Posted on 02/01/2008 7:26:16 AM PST by Reaganesque
Rick Santorum just endorsed Mitt Romney on the Laura Ingraham Show. I will post the transcript as soon as possible.
I’m trying to go too. Just need to find someone to pick up my daughter from school.
nobody is covering this ... Fox is talking about the Ted Olson endorsement of McCain.
not based on his record!
Which would you vote if Mike dropped out?
Well your vote for Huckabee is your choice. That is fine. No doubt if McCain is the nominee he might pick Huckabee for VP. That will sure help them get the amnesty and open borders they want, and the closing of Guantanamo will be next on their list. Oh, that is after McCain/Feingold and the Fairness Doctrine, and the full blown legislation to save the planet is in place.
They can all say all kinds of things. Being honest here too, your guy has a problem. Sadly in this day your word is not good enough. As I’ve posted before :I’m not that fond of Huckabee. If you can show me actual work Romney has done to fight abortion I’ll listen and consider him. I really hope what he says, is what he now believes. Time will tell. His may be 2012 though.
‘He’s making a good case on Laura right now.’
Yes, he did.
The part about McCain backers ‘laughing’ at the fact they ‘beat the Conservatives’ tells anyone in this forum all they need to know about John McCain.
AB, I think we are all being played and that we lost several months ago and just haven’t realized it yet.
no way huckabee outlasts romney. huckabee can’t have dime one left at this point and isn’t likely drawing much cash. HUCK NEEDS TO GET THE HECK OUT.
Yall first (and I promise to answer).I asked who the Romney base would vote for if Huckabee dropped out and no one has answered. Would Romney supporters go for McCain?
Ok,ok. I know yall don’t think he will drop out and he probably won’t,k?.lol The question was ifin say a 1 in a million occurance happened and he did...who would you then vote for?
in the primary? i’d write in fred thompson.
Guys, I’m not “drinkin”. I’m editing but I’m on someone else’s computer and the keys keep sticking.
He vetoed the bill providing state funding for human embryonic stem cell research (Theo Emery, "Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney Vetoes Stem Cell Bill," The Associated Press, 5/27/2005)
He vetoed a bill that provided for the "morning after pill" without a prescription because it is an abortifacient and would have been available to minors without parental notification and consent (Governor Mitt Romney, Op-Ed, "Why I Vetoed Contraception Bill," The Boston Globe, 7/26/2005)
He pledged to veto any bill that would expand access to RU-486, the abortion pill (Hugh Hewitt, "Interview with Governor Romney," The Hugh Hewitt Show, 7/27/2005) He vetoed legislation which would have redefined Massachusetts longstanding definition of the beginning of human life from fertilization to implantation (Governor Mitt Romney, Letter To The Massachusetts State Senate And House Of Representatives, 5/12/2005)
He supported parental notification laws and opposed efforts to weaken parental involvement (John McElhenny, "O'Brien And Romney Spar In Last Debate Before Election," The Associated Press, 10/29/2002)
He fought to promote abstinence education in public school classrooms with a program offered by faith-based Boston group Healthy Futures to middle school students. Gov. Romney's administration was the first in Massachusetts to use federal abstinence education funds for classroom programs. (Office of Gov. Mitt Romney, "Romney Announces Award of Abstinence Education Contract," Press Release, 4/20/2006)
Eight prominent leaders of pro-life and pro-family groups in Massachusetts wrote an open letter on January 11, 2007 praising Gov. Romney for his leadership and accomplishments in these important issues and attesting to his commitment to the pro-life and pro-family causes. (This letter is a MUST READ)
Excerpt: "Since well before 2003, we have been laboring in the trenches of Massachusetts, fighting for the family values you and we share. It is difficult work indeed – not for the faint of heart. In this challenging environment, Governor Romney has proven that he shares our values, as well as our determination to protect them.
"For four years, Governor Romney has been right there beside us, providing leadership on key issues – whether it was politically expedient to do so or not. He has stood on principle, and we have benefited greatly from having him with us.
"It is clear that Governor Romney has learned much since 1994 – to the benefit of our movement and our Commonwealth. In fact, the entire nation has benefited from his socially conservative, pro-family actions in office. As we explained earlier, his leadership on the marriage issue helped prevent our nation from being plunged into even worse legal turmoil following the court decision that forced “gay marriage” upon our Commonwealth.
"For that our country ought to be thankful. We certainly are.
Massachusetts Citizens for Life gave Governor Romney their 2007 Mullins Award for Outstanding Political Leadership recognizing him for consistently seeking to advance the pro-life cause while in office. The award was presented at the MCFL Mother's Day Pioneer Valley Dinner where Gov. Romney delivered the keynote speech.
Massachusetts Citizens For Life Executive Director Marie Sturgis: "Having Governor Romney in the corner office for the last four years has been one of the strongest assets the pro-life movement has had in Massachusetts." (Kathryn Jean Lopez, "An Early Massachusetts Primary," National Review Online, 1/10/2007)
Massachusetts Citizens For Life Pioneer Valley Chapter Chairman Kevin Jourdain: "Mitt Romney was a great Governor, who served with honor and distinction. But most importantly, he was a pro-life Governor. He vetoed a number of pro-abortion pieces of legislation and made many pro-life appointments. He was always there for us." (Kevin Jourdain, Remarks at Massachusetts Citizens for Life Mother's Day Pioneer Valley Dinner, Agawam, MA, 5/10/2007)
Governor Romney has received the important endorsement of James Bopp, Jr., a nationally-known constitutional lawyer, leading advocate for the pro-life movement, and author of the Human Life Amendment for the Republican Party Platform. James Bopp reviewed Romney's record as Governor and questioned him personally before giving Romney his endorsement. Bopp later joined the Romney Presidential campaign as a special adviser on life issues, an unpaid position.
James Bopp Jr. wrote about the record of Governor Romney:
"These actions as governor have lead leaders of the most important social conservative groups in Massachusetts, including Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Massachusetts Family Institute, and the Knights of Columbus, to observe that, while previous comments by Romney “are, taken by themselves, obviously worrisome to social conservatives including ourselves, they do not dovetail with the actions of Governor Romney from 2003 until now — and those actions positively and demonstrably impacted the social climate of Massachusetts.” They conclude that Romney “demonstrat[ed] [his] solid social conservative credentials by undertaking” these actions, and has therefore “proven that he shares our values, as well as our determination to protect them.” (James Bopp Jr., "The Best Choice Is Also a Good Choice - Why social conservatives should support Mitt Romney for president," National Review Online, 2/21/2007)
I don’t think endorsements mean as much any more.
mccain has the dnc vote fix machine.
Thank you. I’ll look at these and compare to Huckabee and McCain.
unfortunatly huckster is in for his own politics to “see what happens”
He is going to stay in through tuesday to see if enough one issue pro-life people will vote for him.
On cable national he is running his dead end abolish the IRS commercial. It is a scam spot as he just basically says “IRS baaaaad”. Ros Perot could have been more eloquent.
Not this Romney supporter. If Mitt would happen to drop out I would consider Mike, but I would never in any election vote for McCain
So am I.
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