Posted on 05/23/2007 1:27:56 PM PDT by Coleus
We accept converts. that is how we win. I was not always pro life. Accept him at his word. Rudy at the top of the ticket would be a disaster.
WND Rule: the truth is the exact opposite of what WND says.
He’s just someone for the democrats to beat.
True, we accept converts. But we, at least I, don’t trust professional politicians who change positions on numerous core issues when it is politically convenient.
Accept Romney -yes. Welcome him to use his political capital to help defeat this amnesty bill - absolutely. I hope that Rudy will also help to defeat the bill. We need all of the help we can get - and I was pleasantly surprised to see that a higher percentage of Democrat voters are opposed to this amnesty than Republican voters. I hope they can deliver pressure to their representatives as well.
However, should I trust Romney to stay consistent on these core issues enough to elect him president? - hell no! Every single person who is strongly pro-Romney is either delusional, a RINO, or pushing another agenda.
I bet we would all LOVE IT if George Bush changed his mind about immigration!!!!!!
In the current race, good guys finish last.
Biting the reality bullet always leaves a bitter taste.
Romney allowed “sanctuary cities” that refused to recognize federal immigration laws to flourish in the state he presided over. Who could actually believe that he’d enforce the law while presiding over the nation?
Heck, I'd love it if Ted Kennedy changed his mind about illegal immigration.
Although the new one never seems to work any better than the old one.
What kind of drooling moron accepts any politician at his word? especially a politician whose word changes based on what audience he's pandering to?
The Amnesty Battle is joined, and we are at the barricades. McCain is with the enemy. Giuliani, Huckabee and Brownback have wandered off somewhere. Joining us on the barricades are Romney, Tancredo, Hunter and Thompson.
If a candidate is helping lead the troops against the enemy now, I am not going to worry myself over some quote from 2005.
Heck, I'd love it if Ted Kennedy changed his mind about illegal immigration.
Yes, we would welcome any help to stop this sellout, but I wouldn't trust either of them enough to vote for them for any office.
I agree there.
However, if the same candidate is also running for the GOP nomination, it is quite reasonable to try and determine just how sincere his newfound conservatism is, given his past.
After all, Rudy tried to say he would be good for pro-lifers by appointing strict constructionists. That was trumpeted as proof that we should support Rudy.
Rudy then turned around and said that in his opinion, a strict constructionist could uphold Roe. And then he had a complete meltdown in his attempts to be even remotely pro-life.
So yeah, it does matter, if Rudy is any indication. The politician telling folks want they want to hear to get their votes is one of the oldest cliches in the book. I don't care to vote for a cliche.
Cambridge at a guess; where else?
Romney should have censured Cambridge and any other Massachusetts city that declared themselves to be a sanctuary for illegals.
I bet he would in 2007!
And only a different flavor of unthinking idiot would uncritically accept a position shift from a politician as sincere without more proof than election-year spin.
So that pretty much leaves Romney as the last man standing. His flips on issues (I haven't yet seen him flop back on any) have been to the right. Compare that to McCain and Rudy who have led the charge against conservative principles on free speech, gun control, etc. and are still proudly doing so (McCain) or make lame equivocations as to why those positions don't really matter (Rudy). Better a new and possibly weak (or maybe not) ally than an enemy.
“Accept him at his word.”
Accept him at his current word?
Given the number and depth of Romney repositions I’ll look pretty hard at his current word and compare it to his past words. He wants something from us and has calculated how to get it.
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