https://www.habitablezone.com/2012/11/10/why-romney-was-so-surprised-to-lose/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:11:35 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://www.habitablezone.com/2012/11/10/why-romney-was-so-surprised-to-lose/#comment-20318 ER Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:39:59 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=25531#comment-20318 of what happens when you mistake ideology for principle, personal advantage for public benefit, what you want for what should be, and what you want to see for what is actually there. It's what happened to GWB with the economy and with Iraq, and its what happened to the Democrats in Vietnam. And its what happened to the Conservatives right here on this board. of what happens when you mistake ideology for principle, personal advantage for public benefit, what you want for what should be, and what you want to see for what is actually there. It’s what happened to GWB with the economy and with Iraq, and its what happened to the Democrats in Vietnam. And its what happened to the Conservatives right here on this board.

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