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 Saturday, February 3, 2007
As I mentioned earlier in the week, I had the opportunity to participate in the founding meeting of Women for FUTURE. This group is building numerous facilities around Iraq, providing support for Iraqi families to build up a foundation of education and oragnization, promoting volunteerism and self-reliance to Iraqi communities. The even was held on Capitol hill and attended by numerous officials including Senator Bennett from Utah.
The first clip I want to show you is of Colleen Parkin, who's son was killed in Iraq in a Helicopter accident. Her words should remind all of us why we are in Iraq and why should fight to win. Colleen is introduced by one of the women delegates from Iraq. Next, my wife and I performed for the event a song called "For Good" about reconcilation and the recognition that lives change other lives. Lastly, the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States, Samir Sumaidaie, translates for one of the women delegates from Iraq. Her words are right in line with the appreciation of the Iraqi people. Labels: iraq war  Friday, February 2, 2007
Hearing the news that Former Senator Jim Talent is going to be Mitt Romney's Domestic Policy Czar is great. As a former intern on his campaign last summer, Talent ran a hard-fought campaign that discussed issues that faced Missourians and the nation. From discussing farm issues, highway funding, the military, and health care, Senator Talent possessed the ideas and the knowledge of these topics and if he was reelected again, would have been valuable in the Senate in proposing an getting legislation passed. Tough loss for Missouri and a huge gain for Romney. Now with this smart guy on his side, he can prepare for the tough policy battles that he will have between Sen. John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Sen. Sam Brownback, and the others in this ever growing primary. His experience in the Missouri Legislature, the U.S. Congress, and Senate will be valuable to Gov. Romney in knowing what and how to propose exciting new policies in his campaign and in convincing the American public that he is the right choice for President. All I have to say is that it is great news to hear that Jim Talent is joining the staff and I am already thinking if there is space for me to intern in his campaign over the summer!
Hat Tip to HeavyM at Race42008 (HeavyM also put together the following chart.) The latest ARG poll shows these numbers:
McCain 27% (29) What's intersting is that Romney shot up 11 percent while Guiliani loosing 5, McCain loosing 2 and Gingrich loosing 3 (total of 10 between the 3). Romney seems to draw evenly from all three. Most impressively is this is done with a few small meeting and not much else. Wait till the debates get going an Romney starts hitting the PR mode of his campaign. Prediction: If Romney keeps this surge up for the next year, by next January he will be at 152% Way to go Romney!! Labels: New Hampshire, Polls
Labels: healthcare, video We all knew Hillary was up to no good with her failed socialist universal health care program. Now Hillary is stating she wants to seize the profits of oil companies and start a "strategic energy fund". I think she is slipping from her carefully crafted moderate position. This is good information for Mitt to have when he faces her in the general election. After all, Mitt is an extremely successful capitalist and instituted an innovative Republican style health care program in Massachusetts. For someone who claims to care about the common worker, Ms. Rodham is quite reckless with our economy and our jobs. Let's let Mitt handle our economy and health care instead.
On a related note see this website: TakeThoseProfits.com Labels: campaign, economy, hillary, mitt romney Dave Burris is live blogging from the Repulican Study Conference in Baltimore.
Listen in to his exclusive interview with Tom Delay! I'm here at the RSC meeting in Baltimore, and the first entrant into the press pit was former Majority Leader Tom DeLay. He talks about the future of conservatism in a Democrat-controlled Congress and about his new passion for blogging. MP3 File Labels: audio
Thursday, February 1, 2007
I wanted to get this up a lot sooner, but better late than never.
Romney was great at this event . . . not the most moving delivery I've heard from him, but solid and substantive. He had a great turnout and there was a great enthusiasm from those present. I also met Romney's eldest son Tagg (who was named after one of Mitt's good friends at BYU). Very nice guy and impressive as well.  In the picture with me are my wife, my mother-in-law (visiting from Alabama), and my co-fellow at U Iowa, Jim Howard. If you are like me, you like Romney. If you are like me, you like The Office.
