A lot has been written about Mitt Romneyâs flip flopping on important philosophical and public policy issues, but does he have a greater problem with the GOP electorate? Perhaps Romney appears too smart, as in the intellectual variety.
You donât have to be Bill Maher (he calls the GOP the âstupid partyâ) to acknowledge that during the last dozen years or so the party has not rewarded intellectualism. George W. Bush in 2000 liked to convey the idea that he was so unworldly that heâd never left the country (even though he had.)
In 2004, Republicans went so far as to mock John Kerry for the outrageous sin of knowing how to speak French (if you think Iâm joking, here is the ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDq8bEjhs7Q.)
Is Mitt Romney the new John Kerry? Or worse, from the perspective of GOP primary voters, the new Barack Obama?
It is true that Newt Gingrich fancies himself a world-class thinker and intellect. But with Newt, his intellect appears to be focused on ways to stick it to Democrats and liberals. ...
