Is it a Massachussetts thing?

For every policy speech that Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney gives to a group of primary voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, there will always be a speech Romney gave a decade ago that would contradict it.

Most recent, the former Massachussetts governor gave a speech to a group of pro-lifers concerning his views on same-sex marriage; he strongly supports a Constitutional ban on gay marriage. Of course, there is a decent chance that Mr. Romney once believed otherwise. The New York Times reported that in the mid 1990's, as a candidate for U.S. Senate, Mr. Romney told a gathering of the Log Cabin Republicans(in a Gay Bar; a Mecca for conservative Republicans) that he advocated civil unions for couples of the same gender. Meanwhile, he claimed that he would be "more gay-friendly" thatn his Democratic opponent, Senator Ted Kennedy.

Will this guy say anything to get elected? Apparently, this is the case. Unfortunately, people are buying it; Mitt Romney is the front-runner for the GOP nomination and has more cash-at-hand than any of his rivals.

John F. Kerry was "swiftboated" in 2004 for voting for the authoization to invade Iraq, but speaking out against the way the war was sun. Romney on the other had, conducted a radical overhaul of his beliefs, but is being defended by so-called conservatives. Still, one has to wonder: "Are flip-flops a Massachussetts specialty?".