Posted on 04/16/2012 10:47:55 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
Here are their positions on some major issues important to conservatives based on their actual records in government or past boasts.
| Issue | Obama | Romney | Newt |
| Advocated that abortion s/b safe & legal in America | y | y | n |
| Defended Roe v Wade as settled law | y | y | n |
| Advocated for abortion for underage girls without parental approval with judge's ok | y | y | n |
| Supported planned parenthood | y | y | n |
| Introduced $50 taxpayer funded abortion | y | y | n |
| Supports homosexual agenda | y | y | n |
| Better for homosexuals than Ted Kennedy | y | y | n |
| Ok with homosexuals in Scouts | y | y | n |
| Ok with homosexuals in military | y | y | n |
| Supported and still supports global warming hoax | y | y | n |
| Supports gun control (so-called "assault weapons" ban) | y | y | n |
| Supports amnesty for illegal aliens (by any other name it's still amnesty) | y | y | n |
| Is undeniable father of RomneyCare | n | y | n |
| Is undeniable grandfather of ObamaCare | n | y | n |
| Still boasts that RomneyCare is great! | y | y | n |
| Still boasts that RomneyCare is a "conservative solution" | n | y | n |
| Still believes RomneyCare is constitutional | y | y | n |
| Still believes individual mandate ok at state level | y | y | n |
| Believes state forcing individuals to buy health insurance is a conservative idea | n | y | n |
| Believes compulsory health insurance with mandates and penalties s/b imposed on all states at state level | n | y | n |
| Believes compulsory health insurance at state level is constitutional (states rights) | ? | y | n |
| Believes the state has constitutional power to force you into a private contract against your will for no other reason than you live there | y | y | n |
| Supports government "stimulus" spending claims more is necessary | y | y | n |
| Believes personal income tax should be cut drastically (15% flat tax) | n | n | y |
| Believes corp income tax should be cut drastically (12.5% corp rate) | n | n | y |
| Believes capital expenditures should be 100% expensed in first year | n | n | y |
| Believes capital gains tax should be eliminated | n | n | y |
| Believes estate tax (death tax) should be eliminated | n | n | y |
| Believes federal government must be drastically cut per constitutional limits | n | n | y |
| Believes unconstitutional federal functions like education should be returned to the states and people per tenth amendment | n | n | y |
| Believes social security/medicare s/b phased out/privatized/returned to states and people | n | n | y |
| Believes everyone at EPA should be fired and start over as an agency to look for solutions/not hinder industry | n | n | y |
| Believes the constitution restricts the government from infringing on inalienable rights | n | n | y |
| Appoints/supports/cowers to liberal activist judges | y | y | n |
| Will challenge activist judiciary | n | n | y |
| Believes in founding principles and has best conservative record to back it up | n | n | y |
My previous reply hopefully can also serve as a reply to you as well, here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2872793/posts?page=400#400
Karl Rove is Axlegrease’s secret weapon. He (Rove) has put up the weakest GOP candidate possible. Romney’s a complete fraud with zero conservative or even Republican credentials and every voter will know it. And way too much baggage. They’ll never get him through the bible belt. Romney’s toast if he’s the one.
I already voted for Newt!
If you consider Soros and the rest of the OneWorld crew neither foreign nor enemies, that is.
“ABO. Anybody But Obama”
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Many of these same folks who are bi*ching about Romney being our potential nominee, actively joined the likes of Politico and other Left-leaning rags in trashing our guys. Now they have the onions to sit here and cast condemnation on those of us who will support Romney if he becomes the nominee. Sorry guys, but when you joined Politco in their trashing of Bachmann and Cain, you helped bring this on.
Hmmm, now what was the famous FReeper line with regards to our earlier nominees? Oh yes, here it is: “They just aren't presidential...they just aren't ready for prime time!”
The press and party elites picked Romney last year. It's his "turn". Just like it was McCains.
I'm late to this thread (traveling today) so maybe someone has already asked on what basis you believe RomneyCare is not Constitutional. (I am referring to RomneyCare as something Massachusetts did to itself, as opposed to Federal legislation.) If so, would you please point me to the reply you gave some time ago, or else briefly state why you think the Constitution prohibits a State from imposing this upon its citizens.
ML/NJ
Nice strawman you have there. Who exactly on FreeRepublic are these dastardly cowards? Can you name names? Of course not. Unlike you, we form our opinions from conservative principles, not the flavor of the week. Go back to your RomneyBot echo chamber.
I don't know, but what I do know is that Boehner can work with the democrats, but hates the Tea Party. As soon as those people (who gave him his office) got to town, he set to work marginalizing or coopting them. In between crying spells. McConnell is worse than Boehner, and if our efforts lead to him being the Senate Majority Leader, then we will have wasted our time.
AMEN! historical grasp and historical achievements as Speaker of the House.
AMEN! historical grasp and historical achievements as Speaker of the House.
“Can you name names?”
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Can you tell me the basis of referring to me as a “Romneybot” considering my posting history? Of course not. ;-)
When did I call you a RomneyBot?
“When did I call you a RomneyBot?”
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COBOL2Java said:
“Go back to your RomneyBot echo chamber.”
Didn't pick him for me, did they pick them for you? Or are you saying the voters are to stupid? How are you going to educate them? Or do you just give up?
Do you expect to ever win an election if you can't overcome the elites and press? How? By re-electing Obama?
The way to gain control of the GOP is to leave it, and have the Republicans who still love their country come join a new conservative party.
A lot of good people are stuck in the RomneyBot echo chamber. We are trying mightily to get them out so they can see the light. But, if you enjoy being in there and absorbing the lies, well...
“None of the above” is quite appropriate for a Republican primary filled with candidates that could not keep their feet out of their mouths. There are a whole lot more reasons why Newt is not an acceptable candidate, not the least of which is his lack of personal integrity. Personally, I would have preferred a brokered convention with a new candidate to any of the candidates I was offered. Sounds like you’ll be voting for Willard this fall.
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