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Romney strikes bipartisan tone at GOP fundraiser (praises Obama)
CNN ^ | April 2, 2009 | CNN

Posted on 04/02/2009 8:17:33 AM PDT by MaestroLC

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney praised President Obama at a GOP fundraising dinner Wednesday in front of a crowd that might have been expecting a heavy dose of rally-the-troops conservatism.

"I also think it's important for us to nod to the president when he's right," Romney said, after chiding the president's budget. "He will not always be wrong, and he's done some things I agree with."

Romney, who spoke at a dinner for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said he's pleased with the president's plans to "finish the job" in Iraq and Afghanistan -- lines that drew applause from the partisan audience. He also applauded the president for standing up to the auto industry.

"I hope he continues to be tough and shows some backbone because that industry is not going to make it unless we have real backbone and get those guys to fundamentally restructure all of their obligations," he said.

The former businessman even offered faint praise for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, saying that after a series of initial missteps, "I think he's finally getting close to the right answer."

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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Feel rallied?

Good-bye, Mr. Romney. Conservatism is the answer, not people like you and your neo-Statist philosophy. Your way has been an abject failure.

We should consider other more worthy candidates, like Jindal and Palin. We need true Conservatives that can articulate our philosophy.

Mitt Romney is not that person, and certainly not that leader, we should invest in for our future.

1 posted on 04/02/2009 8:17:34 AM PDT by MaestroLC
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To: MaestroLC

LOL the John McCain B team.


2 posted on 04/02/2009 8:18:40 AM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: MaestroLC

eccch

buh bye Mitch


3 posted on 04/02/2009 8:19:09 AM PDT by silverleaf (Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to lose")
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To: DirtyHarryY2K; rabscuttle385

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4 posted on 04/02/2009 8:19:23 AM PDT by rabscuttle385 ("If this be treason, then make the most of it!" —Patrick Henry)
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To: MaestroLC

5 posted on 04/02/2009 8:19:26 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands ("Failed Obama Administration" (TM))
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To: MaestroLC

Oh great, another “Republican” Obama sycophant. Just what we need. We need courageous leaders and we more of this nauseating gruel.


6 posted on 04/02/2009 8:20:00 AM PDT by Obadiah (Party - my house - on December 22, 2012!)
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To: MaestroLC

But he has NICE HAIR!!


7 posted on 04/02/2009 8:20:13 AM PDT by NCBraveheart (My inner child is a mean little SOB)
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Mitt,

There’s a hole in your glove.


8 posted on 04/02/2009 8:21:26 AM PDT by ak267
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To: MaestroLC

Marking this in the ‘why I would never vote for Mitt’ column. Instead of praising the President for meddling in private enterprises, he should be chastising him for it.


9 posted on 04/02/2009 8:22:05 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: P-Marlowe; BibChr

continuing leftward journey of Mitt Romney: or how a conservative converted cast aside his rebirth.


10 posted on 04/02/2009 8:22:47 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain, Pro Deo et Patria)
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As Ann Coulter said, the CRT -- the Crazy Romney Troofers -- will always spin everything Romney in a negative light. Saying someone is finally showing some backbone is not praise, but a critical observation and implies Obama has, heretofore, not shown any backbone at all.

Romney helped Senate Republicans raise more than $2 million at the fundraiser as they try to regroup in time for the 2010 mid-term elections. Romney, speaking without notes or teleprompter, ultimately drew a familiar line in the sand between Democrats, who he said favor heavy-handed government, and Republicans, who prefer individual freedom and free enterprise.
"I think the American people are seeing through what's happening," he said. "The Democrats are trying to use this crisis as a way to advance their philosophy of the supremacy of government, and I don't think they're being fooled."

Romney claimed the president "incorrectly believes that the 2008 elections settled the great issues that divide America. I don't believe that's the case. I watched the debates. The great issues were rarely discussed at all." Twenty-six GOP senators attended the event, dining under a massive projection screen bearing the slogan: "Republican senators vow to regain majority in 2010."

11 posted on 04/02/2009 8:23:36 AM PDT by redgirlinabluestate
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To: MEGoody

Ditto. no more gracious to the enemy rich guy rinos!


12 posted on 04/02/2009 8:24:20 AM PDT by gussiefinknottle (woof!woof!woof!)
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To: MaestroLC

That Mitt, he’s really one of a kind. Some of the Dems are starting to distance themselves from Obama, yet here comes Mitt, running towards the guy with arms outstretched.


13 posted on 04/02/2009 8:24:34 AM PDT by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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To: gussiefinknottle

They feel that they have to be gracious because Obama’s personal approval is so high.


14 posted on 04/02/2009 8:25:53 AM PDT by Callahan
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To: MaestroLC

One more reason NOT to vote for Romney.


15 posted on 04/02/2009 8:26:28 AM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: redgirlinabluestate
As the crowd welcomed him with a standing ovation, Romney warned that he'd be speaking seriously. This would be no pep rally full of political zingers.

"These are critical times," Romney said. "Defining times for the world and the nation."

Romney talked about what he saw as competing world philosophies, including that of jihadists, and critical times in history, like the Civil War and the American Revolution.

"Republicans are the revolutionaries of the day because we fervently, passionately, ardently believe that the individual accounts for the strength of America today," Romney said.

The former Massachusetts governor and businessman also explained how he sees the Democrats' view on power: that it lies in the hands of government and bureaucrats.

"We recognize it is the power of the individual that's made America what it is," Romney said.

He later continued, "I think the American people are seeing through what's happening. The Democrats are trying to use the crisis to further their philosphy of the supremacy of government ... The American people are not as thick as some would believe or have us believe."

16 posted on 04/02/2009 8:26:34 AM PDT by redgirlinabluestate
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To: MaestroLC

Just another example of why I couldn’t support McRomney.

We desperately need someone like Duncan Hunter.


17 posted on 04/02/2009 8:27:11 AM PDT by DakotaRed (Don't you wish you had supported a conservative when you had the chance?)
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To: redgirlinabluestate

Good point.


18 posted on 04/02/2009 8:27:17 AM PDT by marvlus
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To: MaestroLC

Mitt baby, you’re sounding like a real Masshole lately.


19 posted on 04/02/2009 8:27:29 AM PDT by Trod Upon (Obama: Making the Carter malaise look good. Misery Index in 3...2...1)
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To: DakotaRed
We desperately need someone like Duncan Hunter

..ditto to that Red...

20 posted on 04/02/2009 8:28:42 AM PDT by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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