Mitt Romney: Laughable

Former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney had a successful career in business before having a mixed record as Governor of Massachusetts. Beginning in 2005, Romney began taking the steps to run for President, and since then he has seemingly never stopped running. Romney went negative against opponents John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Huckabee during the 2007 campaign season. This year, he has gone negative against Rick Perry and now, front-runner Newt Gingrich. Personally, I have sought to be diplomatic of Romney because I do believe he would be a good President, though nothing extraordinary. However, Romney's most recent attack on Newt Gingrich makes me, for one, angry at the total hypocrisy he has showing. Romney has called Newt Gingrich "unreliable" for conservatives. But, facts show a different story. First of all, it is a fact that Newt Gingrich never supported cap and trade. Gingrich did vote for amnesty for illegal aliens in 1986 with Ronald Reagan because under the bill that was passed, the border was supposed to be secured, Gingrich opposes amnesty. The third issue giving Gingrich issues is his past support for an individual mandate. Well, Governor Romney remarked that "I like mandates" during a televised debate during the last campaign. Governor Romney has been on both sides of a lot of issues; he was pro-choice, for campaign finance reform, and against ethanol subsidies. Furthermore, his rhetoric has also been on both sides; he was for "gay rights" before becoming a champion of the family, he was against anti-tax pledges before being for them, he did not like the NRA before he did, he wasn't for returing to the Reagan era before he was for it, and he refused to endorse President Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts that stimulated economic growth. For Mitt Romney to accuse Newt Gingrich of of being unreliable is more than just factually incorrect, it is a desperate attempt for Romney to win the white house and furthermore, it is hypocritical. Romney has proven himself competent, but he also talks on both sides of his mouth. He is supposed to be a capitalist, but Romney wants to start a trade war with China. He is supposed to be a fiscal conservative, but his tax cut package is smaller than that of most of the other candidates. Furthermore, Governor Romney's thinking on a series of issues resembles that of the GOP establishment in Washington D.C. His supporters is the establishment in Washington D.C. In 2012, if Americans want a leader who can beat Barack Obama and govern in a way that makes the nation more united, safer, and more prosperous than Newt Gingrich is the person to vote for. If the people want someone who will be a decent leader who is electable, but will be a slick establishment politician, Mitt Romney is that person.