Posted on 06/16/2005 4:42:31 AM PDT by Molly Pitcher
I agree completly. We must have someone who can "manipulate" the media and not be demonized.We are stronger in communication than ever before.We msu have a great communicator.
My husband and I met Mitt and his wife, on vacation, a few years back. He was warm and gracious.
The Boston Globe will do everything they can to do as much damage to him as they can.
Yeah. Romney gives me the creeps, but I think he has a better chance than any of the others to pass himself off as a true conservative. This reminds me a lot of Dukakis' "Miracle of Massachusetts" campaign. Romney gets high marks in "intangibles."
Also,the idea that you have to be Governor or a SENATOR (for crying out loud)to be President is nuts. The idea that 8 years in Washington is not enough "experience" to be President is anathema to everything conservatives believe in.I want the guy who has the most experience fighting Socialism.Pence has more of that than the entire field combined.BTW nationwide Pence's,Allen's and Brownback's name ID are all less than 5%,so that is a non factor.
Yes,but we know the truth.This is to important to elect another moderate in conservatives clothing.
Romney is the epitome of a Country-club Republican RINO. He is and always has been a doormat in the state and has done absolutely nothing to build or strengthen the Republican party in mASSachusetts. His Lt. Governor is a North Shore blue-blood, political neophyte and social butterfly chosen because of her Irish sounding name. (Just like that well-know (Jewish) Celtic - John Kerry. It took Romney several months to get her name right, he kept miss-pronouncing it.
Not only do Romney advisors admit he is faking his stance but a few weeks ago the Sunday Boston Globe ran a story about a pro-Abortion medical 'hero' and clost friend of Romney who dropped the comment that behind the 'pro-life- facade' Romney adopts to quiet the rightwing nuts in the mASSachusetts Republican party - Romney is a normal person and a reliable protector of abortion.
The more I reconsider the field, the more Giuliani stands out as the only man who would prosecute the WOT better than Bush. Can someone convince him to become born-again?
only the Lord can do that
Sorry: 'clost' = close
HEAR! HEAR! I'LL SECOND THAT!!!
Sorry, forgot the sarcasm tag
Your OK,I knew you were being sarcastic.My post was for others who are REALLY into expediency.
Expect Dems to play on those reigious bigotries as well. Also expect them to play up the fact that the LDS church is heirarchical and that the church leader claims to be a prophet.
Call me a pessimist, but I don't think a Mormon has a chance of winning the presidency in this country; he'll catch it from both ends: The conservative Christians think Mormonism is satanic, and liberals and moderates are terrified it will be a theocracy.
Pro-abortion
Pro-gay
Anti-gun
That dog won't hunt
US Rep Geoff Davis of Kentucky
Veteran - retired Army Ranger
Studied Arabs at West Point and served in the Middle East
Businessman - founded manufacturing consulting company
Family man - married with six children
Social and fiscal conservative
Elect someone from the real world, not another pansy lawyer!
Thanks to the other poster for correcting my shoddy memory about Garfield and Lincoln.
Okay, I looked up Allen's abortion positions, and he is straining to be as pro-abort as he can get away with as a southern GOPer. As far as name recognition, once the connection is made with his VERY famous father (and NFLers have made pretty good pols), his recogntion would escalate quickly.
I can consider a politician who wants to fight for what we can now, and get the rest later when the time is right, but Allen makes more "exceptions" than he has to (he supports abortion for fetal abnormality...shades of the eugenicists!).
One of the reasons it is useful to be more than a Rep when running has nothing to do with Washington experience. It has to do with showing you can run (and win) a big campaign. Sitting Veeps are apprentices by virtue of having been close to the president, and getting a head start. Maxine Waters of course, is successful at winning a Rep seat, but could not win larger office even in California! Ron Paul and Chris Smith are excellent reps, but they would have similar problems.
Now, if Bush were interested in helping conservatives, instead of his Texas pals and '70's warmovers, he would have been placing guys like Pence in key positions. That didn't happen, so the bench is kind of lean. Think how much mileage Bill Bennett got just out of being Drug Tsar and Education Secretary. Heck, those two positions shouldn't even exist!
One Davis does anyting to fight against socialism,I will consider him.There is nothing wrong with conservative lawyers.Pence has led the fight against socialism for the last few years and everyday he fights for us.For example,today he will led the debate for the Hyde-Pence U.N. Reform act where we could take 50% of their dues away if they do not reform.This is an everyday thing for Pence.Mike Pence gets things done.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2005/5/8/143759.shtml http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/031705/gop.html
http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/033005/pence.html
Tell him to get a real job and then come back to me.
What happens if the Democrats start sneaking in there and voting for McCain?
If McCain gets on the ticket than the Democrats have two good choices for president.
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