Posted on 06/20/2007 8:38:55 AM PDT by Reaganesque
Of the 43 Presidents of the United States, only a handful have distinguished themselves as giants who truly changed history. In every case, it was because they brought a new vision to America in times of great international challenges, and by force of their leadership, brought us from turmoil and uncertainty to building a strong America and a safer world.
Whether it was President Truman’s clear-eyed approach to containing the spread of Communism, or President Reagan’s plan to finally confront and defeat the Soviet threat, all great American Presidents are willing to buck the conventional wisdom of Washington and affirm the power of American leadership in the world.
I believe we need that kind of leadership again, and that is why I support Governor Mitt Romney for President of the United States.
Most voters know Mitt Romney from what he did as Governor of Massachusetts, where he took a financial crisis many deemed hopeless and restored the state’s economic strength – turning deficits into surpluses without raising taxes. This built on a business career specializing in taking companies facing difficult challenges and leading them to stunning successes.
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What most voters may not know, however, is that Mitt Romney’s real world experience and vision makes him the ideal person to lead our nation as we face a new generation of global challenges. And his experience is much different from being in Washington. After 9/11, many argued that we should cancel the Winter Olympics in the wake of these terrorist attacks. Yet Mitt Romney led efforts with leaders and government representatives from around the world to secure the first major international event on U.S. soil since that tragic day. Throughout his business career, he worked with leaders from across the world and made hard decisions with companies, jobs and critical resources on the line. His work has taken him from places ranging from Beijing to Guantanamo Bay, and to critical nations such as Israel, Iraq and Afghanistan.
The challenges we face today are fundamentally different than the industrial military conflicts of the Cold War era, and we must go farther than responding to threats once they reach our borders. No candidate for President understands how to succeed in this new era better than Mitt Romney. No one has a clearer vision of how we can build a strong America and safe world.
The Romney plan starts with a strong military. When he came into office, President Bush inherited a military that had been deprived of the funding necessary to defend America’s interests overseas. Those technological and manpower gaps remain to this day. Governor Romney knows that nothing is more important than supporting our troops and providing them with the resources they need. That is why as President, his first priority will be to invest in and strengthen our military.
His plan calls for the addition of 100,000 troops, an increase in military spending to at least 4 percent of GDP, and eliminating pork-barrel spending and waste so that we can focus on providing the personnel, modern equipment, training and health care needed to support our troops.
At the same time, Governor Romney understands that for America’s economy to be secure, we must achieve energy independence. He believes strongly that America is vulnerable because of our increasing dependence on foreign oil, often from unfriendly or unstable countries. Governor Romney has a plan to reduce this dependency by helping America become more energy efficient and attain clean, affordable, renewable and American produced sources of energy.
To prepare for the conflicts of tomorrow, Governor Romney also understands that we must learn from the conflicts of yesterday. We cannot solve every conflict and crisis with military force. Yet, America has too often treated its dozens of civilian institutions as an afterthought.
To meet today’s challenges we need to fundamentally rethink and revitalize our civilian instruments of national power as well as how they work with our military forces. Governor Romney would coordinate and unify the goals of these civilian institutions, responsible for everything from reconstruction, hunger relief, emergency health care delivery, economic growth and education. He would then give control over these various aspects of foreign policy and outreach to skilled leaders with the authority and accountability to achieve results.
Finally, Governor Romney will revitalize our alliances and act to take on radical jihadists and their sources around the world: the hateful ideologies and bleak policies that produce hopelessness and violence in the Middle East.
As President, Governor Romney would strengthen alliances such as NATO and unite the developed nations of the world with modern Muslim states to create a Partnership for Prosperity and Progress. The Partnership would support the efforts of these modern Muslim nations to turn back the jihadist movement both through stepped-up security and intelligence and through the introduction and improvement of basic services such as proper education, health care and economic growth.
By working with the rest of the world to strengthen democratic institutions and human rights in the Middle East, young Muslims can have an optimistic vision for the future beyond the false call of violent jihad.
It is a proactive and positive plan for America. It is a plan I believe most Americans will support. Sadly, so many Presidential candidates are not as bold or as optimistic about our ability to shape the world. They talk of false deadlines and of retreating from the world. I support Mitt Romney because he is different. He is a leader. He has a record of real-world executive success. In the faces of a new generation of challenges, he knows how to make America strong and build a safe world and prosperous future.
Mitt is not different. He is exactly like every other RINO.That RINO brush of yours is getting broader by the day! :) Mitt is certainly no RINO, IMHO.
Congratulations!! You’ve deluded yourself!
