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Two peas in a far-right pod?
Mitt Romney was in Indiana over the weekend, a traditionally-Republican state that President Obama carried in 2008, but which seems very likely to flip from "blue" to "red" in 2012. Romney didn't talk to Hoosiers because he's afraid of losing the state, so much as he stopped by to pick up more money for his extremely well-financed campaign.
But perhaps more interesting than where Romney campaigned is whom he campaigned with.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney offered enthusiastic support Saturday for Richard Mourdock, Indiana's tea party-backed nominee for the U.S. Senate, urging patrons at a barbecue restaurant to send their state treasurer to Washington.
Mr. Romney remained neutral in the May Republican primary that saw Mr. Mourdock oust longtime Sen. Richard Lugar. But the Republican presidential candidate was unequivocal at a brief campaign stop in Evansville.
"We've got to get this guy elected in the U.S. Senate," Mr. Romney said. "This is a man who I want to see in Washington to make sure that we cannot just talk about changing things but actually have the votes to get things changed."
For those who've forgotten, Mourdock has positioned himself as one of the most extreme statewide candidates in the country. Two weeks ago, the guy equated the successful rescue of the American automotive industry with slavery. On health care, Mourdock has said he's entirely comfortable with employers denying coverage to employees with cancer in order to "keep their health care costs down." On entitlements, he supports deep cuts to Social Security and Medicare, both of which he considers unconstitutional.
After defeating Lugar in a GOP primary in May, Mourdock told multiple news outlets, "I certainly think bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view."
Romney seems to think putting Mourdock in the Senate will "get things changed." I suppose that's true at a certain level, but maybe the political world should spend some time defining "things" and "change" between now and Election Day.
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Every time I see a picture of Richard Mourdock, he reminds me of Mr. Haney, the crooked-but-loveable con man from the old <i>Green Acres</i> teevee show.
Is there a word missing, or am I missing the point of the sentence? Aren't all Senate candidates statewide candidates? Whatever the case, I hope someone pins this on Romney. All the people who describe Romney as a sensible moderate look more and more foolish every day. Romney has embraced the extreme, and will be beholden to them if elected as President.
Ad with Murdoch spouting some too-far-to-the-right-of-the-john-birch-society-to-be-seen-without-a-telescope statement, intercut with Romney endorsing him?
Works for me.
A bit O/T: Rachel did a very good segment recently on the ‘consistency’ of Mitt Romney and Eric Fehrnstrom showing how they have lied their way across the years. I
wonder if she would also consider doing a segment on the consistency of
President Obama and the positions he has held. Here’s a video from 2007, and I know your staff can locate several others, that shows the President's continued commitment to rebuilding middle America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buRLLovgGwM
Isn't Mourdock yet another crazy guy that was spouting venom and hate? And don't WE already have enough of these types already not-working in government? Hey Indianans keep these types of people OUT of office, they are part of the problem not the solution!
Is Willard going to endorse Walsh, too?
This post is a good example of why the right is going to just ignore the left, they can't tell the truth and are therefore meaningless.
Mourdock protests Obama usurping the rule of law in the auto takeovers. "Slavery" is a little much, but taking away legal rights is one step closer to it.
Mourdock says employers have the right to design their insurance policies. Eeeek.
Mourdock says bipartisanship is Democrats moving toward Republicans. Very true.
Mourdock says SS and Medicare aren't in the enumerated powers of the Constitution. That's true. They'll both have to be cut. That's true too. The math is inescapable.
So all in all, this guy sounds reasonable, and you all should prepare yourselves to hear more like that as the election draws near.
Pooper the Idiot strikes again. Thanks for the daily celebration of public ignorance, you worthless PoS.
Which reminds me, another great reason to ignore the left is infantile personal insults. For some reason you can't seem to converse like a real human being. Nobody needs to listen to you, you're not a serious person. Just a run of the mill jerk.
Blanks,
You have earned every insult thrown at you here on this board. Don't try to play victim.
Further proof that this election is as important for the United States as the election of January 1933 was for Germany.