"Romney giggled hysterically as the teacher shrugged it off..."

[laundry_queen]

29. I'll say what I said in the other thread

I wouldn't want to be judged as how I was at 15.

However.

If that particular pattern of behavior continues, well, then it shows a serious personality defect that has not been corrected.

For instance, at 15, I did a lot of underage binge drinking. However, I now rarely drink, maybe a glass of wine a couple of times a year. So if you were to judge me on my 15 year old self, that would be wrong because I was an idiot as a 15 year old (and lived in an emotionally damaging environment) however, I have now grown and changed. I'm no longer anything like that.

If, perchance, I still binge drank, left my kids with babysitters to party it up at the bar every weekend, came home barfing and was hung over often, then yes you could look at my 15 year old self and say, "Hmm, that is her pattern of behavior and it hasn't changed. She has a problem."

Same with Romney. If he now showed compassion towards others, you could say, aw, heck, he was 15, he's obviously grown and changed. Look at him now, all compassionate. (lol)

BUT, Rmoney is anything BUT compassionate, still looks down on those 'less than' types of people (in his eyes) and refuses (still) to take responsibility for any damage he's done to the most vulnerable (Seamus, cough cough). So looking back to Romney at 15 simply shows a pattern of behavior that has continued. His behavior at 15 is relevant.