The tape I’m referring to is one where Mitt comes out as personally pro-choice. This was said months after the time he now claims to have changed his mind during the stem cell debate. He could spin it as you have, and will probably have to do so. But one of the topics or motives on this thread concerns primary support, and he won’t have mine before August of next year.The one where he went on to veto pro-choice legislation?
There is zero substance to this ringing endorsement.
Forty percent of respondents consider Romney conservative while for example about forty-two percent consider a red state candidate conservative.
Consider our recent crisis of immigration, threat of terrorism, and uncertainty of foreign affairs, I’m not too keen on what exactly a real conservative is.
When I look at the record of the newest Washington insider to enter the campaign for nomination, I see a candidate from a safe state that spent decades planning and executing poorly thought-out legislation of chain migration that pandered to the cronism of Washington.
Then you have some in leadership positions that ran away from confronting their state’s medicare problems. And the state had to call in a McKinsey or a Bain to tell them their system was broken.
I don’t even begin to understand those conservatives with their friend McCain that brought us campaign finance reform.
No, before that but after he now claims to have changed his mind. You miss the point. He now says he changed his mind at a date certain, but a tape exists showing he still held the belief months later. This is damaging, and can’t be helped by a political action such as the veto. By that time he knew he would run for prez as a pro-lifer and acted accordingly. But for his true beliefs, a coin flip is as good a guess as any. (Sorry, have to exit this thread, going to go see Ocean’s 13)
... sleep with little boys ...I am so tired of all the presidential candidates who sleep with little boys. You can't bring your little boy to a political rally anymore without some national candidate hitting on him. /sarcasm. Seriously: what are you talking about!?
Congratulations!! You’ve deluded yourself!I don't think that I have. :)
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His plan calls for the addition of 100,000 troops, an increase in military spending to at least 4 percent of GDP, and eliminating pork-barrel spending and waste so that we can focus on providing the personnel, modern equipment, training and health care needed to support our troops.
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Looks like more detail then I’ve seen from some candidates. The newest one thinks that government spending equivalent to 20% of GDP spent on inconsequential projects for a decade makes them Reagan.
Mitt is in my top three...maybe top two. I really like Duncan Hunter and is my first choice. Fred was my second choice but is going to my third choice because I think he is too old to be President. He must be at least 75 and do we really want a President at that age with a 20 year old wife? Mitt Romney has moved to second place for me. He has executive experience, he looks Presidential, and has a great handle on the military. I saw a great clip of Mrs. Romney talking with the family. It was great! Can you imagine having a family that actually has family values as President. I don’t think that this country has seen that ever. Even Reagan’s family was a mess. Bush family has drinking problems. Clinton family has sexual problems. Kennedy family has numerous problems. Romney family has NO PROBLEMS! Quite refreshing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok. I misspoke. I guess I just don’t trust the guy and I read things like this with a jaundiced eye.
No, before that but after he now claims to have changed his mind. You miss the point. He now says he changed his mind at a date certain, but a tape exists showing he still held the belief months later. This is damaging, and can’t be helped by a political action such as the veto. By that time he knew he would run for prez as a pro-lifer and acted accordingly. But for his true beliefs, a coin flip is as good a guess as any. (Sorry, have to exit this thread, going to go see Ocean’s 13)Okay, I'll see if I can find what you're referring to. Enjoy the movie, my wife and I are going to see Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer this afternoon. :)
Flat-out wrong.
Based on the latest reliable polls, Romney leads in New Hampshire by only 8 (UNH Survey Center, 6/12), Iowa by only 8 (Mason-Dixon 6/19), and is a distant 4th place in California (Survey USA, 6/4).
I know Mittwits like to refer to a bogus California poll that shows Romney in the lead, but it's methodology was horrible and sample size too small to be considered reliable -- the Survey USA poll is the most recent reliable poll taken and is consistent with Romney's results in other states where he isn't spending money like a drunken sailor.
The fact that Romney's lead in Iowa, especially, is shrinking despite the millions of dollars he's spending trying to buy votes tells me he's in trouble.
Translation, Mitt, “I am a social worker” sounds like Jimmy Carter
“As President, Governor Romney would strengthen alliances such as NATO and unite the developed nations of the world with modern Muslim states to create a Partnership for Prosperity and Progress. The Partnership would support the efforts of these modern Muslim nations to turn back the jihadist movement both through stepped-up security and intelligence and through the introduction and improvement of basic services such as proper education, health care and economic growth.” Al Gore or John Edwards speak
I read the whole article, did I miss Mitt’s plan for the illegals??
You're being sarcastic, right? Thompson is 64 (only 4 years older than Romney) and his wife is 40, not 20.
More MGC [Mitt Gun Control] will also help.
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