MA GOP Splits With Romney Over Debt Deal

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MA GOP Splits With Romney Over Debt Deal

Benjy Sarlin

It took a while, but Mitt Romney finally made up his mind and condemned the debt ceiling agreement on Monday, saying that it "opens the door to higher taxes and puts defense cuts on the table." His own state's Republican party, however, came down even harder on Democratic politicians who voted against it.

"Voting to send our country into default represents the height of irresponsibility, and these lawmakers owe their constituents an explanation for their incredibly reckless decision," Jennifer Nassour, chair of the Massachusetts GOP, said in a statement. "Massachusetts voters deserve more than blind ideology and a total refusal to compromise."

Nassour's position makes sense within Massachusetts: the party's only federal lawmaker, Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), voted for the deal and has generally positioned himself above the partisan fray to win over Democrats and independents. That puts him on very different footing than former Massachusetts governor Romney, who needs to tack right in order to compete for conservative votes in presidential nomination primaries around the country.

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[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Weathervane Willard - as unpredictable as New England weather.

He'll change his mind ten times before sunset.

[tigereye]

7. ha! - yes.

[politicasista]

2. Yet, Progressive journalists like Chris Hayes link him to Senator Kerry

as flip-floppers. Guess some people can't let go of their 04 grudges. :shrug:

[Mass]

3. What does this have to do with anything? In addition, Brown is just trying to win his reelection.

People are making too much about these votes. Half of the people who voted for the deal (including Kerry) are very unhappy about it and voted for it because they wanted to avoid default.

[politicasista]

4. No big deal. Agree with you.

Never mind. You were right a while back. I have no clue about the agendas and motives of people (including those who link the Senator to a GOP low life like Romney), which is why have stayed out MA/Kerry related news, you all got this, and maybe it's time to wonder about my own red state.

That being said, hope people in MA take notice of his displeasure with this bill instead of always comparing him unfavorabily to the late Uncle Ted. Will leave it there and hope you are doing well. Peace. :hi:

[karynnj]

5. Hayes may have said that once, but you bring it up every time flip flopping is mentioned

The fact is that the Republicans KNEW that Kerry actually has had fairly consistent views on basically every major issue. That sometimes can not be seen when you look at votes - where the two choices are aye and nay, when in fact, for almost all people, their answer might be in between. They knew that his 1966 YALE foreign policy speech, excerpted by Madelaine Albright in a 2006 book on foreign policy, where it was highly praised - and not just as the work of a college student. Kerry's vision speeches on foreign policy in recent years echo, in more mature fashion, many of his idea's as a young man.

[politicasista]

6. Maybe it is because

it is not fair to see Dems of Senator Kerry's caliber trashed by Liberal Progressive journalists (Hayes' wife is a WH attorney) who should know better, yet some of them praise Obama (i.e. Randi Rhodes). Your post is a fact and why more journalists and some Obama supporters do not realize that is a media distortion is beyond comprehension.

It is bad enough that the Senator still gets dumped on for not doing business in the way that the late Kennedy did. That being said, have stayed out of MA affairs because they got this. OTOH, maybe the focus should be more on a my red state. Have been piled on (not by you :)) for venting, and there does not seem to be much of a risk-free environment here anymore. So keep defending him proudly, he still needs it.

Tay asked the question "Why are you here?" a while back, still six and half years later, I don't know and need to keep asking why.

Peace.