We Must Hold Mitt Romney's Feet to the Fire

I hear a number of conservatives who know Mitt Romney is a liberal. They understand his history of passing some of the toughest gun control laws in the country.

I hear a number of conservatives who know Mitt Romney is a socialist. They are fully aware of how Romneycare evolved into Obamacare.

I hear a number of conservatives who know Mitt Romney is tyrannical. Against church doctrine, Mitt Romney forced Catholic Hospitals of Massachusetts to administer abortion pills.

I hear a number of conservatives who know Mitt Romney is big government, noting he raised taxes and fees, grew the size of government, invested in green energy initiatives that failed with tax dollars among a whole list of other things.

There is one phrase they always say as they try to convince you that we must get behind and support Romney.

We Must Hold Mitt Romney's Feet to the Fire!

I wonder how they plan to do that? First, Mitt Romney has already been purchased by the bankers like Goldman Sachs. They are his master. This is how politics work. Political donations are purchases for political influence, and we know how the bankers in this country helped ruin an almighty economy by promoting financial irresponsibility and then got their bailout.

How much holding the feet to the fire has the Tea Party been as Republicans in the House under the leader of John Boehner continue to produce trillion dollar deficits each year? Where is this holding the feet to the fire of these Republicans? I saw a lot of blaming Barack Obama for the continued deficits, but the Constitution clearly states Congress is in charge of the spending. Few are holding the Republicans feet to the fire in Congress as they have racked up another $2.6 trillion in deficit spending since Boehner took the reigns.

An English professor once told me not to use cliches. They are meaningless. Guess what?

Holding one's feet to the fire is a cliche. It means nothing. It gives one a false justification, a false sense of hope if you will, about their decision that comes with a sick feeling in one's gut.

We all know Mitt Romney is a liberal, a statist, and a socialist. We all know his Romneycare healthcare bill subsidized abortions and gave Planned Parenthood greater power in Massachusetts. Yet, if we tell ourselves we are going to hold Mitt Romney's feet to the fire, we can suddenly feel better about our vote despite the fact Romney doesn't share our values.

Oh, I know what you are thinking right now. That convention speech was brilliant. No, it was clever marketing where Mitt Romney got on stage and told Americans what he thought Americans wanted to hear. This is a political truth.

My point here is, if Americans really held their politicians feet to the fire, why are we in such a mess? Come November 8, we will take a breath from this political process and most Americans will return to "Dancing with the Stars" or "American Idol" and won't think much about the fire for another four years when they are forced to out of guilty--if you don't vote it's unAmerican. All the while lobbyists and special interests are buying fireproof boots.

Think back to the beginning of the John Boehner era in Congress where they promised an instant spending cut of $100 billion. That never happened and a number of months later the Republicans were pushing the largest debt ceiling vote in history. Did you hold their feet to the fire? Probably not.

Please don't amuse me with these meaningless words anymore.