Wow, I didn’t know that. He put his name behind it though.
When I was checking out 2008 candidates, I asked his campaign what his stance is and has been on abortion. I never received a reply. That was a big turnoff.
Well, and you wouldn’t know it if the anti-Romney bunch here had their way.
To call it “socialized medicine” is completely dishonest.
As to abortion, I was litigating an abortion case against the ACLU when Romney was running in Massachusetts, so I was paying attention, and I didn’t like what he said, at all. That’s why I didn’t become a supporter during the primaries until it was clear he was the best one left standing.
I know that, in his ecclesiastical positions, Romney counseled against abortion, and he got slammed by the Democrats for it. I am sure that, like me, he believes abortion is immoral and wrong. I knew that, running in Massachusetts, he would have to take the position that he would do nothing about their abortion laws. It was the practical thing to do because federal law preempts most attempts to tighten restrictions. And, in Massachusetts, with a heavily Democrat legislature, no pro-life legislation, even around the margins, had a chance. You have to pick your battles, and this was one where there was absolutely no chance of making any headway.
But, I thought he went way too far in pledging to keep a “woman’s right to choose” the way it was, and I was very turned off.
I think his current position is probably much more in line with his own views on the matter, and in line with what he has taught his children. Regardless, it is a blot.
But, taking everything into account, he is brilliant, a leader, a firm believer in freedom and America, and, in his personal life, has shown impeccable character. That counts for a lot with me.