So Lets put the two together. I would like to see Romney make a guest cameo on The Office. It probably won't happen. If it did, I gaurentee you I would watch it. Here are a couple of my scenes: Diversity DayLazy ScrantonAccording the the women I will see tonight... the future is very bright. The world would disagree.
Lead by former Iraqi Minister of State for Women Affairs, Dr. Azhar Al-Shakly,three delegates of Iraq's "Women for Future" are visiting with key leadership, including Senators Diane Feinstein, Robert Bennett, and Richard Durbin, as well as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Karen Hughes, to discuss the contributions women are making in the rebuiliding of Iraq. The group will also be honored at a special reception hosted by FUTURE (Families United Toward Universal Respect), www.womenforfuture.org, and the Iraqi Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Samir Sumaidaie, tonight on Capitol Hill. During the event, members of the delegation will share personal stories of courage, fortitude, organization, and self reliance. My wife and I will be singing at the event I hope to have some video later tomorrow. If you care to they could use your donation Romney caught some good wind from Fox news today.
Ann Coulter- Tears apart both McCain and Guiliani. She really seems to knock Guiliani: "I think he's the only one not able to beat Hillary." I don't know if that's True or not but, that's a bold statement. On Mitt she really purred out a "Yeeeessss" and he has a "proven ability to trick liberals into voting for him... He has a working knowledge of God." Her favoite of the top four. She said Gingrich is brilliant, but has missed his time- like 80's music. O'Reilly than lastly asked "It looks like you are Mitt Romney Person?" Ann said, "Yes" Fox and Friends- Doocy has a good interview with Romney. Notably- Romney said "Senator Brownback maybe more conservative on some issues than I am. I am what I am." Basically his point was that he does what he thinks is right on the issues, not trying to outdo anybody. Don't worry Mitt, when it comes to brownback, you don't have to try. Doocy said "I had a very good afternoon with the Romney's." The fox and friends crew than gives Romney some very good reviews. Romney promises after he announces he will come in and do the weather with Fox and Friends. That will be awesome. Here's a quick preview from Doocy this morning. Thank to reader Emily A. for the links. Labels: video  I'd like to introduce myself. I am Scott Allan of Scott Allan's World and I am honored to have been invited into My Man Mitt's Blogger Pool. I have included a picture of my beautiful family since I am nothing without them. I blog about anything that interests me including family, sports, news, technology, and entertainment with a strong emphasis on politics. Here is my post where I endorsed Mitt Romney on January 9, 2007.I grew up in Massachusetts and voted for Romney when he ran a good race against Ted Kennedy. Growing up in Massachusetts and ending up a Republican is not an easy task. My father was a Reagan Republican and showed me the the virtues and benefits of conservatism, self-reliance, hard work, equal opportunity, capitalism, low taxes, and love of my country. I majored in Politics at Brandeis University and was probably one of three Republicans on campus. The experience was good as I was highly exposed to progressive liberalism which not only strengthened my conservative beliefs, but also gave me some perspective on how the other side thinks. I moved to the more Republican friendly New Hampshire shortly before Romney was elected Governor of Massachusetts, but I followed the election and his term as Governor closely. I have since moved down to Birmingham, Alabama which I must say is quite different from the culture of Massachusetts. I love living here. It's very family oriented and people down here LOVE the United States of America as they should. I hope to be able to contribute to this blog from time to time. For today, I just wanted to mention that Ann Coulter was on Labels: blogs, mitt romney, Scott Allan Here's a short snippet from an interview with Mike Gallagher, the man with the ultimate conservative conversion story.
