First you can lay of the personal attacks, especially one so absurd as saying that my facts and Romney quotes, are lies.
If you notice, you have that lonely letter written for his presidential campaign, versus years of conservative articles and mainstream articles, and the cold hard fact that he was radically for the homosexual agenda, which is undeniable since his own writings and campaign literature proves that.
Do you admit Romney’s own pro-homosexual loyalties?
You like letters? Here is a letter for you, do you think that it is fake?
I am writing to thank the Log Cabin Club of Massachusetts for the advice and support you have given to me during my campaign for the U.S. Senate and to seek the Club’s formal endorsement of my election. The Log Cabin Club has played a vital role in reinvigorating the Republican Party in Massachusetts and your endorsement is important to me because it will provide further confirmation that my campaign and approach to government is consistent with the values and vision of government we share.
I am pleased to have had an opportunity to talk with you and to meet many of you personally during your September meeting. I learned a great deal from those discussions and the many thoughtful questions you posed. As a result of our discussions and other interactions with gay and lesbian voters across the state, I am more convinced than ever before that as we seek to establish full equality for Americas gay and lesbian citizens, I will provide more effective leadership than my opponent.
I am not unaware of my opponent’s considerable record in the area of civil rights, or the commitment of Massachusetts voters to the principle of equality for all Americans. For some voters it might be enough for me to simply match my opponent’s record in this area. But I believe we can and must do better. If we are to achieve the goals we share, we must make equality for gays and lesbians a mainstream concern. My opponent cannot do this. I can and will.
We have discussed a number of important issues such as the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which I have agreed to co-sponsor, and if possible broaden to include housing and credit, and the bill to create a federal panel to find ways to reduce gay and lesbian youth suicide, which I also support. One issue I want to clarify concerns President Clinton’s “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue” military policy. I believe that the Clinton compromise was a step in the right direction. I am also convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nation’s military. That goal will only be reached when preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share.
As we begin the final phase of this campaign, I need your support more than ever. By working together, we will achieve the goals we share for Massachusetts and our Nation.
Sincerely,
W. Mitt Romney
big whoop... he supported DADT, and ENDA (an employer not being able to say “I’m firing you because you’re gay” or a bank being able to say “I’m denying you this loan because you’re gay”).
Now look at what he actually did as governor...
Aside from the letter above regarding his trying to get a Protection of Marriage referendum on the state ballot blocking gay marriage, and submitting “An Act Protecting Religious Freedom” to protect Catholic Charities from having to provide gay adoptions, he also did the following.
supported death penalty -”Additionally, Romney filed legislation to reinstate capital punishment, but was defeated in the Massachusetts House of Representatives on a 99-53 vote.”
http://www.conservapedia.com/Mitt_Romney
entitlement reform - Romney fought for legislation that would bring Massachusetts’ welfare system up to date with federal standards by increasing the number of hours each week recipients must work and establishing a five-year limit for receiving benefits. Much to his credit and to the dismay of many Massachusetts liberals, Romney successfully forced Medicaid recipients to make co-payments for some services and successfully pushed for legislative action forcing new state workers to contribute 25% of their health insurance costs, up from 15%. Governor Romney also deserves praise for proposing to revolutionize the Massachusetts state pension system by moving it from a defined benefit system to a defined contribution system.
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=905
repeatedly tried to lower tax rates - “In May of 2004, Mitt Romney proposed cutting the state’s income tax rate from 5.3% to 5.0%—a measure Massachusetts voters had approved in a 2000 referendum, but was blocked by the State Legislature in 2002. The proposed tax cut would have provided $675 million in relief over a year and a half. When the Massachusetts Legislature refused to budge, Romney proposed the same tax cut in 2005 and again in 2006 with no success. Romney was more successful when he took on the State Legislature for imposing a retroactive tax on capital gains earnings. After a bloody fight, Romney succeeded in passing a bill preventing the capital gains tax from being applied retroactively, resulting in a rebate of $275 million for capital gains taxes collected in 2002.”
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=905
Vetoed the 87% Democrat Legislature 844 times
http://www.conservapedia.com/Mitt_Romney
-vetoed a union card-check bill that would allow union organizing without secret ballot
-vetoed a moratorium on the opening of new charter schools
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=905
vetoed a bill that would have let illegal aliens pay in-state tuition costs at state colleges
vetoed bills that dealt with access to birth control, vetoed increased funding for state zoos,
vetoed the creation of a Massachusetts Asian-American commission,
vetoed many budget items in 2003, his first year in office. (That budget helped the state eliminate a $3 billion deficit without increasing personal income or sales taxes),
vetoed a bill that raised the Massachusetts minimum wage, vetoed a bill expanding stem cell research,
vetoed a bill making the morning-after pill available over the counter
http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/romneys-vetoes-seldom-stood?page=0,0
vetoed 8 parts of the healthcare bill including coverage for immigrants, vetoed dental, vetoed employer penalty
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060413/NEWS/304139962&cid=sitesearch