What do you call a politician who hides his or her true feelings in order to get elected? Pragmatic and common. What do you call one who does this really well? Clintonian. From Dean Barnett's description, it sounds like Mitt Romney falls into the Clintonian category. He is supposedly conservative, but hid that well enough to be elected governor in a very blue state.
I assume since some conservatives seem pretty high on Romney that he has governed largely as a conservative. I haven't looked closely at his record, yet. But I have to admit some discomfort with politicians who say that at their core they are one way but campaign otherwise. It sounds kind of like lying, to me. Of course, that may depend on what your definition of lying is. Or, perhaps, what your definiton of "is" is?
I haven't made a decision about who I like for 2008. I know that, as much as I respect them, I don't want Rudy Giuliani or John McCain as my president. I have not eliminated Mitt Romney, but I can't say I have a lot of enthusiasm for him, either.
--Red
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