Mitt Romney refuses to sign anti-gay marriage pledge
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An honorable thing for him to do. Let's hope that those who do sign that abominable screed marginalize themselves out of contention, even in Iowa.
Stephen Colbert last night had a lot of fun on this show with regard to this pledge and specifically Michelle Bachman's signature on it.
Well, as far as I can determine, Mitt is the only Republican in the current field who hasn't revealed himself to be a certifiable loon - not just with regard to this issue, but to others as well. I mean, over the past 6 months, people like Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Newt, and Donald Trump have worked enormously hard to set the bar astoundingly low.
Glad to see he's not completely insane, though I still wouldn't vote for him unless he was running against, say, Hitler.
If Mitt gets the nomination the question remains will it fracture the Republican party with his mainstream views or will they hold the party together? The sense I'm getting listening to the Hannity show on my drive home nightly is that he's at best a "hold your nose and vote for him" candidate for the far right of the party and some of the tea party folks.
Are you going to commit to Mitt as much time and money as you committed to Obama?
I haven't yet decided who I'm going to vote for. But if the economy still sucks in 2012, unemployment is still around ~9% and little has changed in our multiple wars [ya know troops still in Iraq despite his pledge otherwise - troops still in Afghanistan - a lingering conflict with Libya etc] it may be time to take a serious look at Romney if he's going to paddle down the mainstream creek.
Though nowhere near as high in the polls as Romney, Jon Huntsman Jr. has long been a supporter of civil unions and has also refused the pledge. He created a bit of a stir in Utah when he was first elected governor by inviting the partners of the two or three gay legislators to an official dinner. When some people expressed shock, he basically said "How could I not invite them?"
--Justin
--Justin
Good for him. Romney is about the only current Republican candidate I would even consider supporting right now.
I'm ashamed that this pledge comes from my home state. Though, we are one of the few states in the union where gay marriage actually is legal, even if the bigots are trying their hardest to change that.
I'm ashamed that this pledge comes from my home state. Though, we are one of the few states in the union where gay marriage actually is legal, even if the bigots are trying their hardest to change that.
That Commie bastard!
Mitt Romney like or dislike and to his credit or discredit is a master at riding the political tight rope of "I was against it before I was for it and now I'm for it after I was against it."
But as President, Obama has proven to be no different.
Romney looks good only in comparison to the other candidates. He's still a tool of corporate America.
And gays who marry are in a... gay marriage?
Good for Mitt.
I still won't vote for him, but good for him, anyway.
I still won't vote for him, but good for him, anyway.
It's much more likely that Romney has mainstreamed himself out of contention among the Republican base voters who control the primaries.
...marriage.