George Bush has said the same things. I would like Bush to be more conservative at times but I fully support him as my Commander in Chief. i trust Romney in the same way.
It is true that when he was running in 2000 he said he would sign to renew the ASB, he made it clear he would veto it if anything was added to it.
When it came time to be renewed he met with Bill Frist and had Frist make sure the RATS were allowed to add so many things that nobody would dare vote for it.
It died.
Bush played the RATS like a banjo on that issue.