MP3 File SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST CLICK BELOW:   OR use our feed: XML Podcast Feed Labels: endoresements, mittcast Alabama Fundraising: State Rep. Jeff McLaughlin, D-Guntersville, said the PAC and its actions violate (Who cares about the spirit of the law?) Romney in NH today: Traveling with his son Craig, Romney will make Granite State stops at a Twelve points isn't a huge gap a year out with a candidate who has the name ID of Romney.  ROMNEY'S MORMONISM: Brody File: Has Romney Turned the Corner? Lawmakers differ on whether Romney's Mormonism an issue in presidential race Republican state Representative Gloria Haskins, a graduate of Bob Jones(I've never liked theocrats per se but even I didn't think people were that brazen about it!) The race for presidential cash in its infancy, Sen. John McCain reported NOTE: These are from 2006. Romney wasn't required to report for 2006 BUT: Romney seeks grass-roots support in S.C. Endorsements won't get the next president of the United States elected, former Still, it seems that the Republican Party has an opening for a conservative Governor Romney "Best Among Conservatives" -Moran: Governor Romney Is "personable, polite, cheerful, nice all the time, it seems." (ABC's "Nightline," 1/29/07) - Moran: "But a lot of people think Mitt Romney is going to be a formidable candidate. He's got the money, the skills, the looks, and the track record that might appeal to a lot of Republicans." (ABC's "Nightline," 1/29/07) Conservative Radio Host Mike Gallagher: "I've interviewed Mitt Romney a number of times. I like his ideology, he's right on the issues." (Fox News' "Fox Online," 1/30/07) - Stuart: "More Than 200" People Attend Event In Waterloo, Iowa. "Throughout the day, Romney presented himself as a personable, smart candidate, hoping to 'convince a few people that [he's] somebody who's worth giving a second look.' Stopping at Beck's Restaurant in Waterloo, the 'few people' turned out to be more than 200, and they didn't just come for the free food." (Matthew Stuart, "The Surprise Hit Candidate In Iowa," ABC News, 1/29/07) The [Columbia, SC] State: Governor Romney Greeted By "A Standing Room Only Crowd" In Columbia, South Carolina. "A standing room only crowd greeted presidential candidate Mitt Romney this morning at the Lizard's Thicket on Elmwood Avenue in Columbia. The former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential hopeful worked the crowd as servers delivered steaming plates of eggs, grits and cinnamon apples to diners that found themselves surrounded by television cameras and photographers." (The State's "S.C. Politics Today," Blog, "Romney Campaigns At Columbia Lizard's Thicket," http://thestatecom.typepad.com, 1/30/07) - Labels: mitt romney, press release Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Great 2 minute clip with Mitt Romney speaking on legal immigration.  We've taken pains to repurpose videos from the NRI Summit and upload them in sections to YouTube. As some reports have noted, there is a battle afoot on various social websites to overwhelm candidates with negative videos.A good part of our efforts at MyManMitt.com are geared to win that battle. So, if you would, take a moment and view the videos below, add the channel to your subscriptions, leave comments, and rate them! Thanks. Mitt Romney on Abortion Mitt Romney on Teamwork Mitt Romney on Budgets and Deficits Mitt Romney on Business and Government Mitt Romney on how NOT to do Healthcare Mitt Romney on America's Strength Mitt Romney on Taxes Mitt Romney on Healthcare Mitt Romney on Islamic Jihad Mitt Romney on Staying Competitive More videos will be added all the time! Labels: abortion, mitt romney, video
 (Drats!! Me pockets are empty! Can ye lone me 6.5 pennies!)From the Chicago Tribunes Swamp: Romney raids McCain piggy bank Labels: fundraising, McCain  Romney's visit in South Carolina had a not so surprising McCain/Anti-mormon moment.In the Boston Herald we read: "I don't think that I could see someone who is a member of a faith so contrary to my faith having my support," said state Rep. Gloria Haskins. Haskins is backing Sen. John McCain of Arizona, as are a number of key lawmakers.McCain has been playing on the Mormon train for quite a while. It was a supporter of his who ambushed Romney with Doctrinal questions not too long ago. This of course seem redundantly hypocritical. On one hand McCain plays the Anti-Mormon card in South Carolina, yet he has taken great pains to run a Mormon coup as seen with Utah Governor Huntsman and Atty. General Shurtleff. At some point Johnny, you will have to explain to your huge community of home town Mormons your need to use 'em and loose 'em. What will come of this? Probably more of things like this. ***Update*** Thanks to Dave I have this quote to add from Cindy Mostellar, the