Deroy Murdock: Romney is like Reagan: an actor

Manchester Union Leader ^ | 2/20/07 | Deroy Murdock

[pissant]

I don’t support Mitt in any way shape or form. But DeRoy makes Sean Hannity seem like a novice when it comes to kneepadding for Rudy.

[Mr. Brightside]

Yesteryear's Romney backed the federal assault-weapons ban and the Brady Bill. "That's not going to make me the hero of the NRA," Romney said in 1994. However, he added: "I don't line up with the NRA."

Today's Romney signed Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer Protection Pledge and said on Feb. 7 that it was "absolutely critical" to "make the tax cuts permanent," referring to President Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax reductions.

But yesteryear's Romney smiled more on taxes.

In an April 2003 meeting with the Massachusetts congressional delegation in Washington, Romney failed to endorse President Bush's $726 billion tax-cut proposal.

Are we to suppose that Romney's abortion conversion changed his mind on guns and taxes?

[TheZMan]

Exactly. What’s worse is the Mitt supporters claim “it was a long time ago” at 13 years, and “can’t you find anything more concrete than” using his own words and writings, and “can’t anyone ever change their mind” when it seems he changed his entire political disposition.

[libbylu]

Boy oh boy! WHAT A COMPLIMENT!!!! he probably didn’t mean it that way but what a compliment!!!!

[wastedyears]

Well at least Romney’s only similarity with Reagan has been outlined.

[sageb1]

The NRA must be going crazy right about now. I thought Hunter’s endorsement would bag the NRA endorsement for Huckabee.

But then again, they did say they wanted a viable candidate. Maybe they will end up endorsing no one this time around.

[Scarchin]

Linked to the Union Leader - the same paper that shamefully endorsed it’s favorite gringo - McCain.

[rawhide]

Romney, like Reagan and Zell Miller before him, changed his mind on abortion and should be applauded, not criticized, for doing so. Romney, like Reagan and Zell Miller, has amply explained his reasons for his change of heart. I applaud him.

[gitmogrunt]

ummm...errrr....Manchester Union Leader..in the back pocket of McCain.

[dforest]

ROTFL! *snicker, snicker* Deroy has dragged out the kneepads.

[sageb1]

You’re right. He didn’t mean it as a compliment.

[Bitsy]

Boy oh boy! WHAT A COMPLIMENT!!!! he probably didn’t mean it that way but what a compliment!!!!

You are sooooo right! What a compliment!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

You do realize that Deroy Murdock is a Giuliani supporter, right? So anything he says about anyone should automatically come with a Barf Alert.

[Scarchin]

Romney is either a rock-ribbed conservative who played a Rockefeller Republican to get elected in Massachusetts, or a limousine liberal portraying a conservative to win the 2008 GOP nomination.

File under "false choice."

Interesting that this comes from Murdock, who is gay himself.

[PetroniusMaximus]

The let's hope his next act is "bedtime for Bonzo"!

[pissant]

Huckabee is the only one left with a solid record on the 2A. That still will not get me to vote for him, but it long ago eliminated the other 3 prima donnas.

[elizabetty]

What is this, Deroy Murdock of the LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS is not madly in love with Mitt Romney??

[sageb1]

“Huckabee is the only one left with a solid record on the 2A. That still will not get me to vote for him”

Not me either.

[SVTCobra03]

“Romney, like Reagan and Zell Miller before him, changed his mind on abortion and should be applauded, not criticized, for doing so. Romney, like Reagan and Zell Miller, has amply explained his reasons for his change of heart. I applaud him.”

Reagan and Miller changed their positions thru political epiphany; Romney changed his position thru political expediency. Nice try though.