speech. Good ridance, jackass.

Anything in particular that stood out? Was it the terrorist threat? Just curious.

[_Who Knows]

Just finished listening to his final speech. Good ridance, jackass.

Anything in particular that stood out? Was it the terrorist threat? Just curious.

You mean as to why I think he's a jackass?

Yes, part of it was the terrorist thing. Part of it is him conflating the evil jihadists with iraq, conflating the invasion of iraq with fighting terrorism (or payback for 9/11). Part of it is his bashing of gays, liberals, and europeans. Part of it is him comparing the US to France (in a derogatory way).

And to top it all off, i can't believe a word he says. He'll say whatever he thinks we want to hear - more so than any other candidate.

Hey, i'm not alone, skippy also said "Dumbass. Good riddance."

What do you think abman? Did you listen, or read his remarks?

edit - oh yeah, and part of it was him saying pornography is the reason we have so many single parent families. idiot.

[_Blixa]

I hesitate to post on political threads here--golly, I even try to avoid reading them!--but I, too, am glad to see Mitt go. He was intensely disliked by every Mass. resident I know (quite a few) who saw him as a glad-handing political cipher willing to shill for or sell out whichever way the winds of power blew. He even looked the part.

[_Dr. Shades]

In the case of the presumptive nominee, mcCain is a legit budget hawk, but wants to fund a fantastically expensive war/defense program. That has either tax-hike or domestic cuts written all over it.

Good God. All the more reason to vote Democrat.

If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.

I assume that means that my Democratic vote is in support of terror? Dumbass. Good riddance.

If he really did say that, then I can begin to see why he's so disliked 'round these parts.

[_Mercury]

If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.

What a little bitch. This sounds like sour grapes.

Great, now we'll be subjected to a bitter romney. I can't wait to see if there were any backroom deals promising romney eternal exhaltation if he pulled off the presidency.

[_Jason Bourne]

Just finished listening to his final speech. Good ridance, jackass.

Why do you say that?

[_Who Knows]

Just finished listening to his final speech. Good ridance, jackass.

Why do you say that?

See my post above, in response to abman's post - it's the first post on this 2nd page.

[_Jason Bourne]

I like how he said he was dropping out for national security reasons, thus implying that a win for Obama or Clinton is a blow to our national security.

??? I don't see the connection.

Anyhow, this news really aggravates me. I really wanted a financial wizard in office who had the smarts and know-how to clean up our financial mess, rather than yet another Washington insider.

The point is if he makes it easier for a Democrat to win that will put national security in jeopardy. Whether that is true or not can be debated. But that republicans do and will campaign on a position that they are better able to protect us.

[_rcrocket]

I hesitate to post on political threads here--golly, I even try to avoid reading them!--but I, too, am glad to see Mitt go. He was intensely disliked by every Mass. resident I know (quite a few) who saw him as a glad-handing political cipher willing to shill for or sell out whichever way the winds of power blew. He even looked the part.

I'm glad that you and others on this Board base your political opinions on appearance. I assume you would also vote against Obama because he is black and Clinton because she is a woman? I'm just amazed to see your comment, and comments like yours, on this thread.

In any event, Bloomberg will now probably enter the race. Will you oppose him because he is a Jew?

[_Trevor]

Lately my Mormon interests have been put on the back burner, and Mitt has been one of the few pieces of Mormon news I have followed with interest (the other being the death of Hinckley). I have to say I am floored.

As you may remember, I don't like Mitt Romney. And, I predicted that he would not win the nomination, with the evangelical reservations concerning voting a Mormon into the Oval Office being a major factor in his failure. I am not really all that overjoyed that I was right--not because I wanted Mitt Romney to win, but because of what this says about the power of bigotry in politics.

Boy is it powerful! In my opinion, bigotry against Mormons played a major role in keeping Romney from getting the nomination. The primary reason Huckabee did well was because evangelicals did not want to vote for a Mormon. The primary reason Huckabee was pressing forward with little hope of winning was, I believe, because all of the other Republican hopefuls had a back-room deal to take Romney down. Huckabee will be rewarded, perhaps with a VP spot, for helping McCain. These two look like they are practically in bed together after Super Tuesday.

In my mind, Mitt Romney and his failure to win the nomination is emblematic of so much of what is wrong with contemporary Mormonism. Perhaps I will find the words to articulate this more fully in the future. I don't relish the fact that there is something rotten in Denmark. Clearly something is. So long I have argued that Americans don't like Mormonism, and I can't help but think that Mitt Romney, who in many ways is an icon of Mormonism, adds persuasive evidence that this is so. Even McCain's mother, the rotting old biddy, couldn't hold back.

On the other hand, this all makes perfect political sense. And, I am relieved that the most important factor is the one Mitt missed. Independents are much more important, in the end, than evangelicals. Hooray! The success of both Obama and McCain is a tribute to the political force of the independent, swing voter. A McCain candidacy has a much better shot of beating Hillary (which I think we will see) since independents seem to like McCain better than her. An Obama v. McCain match-up will be especially interesting because of the support both get from independents.

Once again, I am at a loss as to whom I will vote for. Ugh. So many flavors of vanilla (politically speaking). Ron Paul may be nuts, but at least the man has something to say (not that I would vote for him).