Romney Nouveau

The day after the big debate last week, President Obama referred to “this spirited fellow claiming to be Mitt Romney”, who had turned his back on many of his most conservative positions.  As David Gergen on CNN acknowledged, Romney was “sort of flat out lying” in many of his statements. 

A new Mitt Romney has appeared

He used to be a bore.

This new guy’s full of energy.

Just where was he before?

As one-time governor of Mass

He trod a moderate path

But he could not go on that way

He’d face right-winger’s wrath

And so he swung far to the right

To gain his party’s nod

And all his previous declarations

Seemed now to be quite odd

His conservatism was severe

It didn’t show a crack

But in Wednesday night’s debate last week

Th’old moderate was back:

Obamacare was not all bad

Some parts he could condone

And if his tax cuts were too big

Well, they weren’t set in stone.

And education he’d not cut,

At least that’s not his plan.

Where did this new guy come from?

He’s like a different man.

But one thing’s more or less the same,

One trait that still applies:

The grin that’s set upon his face

While telling whopping lies.

There’s nothing new in all of this

Mitt Romnies come and go

It’s just the same old smoke and mirrors in

This latest Mitt nouveau.