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.
Writes the one who quotes Romney: “Nail. Head. Bang.”
Wrong. That is dangerous thought, and it allows that Romney is probably not leveling with us now. He’s one thing when he needs votes from one bloc of people and he’s another when he needs to appeal to the Republican primary voters.
I don’t know what Mitt Romney is. Rich Lowry does not know what Mitt Romney is. It is possible that Mitt Romney may not know what Mitt Romney is. We shall see.
Mitt Romney has a lot to establish, and I’d like to see him do it. I’m not going to buy into facetious claims about the man which not even he has endorsed.
The nail has just been hit on the head.
February 20th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
“The nail has just been hit on the head.”
I don’t think someone who doesn’t know what “facetious” means has any business making that statement.
February 20th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
You gave no evidence that you were not serious when you agreed with Lowry’s quip.
I have seen Romney’s ever-arden fans explain his flip-flop in the same way Lowry evidently has. It left me when the unanswerable: How do we know when he is being serious? If you’re now claiming that you were kidding when you appeared to buy that line, fine. I guess it depends on your audience, right. (Or was that Romney?)
I meant you no personal offense.
February 20th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
I think rightwingprof’s point was that your use of the word “facetious” in this post makes absolutely no sense.
And he’s right.
February 20th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
And you both are wrong.
The claims about Romney cannot be taken seriously and my use of the term “facetious” underscores this with hyperbole.
I’m not used to having folks question my writing technique, but I suppose that’s fine. After all, you learn something new every day, they say, and I hope that you and the professor have.