Posted by
Robert Morris on Friday, November 24, 2006 12:06:06 PM
Mitt Romney nailed Sen. McCain for his stance on gay marriage. McCain has stated he feels gay marriage should be illegal. At the same time, McCain says he would leave it up to the states. According to Romney, these two stances contradict each other. In other words, McCain is trying to have it both ways.
Romney's attack on McCain is hypocritical. Firstly, Romney says he is personally against abortion but will protect a woman's legal right to choose. Romney also states that while he personally doesn't favor abortions, he wouldn't force his views on others in this matter. Finally, Romney said he preferred not to be labeled "pro-choice".
Do you wonder why Romney doesn't personally “favor” abortions? Could it be that he views them as immoral? Why would Romney personally feel they are immoral? Could it be that he sees it as taking a human life?
Although there are admittedly some required suppositions in this line of thought, as Romney would absolutely avoid clarifying his beliefs on this issue, the most likely logical conclusion is that Romney doesn't favor taking human life, but he will protect the rights of others to choose on this issue.
Romney would never state the foregoing, so why would he make apparently contradictory statements? The answer has to do with Romney's desire to appeal to both conservatives and liberals. The answer is the very thing Romney is accusing McCain of doing; Romney is trying to have it both ways.