TAMPA — Condoleezza Rice radiated charisma, Ann Romney exuded warmth, and Paul Ryan brought his Wisconsin-bred polite pugnacity. But in the end, it was Mitt Romney who capped the Republicans’ big week with a message that carried an unlikely echo of the very president he is trying to unseat.
On the final night of a slimmed-down and at times uneven Republican National Convention, Romney used his long-awaited address to call for national unity and conciliation, to “restore the promise of America.” He used somewhat gentler rebukes of President Obama — more disappointed father than angry uncle — as he pleaded with his party and his country to transfer to him the mantle of hope and change.
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Yawn. zzzzzzzzzzz
How come the Glob withholds the story that Romney is headed for an Issac flood zone in Louisiana The Herald has had the tale for almost an hour.
So he's off to pander to the unfortunate. bfd.
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Unity and reconciliaition will be ours when each side can compromise. What compromises is Mr Romney proposing?
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Romney does not intend to win and does not want to. It's all over his body language and his way of handling controversies about himself.
Not only that, he has no desire (nor does she) of having his wife, who has had MS for some time, to go through the rigors of being First Lady in her condition.
It's all a charade (the presidential Repblican campaign.). Reminds me of how they knew Sarah Palin would be a disaster and I do not believe that McCain wanted the job either.
They want it all to go away....
How is it that a liberal always knows exactly what someone else is thinking? So free to attribute motives when, in reality, you can't possibly know. And what you're saying here is just plain nuts.
How is it a conservative always knows exactly what a liberal is thinking? I suppose since I am a moderate I should claim to know what both liberals AND conservatives are thinking, but I've concluded instead that y'all don't think, you just react.
"Strives to look presidential?" He IS presidential. No effort needed.
A typical Republican, he wants to strenghten the military. God, our present military budget is larger than the combined military budgets of all the nations in the world. We are an empire with military installations all over the planet. The sun never sets on the American Empire. Meanwhile, there are millions here malnourished, no health care, homeless. Get me my vomit bucket. And then like the Prez did, Mitt talks about hope and change. But how, Mitt, how?. Give us some specifics. Hmm, I guess not. But you gave a well delivered speech, very emotional but sadly empty.