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Mitt Romney:
Champion of Big Government
The Center for Small Government ^
| Carla Howell
Posted on 01/27/2008 4:48:03 PM PST by Tigen
Carla Howell is President of the Center For Small Government and heads the 2008 Massachusetts ballot initiative to END the Income Tax.
Is Mitt Romney the "economic conservative" he claims to be? Especially when it comes to tax and spend policies?
Now that he's running for president, let's compare his words with his deeds.
Taxes
Romney claims to be anti-tax. He even "took" a "no new taxes" pledge when he ran for Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. "Took" is in quotes because he refused to sign that pledge. His signature wasn't necessary, he claimed. He assured us that he's a man of his word.
But Mitt Romney has been a champion of new taxes. Government Spending
Mitt Romney claims to have cut the Massachusetts budget by "$2 billion." Sometimes he claims he cut it "$3 billion." The media gives him free advertising by parroting this myth repeatedly. They repeat it so often that even some libertarians assume it must be true.
But these "cuts" were merely budget games. Spending cuts in one area were simply moved into another area of the budget.
The Romney-Kennedy Alliance
But his grande finale was the worst of all: RomneyCare, Mitt Romney's version of socialized medicine.
By his own admission, he didn't plan his socialized medicine scheme until after the 2002 election.
During Romney's governor campaign, he convinced voters that his Democrat rival would be worse because she would saddle us with socialist tax and spend policies, he said.
But soon after he was elected, Romney started the drumbeat for socialized medicine. Three years later, he signed RomneyCare into law.
Much more there to read!!! Government Spending The Romney-Kennedy Alliance Romney's Words Versus Romney's Deeds
(Excerpt) Read more at centerforsmallgovernment.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; biggovernment; election; elections; mitt; romney; ronpaul
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To: Tigen
**Mitt Romney: Champion of Big Government**
And Champion of flip-flops. So many of them that he wins the gold.
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:38:42 PM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Names Ash Housewares
No, not "punishment." That's YOUR interpretation of it, rather like the pet who thinks he's being "punished" when his owners go on a trip without him. "Punishment" has nothing to do with it. It's our sole remaining option to get the party to change course before it's too late and the line between Democrat and Republican is so blurred that the Republican party will disappear completely -- and with it, American freedom ....
.... like the freedom Romney wants to remove with regard to health care choices, the freedom Romney has fought where individuals and employers might discriminate against the homosexual lifestyle if we please, our freedom Romney would soundly stomp and extinguish to reject or support the "global warming" hoax as we see fit with our own choices in cars, food, energy consumption, light bulbs -- rather than have it forced on us by a benevolent we-know-what's-best-for-you government.
You are in denial if you think that Romney or any of the other contenders aren't equal to Hillary in disrespect for freedom. I will not be part of electing Romney as a Republican president. I will try to be part of preventing it.
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:40:37 PM PST
by
Finny
(FOX News: "We report only what we like. You decide based on what we decide.")
To: dowcaet; Finny
I think the problem with Republicans is that theyre always looking for someone who is ideologically pure with a one hundred percent conservative bent on every issue. Thats impossible. We need to stop whining about how Fred Thompson or another conservative is not in the field, and deal with what we have.
Oh c'mon "dowcaet-since-1-20-2008"" we're doin' good to find a 45 percent conservative.
BTW, I'm really getting tired of you cheap-butt people coming on FR to shill for your candidate. Take out an ad instead of riding on the backs of people who have supported FR for years.
To: Rome2000
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:41:18 PM PST
by
Finny
(FOX News: "We report only what we like. You decide based on what we decide.")
To: Lijahsbubbe
Amen. It’s not about punishment or “teaching ‘em a lesson,” it’s about changing course if we can.
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:52:16 PM PST
by
Finny
(FOX News: "We report only what we like. You decide based on what we decide.")
To: Lijahsbubbe
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Top 10 RINOs (Republicans in Name Only)
Posted: 12/27/2005
Ranked by the editors of Human Events.
1. Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R.I.) Once approached by Democratic Leader Harry Reid to switch parties, Chafee has long supported liberal policies. He backs legal abortion, gay rights, federal-funded health care, strict environmental protections and a higher minimum wage. Opposes ANWR drilling. Also was the only Republican in Congress not to endorse the President’s reelection and one of three who tried to gut Bush’s tax cuts.
2. Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) A self-described “centrist,” Snowe scored a 100% pro-choice voting record as scored by NARAL and consistently votes with Democrats on social issues.
3. Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.) “Snarlin’ Arlen” warned Bush not to nominate judges who might overturn Roe v. Wade, joined Chaffee reducing tax cuts and supported Democrats on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, HMO and overtime regulation. Also opposed school choice in Washington, D.C.
4. Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) Voted with liberals on the 1999 tax cut, campaign finance reform and the partial-birth abortion ban. Also advocated “pay-as-you-go” tax cuts with spending increases in 2004, leading to a budget never agreed upon between the House and Senate.
5. Rep. Christopher Shays (Conn.) He led the House fight for McCain-Feingold campaign finance “reform.” He’s also prone to back environmental causes, gun control and abortion rights. He had no GOP challenger in 2004, but narrowly escaped defeat, 52% to 48%, by a Democratic opponent in the general election.
6. Gov. George Pataki (N.Y.) Helped unions raise pay and unionize Indian casinos. Has said, “I believe in a limited government, low taxes, a tough approach to crime. ... But I also believe in an activist government. I’m not one of those laissez-faire types.”
7. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (N.Y.) Over the course of his 23-year career, he’s gained considerable power (chairman of the Science Committee), despite amassing one of the most liberal voting records of any House Republican. Fought back conservative challengers in 2000 and 2002 and could face a GOP challenge in ’06.
8. Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) Has said, “I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country.” Supports civil unions and stringent gun laws. After visiting Houston, he criticized the city’s aesthetics, saying, “This is what happens when you don’t have zoning.”
9. Rep. Michael Castle (Del.) As president of the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership and key player in the so-called Tuesday Group lunches, he is a ring-leader of RINOs. He’s teamed with Democrats to make federal funding of embryonic stem cell research one of his top priorities.
10. Rep. Jim Leach (Iowa) One of only six House Republicans to vote against the Iraq War resolution in 2002, he was also the only Republican to vote against President Bush’s 2003 tax cuts. His support for environmental causes and abortion rights has won him liberal fans.
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:53:55 PM PST
by
Rome2000
(Peace is not an option)
To: Tigen
You know the GOP is in shambles when anyone ever elected as governor of Massachusetts or Mayor of New York is considered by many likely voters to be a conservative.
I refuse to believe that. This party is going to get pasted in November if Romney is nominated.
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:57:02 PM PST
by
AlGone2001
(He's not a baby anymore...)
To: Rome2000
Pathetic. And there are many more.
Like I said, people have it backwards. I’m paying them, they’re not paying me.
To: popdonnelly
"Romney could never, ever be the big government advocate Clinton and Obama are, even if he worked at it 24/7." Wrong. He actually got socialized health care passed into law. That's the rub. He's very efficient at getting things done. Sometimes the wrong things.
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posted on
01/27/2008 6:59:22 PM PST
by
CowboyJay
(Mittens... You lost me at 'man-dates'. Just say no to RiNO's.)
To: Rome2000
I noticed the geographic them of the list of RINOs.
There have been a few from the south, but they don’t come close to comparing to those on the list.
Zell Miller was way more conservative than all of them put together.
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posted on
01/27/2008 7:00:39 PM PST
by
AlGone2001
(He's not a baby anymore...)
To: Gator113; DWar
"Lets destroy all the GOP candidates and let Hillary become Queen...Shall We?" If allowed, that is exactly what these fools are going to do.
Excuse me. "If ALLOWED ...??????
What, you think that registered Republicans should be forced to support the primary winner in the general? You, thank God, have no say in what's "allowed" or not with regard to the decision I or any other person makes in supporting or not supporting the Republican candidate.
My STARS!!!! "If allowed ..." That is possibly the most frightening post I've ever seen on this forum.
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posted on
01/27/2008 7:01:11 PM PST
by
Finny
(FOX News: "We report only what we like. You decide based on what we decide.")
To: Finny
I hear ya.
Insanity is taking over FR.
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posted on
01/27/2008 7:03:26 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(For America's Revival - Alan Keyes 2008 - "Alan, you stood tall." - Ronald Reagan)
To: Nachum
Yeah, I can't bring myself to vote for any of them. I can't even rank them from bad to worse. The whole field is absolutely putrid.
Romney campaigned (in 1994) as a fiscal conservative and social liberal. He declined, for example, to endorse Newt Gingrichs Contract with America. Im not a partisan politician, he explained. My hope is that, after this election, it will be the moderates of both parties who control the Senate, not the Jesse Helmses.
He insisted that he was pro-choice and supported Roe v. Wade You will not see me wavering on that and he argued that hed be more progressive on gay issues than Ted Kennedy. In a letter to the Massachusetts Log Cabin Republicans, Romney wrote, I am not unaware of my opponents considerable record in the area of civil rights
For some voters it might be enough for me to simply match my opponents record in this area. But I believe we can and must do better
We must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern.
To: EternalVigilance
Insanity is taking over FR.Yep.
And that can be traced directly to the insanity that has overtaken the GOP. Here we have an election coming up that nearly any decent Republican candidate could sleepwalk through to a landslide victory, and look at the mess we have. Just look at the foul, pathetic mess....
Personally, I can't vote for any of them.
(Pinging Dick Cheney....)
To: Tigen
John McCain - father of the Great Lie and Great-great-great-etc Grandson of Benedict Arnold and Judas Iscariot.
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posted on
01/27/2008 7:15:17 PM PST
by
ZULU
(Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts and guns made America great.)
To: Lancey Howard
Me neither. That’s why I’ve worked to make sure that Dr. Keyes is on as many states’ ballots as possible. That way, none of them can claim that they didn’t have a choice when they made the Republican Party into the Evil Party II.
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posted on
01/27/2008 7:15:59 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(For America's Revival - Alan Keyes 2008 - "Alan, you stood tall." - Ronald Reagan)
To: Rome2000
8. Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.)
Has said, I believe that abortion should be safe and
legal in this country. Supports civil unions and
stringent gun laws. After visiting Houston, he
criticized the citys aesthetics, saying, This is what
happens when you dont have zoning.Romney on Abortion 1994, 2002 and now.Video Link
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posted on
01/27/2008 7:16:52 PM PST
by
Reagan Man
(FUHGETTABOUTIT Rudy....... Conservatives don't vote for liberals!)
To: EternalVigilance
I voted for Keyes in the 2000 primary.
To: Lancey Howard
Well, a bunch of great grassroots conservatives are now working to try and make sure you have that same choice this year.
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posted on
01/27/2008 7:21:06 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
(For America's Revival - Alan Keyes 2008 - "Alan, you stood tall." - Ronald Reagan)
To: Tigen
Oh, how they hate Mitt Romney. Just another reason to support him!!
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