Romney Runs. Romney Stumbles.

New West ^ | 3-13-07 | Jill Kuraitis

[EternalVigilance]

Well, we need some political leaders like that, post haste, or this republic is in deep trouble. We can not afford faux conservatives in leadership at this time in our history.

[NapkinUser]

Also, can you justify the government telling you that you must own something, or buy something?

[EternalVigilance]

With regards to RomneyCare, I say you just watch and see how it works in Massachusetts and I think you will be surprise how it does.

It's already crumbling.

[Neu Pragmatist]

Who do you recommend ?

[EternalVigilance]

Not Romney.

[WOSG]

This is an uninformed trite rant from a liberal journalist.

Jill is a "A University of California, Santa Barbara graduate in theatre management, ..." has her own uninformed opinions and clearly has it 'out' for conservatives in Idaho (see her New West writings). But did she say anything substantive? Nope.

I heard similar BS about a candidate for Governor of Texas in 1994. .... oh yeah, it was G W Bush.

Romney, like Dan Quayle before him, should take their scorn as a badge of honor.

[WFTR]

It's no wonder that she didn't hear anything from Governor Romney. From the tone of her last few paragraphs, she was too busy wondering why all of the attention wasn't on her.

[NapkinUser]

Is it fair to say that if he had vetoed the AWB legislation that it would have been overidden by the legislature and the pro-gun provisions would have been scrapped?

I really don't know. But is it fair to say he could have signed it without saying this crapola?

“Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts. These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people.”
-Mitt Romney after signing the Massachusetts AWB.

[NathanR]

yes. never saw it, but there was one. they were in the gulf war, not the Korean.

[Neu Pragmatist]

Who then ?

[EternalVigilance]

Well, conservatives in Idaho are none too happy with him either. His support is to be found primarily among LDS members. That's why he was in Boise. That's where they are. And he's going to need traincar loads of their money to keep the hacks he's hired across the country going.

[nowandlater]

Interesting, the recent reports are $175/month instead of the projected $250/month. It looks like market forces are driving the pricing down.

[onyx]

He's a one percent fringer. Think President Alan Keyes.....lol. That was his guy and if the money is right, Keyes will likely run again.

[GSlob]

As the country is at war, I would rather get a good warrior of the anti-PC variety, and if I could get one then I could not care less whether he is a conservative, a faux conservative, or not a conservative at all. First things first.

[EternalVigilance]

You just go right on defending socialized medicine. See where it gets you.

[nowandlater]

Mitt Romney Ran as a Liberal in the 1994 Senate Race Against Ted Kennedy??? WRONG!!!

Some conservative critics of Mitt Romney claim he ran as a liberal in his 1994 campaign against Ted Kennedy for the U.S. Senate. They charge that only within the last two years has Romney attempted to build his conservative credentials in preparation for his run for the Republican nomination for U.S. President in 2008.

However, literature from the Romney campaign in 1994 reveals the truth about Romney's conservative positions on the issues in the Senate race. One campaign flyer unearthed from the 1994 race lists a side-by-side comparison of positions between Romney and Kennedy for 24 election issues. Images of the front and back of the flyer are available on the web. A closeup of the flyer with the candidate comparison on the issues is shown below:

Romney held the solid conservative position for 23 of the 24 issues listed; the only exception being the pledge to maintain the status quo in Massachusetts regarding a woman's right to choose. A pro-choice position in Massachusetts in 1994 was a socially moderate stance accommodating the large majority opinion of voters in the state. In hindsight, it was wrong for a conservative to accommodate a pro-choice stance even in a liberal state, a mistake that Romney freely admits today. However, it's understandable how a first-time candidate and former businessman running a crusade for fiscal conservatism with solid conservative positions on issues of crime, welfare, foreign policy, healthcare, and congressional reform in a very liberal state might accept the status quo on a social issue respecting the constituency he would represent.

[MHGinTN]

The weariest old adages flowed from Romney like so much water. “Look at my wife and me and our family if you want to know our values,” he said. I am astonished that it was you, EV, who posted this despicable piece of sludge journalism. The commonality of being a dedicated family man ought not be a negative for a man's character profile, but this piece of sludge implies it is. And you thought so much of this sewer sludge that you posted it proudly. Despicable ...

[TAdams8591]

"Anybody who has ever called Al Gore “wooden” has never seen Mitt Romney."

The above tells me the writer's judgement is sorely lacking, and thus the entire rest of his piece is suspect. He must not have seen Romney's C-PAC speech.

[Lancey Howard]

holy MOTHER of mercy

[Neu Pragmatist]

It is Mass and there were some good pro-gun parts to that bill. It's not like Romney was instituting the bill for the first time and pushing it down everyones throat . There is no way he could have vetoed that bill and made it go away . I think he took what he could get as far a pro-gun parts and let it ride on through .
This isn't Idaho or Florida we're talking about here .