Romney: living up to my predictions.

Like many cogent political beings in Washington State, I've believed that Mitt Romney is just a bigger version of Rob McKenna.

I have frequently characterized Romney as a political chameleon, being whatever he thinks he needs to be to get elected; lacking in core principles, a well-meaning guy with a leftist bent.

I did not and do not want him to be my president.

Unfortunately, we ran the weakest slate of candidates since Dole.  Romney's money allowed him to be the last man standing, when combined with the weakness of the rest of the field and their stupid mistakes... and that leads us to this:

Last updated: July 3, 2012 8:30 pm

Romney under fire from conservatives

By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

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Prominent conservatives are grumbling that the Romney campaign may not have what it takes to defeat Barack Obama, and are not being shy about it.

First there was Rupert Murdoch, who took to the Twittersphere over the weekend to offer his unsolicited advice to Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president. “Met Romney last week. Tough O [Obama] Chicago pros will be hard to beat unless he drops old friends from team and hires some real pros. Doubtful,” tweeted the head of News Corp.

Then Jack Welch, the one-time chief of General Electric, chimed in. “Hope Mitt Romney is listening to Murdoch advice on campaign staff ... playing in league with Chicago pols ... No room for amateurs”.

Some conservatives have been enraged by an apparent tactical decision by the Romney campaign this week to break ranks with senior Republicans on Capitol Hill over how to respond to the Supreme Court’s healthcare decision.

Eric Fehrnstrom, a top Romney adviser, said in a television appearance that a financial fee at the heart of Mr Obama’s healthcare legislation was a “penalty”, not a “tax”. The distinction has implications for Republicans trying to hammer the White House for imposing a tax on the middle class. This line of attack arose from Chief Justice John Roberts’ tiebreaking decision last week that found the law to be constitutional because the fee was a tax, not a penalty.

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The problem here is the perception that Romney's doing a great job because he's either close or slightly ahead.

What most don't understand that Romney isn't winning...

...Obama is losing.

Had Obama been even a half-way decent president, he'd be blowing the leftist, inept Romney out of the water.

My fear is that we're going to lurch from one incompetent to another.

Unfortunately, there's no other choices available.

I wish their were.