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No, Romney changed his mind on being pro-life well before he left Mass. You won’t find his signature on a pro-abort bill in Mass. But you will find his veto. On all of them.

You missed my point--he didn't RUN as a pro-life governor. He didn't run again in part because there was no way he was going to win after that. He "suddenly" became pro-life around the time he started thinking about being president. If you think that's a sign of integrity, fine.

"I believe women should have the right to make their own choice." --Romney during the run for governor

"I promised that if elected, I'd call a truce - a moratorium, if you will...I vowed to veto any legislation that sought to change the existing rules...I fully respect and will fully protect a woman's right to choose."--ditto

Same thing with guns in Mass. He got a bill passed that was supported by the NRA and quite a few other pro-2nd amendment organizations. I’ll freely admit that Romney’s position on gun control should be his biggest sticking point around here. Personally, it’s about priority #587 for me, so it really hasn’t been an issue. And no, I don’t think you should be able to purchase or own automatic weapons in this country. But I say that as someone who has lived in a city full of hoodrats who will go over the local WallyWorld, buy a gun, and shoot someone a few weeks later. A bunch of impulsive losers and not the kind of people I’d like to see owning that sort of thing. And I see the victims of their impulsiveness all the time in the trauma center.

Whatever--my point was about his flip-flops and distortions, and he certainly has distorted about his experience with guns. The issue is honesty--i didn't mention anything about his signing of gun BILLS into law.

But since you brought it up, here's what he said while running for governor:

""We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won't chip away at them. I believe they protect us and provide for our safety."

If you think this proves he's an honest politician, or as honest as politicians can be, we just have diefferent ideas about honesty.