It seems clear to me that Romney is a pretty conservative guy, who for political expediency’s sake tacked left in Massachusetts and now for the same reason is tacking right—although this latest tack is probably more consistent with what he really believes. If Romney had made his career pretty much anywhere else but in Massachusetts, he wouldn’t be having this problem.
Nail. Head. Bang.
Mark A. Kilmer (the weblog) » Romney’s everchanging views? says:
[…] I’ve found another Romniac. This one quotes National Review’s Rich Lowry, who writes: It seems clear to me that Romney is a pretty conservative guy, who for political expediency’s sake tacked left in Massachusetts and now for the same reason is tacking right—although this latest tack is probably more consistent with what he really believes. If Romney had made his career pretty much anywhere else but in Massachusetts, he wouldn’t be having this problem. […]
February 20, 2007, 2:53 pm