So, THR, is it better to stay loyal to ones party than to ones principles? Because Mr. Romney most certainly stayed loyal to his party, his principles (If he has any), have changed at the drop of a political dime... But oh yes, he's still a Republican and always will be. Never mind then, my bad.
Politicians have been known to sincerely change or modify their views on certain issues over the years, and Romney's views on some issues have sincerely modified and evolved over the years.
I recognize that the perception of Romney's change in some policy positions are troublesome to some, however, Romney should be judged on his record and on his abilities, his record, I believe, is most credible, and his abilities, I believe, are outstanding.
Although Romney is currently placing second in the race for the Republican nomination, what is clear is that millions of caucus and primary voters agree with my assessment of Romney's record and abilities.
Actually, his "views" on social issues have backtracked, and been disenlightened, although that is a matter of opinion I suppose. The important matter is that they have not been modified, they have completely flipped! Modified is supporting a change in abortion legality from 2nd to 1st trimester, not completely CHANGING your view on an issue. There's a big difference there.
His economic record is okay (in terms of not completely changing, not in terms of issues), although he has changed his views there as well.
And millions of primary voters or not, he's still done a lot more than modify and "evolve" his views...
