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• Position: Readers on Mitt Romney - Brief article

Peter Suderman has the best dissection of Romney's politics--or lack of them.

--Guardian politics blogger Richard Adams in response to "Consultant in Chief" (March)

I certainly understand the Romney-averse crowd here. But truth be told, I consider him the most palatable option outside of Ron Paul (or Gary Johnson on the Libertarian ticket). Mitt Romney strikes me as a shrewd enough chap to say what he needs to say to get elected, but also well-informed enough to know what the big issues are.

He refuses to address entitlements, but a man of his background surely recognizes the complete absurdity of the entitlement state. Maybe he is just trying to avoid scaring granny...