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Posted on 09/06/2007 6:01:57 AM PDT by Reaganesque
Riehl World View's Dan Riehl: "Based solely on my viewing the flow of the numbers from start to finish - on average, I honestly believe Romney resonated most strongly with the most people, conservative and moderate, in terms of the over all debate." (Dan Riehl, Riehl World View, http://www.riehlworldview.com/, 9/5/07)
Conservative Blogger's William Smith: "Mitt gives a great answer with regard to the responsibility of city government and state government." (William Smith, Conservative Blogger, http://www.conservativeblogger.com/, 9/5/07)
The American Spectator's Jennifer Rubin: Romney "[s]ays we have to have concern for the mother and change hearts and minds. Very nicely done." (Jennifer Rubin, The American Spectator, AmSpec Blog, http://www.spectator.org/blogger.asp#7970, 9/5/07)
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "The focus on Romney and Giuliani reinforced the notion that the race right now is between those two men with former Sen. Fred Thompson who did not attend the debate as a potential wildcard." (Chris Cillizza, "GOP Debate Wrapup: Frontrunners Under Fire," The Washington Post's The Fix, http://blog.washingtonpost.com, Posted 9/5/07)
Heading Right's Macranger: "Romney immediately scored with his point about de facto amnesty, and he talks about shutting down the 'magnets'. Romney's doing great so far..." (Macranger, Heading Right, Heading Right Blog, http://headingright.com/page/2/, 9/5/07)
The Washington Post's Eric Pianin: "Romney's response drew loud cheers; Giuliani's polite cheers. It speaks to the difficulty of any candidate who has something less than a black and white position when it comes to immigration." (Eric Pianin and Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post The Fix Blog, http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/, Posted 9/5/07)
- Pianin: "Romney is working hard to make sure viewers know that he and Giuliani differ when it comes to immigration, seemingly slipping in the fact that New York was a 'sanctuary' city at every turn." (Eric Pianin and Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post The Fix Blog, http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/, Posted 9/5/07)
National Review Online's Kathryn Jean Lopez: "That was a serious answer from Romney [regarding intelligence and the War on Terror]. It channelled [sic] his own decision to refuse protection for an Iranian tyrant - one of those who is against us - while governor of Massachusetts. Going into mosques if they preach terror is a reasonable and necessary position. And one that someone who gets the stakes would espouse." (Kathryn Jean Lopez, "Going Into Mosques," National Review's The Corner, http://corner.nationalreview.com, 9/5/07)
The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder: "Otherwise, Romney, being very familiar with New Hampshire's inner maw, had well-thought out answers for every other question, even as three of the first four turned, in some measure, on whether he flip-flopped." (Marc Ambinder, "And The Winners Are......," The Atlantic Blog, http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com, Posted 9/5/07)
National Review's Kate O'Beirne: "Romney's '462 events' In Iowa and New Hampshire alone also effective." (Kate O'Beirne, "Ready For The Questions," National Review's The Corner, http://corner.nationalreview.com, Posted 9/5/07)
Townhall's Mary Katherine Ham: "Mitt has a good line about his 'right to be kept alive' with respect to the government's response to terror." (Mary Katherine Ham, Townhall, Townhall blog, http://www.townhall.com/blog/MaryKatharineHam, 9/5/07)
Heading Right's JASmius: "So far, I think Romney gave the best answer [on immigration and sanctuary cities]." (JASmius, Heading Right, Heading Right Blog, http://headingright.com/page/2/, 9/5/07)
Mitt will be the next President, we have decided, it is done.
Ya, he sure looks casual in that shot
Yeah, right between the eyes with a cheapshot.
They are serving their country by participating in a political campaign. So are all the candidates. All public officials serve the country (in theory). He never claimed they were making the same sacrifice, because that is nonsense. The point trying to be made against Romney is over-emotional and 'gotcha' politics. Holier-than-thou-ness can inflict both religious people and military types, as well as any other group.
I agree. Huckabee showed real leadership and strength in debating Paul. Hunter finally stepped it up quite a few notches with an excellent performance. All the candidates made good points. Tancredo stutters a bit too much - not comfortable enough.
Wrong..I thought that local sheriff was a disgrace and his comments were totally out of line. It’s not a requirement that the sons of a presidential candidate serve in the military.
Your’re husband doesn’t make very good judgements. Only Clinton can have that title.
You're kidding right? Did you read the police report and interview transcripts? Craig is guilty as sin of trolling for gay sex in a public restroom...he's also extremely dumb. Oh, and he also pleaded guilty, not to mention tried to intimidate the cops by flashing his Senate business card and saying 'What do you think about that?'. When he realized he was busted, Craig said 'No!' and later claimed 'you solicited me'. He's a pervert.
Defending Craig is like defending O.J. Throw him under the bus!
GO MITT! Great performance.
Sad to say, but Hunter's treatment by the media reminds me of those "Capital One" commercials with the 3-inch tall Small Business Owner...
Plus, it was McCain who demanded Craig resign from the senate. Romney merely condemned his actions (for which he pled guilty) and accepted his resignation from the campaign.
We should hold our elected representatives to a higher standard. Just because the dems have no standards, doesn't mean we have to follow along.
Neither Rudy, Fred or Mitt — or any of their kids — served in the military. Since it seems that they are the only three electable candidates, it is sort of a non-issue for the nomination.
"Massachusetts in 2002 was spending an enormous amount of public money on health care--and yet leaving almost one 10th of its population uncovered. Romney became more and more interested in this problem and demanded a detailed survey of the uninsured population."
"The big surprise revealed by Romney's investigation: The uninsured were not as poor as everybody had assumed they were. A majority of them could have bought health insurance if they wanted to--they chose not to buy, because they regarded health insurance as a bad deal. It cost too much--especially for the self-employed, for whom health insurance is not tax deductible. It covered too much. And everybody knew that even if you did not buy it, hospitals would care for you all the same." (Could This Man Be the Next U.S. President?, David Frum, January 10, 2007)
Under federal law, nearly all hospitals are required to provide a certain level of treatment to all patients who visit their emergency rooms, regardless of those patients’ ability to pay. Governor Romney sought a way to prevent the free-rider problem: those who take advantage of emergency services and then skip out on the charges, leaving taxpayers to cover the bill. In a very real sense, we already have “universal healthcare” in the U.S., but many are not paying their share of the cost for the services they receive.
Jim Gilmore isn’t even in the race anymore. Did you even watch the debate? Sheesh, your bias is camouflaged in cellophane.
Why do you Mitt-worshippers keep spreading these lies and denying what Mitt himself says, when he supports embryonic stem cell research?
Indeed I did. But you have certainly not read the thread.
No rebuttal to Romney's current social liberal stances, supporting embryonic stem cell research and gay rights?
Silence.
No rebuttal to Romney's current social liberal stances, supporting embryonic stem cell research and gay rights?
Post after post and you sidestep the issues -- just close your eyes to the facts and support the Mormon, huh? Ignore the things you don't like, because Mitt is the chosen one?
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