The Thurston Mittens the 3rd Veep Megathread

[DGuller]

And I certainly don't see the idea of pardoning Pollard to be a right-wing issue.  I hate to put it this way, but essentially it's not a left-wing issue or a right-wing issue, it's a Jewish issue.

The Jewish issues tend to be hard-right issues, which I find personally disappointing.  While there are a lot of left-wing Jews, they tend to not be organized as a recognizable Jewish force.

[Kleves]

He hasn't demonstrated any spine yet on any other policy issue his handlers have demanded.

Sometimes politicians say things they have no intention of following through on. See: Obama, 2008.

[CountDeMoney]

In fact, if you look at his record as the governor of Massachussets, he is the exact opposite of what you claim.

Really, we wouldn't know;  he refuses to run on his record, or even talk about it.

[garbon]

In fact, if you look at his record as the governor of Massachussets, he is the exact opposite of what you claim.

Really, we wouldn't know;  he refuses to run on his record, or even talk about it.

And if Romney doesn't tell us, we don't know what he did as governor?

[CountDeMoney]

And if Romney doesn't tell us, we don't know what he did as governor?

Nobody wants to believe the Boston Globe.  That's the Lamestream Media.

[garbon]

And if Romney doesn't tell us, we don't know what he did as governor?

Nobody wants to believe the Boston Globe.  That's the Lamestream Media.

I don't even know what you are trying to say here.

[CountDeMoney]

I don't even know what you are trying to say here.

If the candidate and his campaign isn't going to tell us about his record in Massachusetts, who else can we rely upon?  You sure as shit aren't going to listen to the Boston Globe, right?

[garbon]

Who is "you"? Me?

I don't think the Boston Globe is the only news source that had articles about Romney as governor.

Lastly, what do you care about records? Didn't you vote for Obama in '08?

[CountDeMoney]

Who is "you"? Me?

Yeah, you.

Lastly, what do you care about records? Didn't you vote for Obama in '08?

Because it's part of the democratic process.  Why wouldn't he run on his record in Massachusetts, as a demonstration of his experience in pragmatism and bipartisanship?  Hell, if I lived in Boston at the time, I probably would've voted for him myself.

[derspiess]

In fact, if you look at his record as the governor of Massachussets, he is the exact opposite of what you claim.

Really, we wouldn't know;  he refuses to run on his record, or even talk about it.

Unlike Obama, who...

[garbon]

Yeah, you.

Why couldn't I look at the Boston Globe? I mean I did when I lived in that state.

Because it's part of the democratic process.  Why wouldn't he run on his record in Massachusetts, as a demonstration of his experience in pragmatism and bipartisanship?  Hell, if I lived in Boston at the time, I probably would've voted for him myself.

I'm not sure if you are being serious. If he ran on what he did in Massachusetts, he would never have gotten his party's nomination and he'd do poorly in the general.

[garbon]

In fact, if you look at his record as the governor of Massachussets, he is the exact opposite of what you claim.

Really, we wouldn't know;  he refuses to run on his record, or even talk about it.

Unlike Obama, who...

Indeed. Didn't have a record and then made tons of promises that he never intended to keep.

[CountDeMoney]

If he ran on what he did in Massachusetts, he would never have gotten his party's nomination and he'd do poorly in the general.

Then that's the real shame, isn't it?  Instead of being a moderate, he'd rather be an empty suit willing to toss years of moderate convictions aside.

[Valmy]

Sometimes politicians say things they have no intention of following through on. See: Obama, 2008.

Shock and, indeed, horror.

[garbon]

If he ran on what he did in Massachusetts, he would never have gotten his party's nomination and he'd do poorly in the general.

Then that's the real shame, isn't it?  Instead of being a moderate, he'd rather be an empty suit willing to toss years of moderate convictions aside.

No, I don't think it is a shame (beyond the fact that political campaigns are about pandering). Political campaigns are all about getting votes. Then once in place Pols do whatever they were going to do with no credence to campaign posturing. As the refrain goes - See Obama.