Why I’m supporting Mitt Romney for President
I’d like to begin by saying that I have felt absolutely apathetic in politics for some time since the last election cycle. I’ve been very cynical. I’ve seen so much vitriol from all politicians that it’s literally made me sick to my stomach. I’m not alone in this thought process. I have swung in so many directions that I’m proud to be called a flip flopper. To some that might imply weakness, to me it implies thought. I’ve done much thinking over these past several months. I’ve thought on many issues too. The biggest though being the central issue that lead me to Mitt last go round.
The health care issue is important to me. I’m a mother of four special needs children and I have some issues along those lines myself. There are many Americans in my position. At first I’ll be honest with you, I was very excited about Obamacare. That might appear selfish, but I have been pretty desperate to get health coverage that is ALMOST impossible for me to get (I say almost because it looks like we’re finally going to make it happen soon). But, ever since Obamacare was passed there have been so many waivers given to companies that it’s useless legislation. Not to mention the fact that the government doesn’t tend to run things too effectively. I believe in Mitt’s six pronged approach of repealing Obamacare, giving states flexibility and options, Tax Reform, Regulatory Reform, Medical Malpractice Reform, and allowing market forces to avail people of the coverage that right now they can not obtain.
In future posts I’ll go in depth on other issues that I believe Mitt is on the right track on.
One of the reasons I’ve been so apathetic to politics is how nasty it’s been. I get so sick of hearing about the right attacking the left and the left attacking the right. To be quite honest there is bad in all politicians (Mitt included), I’m not about to say otherwise. With that said, I believe that Mitt is the best person for the job at this point in time. There are some issues that I may not agree with, but for the most part I believe Mitt is IT! So, I’ll be blogging here again.
I plan to run this blog differently than the last time though. I plan to post positive things about Mitt and that’s IT! I’ll go into his ideology, the issues, his strengths, but I do not plan to attack any single other candidate. I will compare candidates to Romney to show how he would be stronger in said situations, but I do NOT plan to attack (or use other forms of oppositional research). As Dana Carvey, a famous comedian of my generation parodied on Saturday Night Live a former US President, “Not gonna do it, wouldn’t be prudent.” In my opinion we should do what our mother’s have always taught us, if we can’t say anything nice, we shouldn’t say anything at all. I know that this might sound Utopian, but it is what Christ would have me do so I plan to do it.
I no longer call myself a Republican, I’m supporting Mitt because he’s who I feel should be President at this point in time. If Mitt should not win (which he will), I do not plan to support any another Republican. I don’t know what I would do in such situation (thankfully, I won’t need to decide ; - ) )
I look forward to any and all of your comments. I hope that you will engage this site once again. I remember the good old days here, and I hope to return this site to the bustling city that it once was. Care to join me?
August 16th, 2011 at 2:19 pm
This is good advice from P. Buchanan for Romney. http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Buchanan-Romney-Bachmann-Perry/2011/08/16/id/407562
I am disappointed to lose Pawlenty and gain a Rick Perry. I have nothing against him and would vote for him over Obama but he has been MIA even in Iowa and Mitt has been fighting since 2007 for this nomination. There is this big uproar over Perry running and the more that comes out he sounds like a democrat because he was one. It is frustrating that the chatter on the boards is so anti-Romney and I am suspicious. Paul people desperately try to cast Romney as the establishment and he’s anything but.
I relate to the tea party, I live in Florida hope to get the msg out. Social conservatives can vote for Romney and be proud.