lady I previously mentioned who attacked Romney's religion last year. Yesterday, Charleston County GOP chairwoman Cyndi Mosteller, a Baptist, said, "The question is: Does Governor Romney support Joseph Smith's doctrines? We as evangelicals don't believe we can go in and change Paul's doctrine. I don't see how you move around this."No need to hide your feelings Cindy, just say what you think about Mormons. Labels: Anti-mormon, LDS Mormon Romney, McCain, south carolina  ALSO: McCain on Global Warming Mitt Romney hopes that the endorsement of the ABM Caucus will propel him to Includes Speaker of the Iowa State House Romney as a convert to Reaganism. Interesting quote: The president of Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist, on the other SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST CLICK BELOW: OR use our feed: XML Podcast Feed Labels: campaign, fundraising, mittcast Tuesday, January 30, 2007
David Brody over at CBN has been covering the presidential race at his blog The Brody File.
Some interesting posts: An interview with one of McCains top advisors in Iowa What McCain operatives are going to do is push his 20 year record where they will show how he's been solidly pro-life, strong on the war on terror and tough on wasteful spending. As for the marriage issue, this is the thinking within the campaign. They'll say he's a federalist at heart, that he believes in states to decide the marriage issue. They will point out how he has been principled on this issue and that the framers would want this to be a states only issue anyhow. But, having said that, his campaign will make the case that McCain would support a constitutional marriage amendment if certain conditions were present. For example, this is what McCain said a little more than a year ago. Intersting, but that sounds vaguely familiar Mr. McCain. Huckabee may be a tough sell to Evangelicals: Still, according to one prominent Evangelical leader (truly a mover and a shaker) that I just heard from, this person tells me: And lastly, Brody's masterpiece... Life News interviewed Bopp on his endorsement of Romney today:
Saying that former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush were converts to as well, Bopp told LifeNews.com that the pro-life community "needs to be open to those who have a sincere conversion to the pro-life cause." Labels: abortion, Bopp, Endorsement, Right to Life  The Wall Street Journal today highlighted the unique and savvy approach that the Romney camp utilized to start early fundraising before Mitt launched his committee. I put this forward unabashedly because I consider political donations to be a form of free speech.I'm not alone in this belief. Indeed, one of the great sources of angst that I and many other conservatives have with Senator McCain is the McCain-Feingold disaster. Back to Romney. The article begins: Federal law limits how much money individuals can give to presidential candidates -- $2,300 per election. But what about Compuware Inc. founder Peter Karmanos? Last year, he gave $250,000 to presidential aspirant and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Since 2004, 15 other Romney backers have sunk at least $100,000 each into the Republican's coffers, sometimes with a series of checks issued on a single day.Shocker! People donated money legally, efficiently and to the maximum amount allowed. How did they do this? Because he doesn't hold federal office, Mr. Romney became subject to the federal rules only after he set up a presidential exploratory committee earlier this month. Until then, his team took advantage of a little-noticed gap between federal and state law. While most states limit political donations, about a dozen don't. Mr. Romney's political team set up fund-raising committees in three of those: Michigan, Iowa and Alabama. During that time, his political action committees raised $7 million.Again, put yourself in the shoes of any campaign leader and ask: "what should I do to best the competition?" Oh, I know, raise legal funds among my grassroots state supporters and organizations to ramp up efforts moving into the 2007 political season. Here's a quick graphic they provided:  But wait, is this illegal. No, and it isn't even that new: Like Mr. Romney, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has a nonfederal committee, which collected more than $500,000 from labor unions before he became a Democratic presidential candidate. The 2002 campaign-finance law forbids such contributions to federal politicians or anyone who has officially opened a committee exploring a run for federal office. Mr. Vilsack, like Mr. Romney, isn't a federal office holder.So, let me get this straight, Romney's experienced team of advisers developed a way to raise funds legally to support potential efforts by raising money at the state level