I find Romney a manipulator. He is a severe politician. This was another one of those media moments to get everyone's attention while the primaries are continuing. I really believe this was an act of pandering to bring critique as an invitation 'to find out what is on the mind of Latinos and Latinas.' I don't believe Rubio has a GOP Dream Act policy. I do believe he is willing to write one as soon as he hears from the electorate as to what they consider to be requirements for such a bill. The really strange thing is the constituents will probably provide a draft exactly like the existing "Dream Act."
...The appearance by Mr Rubio, (click here) a first-term senator and possible vice-presidential pick for Mr Romney, drew cheers and applause. But it was also a reminder of competing imperatives facing Mr Romney after a combative primary season in which he moved far to the right on illegal immigration.
For months, he repeatedly sought to outflank his opponents on the issue, vowing to veto the DREAM Act that would have allowed citizenship for certain students who joined the military or attended university....
The only way I would take Romney seriously is if he actually made appearances where he discussed his policies along with his politics. The problem, of course, is can you trust him to hold to his policies or simply sign on the dotted line to extremist Republican policies. I really believe Romney is untrustworthy. I have never witnessed someone this desperate to win a political race. I don't 'get it.' Whenever he speaks I find myself wondering what he has up his sleeve that is so important he has to outspend other GOP candidates 5 to 1 or more. He has no backbone about anything. I can't trust him. Like this statement, "Romney has implied that Obama should not only 'listen to the generals' but should do what they tell him. (click here) I have never witnessed a politician talk out of both sides of his mouth without looking strange. Mitt has mastered the ability to say everything everyone wants to hear. Amazing. He admits as Commander and Chief he has no vision. He panders to the military. He has no backbone. He sees the military wagging the dog forever. So, he is commander and chief, but, won't act like one.
That is what got us in trouble in Iraq. Bush always looked past the Joint Chiefs and did as the Commanders on the ground dictated. Bush was a Commander and Chief 'which ever way the wind blows.' That is not leadership that is CYA. Bush didn't want to end up in front of the world court, he thought he'd let his commanders enjoy that pleasure.
The expression is "You can fool all of the people some of the time, or some of the people all of the time, but you can never fool all the people all the time." It would seem as though Romney sincerely seeks to fool all the people all the time. He is a bizarre personality. Maybe that is what a severe conservative is like. Untrustworthy. Absolutely. And he doesn't expect anything he says to ever stick to him. He always figures he can change his act and all previous nonsense will be forgotten. He leaves much to be desired when it comes to reliability. But, come to think about it; the Republicans of 2010 have been completely unreliable. They campaign on one issue and then attack the social structure of the USA once they are elected. No one can trust them anymore. There is no way of knowing what policies will actually be carried out once elected.
