I salute both McCain and Romney as politicians - with one finger on each hand.
I thank McCain for his service to his country. If Romney served in the military in any fashion, I salute his service as well (I honestly don’t know, although I doubt he did).
But neither will be getting my support. My principles are not for sale.
>>>I thank McCain for his service to his country.<<<
Since becoming a senator McCain has done nothing but disservice to our country. His tyranny is unforgivable.
Well put! Ditto
“I salute both McCain and Romney as politicians - with one finger on each hand...But neither will be getting my support. My principles are not for sale.” ~ MortMan
Have you seen these complaints in the NY Times made by the disappointed liberal voters in Mass last May?:
NY Times thecaucusblog/Comments section [Mass. voters talking about Romney on May 11, 2007]:
“.. he stated that he supported gay rights, but then attempted to have a Constitutional ammendment added to the ballot to have gay marriage banned in the state. ..”
“I firmly believe that he’ll ‘change his mind’ and go agree with his base if he’s elected just like he did on the abortion right’s issue. ..”
“.I will never forget when he vetoed the stem cell legilation after the bills’ sponsors had worked so hard at generating bi-partisan support. And he vetoed the bill ...”
“...If you want to know what Mitt is really about, please try to find his speeches to the Federalist Society to see what he’s really made of. ..”
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com
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11/10/2005 Mitt Romney addresses the Federalist Society
http://www2.nationalreview.com/corner/romneyaddress.pdf
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What is the Federalist Society?:
“...the Federalist Society, the expanding network of conservative lawyers who over the past quarter-century have played a leading role in reshaping the nation’s judiciary and setting high-level Republican administration policy. ..
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“..One of the group’s founding fathers was Edwin Meese, who would soon become attorney general under President Ronald Reagan. Olson was part of that Justice Department, and so was Giuliani, who served as its third-highest official. The plan was to sow talented conservatives at every level of the federal judiciary and ultimately gain a foothold at the Supreme Court. “That was very much on our minds,” Olson said.
It appears to be working as planned. When he took office in 2001, Bush leaned heavily on Federalists to create a legal power structure to continue the work of seeding the judiciary. Roberts, along with fellow conservatives Alito, Scalia and Thomas, now form a formidable bloc on the Supreme Court.
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Split among GOP camps
But as the Federalists have grown, they haven’t been immune to internal fissures. Federalists have key figures in both the Romney and Thompson campaigns who believe their candidate is a more worthy vessel for their legal philosophies. And they say they haven’t had to make the sort of compromise that Giuliani’s conservative supporters have.
David McIntosh, a former Indiana GOP congressman and gubernatorial candidate, is vice chairman of the Federalist Society, and he’s a domestic policy adviser to Thompson. Douglas Kmiec, another high-ranking official in the Reagan Justice Department, has gone with Romney, whom he calls “authentic.”
More: http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2007/09/giuliani_burnishes_conservativ.html
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Governor Mitt Romney Announces The Advisory Committee On The Constitution And The Courts
http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Constitution_Courts
Do your principles also include not voting and thus making it possible for the party of traitors to finish shredding our constitution and republic? I’m a Fredhead and I will with much disgust vote for the GOP candidate in order to try to make sure that the party of degenerates do no gain full power.
Well said.
(Neither Romney, nor any of his numerous able-bodied sons served in the military. Sorry, with that many sons, if the family respects, at all, people who serve, one would serve.)