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How Would Romney Govern?

How Would Romney Govern?

  • He'd side 90% or more with Republican conservatives

    Votes: 16 44.4%

  • He'd challenge conservatives and/or compromise with moderate democrats

    Votes: 7 19.4%

  • He'd take positions based on polling data

    Votes: 13 36.1%
  • Total voters
    36
Of course there is.
 
samsmart said:
Romney will govern however his secret overlords demand him to.
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there is a conspiracy thread somewhere in need of that post
 
johnny_rebson said:
There is no such thing as excessive military spending.
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yes there is-buying billion dollar jets that are obsolete by the time they are flight ready and which the generals don't want or the military doesn't need but some congressman has the factory in his backyard
 
The Congressional Republicans that got elected back in 2010 did so because they admitted their faults that caused them to lose the faith of the people and they promised to dump Obamacare and roll back the size, scope and power of the government. The only thing that has prevented them from making good on their promise to date is the opposition of Obama and the Senate Democrats. They are to be commended for, at least, preventing further Democratic damage.

Everything I've heard from Romney indicates that he agrees with the direction the Congressional Republicans have taken. So I answered the poll with the first choice.
 
Mycroft said:
The Congressional Republicans that got elected back in 2010 did so because they admitted their faults that caused them to lose the faith of the people and they promised to dump Obamacare and roll back the size, scope and power of the government. The only thing that has prevented them from making good on their promise to date is the opposition of Obama and the Senate Democrats. They are to be commended for, at least, preventing further Democratic damage.

Everything I've heard from Romney indicates that he agrees with the direction the Congressional Republicans have taken. So I answered the poll with the first choice.
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Romney has not promised to balance the budget, if fact he has pledged to increase our most wasteful spending, our bloated military budget.
 
Catawba said:
Romney has not promised to balance the budget, if fact he has pledged to increase our most wasteful spending, our bloated military budget.
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Ummm...

Who has promised to balance the budget? Nobody that I can think of.
 
Mycroft said:
Ummm...

Who has promised to balance the budget? Nobody that I can think of.
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Exactly, it has never been about reducing the deficit, it has been about different spending priorities for the different parties.
 
Catawba said:
Exactly, it has never been about reducing the deficit, it has been about different spending priorities for the different parties.
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You should know that "reducing the deficit" and "balancing the budget" are two different things. You shouldn't attempt to interchange them in a discussion.
 
I suspect Romney would be a lot like H. Bush, Bush Sr. A bureaucratic type administrator.
 
Mycroft said:
You should know that "reducing the deficit" and "balancing the budget" are two different things. You shouldn't attempt to interchange them in a discussion.
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Both can only be addressed by doing the reverse of what created our debt over the last 30 years. Only by ending the tax cuts AND cutting spending over time will we be able to either reduce the deficit, or balance the budget.
 
He would do exactly what the Corporate Lords who purchased him want him to do. The country would be even more plutocratic than we already are.
 
Catawba said:
Both can only be addressed by doing the reverse of what created our debt over the last 30 years. Only by ending the tax cuts AND cutting spending over time will we be able to either reduce the deficit, or balance the budget.
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Well...that's all very interesting, but it's proper place would be another thread. Not this one.

I'll repeat myself: Romney will support the Congressional Republicans.
 
Mycroft said:
Well...that's all very interesting, but it's proper place would be another thread. Not this one.

I'll repeat myself: Romney will support the Congressional Republicans.
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As they support the same Bush policies that got us into this mess, that is correct.
 
Catawba said:
As they support the same Bush policies that got us into this mess, that is correct.
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Ummm...okay.

You'll excuse me if I don't rise to your attempts to derail this thread.
 
Mycroft said:
Ummm...okay.

You'll excuse me if I don't rise to your attempts to derail this thread.
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The subject of the thread was how Romney would govern. The point I have made is since Romney supports the same policies as Bush, we can assume he will govern as Bush did, with the same end result.
 
Catawba said:
The subject of the thread was how Romney would govern. The point I have made is since Romney supports the same policies as Bush, we can assume he will govern as Bush did, with the same end result.
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Fine.

I disagree with you.
 
samsmart said:
Well, I don't know how credible Mitt Romney himself is, but nonetheless I think he's a valid source regarding my point.

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Your assertion was that he wanted to invade Iran. What he said is that he would be willing to do so to prevent this hateful and radical enemy of the community of nations from developing nuclear weapons for use against us.

I have no great love of the idea of hurting someone, but if an intruder demonstrated that he was about to do great harm to my family or me, I would be willing to savagely hurt or kill the SOB before I allowed him to so so.

There is a dramatic difference between what Mitt said and what you think he said.
 
Catawba said:
You cite the results of trickle down economics/ financial deregulation and excessive military spending, and that expect people to want more of the same? LOL!
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If today's economy was even remotely similar to the economy under W, this would be termed the Obama miracle and he would be up by 20 points in the polls.

If that's what trickle down would do for the economy, there are about 23 million people who are out of work who would like that sort of an approach.

Are you aware of just how bad things are right now?
 
Sonic said:
Yes, Obama has been bad. I'm just saddened the only other person who can actually win is a flip-flopping, war mongering jackass with no real solutions.
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I have held various positions in my life based on a variety of changing circumstances. It's what a guy does when he finds one approach is not working or not working as well as he hoped it should.

A man who holds to the same ideals and beliefs regardless of the circumstances, like the Big 0, is called an ideologue and he may run into a set of problems or circumstances that fit his particular positions. If the circumstances change, it's likely that his one trick pony approach will be useless. This is what has happened to the Big 0.

I would prefer to have a man who reviews the situation and adapts his approach to fit the goals.
 
iacardsfan said:
I wasn't saying that Romney wasn't able or willing to try, I am saying that whoever wins is going to not be able to pass any legislation because of how the Senate and House are currently. I have no doubt that if elected Romney will try and work with the Dems, its just they might not be willing to work with him. And same vise versa.
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If the President is a leader, he will lead.

If the President is Obama, he will divide.
 
code1211 said:
Are you aware of just how bad things are right now?
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Yes, and like the majority of the country, I know what policies caused it. That is why we are not voting for those policies again.
 
code1211 said:
Your assertion was that he wanted to invade Iran. What he said is that he would be willing to do so to prevent this hateful and radical enemy of the community of nations from developing nuclear weapons for use against us.

I have no great love of the idea of hurting someone, but if an intruder demonstrated that he was about to do great harm to my family or me, I would be willing to savagely hurt or kill the SOB before I allowed him to so so.

There is a dramatic difference between what Mitt said and what you think he said.
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No, he said exactly what I said he said. He wants to invade Iran. Even if he can't get congressional approval to do it.
 
code1211 said:
I have held various positions in my life based on a variety of changing circumstances. It's what a guy does when he finds one approach is not working or not working as well as he hoped it should.

A man who holds to the same ideals and beliefs regardless of the circumstances, like the Big 0, is called an ideologue and he may run into a set of problems or circumstances that fit his particular positions. If the circumstances change, it's likely that his one trick pony approach will be useless. This is what has happened to the Big 0.

I would prefer to have a man who reviews the situation and adapts his approach to fit the goals.
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If he didn't do it on every issue and so close apart and on such giant issues than I wouldn't have a problem. But once he's put in the White House couldn't he "change his mind" again? Once again, this is about Romney, not Obama. I've seen what Obama has to offer, I dislike it. That doesn't automatically mean Romney is better. I think he would be a poor president, thus my vote will not go to either of them.

What he's doing isn't "adapting" it's flip-flopping.
 
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