bypassing arcane and incumbent-focused federal laws that were put in place by his competitor, Senator McCain. This is not only smart campaigning but also a well-deserved shot across McCain's bow. Once again, to cite Hugh Hewitt, he's a great American, a lousy Senator and a terrible Republican. Vote Romney IMHO. As Newt Gingrich pointed out: "The McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law enacted in 2002 is an equally dangerous modern-day assault on the First Amendment. It could more accurately be called the McCain-Feingold censorship law because it stifles political speech, protects incumbent politicians and consolidates power in Washington. This law is of the Congress, by the Congress, and for the Congress, because it protects members of Congress by silencing opposing points of view.... McCain-Feingold explicitly rejects James Madison’s warning in Federalist 10 that the destruction of liberty in pursuit of “curing the mischief of factions” is worse than the disease itself." You can access the whole article here Labels: campaign, fundraising Today the Romney Campaign announced that James Bopp, Jr. Esq., has endorsed Mitt Romney for President and that he will serve as a special adviser on Life issues.
This is a major pickup for Romney. Let's take a look at it: WHO IS JAMES BOPP, JR. ESQ. (View full Bio here)
 WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT This is important on two levels. First, James Bopp is a trusted figure in the Pro-life movement. Hundreds, if not thousands of local pro-life leaders have used James Bopps legal memos in their activism. He has spoken at many pro-life events and conventions, including three that I've been at. This will go a long way in gaining the trust of the pro-life movement. It is also important on another level. James Bopp is one of the leading opponents of Campaign Finance Reform Laws, or put another way: McCain-Feingold. Consider the following: Bopp's actions at the RNC Winter Meeting:
The ban, which applies 30 days before primaries and 60 days before general She has since retired and has been replaced by Samuel Alito. FINAL ANALYSIS: Giuliani is completely unacceptable to Pro-Life issue voters. McCain, though, isn't as obvious in his threat to the Pro-Life movement. Romney's latest endorsement gives him a forceful, pro-life voice to remind the movement why McCain has been a threat to the movement. It's a two-for-one deal for the Romney Campaign: burnishing Romney's pro-life credentials and tarnishing McCain's. Labels: Endorsements, Giuliani, McCain, pro-life, Romney Check out this clip from an article on the American Prospect Online website:
But none of this has stopped some of the Christian right's most influential power brokers from offering endorsements and strategic help, signaling that Romney is doing more than pandering on abortion and gay marriage. He’s on board to change the courts and their interpretation of the Constitution. You see, the "Mormon issue" is overblown. If you still need more evidence, I encourage you to visit Evangelicals for Mitt. What more can be said? Support Mitt Romney! Donate to Mitt Romney's Presidential Run Today! Technorati Tags: Mitt Romney, 2008, Presidential Election, Election 2008. Labels: endoresements, issues, LDS Mormon Romney, mitt romney, religion Gov. Romney met appeared on last night's Nightline. Today, reactions from the NRI summit. Three challenges that the movement faces and why Mitt is your man for those challenges.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST CLICK BELOW: OR use our feed: XML Podcast Feed Labels: conservative, mittcast Romney: Roe vs Wade Cheapens Human Life
Boston Globe: Romney's business skills face a political test Romney in Columbia, SC today Romney in SC: Romney Gets Support in SC Every decision I have made as governor in a very liberal state has been on Romney in SC Mr. Romney, who said he inherited a $3 billion deficit when he became Romney stops in Columbia Romney on Nightline: The Surprise Hit Candidate in Iowa Romney Draws Fire for Seeming to Have Bought Rumsfeld's Iraq Line Religion Could Stunt Romney's White House Bid Interview excerpts General 2008: Disadvantage of Being a Senator Running for President GOP Right Sees Lemons in White House Race With nearly 20,000 votes in, Governor Romney won the first round of the
Pajamas Media Presidential Straw Poll with 26.2% of the vote, in comparison to Mayor Giuliani's 25.8% and Senator McCain's 5.1%. This follows a trend of success with Governor Romney and online polls, whether they be nationwide, like the GOP Bloggers poll he recently won, or state-specific, the Governor has a huge online following. Remember to vote early and often! There has been a lot of play the last day about John Edwards "Two Americas" and how he lives in house that is nearly the size of the other half.
