Posted on 04/04/2008 6:39:47 PM PDT by neverdem
Social Conservatives Warn against Romney as McCain's VP
By Penny Starr
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
April 04, 2008
(CNSNews.com) - In a full-page letter ad that will run Saturday in an Arizona newspaper where Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will be on the presidential campaign trail, leading social conservatives warn the GOP hopeful against picking Mitt Romney as his vice presidential running mate. 
"I know (Romney) to be a very dangerous and deceitful person," Gregg Jackson told Cybercast News Service about his reasons for helping draft and signing the open-letter style ad.
"He's the only one to establish abortion on demand for $50 as part of his very own socialist health care plan," Jackson said, referring to the plan put into place in Massachusetts when Romney was governor of the state.
Jackson, author of "Conservative Comebacks to Liberal Lies" and a talk show host on WRKO in Boston, said Romney is the most liberal of all the presidential candidates, including Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Conservative activist Paul Weyrich, who supported Romney when he was in the presidential race, also signed the letter.
"We were very grateful when (Weyrich) came to see the light," Peter LaBarbera, founder of Republicans for Family Values and president of Americans for Truth, told Cybercast News Service.
LaBarbera and Jackson joined 24 others in signing the letter, a group that also included J. Matt Barber of Concerned Women for America and William J. Murray of the Religious Freedom Coalition.
LaBarbera said social conservatives want McCain to nominate "somebody that has solid pro-family and pro-life credentials."
Jackson said he had no doubts about the significance of McCain's VP choice.
"(McCain) will not win unless he can effectively mobilize and energize the GOP base, euphemistically called 'value voters' or Evangelical Christians," Jackson said. "There are 40 million of us, and I say, 'Hey Pal, if you want my vote, you'd better pick an authentically conservative running mate.'
"We don't want Hillary Clinton dressed up in a Reagan suit," he added.
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I read your posts, and I saw that being to the right of John McCain is an acceptable standard to you, and that you see Mitt Romney as he currently wants you to see him.
What you said and what I said are not exclusive of each other.
I know
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