Unfortunately, from what I understand, he really believes that if we pull out from everywhere around the world, the world will leave us alone. That’s not only ignorant, it is dangerous and pretty much a refutation of doctrine starting with Monroe and practiced by every president since. Including those counted as strict constructionists.

Hence, I’ll pass on him and vote for someone who at least gives lip service to protecting our nation from enemies foreign and domestic.

And of course its going to be Hillary, just wait til Carvil starts to go to work on Obama, poor guy.

As it turns out, it seems like there’s not a non-socialist running as an elephant, either!

Throw Huck, John-John and Mitts onto a pot and stir it up and you still can’t tell any difference between any of them on base principles.

It’s too bad, too. The Republicans had such a chance at making a difference with the future of our country. Now it’s only a matter of who’s going to flush the toilet fastest…

Im not sure of the Author but it is a telling piece for the Romney folks that “Think” he’s conservative.

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As he campaigns across the country this week in anticipation of the Super Tuesday primaries, Mitt Romney probably won’t say much about the storied health-care plan he signed into law as governor of Massachusetts.

For one thing, it is hard to portray yourself as the ideological heir to Ronald Reagan when your health-care plan is virtually indistinguishable from the one proposed by Hillary Clinton. But another reason Romney may not want to talk about his plan is that it has been a dismal failure.

The Massachusetts plan was supposed to achieve universal health coverage while controlling costs. As Romney wrote in The Wall Street Journal, “Every uninsured citizen in Massachusetts will soon have affordable health insurance and the costs of health care will be reduced.” Or not.The Massachusetts plan might not have achieved universal coverage, but it has cost taxpayers a great deal of money.

Before RomneyCare was enacted, the number of uninsured Massachusetts residents was estimated at 618,000. Under the new program, about 300,000 previously uninsured residents have signed up for insurance. But of these, 169,000 are receiving subsidized coverage, proving once again that people are all too happy to accept something someone else is paying for. Another 70,000 people have also been enrolled in Medicaid, meaning a total of 239,000 people are receiving taxpayer-funded health insurance. Of those who have signed up for insurance since the plan was implemented, slightly more than half have received totally “free” coverage. Only 60,000 unsubsidized residents have bought insurance in order to comply with the mandate.

And though the subsidies have increased the number of Massachusetts citizens with insurance, as many as 300,000 Massachusetts residents have failed to buy the required insurance. Thus, half of those who were uninsured before the plan was implemented remain so.

The Massachusetts plan might not have achieved universal coverage, but it has cost taxpayers a great deal of money. It was originally projected to cost $1.8 billion in 2008, but it is now expected to exceed those estimates by $150 million to $400 million. Over the next decade, projections suggest that RomneyCare will cost $2-$4 billion more than was budgeted. Given that Massachusetts is already facing a projected budget deficit this year, the pressure to raise taxes, cut reimbursements to health-care providers, or cap insurance premiums will likely be intense.

The cost of the Massachusetts plan is also likely to continue rising, because it has failed to hold down the cost of health care. When Gov. Romney signed the bill, he claimed “a key objective is to lower the cost of health insurance for all our citizens and allow our citizens to buy the insurance plan that fits their needs.” In actuality, insurance premiums in the state are expected to rise 10-12 percent this year - twice the national average.

A major cause is that the new bureaucracy the legislation created - the “Connector” - is not allowing Massachusetts citizens to buy insurance that “fits their needs.” For example, the Connector’s governing board decrees that by January 2009, no one will be allowed to have insurance with a deductible higher than $2,000 or total out-of-pocket costs of more than $5,000.

In addition, every policy will be required to provide prescription drug coverage, a move that could add 5-15 percent to the cost of insurance plans. A proposal to require dental coverage failed narrowly, but the dentists - and several other provider groups - have not given up the effort to force its inclusion. This comes on top of the 40 mandated benefits the state had previously required, ranging from in vitro fertilization to chiropractic services.

Romney now says that he cannot be held responsible for the actions of the Connector board, because it’s “an independent body separate from the governor’s office.” But many critics of the Massachusetts plan warned him precisely against the dangers of giving regulatory authority to a bureaucracy that would last long beyond his adminis- tration.

Executives often blame others for the failures of their own policies, but that’s not a tendency one looks for in a candidate. Romney claims he is a “true conservative” with the business expertise to “get things done.” Judging by his experience with health-care reform, far from it.

If you vote for him, it will be counted.

When the votes are counted, there are only two candidates that stand a chance of winning.

John McCain - One of the worst “Republicans” to ever sit in the senate. Stabs conservatives in the back every chance he gets. The list is long and you should already know about it.

Mitt Romney - Not the most conservative guy that ever took office, but getting more conservative every day. Willing to move forward as a conservative rather than attack it. Pro-Life, Pro-Family, Fiscal Conservative will appoint solid judges.

Now that we need it, it’s here:

[ ] Ron Paul

That’s our “none of the above” choice.

When it gets to the general election, though, I’ll put on my hip boots and vote for whoever survives the reality show known as the Republican campaign. So far, three or so people have been voted off the island.

The reality is that the majority of Republicans and Independents are moderate and are the future. Moderates are tired of getting nothing done in congress because of partisanship.