Whoopsie! Romney Praised McCain As "Always Standing For Change" In 2002

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Rob wrote on January 4, 2008 2:54 PM:

Romney is the repuplican equivalent of Edwards.
Will say anything and do anything to get elected.

Greg wrote on January 4, 2008 3:04 PM:

indeed. he's like a political robot that was built in some lab somewhere.

dajafi wrote on January 4, 2008 3:20 PM:

It's almost getting to the point where my Mittenfreude is as powerful as my Giulianenfreude... maybe if I'd lived in MA when they had this tool as their state's chief exec.

Great catch by the McCain folks, absolutely.

M.S. wrote on January 4, 2008 3:22 PM:

I think this might be the last nail in the coffin for Romney.
Boy - politics ain't for the squemish,
that is for certain. Kind of hurts to watch with a somewahat morbid fasination.

RomneyBot2000 wrote on January 4, 2008 3:25 PM:

Romeny is like some kind of cartoon parody of a politician. The guy not only switches positions on a whim but he doesn't even do a good job of hiding it. It's really pathetic. The realy sad thing is several thousand people actually voted for him in Iowa and will again in New Hampshire whether he wins the nomination or not. Those people who vote for somebody like this are even scarier than Romney.

Michael A wrote on January 4, 2008 3:26 PM:

I really wish mitt the flip would get the republican nod. It would be sooooo much fun. The huckster and mccain will be formidable in the general election. Mitt the flip and Mr. 9/11 would be jokes.

supernovia wrote on January 4, 2008 3:27 PM:

I do hate to see how negative and divisive this campaign has become. And it's odd how people act like Romney's the only person who changes his mind.

MCCAIN (the guy who says romney is a dishonest phony): "And we have a man, who of unimpeachable integrity and decency and honor, who could do a lot of other things, my dear friends, we all know that. The Romneys, they could move to Arizona. They could do, they could do a lot of things, they could do a lot of things, yet this man is willingly step forward to serve the state of Massachusetts and our party and young Americans and again give them a public office holder that they could look up to, admire and emulate. That’s why I'm committed to this race." (John McCain, Romney For Governor Fundraiser, 10/30/02)

supernovia wrote on January 4, 2008 3:37 PM:

Also .. on the comments themselves, there's a big difference between STANDING for change, and actually being able to ACCOMPLISH it. McCain's been in there a long time. I don't think he's a bad guy, just he hasn't made alot of changes that help the majority of Americans.

Jay wrote on January 4, 2008 3:45 PM:

I call him Flip Flopney. Its like the old joke about Missuori weather...if you don't like one of Romney's positions, just wait five minutes.

Anonymous wrote on January 4, 2008 4:00 PM:

well, let's see, America wants change

America has a repuglitard presnit

mccain and the mittster are BOTH REPUGLITARDS

so how does a repuglitard candidate rpresent change from a repuglitard presnit ???

mitt AND mccain are BOTH too stupid to live

TheraP wrote on January 4, 2008 4:05 PM:

Isn't this just one more example of how the guy misrepresents things? Like "I'm a hunter" etc. Just another example of a guy who can't tell a straight story.

mcboo wrote on January 4, 2008 4:12 PM:

The irony is that THIS statement by Mitt is actually TRUE. That's the problem with lies though, you tell enough of them and you forget what they were. If you're going to be a liar then for crying out loud be a good one. Come on, you're not even TRYING!!!

MassLiberal wrote on January 4, 2008 4:17 PM:

McCain should take some choice clips from Mittens' 1994 debates with Ted Kennedy, and use them in his ads. Romney tried to "out-liberal" Kennedy. Of course, he was lying back then, just as he is now.

Imelda Blahnik wrote on January 4, 2008 4:21 PM:

if you don't like one of Romney's positions, just wait five minutes.

See, Romney really is the candidate of change. He changes all the time!

