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September 07, 2007
Mutable Mitt
Don't like GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's position on an issue? Just wait a few minutes.
The former Republican governor of one of the most liberal states in the U.S. -- Massachusetts -- Romney has undergone a total transformation on a number of his issue positions since making his decision to seek the presidency. Michael Luo hones in on one of Romney's major policy about-faces -- gay rights -- in Saturday's NY Times.
Once upon a time, in 2002, when Romney was running for governor of Massachusetts, he reassured a meeting of Log Cabin Republicans that while he did not support same-sex marriage, he did favor civil unions and promised to be friendly on a number of other gay rights issues.
A year after he was elected, a Massachusetts court legalized gay marriage, and what did Romney do? Rather than "keep his head low" on the issue and obey the law, as he promised the Log Cabin group he would, instead he decided to back a constitutional amendment (which failed) to ban it.
Whatever your position on gay rights, abortion, or a host of other controversial issues, chances are Mitt Romney has espoused it at one time or another, depending on his audience and the office he was seeking at the time. And if you don't like what he's currently saying, stay tuned, he'll probably change it again in a few weeks.
Mitt Romney: he looks presidential, and talks a great game. Too bad he's a spineless opportunist, who will say anything to get elected. Beware.
Posted by houtopia at September 7, 2007 10:22 PM
Comments
Whatever your position on gay rights, abortion, or a host of other controversial issues, chances are Mitt Romney has espoused it at one time or another
Heh, that's a good line.
Posted by: kevin whited at September 8, 2007 07:31 AM
He makes John Kerry look downright consistent, by comparison. Geez...
Posted by: houtopia at September 8, 2007 09:51 AM