Gov. Roemer isn’t pro-aborton. In June 2011, I called him, and I asked him his abortion views. He said, “I think that life begins at conception and that our goverment should ensure that we protect the lives of unborn babies.”
Doesn’t jibe with his record, Phil. He vetoed two anti-abortion bills in his last full year in the Governorship that were overridden by a then-heavily Dem legislature. It played more than a minor role in his defeat for reelection.
Still, I have to wonder why you’re so hung up on this guy, Phil. To run him for Senator in 2014 is absurd, as he will be 71. Tommy Thompson ought to be the example of why we shouldn’t be running anyone over the age of 65 (or maybe even 60) to be a freshman Senator. We should get behind folks like Jeff Landry, who will be a spritely 44 at the start of the January 2015 session (which was the same age when Roemer won the Governorship, 25 years ago).