Name:	MAJ USA RET -	Reply
Subject:	Edit PLEASE
Date:	2/17/2012 8:16:31 AM

Barneget, good buddy, I really hate to correct a good writer but it is not “Rev Jackson.”  It is “THE REVEREND Jesse Jackson.” 

Name:	MAJ USA RET -	Reply
Subject:	Stuffing how I feel
Date:	2/17/2012 9:27:45 AM

McCain (because you brought him up) does not (did not) have the skills that a nation in economic stress needs to get the disaster course reversed.  Romney has those skills.  Is he a social moderate… probably? 

He correctly acknowledged that the State of Massachusetts had the right (as provided by the 10^th Amendment) to elect universal health care by referendum.  This does NOT mean that he buys into it as a viable or legal FEDERAL mandate… as he has so stated. 

Left hemispherical “social” issues, besides being a lightning rod for the hysterical, will NEVER be resolved through legislation.

Right hemispherical, “fiscal” issues can be resolved through application of historically proven and justified methods… some of which will be excruciating.  Had we not procrastinated over these past three decades… such methods could have been merely painful. Now we need an experienced expert in large scale fiscal recovery.  Do you suppose him to be Santorum?

“Socially conservative?”  That I am… but, I am also a realist and I will stuff such (morally superior) emotions in favor of the survival of our nation.  I will defer to men and women to make personal decisions about contraception. I will defer to women to make personal decisions about abortion.

I expect that every voting citizen reflects on prioritization and finds that the viability of our constitutionally derived nation is the only foundation for the resolution of all of the other subordinate issues.

Name:	MAJ USA RET -	Reply
Subject:	Big Government?
Date:	2/17/2012 10:13:55 AM

“He [Romney] is a big government, moderate Republican”  MM, please explain this description. 

Because he accepted the will of the Massachusetts voters with respect to universal healthcare does not make him big government.  if you research his history with Bain Capital, he facilitates lean and efficient operations and capital (this should make the entitlement class quiver).   That is, he will spin off or squelch anything which is ineffective or counterproductive.

The difference is that he will be making sure you get more out of YOUR money... rather than his.

Name:	MAJ USA RET -	Reply
Subject:	Big Government?
Date:	2/17/2012 11:18:50 AM

Though it is not my perception, I understand yours.

I think Romney sees government as too big and inefficient, Romney will revert to his business nature… and trim it.  On that, he is running his campaign.

Name:	MAJ USA RET -	Reply
Subject:	In his own words
Date:	2/17/2012 2:47:55 PM

Romney’s position on conservatism in his own words:

“Some people study it and come to know conservatism by their readings. I have actually lived conservatism in my life, in my home, in my family, in my faith* and also in business. You know, if you are not a fiscal conservative in business, you know, you will go out of business. And of course, I was able to demonstrate my conservatism as the governor of my state. We balanced the budget every year for four years. We have put in place a rainy day fund. Cut taxes 19 times. And some big social issues came to the fore in my state. Like same-sex marriage and embryo farming. These are battles I led the charge for conservative values.”

“…first of all, I said nothing about his [Santorum’s] statements on contraception. And secondly, with regards to our health care plan in my state, it was the court that established the requirements of abortion. Not the legislation. There is no mention in the legislation whatsoever of abortion.”

“I was a conservative governor, I described some of the ways I have done that, and how I fought for conservative social values, conservative economic values. Balance[d] the budget every year. Actually, during my term in office, the budget in Massachusetts grew more slowly than the rate of inflation.”

SOURCE: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/2012/02/17/romney-responds-his-critics-i-have-lived-conservatism

* The LDS (Mormon) faith REQUIRES families to practice fiscal responsibility.

Name:	MAJ USA RET -	Reply
Subject:	I told you so?
Date:	2/17/2012 9:24:53 PM

…and, If Romney does not win the nomination, I will cast my vote in favor of the conservative who does.  I WILL NOT VOTE FOR A THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE… A VOTE FOR OBAMA.

My preference is for a “git ‘er done” fiscal conservative over an “inside the beltway” convert.  In any event, Obama’s destruction of our nation needs to be terminated in 21012.