Posted on 09/19/2011 8:40:36 AM PDT by xzins
The most prominent candidate for the GOP nomination is former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. ...the darling of the GOP establishment. George Will lists him as one of the few serious presidential candidates.
But should Romney be the GOP's presidential nominee? The answer is "absolutely not."
Although there is no "perfect conservative," and although conservatives have serious issues with every candidate running, Mitt Romney is nothing more than a strident liberal masquerading as a moderate. As Selwyn Duke rightly wrote in 2007, Romney is the Barack Obama of the GOP. Every Republican has made his share of mistakes, but Romney is a committed liberal on the whole spectrum of issues.
Conservatives know that Romney was pro-abortion for a long time before he first ran for the presidency in 2007, at which time he "changed his position" because he was now asking for the votes of conservatives. Romney has also supported "gay rights," and as Massachusetts governor, he implemented same-sex marriage by executive fiat.
In 2004, the MA Supreme Court ruled that the state's marriage law was unconstitutional -- but the Court did not rule, contrary to what is claimed, that gay marriage must be legalized and that the state constitution contains a "right" to marry. Yet, as soon as the ruling was issued, Romney commanded state agencies, by executive order, to start issuing marriage licenses to homosexual couples.
Romney is stridently liberal on fiscal and economic issues. He did not initially support the Bush tax cuts; he has long opposed (and continues to oppose) the flat tax, calling it "a tax cut for fat cats"; he used fee hikes and "loophole-closing measures" to balance the Massachusetts state budget;
Mitt believes that anthropogenic global warming is real and that humanity must act urgently to stop it.
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The free ride that Romney is getting is amazing. Others get attacked, but Romney is just quiet and isn’t challenged.
The last question-and-answer session with CNN had Perry receive many more questions and comments directed to him than Romney ever dreamed of. Maybe more than Romney has seen in the 3 q&a’s combined.
As I think about it, Bachmann has been the media’s foil in 2 of those 3.
I’m sure on Thursday that we’ll get to hear a replay of gardasil and immigration.
We’ll hear nothing of Romney’s abortion, marriage, tax, gun, and policy flip-flops.
“FINALLY!
someone starts talking about ROMNEY!”
I agree with you there!
“cost of abortion: see co-pay of $50 for an abortion.”
Romney, the phony.
“Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, Mike Huckabee “
Huckabee doesn’t surprise me, but I’m very disappointed in Ann and Laura.
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