Even though I don’t get nearly as excited about presidential politics as many of my pundit colleagues, I have some really profound advice to offer Americans about their choices this year.
Don’t let anyone else tell you what to think or how to vote – study the candidates’ histories and positions and make your pick accordingly.
So far, the gurus couldn’t have been more wrong.
We were told early on Hillary Clinton had the Democratic nomination all wrapped up – even before a single vote was cast.
Last I checked, Barack Obama was giving her a real run for her bottomless campaign war chest.
We were told the only guy who could beat her was Rudy Giuliani, and he was virtually anointed as the GOP nominee by some pretty powerful talk-radio hosts and analysts.
Giuliani has yet to make even a respectable showing in any caucus or primary and is now, according to polls, running third, or possibly even fourth, in Florida, the state he reportedly owned.
We were told Fred Thompson would sweep into the race late and immediately become a contender.
He dropped out of the race after failing to win or place in any contest.
Now, some of those expert voices are trying to persuade Americans – particularly Republicans – that Mitt Romney is the only choice, the only candidate who can beat Hillary or Obama or whoever the Democratic nominee might be. Even more importantly, they say he is the only guy who can deny the dreaded John McCain the Republican nomination.
Some of these powerful voices are friends of mine. I generally respect them. I expect a lot from them – including being right most of the time.
But they are dead wrong about Mitt Romney.
First of all, I don’t consider Mitt Romney even 1 percent better in any way than John McCain.
In fact, John McCain is a known quantity. He has eclectic and more often than not wrongheaded positions on many of the key issues of the day, yet all of America knows what it will get with McCain. No such claim can be made about Romney. All we have to go on is a very, very bad record in Massachusetts and a bunch of campaign promises that run counter to that very, very bad record.
It’s too early to give up.
It’s too early to compromise – especially on a very, very bad candidate.
I am particularly grieved by the utter misrepresentations of Romney’s record by these new enthusiasts for his cause.
Don’t believe what anyone says about Romney’s record. Make it your business to do your homework. WND is a good place to start, but don’t even take my word for it. Dig deep and you will be stunned by what this man did when he had power.
Do not accept his word for the fact that he has changed his mind on every single key public policy issue – and that he is now on the “right” side. Political track records tell a far more important story than campaign rhetoric.
I’ll give you my opinion, but take it for what it’s worth: Romney would be a disaster for the Republican Party, and he would be a disaster for America.
No one should vote for a work in progress – someone whose core convictions are still evolving. It’s dangerous sending someone like that to Washington, where core convictions are easily lost and changed – always for the worst.
It’s a long way to the November election.
A lot can happen, and a lot will happen.
All the dynamics will change when the race turns into a three-way or four-way campaign – with Michael Bloomberg likely running as an independent and, quite possibly, Ron Paul doing the same.
So far, the experts have been 100 percent. They’ve been wrong every time.
In other words, they don’t know any more than you or me.
So, do your homework. Vote your convictions. Vote for the best man – while we still have the chance.
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