Was Romney really especially successful in government? I know most people accept that he did well by the Winter Olympics (or whatever), but I've read some learned people suggest he essentially got run out of town on a rail in MA. Was he taking the fall, or was he genuinely just not that effective?
He's still a smarmy SOB, and I'd prefer to vote for someone who isn't a reflexive and calculated liar (at least to that degree) -- but if he is he brilliant manager some of his supporters suggest...
Sigh, these threads lately. Obama economy threads -- "Not sure I could vote for this guy." Republican candidate threads -- "Not sure I could vote for any of these people." Libertarian candidate -- "Not sure this guy bathes." What a world.
The issue is he NEVER ran on those more conservative policies when he ran for Gov. Once his name was in the air about a possible 2008 candidate he veered sharply right. Those policies would never fly in MA, and of course was a big reason why he became so unpopular there, but it was bigger than that. It was the fact his policies were well to the right of what he ran on and it became obvious he was doing so to try and get in the good graces of the right wing of the party for the Primary.
