yarrrr, aye!

i wanted to say, i voted that mr. romney was 'a lyin' when he changed his stance on abortion, gun control and stem cell research. i don't know, of course, what his true convictions are....and i don't know if he dreams of bein' president just so he can have the final word on them three issues.

but...since this is a poll, and it encourages us to hypothesize on the veracity of mr. romney's positions, i think mr. romney, and a good deal of the republican and democratic candidates, think these topics are a real drag on the actual debating of more weighty issues.

why should any of our choices be so truncated by the litmus test of these three hot-button issues? imma sick 'o it.

i think taking the right of choice away from a woman, and taking guns away from law abiding gun toting americans is political suicide. its one thing to talk about it, but doing it would end up defining and in my opinion, destroying anyone's presidency, because of the ensueing political fallout.

the government funding of stem cell research is another issue...i think many americans, and many polticians, wouldn't mind seeing some amazin' cures for those that ail from maladies that might be addressed by aggressive and unfettered stem cell research. the arc of stem cell research is still in its infancy, but for now, its just not safe for a republican to endorse it. in my view, thats too bad, but thats the way it is.

either way, i don't want someone who might be very qualified to lead this country to be crushed this early in the process, because of their stance on these issues (two of which to me, really aren't in play).

it would be intresting though, if mr. romney were saying the right things, at the right time, to the right people (no pun intended, mates), got elected, and turned out to really be pro-choice, pro-gun control legislation, and pro-government funded stem cell research.


aye!