RaymondA wrote on January 4, 2008 4:22 PM:

Romney is indeed a caricature. SNL could hardly do better than just to play tapes of Mitt himself, rather than get someone to impersonate him. The real mystery to me isn't the Iowans who voted for Romney, it is that a lot of the Republican opinion leaders, from fatass gambler Bennett to Limbaugh to Coulter and what's her face on the radio all have been treating him as the correct guy to nominate in 2008, and have not seen how eminently defeatable he is. Our worst -- except Gravel -- could beat Romney like a drum.

Sadly, the ordinary Republican voters aren't taking the lead from the talk show hosts and seem to be about to nominate a human being like McCain or Huckabee rather than an almost lifelike facsimile of a human being like Romney.

Tyson wrote on January 4, 2008 4:27 PM:

Greg, I think you're emphasizing the wrong aspect of this story. So what if what Romney says now contradicts what he said back in 2002? It's safe to say that the situation has changed drastically between now and then -- politics isn't static. The real story, Greg, is that McCain is not the man now that he was back in 2002. He has mortgaged his image as a principled maverick during six years of cow-towing to the Bush hard-line in a political calculation that this would earn him the presidency. The irony is that Romney was right about McCain both in 2002 and 2008.

Cindy wrote on January 4, 2008 4:27 PM:

further to supernovia's 1st post:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA7JTDjG-Po

Yes, that's McCain clearly endorsing Romney as a man of great integrity, decency and honor. WAKE UP, people, this all goes BOTH ways.

irreverent1 wrote on January 4, 2008 4:28 PM:

Not so fast. Romney may just be right on both counts. McCain has changed significantly since 2002. Once the maverick, he has since fallen in lockstep to the administration's bidding. While he tried to faux-distance himself from BushCo. on several issues (including torture), these protests amounted to little more than a publicity stunt. In the end, he caved in to every one of his party's demands. While he may have been tapped as GWB's heir apparent, McCain has never been a viable candidate. And I say this as a not too distant relative.

Mutilpe Choice Mitt wrote on January 4, 2008 4:30 PM:

Multiple Choice Mitt - Because One Answer Is Never Enough!

acf wrote on January 4, 2008 4:32 PM:

Flip....Flop.
I guess Romney forgot that when you talk a lot, people will remember what you said. Let's see him explain this. He will, but it'll be fun hearing him do it.

EH wrote on January 4, 2008 4:42 PM:

Ah, looks like we have the Obama and Hillary interns on the case here again. "Repuglitards?" Are you trying to be taken seriously?

roo_P wrote on January 4, 2008 4:52 PM:

You know, I dislike Romney just as much as everyone else here but this is a ridiculous example of the manufactured gotchas that the press thinks are "absolute gems."

In 2002, McCain still WAS the maverick change agent (insofar a Republican can be one.) Only really starting 2004 have we with increasing disdain watched McCain pander to Bush and the fundamentalists.

So in 2002, McCain was (and had been) for change. Right now he is not, he got lost along the way somewhere.

I really hope that Romney responds with that line of reasoning. Not because I like him but because the asinine mainstream media -- and clearly some bloggers who shall go unnamed -- need to start concentrating more on reporting FACTS and ISSUES.

Dan wrote on January 4, 2008 5:39 PM:

Rob, Edwards isn't saying just anything to get elected -- he's saying something that is deeply contrarian to the entrenched interests of his own party, and something for which he has stood up during his entire career and campaign. If you think Edwards is fake, you haven't been paying attention.

And Greg, maybe you didn't realize, but you look like you're attacking Edwards in your comment. Is that what you meant to do?

Lynda wrote on January 4, 2008 5:46 PM:

The attacks against Mitt Romney are getting old. Can't you find something new, certainly McCain is a good republican, give us more information on his stand on the economic issues, forget the Mitt flip flop crap, that's old news and not even reasonable for the enlightened voter.

Luneylegume wrote on January 4, 2008 5:49 PM:

Really cool how some folks managed to say Edwards is a liar . Keep up the noise , it will make it feel like work .

Paulie wrote on January 4, 2008 6:22 PM:

Rob, are you serious? If there is any candidate that will say or do anything to get elected it's hillary. Edwards message resonates with voters who are sick and tired of the way our country is being "led". Although his speeches condemning corporate greed may sound hackneyed to some, they are absolutely true. And when he talks about the shameful lack of health coverage for millions of people, he again speaks the truth. I would rather trust him and take him at his word than have a shameless, power-grabbing witch like hillary in the white house.

