Romney playing role in Calif. governor race (Meg Whitman)

Globe Staff ^ | February 21, 2009 | Sasha Issenberg

[restornu]

WASHINGTON - From a Lexington office complex, Mitt Romney's political action committee has ensured the former presidential candidate's omnipresence on cable news shows, ....

But for the next year and a half, the center of Romney's political universe will shift west to Sacramento, where key parts of his operation have reassembled on behalf of Meg Whitman, a longtime friend and former business colleague ....

The former eBay CEO is still readying her headquarters, but it has already become something of a campaign-in-exile for Romney's ambitions, which could include another presidential run in 2012....

"Mitt's going to be involved in dozens and dozens of races, but one that he's particularly excited about is the race for governor of California," said Eric Fehrnstrom, a Romney spokesman....

A Whitman victory could deliver Romney a valuable foothold in a state that will likely be a big, early prize on the Republican nominating calendar. Her 2010 campaign will also offer a...

Romney and Whitman both harshly criticized the $787 billion stimulus package championed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, saying it includes too much bloated spending and not enough tax cuts. Whitman is also railing against the plan, signed into law yesterday, of tax increases and spending cuts to plug California's $42 billion budget deficit, saying in a statement it "will kill jobs, hurt families, and make future deficits worse."

The parallel careers of Romney and Whitman - ...

Yet Romney is the only one of the three considered a possible 2012 presidential candidate, ...

[Badeye]

I don’t know anything about Meg Whitman, and don’t bother decending into the political insanity that is California.

The last time I did so, I caught all kinds of heat here at FR because I noted Arnold was the only kind of Republican that could win a statewide race there.

The MCclintock supporters still haven’t forgiven me to this day....(chuckle)

Although I think thats more about realizing I was correct back then more than anything else.

[EternalVigilance]

If they weren’t naive or stupid then you’ve dispensed with all the possible charitable characterizations. The other choices go steeply downhill from there.

[big'ol_freeper]

I wonder how long I’ll have to wait for the Romneyites to line up here to publicly endorse Whitman?

You won't get that. Not one will admit anything that will shine negatively on their "precious".

(Apologies to J.R.R. Tolkein)

[BarnacleCenturion]

If you just take his positions as stated by him, Romney is without question a Conservative. But the issue here is that some of you accuse him without evidence of being a liar trying to deceive conservatives into supporting him. The burden is on you to prove that. I have seen no evidence that he is dishonest or has ever failed to keep his word.

And he was never as liberal as you say. The healthcare thing in Mass was going to pass anyway and all he could do was keep the private sector as the service providers.

[TChris]

Do you endorse Whitman?

I don't know anything about the race. It's not my reason for posting.

I'm just trying to shoot down some of the more absurd Mitt-bashing crap, that's all.

One thing to keep in mind though, and it's always been a problem for Keyes and his supporters, is that you FREQUENTLY have to choose the candidate who is BETTER, but still not IDEAL. It's the very nature of politics.

[Finny]

Huh? What are you talking about? You are as "slick" in your semantics as your hero Romney. You go play your "cut and paste where I said 'conservative'" game with folks willing to waste their energy on the black hole of rationalization and deceit that you represent.

This is a conservative website. I guess then what you're saying is that you DON'T embrace conservative economic principles -- you just embrace economic principles, period, and you defy me to find where you said otherwise.

Man o manischevitz.

[big'ol_freeper]

But the issue here is that some of you accuse him without evidence of being a liar trying to deceive conservatives into supporting him.

That's really laughable. This thread is about his full and active support of a pro-abortion, pro-gun control candidate and you state there is no evidence. LOL...Ok.

[hedgetrimmer]

Her candidacy is dead in the water already in California.

She is a HUGE fan of h1b visa and wants to see the number raised. She is anti-American, apparently, and getting help from globalist Mitt Romney.

We already have a globalist in the governor's office. It's time to put an honest native Californian-American in Sacramento.

It's a deadly combo for the American people. Promote abortions on us, and promote foreign immigration to replace the people that we are aborting who would be American citizens working those jobs.

I'll bet the United Nations and the global socialist environmentalists love Meg Whitman.

[EternalVigilance]

I don’t know anything about Meg Whitman

Either you're lying, or you didn't read my post #46.

Pro-taxpayer funding of illegal aliens.

Pro-abort.

Pro-taxpayer-funding of abortions.

Gun-banner.

Exactly like Romney was as Governor of Massachusetts.

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>Where?

In my first post to you, I predicted what you believe. You didn't answer my rhetorical question, you just repeated my contention. Of course, you have no evidence to back up what you posted concerning the Huckabee factor and the Democrat crossover factor. Its just your opinion.

Well, my opinion is some Democrats did crossover and vote for McCain, but their effect was negligible. More important, if the Huck had dropped out, the vast majority of his support would have gone to McCain.

Again, bottom line, no more RudyMcRombee's!

>>>>>Romney in fact did receive more ‘Republican’ votes than McCain did in the primaries when both were still competing for the nomination.

That is laughable. When you find some solid evidence, post it and ping me. Until then, its just the rant of a delusional FReeper.

[EternalVigilance]

I don't know anything about the race.

And I think you're lying.

[hedgetrimmer]

Information about Meg Whitman and h1b immigration in post 88.

[hedgetrimmer]

If you just take his positions as stated by him, Romney is without question a Conservative

He's a globalist! That is NOT conservative. Globalists have pretty much done in our economy and this country needs to get them out of the political system ASAP.

[TChris]

And I think you're lying.

Well, you also think a lot of staunch conservatives are naive or stupid for supporting Mitt Romney.

Your opinions aren't worth much.

I'm not lying. The CA gov. race means nothing to me.

[Badeye]

Delusional is the poster that makes things up, as you do here, attribute it to another poster, as you do here, and then act self righteous as you do here.

I won’t bother pinging you to anything. Run along.

[EternalVigilance]

Is Mitt Romney’s strong support for this pro-abort, illegal-loving gunbanner proof that the former liberal Governor of Massachusetts was lying to conservatives during last year’s election?

[Finny]

You persist in deluding yourself and others. That was then -- this is now. When you're in an ice cream store that has three flavors and you pick vanilla, does that mean that a week later when you go to an ice cream store with 30 flavors you're still going to pick vanilla because you thought it was best among three then, therefore it must be best among 30 now?

I swear, you people delude yourselfs to the max. Truly, the behavior of Romney supporters is all one needs to know to soundly, confidently REJECT ROMNEY FROM THE GOP.

[Badeye]

‘I don’t know anything about Meg Whitman’

‘Either you’re lying, or you didn’t read my post #46. ‘

You aren’t worth a lie to me, and you didn’t ping me to #46, so you ‘guessed’ correctly, I didn’t read it.

Sheesh.

[TChris]

Is Mitt Romney’s strong support for this pro-abort, illegal-loving gunbanner proof that the former liberal Governor of Massachusetts was lying to conservatives during last year’s election?

Have you stopped abusing your children yet?

(The question is along the same lines as yours...)

[EternalVigilance]

Your opinions aren't worth much.

I'll file that under *examples of typical gross arrogance from Romney supporters*. If I have any room left on the hard drive after dealing with them in '08.