 How many wives does this guy have in there? Monday, January 29, 2007
Very humorous.
Lots of news today
Romney goes after Clintons: Romney attacks Clintons 'Iraq policy' “I don’t think we should run our foreign policy based upon elections, election Clinton campaign responds Its always good to get under her skin enough to elicit a response. More NRI Summit: The Hill Romney addresses most social issues; mum on immigration NR's Lowry: Not impressed Romney in South Carolina with Sen. Jim Demint(R-SC): Where he was Picks up 3 major endorsements: Romney was endorsed by former Governor Jim Edwards, the first Republican NH Poll: Giuliani 33 McCain 32 Romney 21 Other 11 Undecided 3 From Boston's CBS 4: ...Mitt Romney up sharply over recent polling at 21 percent.For Romney,Not a bad showing for Romney. This is a Survey USA poll of 412 Likely Republican Primary Voters and has a margin of error of +/- 4.9% McCain trying to get under Romney's Skin: Red Sox pitcher Curt Shilling endorsing McCain McCain kicking off Express tour in....Massachusetts These are certainly interesting moves on McCain's part. It certainly shows you who he thinks is his biggest threat to the nomination. Democracy in Action has the most complete list of the staff & leadership working for the "Romney for President Exploratory Committee" that I've seen thus far. It also has a short background bio on most of the people listed.
Support Mitt Romney! Donate to Mitt Romney's Presidential Run Today! Technorati Tags: Mitt Romney, 2008, Presidential Election, Election 2008. Labels: campaign Read about it here.
Looks like we can look forward to some important local endorsements out of South Carolina today. On January 27, 2007, Mitt Romney gave the main address over dinner to the National Review Institute's Conservative Summit. We've broken the speech down into snippets for easy digestions:
On a funnier note: After Romney's keynote, Rob Long, Jonah Goldberg and Mark Steyn sat down to discuss, well... whatever entered their minds. Here was a quick exchange between Rob and Jonah at the beginning of the session just minutes after Romney had left the building (thanks goodness!): Labels: event, mitt, mitt romney, nri, video
More National Review Institute Coverage:
NYTIMES: Romney Appeals to Core Audience Romney to speak at Republican Study Committee Retreat later this week CNS: Romney Boffs Conservative Credentials National Association of Manufacturers on Romney at NRI Conservative Summit Romney Touts Conservative Side Jonathan V. Last: Romney: Great, but with baggage Romney Headlining MO Lincoln Days Dinner South Carolina Primary is Key Race for Florida Cash is On Congressional Endorsements Lieberman may Back GOP Candidate in 08 Of course, there's a lot of discussion about this topic. Mitt puts out his conversion story in some detail here.
Taking a $3 Billion deficit and turning it around is no small feat. Here's the background story behind Mitt Romney's success in MA.
We all know that government is a beast... a beastly inefficient ugly thing at times.
Here Mitt aptly contrasts the approaches of business vs. the behemoth. (Did I mention that I think government is big and bulky - good!) Video from the National Review Institute Conservative Summit. Mitt Romney discusses Dominoes Pizza and teamwork
Sunday, January 28, 2007
This video was posted by the Corner today.
