Mitt Romney is doubtless capable of forming a coherent argument in response to any question that requires knowledge, analysis and judgment. His problem just now is that his current positions are predetermined by his need to pander to the GOP base -- which in itself would leave him with the relatively simple sophist's task of making the weaker argument seem stronger -- and then further contorted by his need to justify past actions and positions, which were less distorted by a less extremist constituency.
Wooing GOP primary voters, he must wax as paradoxical as the most ardent lover. Reading the transcript of his recent discussion with the editorial board of the Washington Examiner, I was reminded of a folk song that poses a string of riddles:
I gave my love a cherry that had no stone,
I gave my love a chicken that had no bone,
I gave my love a story that had no end,
I gave my love a baby with no cryin'.
How can there be a cherry that has no stone?
How can there be a systemic financial rescue that has no bailouts of individual institutions?
Showing posts with label GOP base. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 08, 2011
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