Mitt Romney's ("Pro-Life") Conversion

Weekly Standard ^ | 2/5/07

[Mr. Brightside]

Mitt Romney's Conversion

His pro-life turn is more recent than you think.

by Jennifer Rubin

02/05/2007

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is under fire as he pursues the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. A recent Internet video highlighted comments made during a 1994 debate against Sen. Edward Kennedy in which Romney declared that he supported a "woman's right to choose." ...

In the spring of 2002 Romney completed a Planned Parenthood questionnaire. Signed by Romney and dated April 9, 2002, it contained these responses:

Do you support the substance of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade? YES Do you support state funding of abortion services through Medicaid for low-income women? YES

...

Romney also completed the questionnaire NARAL, with this statement:

I respect and will protect a woman's right to choose. This choice is a deeply personal one. Women should be free to choose based on their own beliefs, not mine and not the government's. The truth is no candidate in the governor's race in either party would deny women abortion rights.

As he had with Planned Parenthood, Romney answered "Yes" to questions asking whether he supported Roe v. Wade and opposed attempts to restrict abortion.

...

Romney says he changed his mind in November 2004, when he met with a scientist from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. Romney claimed in a June 2006 interview that the researcher had told him: "'Look, you don't have to think about this stem cell research as a moral issue, because we kill the embryos after 14 days.'"

Romney went on to say that both he and his chief of staff had an epiphany, recognizing that embryonic stem cell research cheapened respect for human life. However, the scientist with whom Romney had met, Dr. Douglas Melton, disputed Romney's story.

[SQUID]

He is a fake. If he is the best we have we are in deep doodoo.

[Mr. Brightside]

But at least Romney is faking it.

Rudy is probably so emboldened by early support, he will not even fake being conservative.

[Calpernia]

BTTT!

More:

http://www.eyeon08.com/2006/12/09/romneys-real-problem-with-the-log-cabin-letter/
Romney’s real problem with the Log Cabin letter

A bunch of conservative blogs (here and here) are talking about today’s NYT article on Romney’s Log Cabin letter (Hotline has excerpts). The real interesting point is that they NYT got conservative leaders on record warning Romney that he has a real problem on his hand:

Paul Weyrich, a founder of the modern conservative movement, said: “Unless he comes out with an abject repudiation of this, I think it makes him out to be a hypocrite. And if he totally repudiates this, you have to ask, on what grounds?”

and:

“This is quite disturbing,” said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, who had praised Mr. Romney as a champion of traditional values at the group’s conference in late September. “This type of information is going to create a lot of problems for Governor Romney. He is going to have a hard time overcoming this.”


Excerpt, more at link


ROMNEY = RINO

[PatrickF4]

Just another attempt to be a fair weather politician to appeal to the "base". What is required is a leader with backbone. Right now, there's no one in line for that job. You can try to ignore the base (Guiliani), or you can flummox the base (McCain), or you can lie to the base (Romney); or you can take the base for granted (Hillary), or hide in obscurantism (Obama), or demagogue without conscience (Edwards)... the list goes on...

[Hydroshock]

I have doubts on his sincerity. If he had time to work for pro life causes, I might believe him. But is far it is just words. His actions as Governor however speak far louder.

[PatrickF4]

As govonor of Massachusetts, my home state, he supported the gay activists push for same-sex marriage, declared he was "pro-choice", and did all the things that were necessary for a politician to do to get into office here. Now, he wants national support, but oooops! Hypocrite, sudden convert, and political swindler.

[cricket]

Is this a case of 'some' Christians believing that only they can undergo a conversion? How about a 'change of heart'; possible - maybe? Does anyone have the right, to a change of mind; I mean it happens.

I'll take it; by whatever it is; because it is better than most alternative debates that Repubs are in engaged in right now.

So. . .meantime and for now; make mine. . .Mitt.

[sittnick]

I am willing to accept the possibility that he had a true change of heart. However, the "possibility" is not something that I am willing to risk the presidency on. I wish Mitt Romney well, and he might be good in a cabinet position. Or not. We have no way of being sure.

[flashbunny]

[Mr. Brightside]

THAT, my friend, is gonna leave a mark. (on Rudy)

Amazing how similar it is to Romney.

Nice piece here on Romney.

[EternalVigilance]

You betcha.

[shoebooty]

Yeah, up to our necks. I do not trust this man. Too much like Hitlery. Will say anything he needs to.

[Convert]

Couldn't you make some trading cards for Tony Snow?

[Convert]

Thank you for this info on mitt romney -

[Mr. Brightside]

Too much like Hitlery.

But much worse. Can you imagine Hillary flipping on abortion.

You could say that she at least has the courage of her convictions. She does not waiver from her (socialist) core beliefs.

[mittreport]

One of the best sites on the web for information about Mitt Romney and the 2008 presidential election:

http://www.mittreport.com

-MR
Together, we can find the truth...
http://www.mittreport.com

[msnimje]

I have had the same conversion. Nobody who knows me would call me a fake.

[msnimje]

By the way, do you know Ronald Reagan signed a bill that allowed abortion when he was the governor of California?

While campaigning for President Ronald Reagan said he was going to make abortion illegal.

Do you think he as a fake?

This is a subject that people must often come "to see the light" on. Especially those raised in liberal environments.

[SIDENET]

Agreed.