Tomorrow we hope to have our high definition version up. Moments after announcing his official run for President, Huckabee refused to commit to not raise taxes as president.
Read it here. When you call yourself a true conservative, but can't committ to not raise taxes, you've got a problem. Romney facing more fire than other GOP hopefuls
Several Democratic political strategists say of the candidates now hoping for National Review Institute Roundup: ABC: Romney Acknowledges Shift on Abortion Boston Globe: Romney emphasizes conservative credentials CBN: Anti-Abortion Romney, Glance at Underdogs Hotline: Romney Reviews his Conversion Experience KJL at NRO's The Corner SEIU Praises Romney: On ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney’s health care plan: “You have to give him credit forChristian Right weighs in A really good and interesting article. A disturbing piece of it though: (James)Dobson seriously questioned whether a Mormon could be elected president
Kate O'Beirne in National Review on Romney's Pro-life Views State of the Race (good profiles on the candidates)Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — He’s riding Statehouse success onSouth Carolina Primary The topic of Romney's religion and his ability to remain independent is always a hot topi on the blogs. The Deseret News has an article on it today.
University of Utah Political Science Chairman Ron Hrebenar had these remarks: Noting that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is not only LDS but a Democrat, he said there's no evidence the church has sought to dictate to him in any way, though he went against the church's public position in opposing a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. I have no real opinion of how true that is on the Evangelical side. I do find it hard to say it is the case 100% with Evangelicals since they do not have one leader and the Protestant movement as a whole is definitly a "GrassRoots" style religion. But for those worried about an LDS influence I have quoted some important parts from the official LDS statement on church political neutrality: Elected officials who are Latter-day Saints make their own decisions and may not necessarily be in agreement with one another or even with a publicly stated Church position. While the Church may communicate its views to them, as it may to any other elected official, it recognizes that these officials still must make their own choices based on their best judgment and with consideration of the constituencies whom they were elected to represent.(Emphasis added)
The Church does not: This is a pretty upfront and strong statement. Two overall points: 1) Romney does not speak for the LDS Church 2) The LDS Church does not expect anymore out of an LDS politician than an a non-LDS politician. Now a request for all those who don't trust Romney based on his religion: Please show where Romney's religion has compromised his ability to govern. No one has ever come up with anything. Labels: LDS Mormon Romney |
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Fox News' Fred Barnes: "The candidate who's done the best among conservatives, I think, is Mitt Romney so far." (Fox News' "Special Report," 1/30/07)
ABC's Terry Moran: "There's Clearly A Lot Of Buzz Around This Guy Right Now." "So after spending a long day campaigning in Iowa with Mitt Romney, I was struck by a couple of things: First, the number of people who came out to see him even now, a full year before the caucuses. There were a couple hundred people in both Waterloo and Dubuque - for a candidate with low name recognition at this point in the race. There's clearly a lot of buzz around this guy right now." (Terry Moran's Blog, "Mitt Romney: The Interview," http://blogs.abcnews.com, 1/29/07)
The Associated Press : Romney Picks Up "Key Endorsements" In South Carolina. "On a cold winter day that made it seem more like New Hampshire than South Carolina, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney picked up three key endorsements Monday in the state with the first southern presidential primary. ... He was endorsed by former Gov. Jim Edwards, the first Republican elected governor in South Carolina since Reconstruction, former U.S. Rep. Tommy Hartnett and Republican National Committeewoman Cindy Costa." (Bruce Smith, "Romney Campaigns In SC With Sen. DeMint," The Associated Press, 1/29/07)
The Miami Herald: "The Romney Team Held A Full-Court Press" At The Florida Republican Convention. "The Romney team held a full-court press. They invited activists to a hospitality suite and brought the son to meetings with party leaders from every county - all of whom would vote in a straw poll. At the Friday night reception, former party chairman Al Cardenas and U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney walked him on stage." (Beth Reinhard, "GOP Elects Crist Ally As Leader," The Miami Herald, 1/28/07)
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