Romney to announce he won't seek re-election (Expected to seek GOP nomination)

Boston Globe ^ | 12-14-05 | Frank Phillips,

[truthandlife]

Governor Mitt Romney will announce at 6 p.m. that he will not seek re-election to a second term, setting the stage for an expected campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, a senior aide to the governor said today.

The aide told the Boston Globe that Romney will announce that he will fill out his term, which ends in January, 2007. The move is widely seen as another step in his plans to launch a presidential campaign. His announcement today is expected to be televised live from the State House.

The 58-year-old businessman, son of former Michigan Gov. George Romney, has spent less than three years in elective office, but in that time the state has closed a $3 billion budget deficit without raising taxes, schools have scored first in national math and science tests and Romney held out until the Legislature gave him a tough new drunken driving law he demanded.

[RWR8189]

GOP nomination for what?

heh

[stocksthatgoup]

Given the latest legislation requiring religious hospitals to make abortions available, my contributions will go elsewhere.

[RockinRight]

He was never on my short list.

[HHKrepublican_2]

Hes not even on my long list! (Which includes Giuliani...shows you im not a fan of mitty.)

[samadams2000]

Isnt he one of those dumb as a post candidates?

[DM1]

"Isnt he one of those dumb as a post candidates?"
i dont think he is dumb just not as conservative as most of us like

[gidget7]

He will be one of very few GOP candidates who will not get the support of his own state. I don't know of a single person, who is not a lib, who would support him for President.

[Sybeck1]

South Carolina would be his downfall, just like McCain.

[BikerNYC]

I don't know of a single person, who is not a lib, who would support him for President.

Libs support him? I don't think so. I think he's trying to position himself in the mushy middle.

[truthandlife]

Romney's View on Abortion

Endorsed legalization of RU-486

* Favored basic Roe v. Wade abortion rights, though would not endorse a specific version of the Freedom of Choice Act, which would codify those court-established rights as federal law
* Said he would leave the matter of Medicaid funding for abortion to individual states
* Endorsed legalization of RU-486, the abortion-inducing drug.

Source: Boston Globe review of 1994 canpaign issues Mar 21, 2002

Personally against abortion, but pro-choice as governor
Romney was asked to clarify his position on abortion. Romney's stance appeared to have changed between his 1994 campaign against Sen. Kennedy and when he moved to Utah. He recently told a Salt Lake City newspaper that he preferred not to be labeled "pro- choice."

"On a personal basis, I don't favor abortion," he said. "However, as governor of the commonwealth, I will protect a woman's right to choose under the laws of the country and the commonwealth. That's the same position I've had for many years."
Source: Erik Arvidson, Lowell Sun Mar 20, 2002

For safe, legal abortion since relative's death from illegal
Romney disclosed that he became committed to legalized abortion after a relative died during an illegal abortion. The disclosure came after Romney, who said he is personally opposed to abortion, was asked to reconcile his beliefs with his political support for abortion rights. "It is since that time that my family will not force our beliefs on that matter," He said the abortion made him see "that regardless of one's beliefs about choice, you would hope it would be safe and legal."
Source: Joe Battenfeld in Boston Herald Oct 26, 1994

[who knows what evil?]

Typical elitist New England mentality. I'm listening to Howie Carr (Boston), and even his callers don't think he has a prayer. "Rino from Massachusetts Elected President"...not a headline we ever have to worry about seeing. What a delusional idiot.

[ElkGroveDan]

Wait let me guess. There are a handful of freepers here who are going to say that his replacement must be a really liberal Republican, maybe a former head of NARAL. That's the only way to win, we will be told.

[Pondman88]

I think he'll portray himself as socially conservative--against gay marriage, pro life, pro war on terror and
fiscally responsible. I don't think he'll be in the mushy middle at all--he'll leave that for Frist.

[roses of sharon]

To nice, we need a mean SOB, who will tell the DNC/MSM to go to hell, and F off!

[Just A Nobody]

He's not TRYING, he is already there!

Gov. Robert Ehrlich, Maryland
Gov. Linda Lingle, Hawaii
Gov. George Pataki, New York
Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California

http://republicanmainstreet.org/

[EternalVigilance]

Yeah. Maybe they can find a gay Dem abortion activist...

[truthandlife]

[GoBucks2002]

What are anyone's thoughts about the current Lt. Gov, Kerry Healey? I haven't been able to find much out about her record.

[truthandlife]

http://www.iberkshires.com/story.php?story_id=14812

Romney signs off on permanent assault weapons ban
- July, 08 2004

Governor Mitt Romney has signed into law a permanent assault weapons ban that he says will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on these guns.

“Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts,” Romney said, at a bill signing ceremony on July 1 with legislators, sportsmen’s groups and gun safety advocates. “These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people.”

Like the federal assault weapons ban, the state ban, put in place in 1998, was scheduled to expire in September. The new law ensures these deadly weapons, including AK-47s, UZIs and Mac-10 rifles, are permanently prohibited in Massachusetts no matter what happens on the federal level.