[Jeff Fuller]

Very interesting article.

"Evangelicals for Mitt" argue that Romney is the candidate that fits their three qualifications for the ideal POTUS: "a president who not only "shares our political and moral values and priorities" but "can win in 2008, and can govern effectively thereafter." "

It's not just about matching up on social/economic policy stances, nor is it just about winning, nor is it just about being an effective and persuasive leader. IT'S ALL THREE! They are ALL important . . . but no candidate has ever existed that is perfect in all three areas. There is no candidate in the GOP field currently who fits all three qualifications for the GOP base better than Romney.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

NE RINO, if the RNC and the MSM pushes Romney, Rudy or McCain down our throats, I will write in Mickey Mouse for president.

The people pimping for the above 3 are putting party above country.

[Nabber]

I think he's a good man, but I want to warn all of you who are not from the conservative South. If he were to win the Republican nomination, massive amounts of fundamentalist Baptists and near-Baptists will sit out this election rather than vote for a Mormon. It won't be enough to lose the Solid South, but there could be key losses in border states in the Electoral College. Which, of course, would be a disaster.

[goldstategop]

A GOP presidential candidate from Massachusetts? I'd usually dismiss the thought but I'll be damned if that opportunistic RINO McCain becomes our party's nominee - opportunistic when he isn't playing to the Drive By Media, he pretends to be a Reagan conservative.

(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )

[teenyelliott]

Didn't Romney sign legislation in Mass. for state wide health care, mandatory for EVERYONE? Every employer must offer health insurance or be fined per employee, and each individual must carry insurance or be penalized on their taxes.

No way am I voting for the socialist.

[Reagan Man]

All things considered. If conservatives were to rank the current crop of possible GOP candidates for 2008, I think Mitt Romney would get a higher ranking then Rudy Giuliani. That ain't saying much. Bad news is, right now at least its a weak field of candidates. Good news is, its early in the process.

[MonroeDNA]

Rudy will win.

Anti-abortion nutjobs are a few and far between population.

Even here, there are like maybe 12 people talking to themselves.

[uncbob]

This the same Romney who when ahead of Kennedy by double digits in the early polling for the 94 senate race came out and said "I don't want the support of the extremist NRA or Christian Conservative types"

[no dems]

Hmmmmm. I dunno. Sounds like he knows he has to be "Conservative" to get the nomination. But, after that, how do we know he won't have another "conversion" back to the pro-choice stance.

But then, what difference does it make. None of our Pro-Life Presidents have been able to stop abortion. Even the one whose party controls both houses.

[no dems]

I got this from the EFM website:

The only thing NARAL's characterization of Gov. Romney indicates is that they're not as gullible as some. They knew better than to believe him. Pro-lifers should be equally skeptical and have equally high standards for our support.
Romney's response to the National Abortion Rights Action League's 2002
candidate survey: ''I respect and will protect a woman's right to choose.
This choice is a deeply personal one. Women should be free to choose based
on their own beliefs, not mine and not the government's. The truth is, no
candidate in the governor's race in either party would deny women abortion
rights."

Notably, Romney refused to answer Massachusetts Citizens for Life's
candidate questionnaire.

Please feel free to publish.