Do you believe Mitt Romney loves America?

[bluestateguy]

See, I'm not convinced that he does, but if he says he does then I suppose reasonable people could disagree.*

*This line of attack worked brilliantly for George W. Bush in 2004, and I think it should be pursued by Team Obama.

[livetohike]

1. He loves making money in/from America and I think that is about it

He's a "user". He doesn't give anything back, unless it is to his church. Are there any hospitals, museums, libraries, etc. bearing his name?

[1StrongBlackMan]

2. Yes ...

I the same way a Tick loves a dog.

[GoCubsGo]

7. Yep. Great analogy. n/t

[wendylaroux]

11. Perfect---- nt

[woo me with science]

13. Spot on. nt

[The Magistrate]

15. That, Sir, Is A Thing Of Beauty

[Enrique]

18. Mitt the Tick

[kentuck]

21. Excellent analogy...

He sucks all the blood out of these companies for his own benefit.

[1StrongBlackMan]

23. So true ...

Taking from the host without contributing anything benefical to the host. Contrasted with the more healthy Plover/Crocodile relationship. The Plover flies into the crocodile's mouth a picks at the decaying meat caught in the croc's teeth.

I have started using this analogy to explain/correct the falseness of the 1%er characterizations. The teaparty/gop would have everyone believe that wealthy = 1%er; when nothing could be further from the truth. For simplicity's sake, Mitt = Tick; whereas, Buffett = Plover.

But for accuracy's sake, I suppose there are times when the Plover (intentionally or unintentionally) hurts the croc and/or the croc (intentionally or unintentionally) eats the Plover - just as there are times when a working class person has harmed romney, and where a Buffett business practice has hurt a working class person. But that is not the rule.

[kentuck]

27. The simple truth always seems the best..

[Dawson Leery]

3. Mitt clearly does not have any fondness for America and workers in general.

Mitt will do ANYTHING for money and power. He is a vulture.

[JoePhilly]

4. No. I think he's become a global corporate citizen, tied to no nation.

He's rich enough to live anywhere he wants.

He thinks that a worker in the US is the same as a worker in any other country.

He sees himself as one of the world's decision makers. He and those like him are entitled to make decisions that crush the lives of other people.

[DJ13]

5. He's the 1%

They "love" America like a parasite loves its host.

[kentuck]

6. Not enough to pay his fair share of taxes...

Who else do you know that tries to hide his money in the Cayman Islands??

[tularetom]

8. I sure as hell would if I were him

Any country that allowed me to make untold bazillions of dollars while paying 13% of my income in taxes would be O-tay with me.

Plus if I'm ever bothered by any icky poor or darkly complected people I can just call the cops that I don't pay taxes to support and they'll take care of them for me.

[Kadie]

9. yes,

as long as America works for him.

[Laurian]

10. First and foremost, Mitt loves Mitt

and thinks he should be President as part of his privilege. Anything else is secondary.

[MattBaggins]

12. Rmoney... Nuff said

[Quantess]

14. No, in fact, GW Bush has a greater affinity for the USA than Romney.

Romney is such a sell-out.

In terms of image, Bush is way more of an America-lover than Romney. If we are talking strictly imagery, Romney ranks well below John Kerry as an "America-lover".

[lpbk2713]

16. He loves the capitalist system

... and as such he loves what America can do for him.

But that's as far as it goes.

[AsahinaKimi]

17. He loves American money..

but then.. who doesn't?

[gateley]

19. What's not to love? The laws are written by his cronies so he can make vulgar amounts of money.

[KeepItReal]

20. Not as much as he loves Paris

Never heard him speak that way of Michigan, Massachusetts, or La Jolla.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

22. Republicans who hate our government hate America

Republicans hate our government. Our government is the United States and the people it represents. Republicans hate the United States and the people it represents.

[cynatnite]

24. Personally, I think this kind of question is stupid...

It's like asking if you love your mother or if love candy. It's pointless and says more about the person asking it than the one being asked.

[hifiguy]

25. Mittens loves one thing and one thing only.

And that is money. He has no scruples how he acquires it as long as he acquires it. Greed personified.

[Capt. Obvious]

26. Sure

But he loves the Cayman Islands more

[raouldukelives]

28. He's a Wall St guy. So of course not. He loves global corporatism.

Plutocracy is what they want and I'm pretty much convinced they all but have it now. Thanks to the investment efforts of millions of people who can't place love of country, nature or humanity above money themselves. Everyone wants to be Mitt it seems.

[ArnoldLayne]

29. Neither Mitt nor his wife Twit and their sons Sh*t, Kitt, Zitt, Titt, are "Patriots"?

[jwirr]

30. He loves the America that he knows but none of us are in that America.

[SoCalDem]

31. Mittens "loves" his own inner circle...like any clannish person does

He sees no use for anyone or thing outside that tight circle, except for when it can provide more wealth to his own group.

[RZM]

32. Probably. I think most people here do

Although everybody seems to have a vision of America that they love even more. Mitt seems a likely candidate to be an America-booster, since he's done so well here.

[goclark]

33. He loves Paris

remember?

And he loves his MONEY.

[Motown_Johnny]

34. 1% of it

[EC]

35. I don't think he cares one way or another.

I think he thinks he's above it all and shouldn't even pay any taxes because anything that America needs doesn't have a thing to do with him. Therefore he doesn't care. He and his kind think (know) they can buy whatever they need.

Like when oil execs need our armies to protect their interests in foreign countries, they buy it.

[eridani]

36. Perhaps, but he loves the Cayman Islands a lot more n/t

[rustydog]

37. Yes he does. Mitt Rawmoney loved HIS America

Our America sickens him and worries him.

[HeiressofBickworth]

38. I think you are all missing the mark

Mittens is running for President ONLY to fulfill Mormon prophesy that one of their own would be President and would rule not only this country, but the rest of the world. This act to further Mormonism is what allows him the privilege of Lying for the Lord in order to achieve his/church's goal. In this respect, he is no different than Santorum who was shilling for the Catholic Church.

I'm always suspicious of people who seek political power to further religious aims.