Posted on 06/17/2011 9:44:47 AM PDT by Kaslin
Reading Al Gore's comments on Mitt Romney we were reminded of all of the reason's we don't trust the man: "Good for Mitt Romney though we've long passed the point where weak lip-service is enough on the Climate Crisis. While other Republicans are running from the truth, he is sticking to his guns in the face of the anti-science wing of the Republican Party.
The so-called science of global warming is more media hype and Wall Street attempts to profit on trading carbon credits than it is real science. The scientific community is split on the topic with some climatologist predicting a new mini ice age. Mitt Romney's gullibility on this issue helps us understand why he has been so wrong on most of the vital issue of the last decade.
Romney is often trumpeted by his supporters as having business experience and they love to site this record of taking Massachusetts from a three billion dollar deficit to a one billion dollar surplus. But the cost of his balanced budgets was tough on business. Peter Nicholas, founder of Boston Scientific Corporation, stated it this way: tax rates on many corporations almost doubled because of legislation supported by Romney. Romney's tax policies were not helpful for many small businesses, when Romney took many IRS subchapter S businesses in Massachusetts and almost doubled their tax rates; it was an important disincentive to investment, growth and job creation.
The Cato Institute reports as Governor, Romney opposed $140 million in business tax hikes through the closing of loopholes in the tax code. This led to Joseph Crosby of the Council on State Taxation to say, Romney went further than any other governor in trying to wring money out of corporations.
Romney raised taxes on business by a total of $309 million. He increased taxes on business property. He then tried to raise taxes on hotels, but was stopped by the Democrat legislature. Romney at the time joined a coalition lobbying congress to tax internet activity, and he even supported a tax on out of state commuters.
Romney refused to support the Bush tax cuts while governor, and when campaigning for Governor, refused to sign the â?ono new taxes pledge, calling it government by gimmickry.
Now he wants us to believe he is a born again tax fighter.
But it is on the social issues that we get real heart burn. As star conservative researcher Steve Baldwin has pointed out: Romney changed his position on over thirty key issues as he prepared to run for President four years ago. Many of his conversion experiences are on issues we believe to be vital to the wellbeing of America's families.
As Governor Romney did great damage by unilaterally ordering homosexual marriage be instituted in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Constitution clearly prohibits the judicial branch from specifically changing marriage statutes so when the court issued the Goodridge opinion favoring homosexual marriage, all Romney had to do was to declare the court had no jurisdiction and ignore it. Instead Romney asserted the opinion was now the law and ordered town clerks and Justices of the Peace to marry homosexuals, even though the legislature never acted to codify the ruling.
But the reason we will never support him for President is an action he took in 2005. Governor Romney personally issued special Governor's one-day marriage licenses to 189 same-sex couples, including to a homosexual activist state senator and others of his personal friends in the homosexual community.
We believe he can call a homosexual union whatever he wants, but it will never be a marriage. Marriage is the union of one man with one woman ordained by God for the purpose of creating a family. Even a President Romney can't trump God and God's nature. Let's hope Republican primary voters are smart enough to never let it come to that possibility.
When Bob Dole was running for President, he was asked about the abortion plank in the Republican platform.
He replied, who cares no one pays any attention to that stuff.
Promises mean nothing, which is why we need leaders with character, not smooth talking hustlers, who have been on the public dole for decades.
Even a President Romney can't trump God and God's nature.
For someone who is working his way to godhood, it's within his nature to try.
Excellent point and they can make all kinds of promises, but being able to fulfill them is a completely different story
RUDY?????????????????????
Exactly the response I expected.
"All is hopeless. Third party is our only chance."
Which is, of course, the equivalent of political surrender.
I just have to doubt that Mit will generate a campaign that will oust Obama.
Right. Just say Hell no to Romney.
I confess. I would vote for Romney in the general. He would be the only valid choice.
I confess. I will vote for the most conservative Republican choice in the primaries. Which means I won't vote for Romney in the primary under any circumstances.
If that offends you, I won't apologize.
Abject stupidity never "offends" me; just... wearies me, is all.
Not my problem, thankfully.
Am I correct?
Not being contentious, just trying to clarify the distinction between our positions.
I’m afraid all the states with open primaries might give us Willard the RINO.
It is easy to see why Romney is the MSM’s favorite Republican.
Crooks from Taxachushits are not welcome in the rest of the country. Just look at the disgusting parade of politicians foisted on the nation by this ridiculous pinko state.
Am I correct?
If you genuinely interpret "No More RINOs" as being equivalent, rhetorically or otherwise, to "would prefer an Obama victory in 2012," then you are are neither honest enough nor intelligent enough to hold your own in any rational discussion on such matters with the likes of me.
Not being contentious; simply (and rightfully) dismissive of the same intellectually bucktoothed arguments as were mewled by all the same members of the anti-conservative apologia choir four years ago, in dull, unblinking support of that season's appointed RINO du jour.
Shorter: too damned old to smile sweetly while some anonymous internet anklebiter attempts to score cheapjack debating points by attempting to cram words in my mouth, son. Either "gather" better, or else stop wasting Daddy's time.
Yet, by your standards, I'm not a conservative.
That defines the problem we concservatives have.
Romney is sitting on 30% of the GOP vote. Which means that the non-Romney vote is approximately 70%. Like McCain, though, he's going to win...unless conservatives can unite behind somebody!
We're on the same side. Why are you giving me shit...???
Why are you giving me shit...???
Point to the specific word(s) above giving you trouble, comprehension-wise.
This article nails it. Spread it far and wide!
BINGO.
insanity - so true. if it happens again, they will get the same result.
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