Mitt Romney - Arrogogant and opinionated or strong and firm?

Nobody beats McCain for arrogant and opinionated. Mitt has run a state. Mitt has run many a business enterprise. Unlike Keating 5 McCain, he's been an executive of many organizations where a man has to lead and encourage the people below him to work with him. Senators get elected then boss everyone around except their own limited constituancy. THATS why they never get elected to the be president. Trivia question: When was the last time a senator got elected to the presidency of the United States?

Hello Msbyte, I'm from the Great Southwest! Though I've lived from coast to coast, and hail originally from Upstate N.Y. Mitt is not my first choice, he is my second. Duncan Hunter would be my first choice. That does not take away from the fact that I see in Mitt many of the qualities that I believe are necessary to lead this great nation, at this very tenuous time. As for arrogance, if you look beneath the surface, I doubt that you'd find even a single candidate who doesn't have a bloated ego. It comes with the territory. Anyone seeking the highest office of the land has got to have enough confidence that it is often interpreted (correctly or incorrectly) as arrogance. Did he lose the debate? Which debate? The Saturday ABC debate or the Sunday Fox debate? Mitt fared more poorly on the ABC debate, yet excelled on Sunday. In fact, the only candidate to do nearly as well as Mitt on Sunday was Fred Thompson. Thompson clearly shined as well. As for the family question: I read that exactly opposite from your presentation. I would never agree to run for office unless my family (particularly my husband) was very supportive of my run. The reason is that elected office affects more than just the candidate. This is true of lower offices, but unquestionable in the arena of Presidential politics. So, running without their 'push' would indicate serious self-absorption.