Monday, June 19, 2006
Mitt Romney "a wolf in sheep's clothing"?
George "flag boy" Allen today on Hardball bragging about bringing religious freedom to the Iraqis.....is he really that clueless or just a lying ass. Probably both.
Question: Is America vulnerable to a religiously inspired extremist demagogue?
Just ponder for a moment the success of Karl Rove in creating a cult of personality around dubya. Now think of what he could do with someone who could actually string two coherent sentences together, add in a history that hints at moderation and Hollywood style good looks, and I believe you have Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. The only thing that prevents him being annointed the next great leader by the rethuglican neocons is his Mormon background. They are still not quite certain that the Bible belters will accept his "crazy religion" but I'm convinced they don't want McCain bad enough that they'll turn to the best alternative, and that has to be Romney.
Why do I think he is particularly dangerous. It is not just because of his religious beliefs. I don't know how devout a Mormon he is but if you've ever read any of the Book of Mormon you really have to wonder what he would be willing to do......... It has more to do with my general mistrust of the republican movement toward a theocracy, something that I have a sneaking suspicion that Romney would be willing to support even if he doesn't believe in it, which he might. I really have nothing to base this attitude about Romney on. He may be a wonderful guy who really has the best interest of America in mind. Nah!
The ability of the rethuglicans to enforce party discipline and unify behind their "conservative" message will be a threat in 2008 no matter who the candidate is, but the one that scares me the most is Romney. I honestly don't think our democratic system can survive another 4-8 years of republican rule without permanent damage to the separation of powers, not to mention how entrenched the conservatives will be in the judiciary. Somehow Romney makes me think of a TV character on a USA program called The Dead Zone. The lead character who can see the future, is trying to prevent a charismatic congressman from becoming president because he has a vision that the election of this congressman will bring on Armegeddon. I'm not saying that's what the election of Romney would do but with the way things are going for the US and the world in general, well it just makes me wonder.........
Question: Is America vulnerable to a religiously inspired extremist demagogue?
Just ponder for a moment the success of Karl Rove in creating a cult of personality around dubya. Now think of what he could do with someone who could actually string two coherent sentences together, add in a history that hints at moderation and Hollywood style good looks, and I believe you have Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. The only thing that prevents him being annointed the next great leader by the rethuglican neocons is his Mormon background. They are still not quite certain that the Bible belters will accept his "crazy religion" but I'm convinced they don't want McCain bad enough that they'll turn to the best alternative, and that has to be Romney.
Why do I think he is particularly dangerous. It is not just because of his religious beliefs. I don't know how devout a Mormon he is but if you've ever read any of the Book of Mormon you really have to wonder what he would be willing to do......... It has more to do with my general mistrust of the republican movement toward a theocracy, something that I have a sneaking suspicion that Romney would be willing to support even if he doesn't believe in it, which he might. I really have nothing to base this attitude about Romney on. He may be a wonderful guy who really has the best interest of America in mind. Nah!
The ability of the rethuglicans to enforce party discipline and unify behind their "conservative" message will be a threat in 2008 no matter who the candidate is, but the one that scares me the most is Romney. I honestly don't think our democratic system can survive another 4-8 years of republican rule without permanent damage to the separation of powers, not to mention how entrenched the conservatives will be in the judiciary. Somehow Romney makes me think of a TV character on a USA program called The Dead Zone. The lead character who can see the future, is trying to prevent a charismatic congressman from becoming president because he has a vision that the election of this congressman will bring on Armegeddon. I'm not saying that's what the election of Romney would do but with the way things are going for the US and the world in general, well it just makes me wonder.........