Winghunter wrote on January 4, 2008 6:57 PM:

What's the difference, they're both clowns anyway and they're running on the wrong ticket.

Candidate Research - Know Who You're Voting For
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/entry/candidate_research_know_who_youre_voting_for/

kozmik wrote on January 4, 2008 8:06 PM:

Oh Romney, you're so adorable, sitting with your adorable children, at the adorable kiddie table. How's that foot, tasty?

Daniel R. Velasco wrote on January 4, 2008 8:20 PM:

The quote that McCaine pulled out was the verbal equivalent of McCain's "bear hug for Bush". It will expose some real problems for these guys. We need to get "bear hug" quotes about Gonzo, Cheney, etc. Quotes by people who are claiming to have credibility and wisdom. These would show how poor and foolhardy their judgement and wisdom truly are.

Cardboard Box wrote on January 4, 2008 9:44 PM:

The 2008 quote seems bizarre given that Mitt is running toward Bush in this election.

Anonymous wrote on January 4, 2008 10:00 PM:

I dug this one up a little while ago, after remembering Romney on the stump for Bush in '04:

''Senator Kerry has been my senator for 20 years; I do not know what he stands for," Romney said...
Of Kerry, Romney said: ''His conflicted positions have been well documented, as have his tortured explanations of them. I believe they flow from conflicts of interest that he has difficulty reconciling...."
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/articles/2004/07/15/in_dc_romney_on_attack_vs_kerry/?page=1

McBain wrote on January 4, 2008 10:01 PM:

I dug this up after remembering Romney on the stump for Bush in '04:
''Senator Kerry has been my senator for 20 years; I do not know what he stands for," Romney said...
Of Kerry, Romney said: ''His conflicted positions have been well documented, as have his tortured explanations of them. I believe they flow from conflicts of interest that he has difficulty reconciling...."
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/articles/2004/07/15/in_dc_romney_on_attack_vs_kerry/?page=1

Ken from Georgia wrote on January 4, 2008 11:47 PM:

Supernovia: You're confused about the analogy. McCain commending Mitt the Flip in 2002 for "decency and honor" certainly doesn't show McCain to be a good judge of character. But McCain hasn't had the poor character to turn around and say precisely the opposite thing about Flip just because he's a political opponent in desperate attack mode.That's what Flip did, and he did it precisely because McCain was wrong: Flip has no decency and no honor. I do think Flip is more dangerous as a GOP nominee than Hick-a-b though -- I just wish Hick-a-b had enough money to get the nomination.

mike wrote on January 4, 2008 11:48 PM:

Have a good time now folks because when the MSM gets hold of this narrative closer to November it will be the hapless bumbling confused Democrat vs the thoughtful principled steady republican. Remember how incredibly stupid boy george looked whenever he tried to speak with conviction about anything and yet Gore was painted the fool and good dumb Americans fell for it hook line and sinker ....

David wrote on January 5, 2008 1:45 PM:

I think it's McCain who is doing the flip-flopping:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLjCxojI0NM

David wrote on January 5, 2008 3:41 PM:

Hey, watch out! This McCain guy is for real! Unlike Romney, who would spontaneously combust long before the national election, McCain will be tough. And he's pretty impressive when he's fighting from behind, though he doesn't play well as a favorite. And that would be exactly the position he'd be in if he went up against Obama. By the early summer, the media would have gotten tired of their Obama lauding and a back-to-McCain press stampede would be likely and probably cause us problems. He might be the only weapon the Republicans have which can't be trumped in every category by Obama. Unlike Obama and Hillary, McCain really has lots of legitimate legislative experience.

Imagine if, in the heat of the general election, there is some sort of a global crisis, like a terrorist attack. Suddenly, the perception of McCain's steady hand might give him the presidency. Yes, it's still a longshot, but I think it's probably the most probable scenario in which a Republican could be elected this year.

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