Word: romneys
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Governor Romney, do you favor a negative income...
...Romney had to win by selling ideas, he would be a sure loser. Even his most specific comments on domestic issues rarely go beyond platitudes. He's even more cloudy on foreign affairs...
...Well, I think it's one one of the things we have to take a look at. I'm considering it, but I have not reached a conclusion with respect to that particular approach." Romney cannot shrug off a question. Instead, he fondles it a while, then tosses it back to the questioner...
...clearly irritates the press and Republican leaders to hear such irresolution, even though they realize that a firm stand against the bombing, for example, would open Romney to severe attacks from hawkish rivals within his Party. A Washington reporter, after a long talk with Romney, offered, "Deep down, he's really very shallow." It is now a standing joke...
...Romney's main political drawback is his self-righteousness. Any midwestern Puritan with inflexible religious convictions and a strong ego would be hard to stomach at times. Romney does not consider himself a politician and has belittled legislators who vote on party lines rather than on "what's right." Romney thinks he is right, and he needs to be right. His indecision on the major issues is more than political necessity; a fear of ever being wrong is ingrained deeply within...