Unreliable flip-flopper

Mitt Romney has labeled Newt Gingrich as an "unreliable leader." But the hypocrisy and inaccuracies in his various negative ads hurts Romney's credibility. For starters, Mitt Romney agreed to be on a panel at an event for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while Governor of Massachusetts, members of his campaign team lobbied for them, and Romney himself invested in them. But Mitt Romney has a long history of flip-flops, hypocrisies, and other aspects of his life and career that make him an un-reliable conservative and serial flip-flopper. Here they are;

1) Fannie and Freddie - Mitt Romney has accused Newt Gingrich of lobbying for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, despite the fact that Gingrich consulted them and did not sell his influence nor lobby for them. Romney himself sat on a panel for the pair, invested in them, and has members of his campaign team who lobbied for them.

2) Seamus - In 1986, Mitt Romney and his family took a 12 hour road tripp. In a kennel on top of his car, the Romney family dog, Seamus, was trapped. When pressed on the issue in 2007, Romney said the dog probably "enjoyed" himself. I guess to Mr. Romney, dog torture is not a big issue and dogs enjoy being abused. It is this mentality that leads to thousands and millions of abused animals all the time.

3) Hunting - Did Mitt Romney hunt at age 15? If so, was it legal in the jurisdiction he did so? This is not a big issue, but since he stumbled upon this in 2007, it begs questions. Perhaps Mitt Romney should learn to keep his mouth shut.

4) Residency - Mitt Romney currently has a home in California and another in New Hampshire. But, his voter registration is active in Massachusetts, where he spent many years. However, during the 2010 election cycle, Romney used an address that belonged to his son, and claimed that he lived in the basement. Its hard to believe a multi-billionaire would live in a basement.

5) Conservative Governor - Mitt Romney said that he should have run for office outside MA where the voters were more sympathetic to his views. So, why didn't he?

6) Abortion - In 1994 and 2002, Mitt Romney ran as a pro-choice candidate in MA. In 2005, he switched his position after announcing the year before he would not run for re-election as Governor. By 2006, he was a frequent fixture in Iowa and New Hampshire.

7) Ethanol - In 1994, Romney said he opposed farm subsidies. He switched his position in 2007 in an attempt to win the Iowa caucus, which he failed to do two election years in a row!

8) Camapign Finance - In 1994, Mitt Romney declared he supported changes to campaign finance law. He then attacked McCain-Feigngold during the 2008 election cycle.

9) Tax cut pledges - As a candidate for Governor in 2002, Mitt Romney declined to sign an anti-tax pledge by Grover Norquest. In 2008, he did do so and attacked those that did not.

10) Health care mandates - Romney implemented mandates in health care in MA in 2006, he said he supported mandates in 2008, now he opposes them.