Maine results thread.

[Lief 🗽]

There is absolutely nothing moderate about Mitt Romney.

[Beet]

I don't really understand the Romney-hatred.

I think it's pretty clear that people's objections to Romney aren't political so much as personal.

[Torie]

I don't really understand the Romney-hatred.

I think it's pretty clear that people's objections to Romney aren't political so much as personal.

It is rather intimidating, because just whom can be as perfect as Romney? Most of us are dissipated sinners who have failed miserably in life by comparison. So we have this sense that Mittens does not respect us, given all of our innumerable character flaws. Mittens may be God, but we suspect somehow that he does not love us. And the thought of a God who does not love us, is really a rather frightening specter, isn't it?

[Oakvale]

Can someone explain to me what makes Mitt Romney (the 2012 model) any more "moderate" than George W. Bush?

[Ⓐnarchy in the ☭☭☭P!]

I don't really understand the Romney-hatred.

I think it's pretty clear that people's objections to Romney aren't political so much as personal.

It is rather intimidating, because just whom can be as perfect as Romney? Most of us are dissipated sinners who have failed miserably in life by comparison. So we have this sense that Mittens does not respect us, given all of our innumerable character flaws. Mittens may be God, but we suspect somehow that he does not love us. And the thought of a God who does not love us, is really a rather frightening specter, isn't it?

Looks like Politico has learned how to hack, guys

[Torie]

I don't really understand the Romney-hatred.

I think it's pretty clear that people's objections to Romney aren't political so much as personal.

It is rather intimidating, because just whom can be as perfect as Romney? Most of us are dissipated sinners who have failed miserably in life by comparison. So we have this sense that Mittens does not respect us, given all of our innumerable character flaws. Mittens may be God, but we suspect somehow that he does not love us. And the thought of a God who does not love us, is really a rather frightening specter, isn't it?

Looks like Politico has learned how to hack, guys

Politico does not have my sense of poetry in prose I don't think.   And the above text has a certain subtlety.  Did you miss that? 

[© tweed]

I don't really understand the Romney-hatred. Back in the Bush days, Democrats were always lamenting the lack of moderate Republicans. Romney is no moderate, but at least he is about as close as we can get in these days.

can't speak for everyone, and I was a certified idiot during the Bush days, but this isn't complicated.  Romney is basically a non-ideological candidate (perhaps Bush, as a figurehead for the forces behind him, was more ideological in this sense, or at least he thought he was)... but Romney so represents what is wrong with everything ever, is so intertwined with the private dictatorships that seek to destroy us every day, that he is in fact the living embodiment of these forces, in demonstrable fact as well as aesthetic.  unfortunately it is the latter part of that that makes him such a punching bag (and is also as a result what you seem to be counter-reacting to)

[Lief 🗽]

Can someone explain to me what makes Mitt Romney (the 2012 model) any more "moderate" than George W. Bush?

He was vaguely kind of sort of not completely anti-abortion at some point in the almost not that distant past.

[Averroës Nix]

Torie is right. And that is why Romney must be destroyed.

[Thomas D]

Name a state the doesn't "Pride itself on it's independence."

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

I don't really understand the Romney-hatred. Back in the Bush days, Democrats were always lamenting the lack of moderate Republicans. Romney is no moderate, but at least he is about as close as we can get in these days.

can't speak for everyone, and I was a certified idiot during the Bush days, but this isn't complicated.  Romney is basically a non-ideological candidate (perhaps Bush, as a figurehead for the forces behind him, was more ideological in this sense, or at least he thought he was)... but Romney so represents what is wrong with everything ever, is so intertwined with the private dictatorships that seek to destroy us every day, that he is in fact the living embodiment of these forces, in demonstrable fact as well as aesthetic.  unfortunately it is the latter part of that that makes him such a punching bag (and is also as a result what you seem to be counter-reacting to)

Good post.

[tpfkaw]

Name a state the doesn't "Pride itself on it's independence."

Rhode Island would be the obvious example.

(Also New York, Florida, California, Maryland, Delaware, etc. etc.)

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Name a state the doesn't "Pride itself on it's independence."

Rhode Island would be the obvious example.

(Also New York, Florida, California, Maryland, Delaware, etc. etc.)

They all claim to.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Torie is right. And that is why Romney must be destroyed.

The question is, when Romney should be destroyed.

I prefer November. Why? Because I just can see 2016 Republicans: "we lost four years ago because we nominated some moderate again. Let's nominate a true conservative this time!"

[Eraserhead]

Get ready!

[Lief 🗽]

Is there a live stream somewhere?

[Thomas D]

"As soon as Susan Collins shuts her yap.."

[Alcon]

http://www.rentadrone.tv/cnn-live-stream/

[© tweed]

Is there a live stream somewhere?

always if you have and utilize Google skills.

[Lief 🗽]

I wish Snowe/Collins (honestly don't know the difference) would shut up and just tell us the results.

[Lief 🗽]

HERE IT COMES

[Alcon]

Announcement coming after a "few words"

People laughing at the Chair calling Maine a "beauty contest"; he talks sort of like a Northeastern Elmer Fudd

[Thomas D]

Oh, he's going to milk this.

[tpfkaw]

Chairman downplaying the results before he reads them!!!

[Lief 🗽]

god shut up you old man