You can pick apart Romney over the semantics of his statement about being "always" ProLife -- but I know exactly what he means.
For example, I hate the idea of quota's, yet in my former job as a newspaper reporter, I was forced not only to hire on a quota basis, but also to discover and WRITE stories solely based on ethnicity.
I was constantly having to explain to people that I needed a story, or an idea for a story, about such and such an ethnicity --- even though I though it ridiculous.
It was either uphold the company policy, or else.
Romney, I believe, so wanted to be elected Governor of Massachusetts that he likewise did mental contortions to convince the 80% liberal voters of Massachusetts that he "really" did want to uphold abortion laws.
I also believe that Romney, if he had been Governor of a more conservative western state, would never have made statements declaring himself a ProChoice person.
Was it smarmy of Romney to talk up his proChoice credentials just to get elected? Yep. No doubt.
But I think he felt it necessary to win in a state where he ultimately DID govern with ProLife tendancies. (check the record, not his goofy statements)
Oh, sure, that's what we want. Some kind of Gumby contortinist monster--the kind of swarmy character you'd see like the sand guy on one of the Spiderman movies--who can manipulate himself according to the need to persuade people to like him (for the moment).
But I think he felt it necessary to win in a state where he ultimately DID govern with ProLife tendancies. (check the record, not his goofy statements) [R&RR]
Did you ever find that proof that Romney did not deliver what he promised during a campaign upon being elected? [T]
My answer addresses both of your comments--hence, the combination. He did twice act in a pro-life manner as guv in 2005. But being pro-life & acting in a pro-life manner doesn't mean being pro-life only when confronted with a pro-abortion alternative. Therefore he wasn't "pro-life" in '03 & '04. As for '06, he subsidized $50 abortions & failed to veto the section that put a Planned Parenthood rep as overseer for RomneyCare. (So I did check the record, and he failed miserably in the Spring of '06).
As for your query, Tort, yes: In July '05, he vetoed a July 2005 bill making available Plan B or "morning after" contraception. What was his campaign promise according to the Planned Parenthood questionnaire he filled out in 2002? According to the Weekly Standard (note especially the bold face): In the spring of 2002 Romney completed a Planned Parenthood questionnaire. Signed by Romney and dated April 9, 2002, it contained these responses: Do you support the substance of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade? YES Do you support state funding of abortion services through Medicaid for low-income women? YES In 1998 the FDA approved the first packaging of emergency contraception, also known as the "morning after pill." Emergency contraception is a high dose combination of oral contraceptives that if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, can safely prevent a pregnancy from occurring. Do you support efforts to increase access to emergency contraception? YES