Posted on 05/29/2007 7:48:09 AM PDT by Quicksilver
The immigration reform debate may be shaking up the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has inched past Arizona Senator John McCain for second place in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll. Just two weeks ago, Romney was in fourth place among GOP hopefuls.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) remains on top with 25% support. That’s essentially unchanged from last week. In fact, Giuliani has been at 25% or 26% in the polls for four straight weeks.
This week, Giuliani is followed by Romney at 16%, McCain at 15%, and former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson at 12%. While Romney’s one-point edge over McCain is statistically insignificant, it’s worth noting that McCain had a six-point advantage over Romney just two weeks ago.
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You found it encouraging that Romney was playing both sides of an issue AGAIN?!?
Dude, you're a shill. Get real.
This guy is a joke. On some things he's personally for, but won't act on them, or maybe will act against them. On other issues he's personally against, but won't act on it, or possibly act for them. On this one, he's personally unsure! but will act in favor.
Jimmy Carter.
Or, if you prefer, John Edwards, the Democrat counterpart to Mitt, a walking, talking, say anything to get elected, one-term flipped-political-philosophies-to-run-for-prez head of hair.
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Oh really.
Please enlighten us on why Mitt is running for president then, if not to fulfill his RINO daddy's dream of achieving the presidency?
Is Mitt running to uphold and promote the deep personal and philosophical convictions he just adopted in the last few months?
Mitt is running for Mitt's personal ambition and sense of royalty. He had a huge state-paid entourage as Mass governor, he's a child of entitlement, and as soon as he'd gotten what use he could out of Massachusetts, suckered people into voting for him once, he went around the country bad-mouthing the state to springboard himself into the most powerful office in the world.
You really ought not put words in other people’s mouths. Bad form.
I found it encouraging that his statements in 2004 on this line up with my own view, is all, and that he said it prior to his current run for President. We have a few choices to go on this topic ... such as:
1) Senator James Inhofe, chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, calls global warming “the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.”
2) Senator John McCain—who labels the crisis “the greatest threat to our globe that we’ve ever experienced”
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/outrage?pid=2164
IMHO, while climate change is real and the earth is a bit (.6 C) warmer than 100 years ago, most climate change has been natural and remains so, and global warming is very overblown, not a crisis, and a manageable situation that we can solve by adopting nuclear power over the next 30 years as our main source of electric power. see:
http://travismonitor.blogspot.com/2007/04/globaloney-fears-shouldnt-dictate.html
http://travismonitor.blogspot.com/2007/03/how-to-solve-global-warming.html
As I mentioned before, this issue is a BIG DEAL because the Democrats hope to make it a #1 issue to win on. They hope to make the GOP out to be ‘flat-earth anti-science earth-destroyers’, so we have to be right and smart and defend freedom, not cave like John McCain and RINOs like Arnie S. has. Our only hope is to have a strong and articulate counterpunch that deflates the ‘crisis’ mentality while being prepared to do what is needed to eliminate long-term impacts from fossil fuel use.
Now, if you have other quotes were Romney goes the full John McCain on this, then I would grant your premise of “playing both sides” and it would convince me to ding him. But you’ll have to do better than starting off assuming the worse.
What has Romney said on global warming that compares with John McCain’s ‘greatest crisis’?
“His personal life means nothing to me.”
I believe you are a Christian Conservative. Maybe I’m wrong.
In any case, this comment is surprising coming from someone with your perspective. It sounds like what Clinton defenders said.
Let us note that Democrats will use personal issues to win election. Mark Foley, anyone? Or for that matter, how Gore almost won with the late 2000 campaign turd about 30 year old DUI conviction that G W Bush had.
IMHO, I am disturbed by Rudy’s personal life. A bit too bohemian and messy for a GOP presidential candidate.
I’m encouraged by Romney’s apparently clean-cut lifestyle and hope it portends few/no skeletons.
“Personal life is very often a very good indicator of what a person will do in office. As I said Mitt Romney may not pass the smell test on every conservative issue but the records of Guliani and McCain are way more liberal.”
This is certainly true, but don’t try telling EV.
How are their two plans similar?
Be specific.
I already know the answer. They're not the least bit similar. Hillarycare is pure socialism. Mitt's plan was market-based, an implementation of a plan formulated and advanced by the Heritage Foundation--the nation's premier conservative think-tank. Granted, once the Mass Democrat legislature got a hold of it, it changed. But what Mitt proposed was market-based, pure and simple.
But let's hear you spin a fantasy.
“Duncan Hunter is right on the issues ...”
Not when it comes to spending.
"Some of the most economically punitive measures activist groups frequently propose to reach such goals, such as energy taxes and emission caps, are absent from the plan. It is thus unlikely the state will suffer the economic consequences of capping carbon dioxide emissions. Research has found those costs could reach $6,300 per household by raising the price of goods and destroying jobs."
HillaryCARE Socialism = RomneyCARE Socialism
because BOTH remove free choice from the individual.
The problem was several hundred thousand illegal aliens
clogging up emergency rooms at all the hospitals,
driving medical rates up.
Romney FAILED to remove illegal aliens, only
speaking up 4 weeks before he left office.
Instead, he pushed his socialized medicine
(as Hillary could not)
down the throats of EVERYONE in Massachusetts
except the illegal aliens (that caused the problem
to begin with).
Romney created socialized medicine in the US and NOT CHOICE.
Now if you dare to explain CLEARLY the difference
between Hillary and Romneys socialism removing choice
from the individual, then have a go.
Bttt!
What you do let go of Hunter?
Speak English, please.
I really think Mitt did wonderful swimming among the "Shark" to do what he could the good people of Mass.
Matt 10
16 ¶ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Huh? You no longer for Hunter?
You might try Capital G for God on you profile!
Wouldn’t want someone to think were a socialist because you lack a captial “G”!:)
I haven’t endorsed any candidate yet. It’s far too early. Duncan Hunter is a great American, and a fine conservative, though.
Even that is concession to liberals.
Do you realize that the "climate change" hysteria is the new communism, meant to cripple the capitalistic strength of America, and economically-equalize the world?
We need leaders who will ridicule the slightest suggestion that human beings are responsible for climate change to the planet, and run as far as possible to the opposite stance. Instead, Romney has entertained the "what if," and acted on that wild hypothesis as governor.
What is the result of this action by Romney? No matter the spin, his policy does nothing but aid the enviro-crazies in their agenda. That's not just nuts, it's dangerous.
One is the liberal who want to control economy by fear!
Another which is a natural course of events and NOT considered man made!
So many of you claim to be God fearing yet the Lord had always said don't argue with the Devil, but you can PressForwad with what is good!
I think much can be found in Isaiah 24 on earth changes (I would guess if would effect climate change !:)) when the Lord returns (??)
Isa 24
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
I would say some kind of earth change will take place and did not the Lord say the tares would be burn to stubbles.
Yes the opposition should believe in global warming and I guess on some level it would be their doing! LOL a little humor!
Maybe their fear is real but for us the Lord said Peace I give unto you!
IMHO
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