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You are reaching pretty far back. Why the worry? Seems a little desperate since we don't have to rely on what he said 13 years ago while trying to get elected in a liberal state. We can review what he actually did while governor during the last few years. Romney's Conservative Record as Governor For Review

Nonetheless, even back in 1994 -- if you want to go way back -- Romney maintained conservative positions on a majority of issues.

A campaign flyer unearthed from the 1994 race lists a side-by-side comparison of positions between Romney and Kennedy for 24 election issues. Images of the front and back of the flyer are available on the web. A closeup of the flyer with the candidate comparison on the issues is shown below:

Romney held the solid conservative position for 23 of the 24 issues listed; the only exception being the pledge to maintain the status quo in Massachusetts regarding a woman's right to choose. A pro-choice position in Massachusetts in 1994 was a socially moderate stance accommodating the large majority opinion of voters in the state. Romney did not run to the left of Kennedy. One moderate position does not a leftist make.

It is a pretty big deal to those of us involved in Scouts. And if a man is willing to sell the Scouts out to get elected, it sure tells a lot about his moral character.

Again, if he has changed his mind and now doesn’t want homosexual Scoutmasters, it would be pretty easy for him to say so. My guess is that he has not changed his mind.

Actually, Romney did maintain the status quo in Mass regarding abortion.

A law, being an instrument of change, breaks the status quo. And thus Romney kindly vetoed every single “instrument of of change” the Mass legislature sent him with regards to abortion. ;)