People are the same.

For educated middle class people in India it is completely incomprehensible and totally frustrating to see the same scoundrels being elected time and again despite their crimes being common knowledge. We tend to disparage such voters as stupid, ignorant, caste ridden and interested only in freebies offered by politicians without thinking of the greater good. But seeing the delegates applauding Ann Romney's speech at the Republican convention in Florida it was striking that people are not that different after all. Seems that the vast majority of people hear what they choose to hear and not what we would define as the truth. Ann Romney said," I have been all across this country and I know a lot of you guys. I have seen and heard stories of how hard it is to get ahead now." No hint that the present economic problems were caused by George W Bush's tax cuts in 2001 and 2003, which converted a budget surplus left by Bill Clinton into a deficit, and a war in Iraq about WMDs which did not exist. She goes on to say that if you listen you will hear people sighing at the end of the day because of having to make ends meet. " And if you listen carefully, you'll hear the women sighing a little bit more than men." Perhaps because Republicans want to deny abortion even in case of rape or in the case of Todd Akin in cases of " legitimate rape " because a woman's body shuts down. " I know this good and decent man for what he is.... He has tried to live his life with a set of values..." Mitt is also a flip flopper who will say anything to win votes. He wants to repeal the Healthcare act even though it is based on his own law as Governor of Massachusetts and he is famous for driving with his dog tied to the roof of his car. " It's true - it's true that Mitt's been successful at each new challenge he has taken on. You know what it actually amazes me to see his history of success being attacked." Actually that is not true. At $250 million Mitt Romney is undoubtedly successful but it is small change compared to the likes of Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Mark Zuckerberg. What people are criticising is his refusal to release his tax returns. He has released his returns only for 2011 even though his father released returns for 12 years. He has hidden accounts in Cayman Islands and other offshore tax havens, which are under foreign jurisdiction, just to avoid paying taxes. This makes him come across as shifty. In India we are used to our politicians being criminals but Americans expect their presidents to be honest. However, there is no doubt that Ann Romney adores her husband when she says," I want to talk to you about the deep and abiding love I have for a man I met at a dance many years ago." Not because she had 5 sons with him but because no one likes Mitt Romney. Not even the Republicans.