Mitt Romney doesn't want you to know where he stands today

Not only is Mitt Romney too popular to participate in the YouTube debates, and a dog hater, and a Republican from Massachusetts who wants to be President only slightly more than he wants to do business with Iran, oh and don't forget a Mormon, but he's also really pissed off that we've got questions for him!

Asked about abortion rights last week, Mitt Romney grew exasperated and said: "I'm pro-life; it would be great if we could just leave it at that."

Oh hey there, that's kinda what happens when you change your position every even numbered year, you ass goblin.

But as his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination progresses, Romney is revealing more complex thoughts on the subject for which he has already been labeled a flip-flopper. It shows even his current position defies easy labels or rote town-hall meeting answers.

Before audiences in early voting Iowa and New Hampshire, where Romney leads in the polls, the former Massachusetts governor insisted he wants the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and allow the states to determine their own abortion policies. He said it's preferable to the "one-size-fits-all" federal approach embedded in the court's 1973 landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion.

Let's be honest, though. Mitt Romney doesn't even want to leave it up to the states! He has said in the past that he supports a "Human Life Amendment" for the Constitution that would ban abortion nationwide. Then again, that quote was from more than 24 hours ago so who knows where he stands at this very moment!

And speaking of liars...

Tommy Thompson drops out of the 2008 presidential race after finishing sixth out of eleven in an Iowa straw poll.

"I have no regrets about running," he said in a statement released Sunday evening by his campaign.

"I felt my record as Governor of Wisconsin and Secretary of Health and Human Services gave me the experience I needed to serve as president, but I respect the decision of the voters. I am leaving the campaign trail today, but I will not leave the challenges of improving health care and welfare in America."

I have very much enjoyed my years in public service and I am comforted by the fact that I think I made a difference for people during that time," Thompson said in the campaign announcement. "I hope to continue working to serve others over the next few years."

Bill Richardson: Liar for President!

Bill Richardson looked like a deer caught in headlights during the HRC/LOGO debates last night that focused on issues important to gay Americans, saying that he believed homosexuality was a choice, not something you are born with. Both Lowell and Vivian have detailed write-ups on the debate. The fact that Bill Richardson thinks homosexuality is a choice is one issue (although I would challenge "straight" Americans to ask themselves whether they could just become "gay" whenever they wanted), the fact that he LIES to try and cover up his mistake is another.

Via AmericaBlog:

UPDATE: Governor Richardson called me to discuss his comments that homosexuality is a choice. I was writing as fast as I could to get quotes close to verbatim. You can draw your own conclusions about them.

He says that was confused by the question, saying that it was tricky and it threw him off that it was asked in the context of biology and science. He said "I knew when I was walking out of the parking lot that I had said something in error. My staff alerted me that I needed to set the record straight."

Oh hey there Bill, you're a liar, so please stfu. Let's leave the "oh I misunderstood the question" bullshit to the Republicans, or more specifically, Tommy Thompson, shall we?

On liars and nose pickers

Oh hey there! It's me, Bill Kristol. Don't mind me, I'm just going to continue to tell lies and pick my nose.