Daily Caller: If Mitt Romney Won't Stand Up For Himself, Why Should We Stand Up For Him?

[brooklynite]

Republicans are kidding themselves if they believe Mitt Romney, at least his current iteration, can win the election merely by attacking Barack Obama. Given Romney’s lack of conservative principles, perhaps that is for the best.

Who is Mitt Romney? What does he believe? Where are his core principles?

There is no need to seek penitence if you don’t know the answer to the preceding questions. After all, no one could provide a consistent answer. Romney was for gun control before he was the NRA’s proudest supporter, for health care reform before he championed the repeal of Romneycare (excuse me, Obamacare), for gay rights before he decided marriage was between a man and a woman, a fierce defender of abortion rights before he became the chief opponent of Roe v. Wade, and, well, you get the picture. (It seems Romney learned a lot from his fellow Massachusetts resident, John Kerry.)

Romney is a principled defender of things he finds incredibly important, until he discards those principles the moment the weather vane changes direction.

http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/25/if-mitt-romney-wont-stand-up-for-himself-and-conservative-principles-no-one-should/

Who am I to argue with conservative media?

[1StrongBlackMan]

1. This OP ...

points in writing what conservatives are already saying.

But what I find interesting his what he says about President Obama:

In the coming months, Romney is going to be hammered by the Obama campaign. The Bain commercials will continue, not because Obama disagrees with Romney’s decisions, but because Romney refuses to explain those decisions. The calls for his tax returns will mount, because Obama knows Americans are fine with wealthy people but hate people who treat them with disregard and contempt. Obama will attack Romney on health care, because Obama has the backbone to stand up for what he thinks is right.

I wonder if this is consistent with other conservative thinkers?

And I wonder how we've gotten to a place where a conservative voice is more honest about President Obama than some/many DUers?