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Saturday, February 24, 2007
posted by Justin Hart | 7:23 PM | permalink
What do you get when you pair Jennifer Dobner (the LDS Church watcher) and Glen Johnson (the Romney basher) together on an article about Romney's Marmon family roots? A hit piece like no other.

Jennifer is fairly tame in her decidedly left-leaning muckraking, though at times she inserts some fun axiomatic assumptions into her pieces (implying that the Mormon church would "punish" a man who entered into a "legal, same-sex marriage"). Glen has cut his teeth far deeper than Jennifer implying disappointment that Governor Romney doesn't carry over his displeasure with the Mass. Supreme Court into the public arena (see here and here). With their dual agendas the path to literary sniping was almost inevitable.

Actually, I got a call from a friend this morning who indicated that reporters were poking around down in Mexico trying to interview some of the supposed long-lost polygamous cousins of Mitt Romney. It says something about the personal integrity of Governor Romney that his detractors have to scour back 3 generations to literally dig up a skeleton in a closet... since his closet is pretty darn clean.

You see the main problem with AP hit pieces is that they don't state their claims.... they simply insinuate. So the article starts out like this:
While Mitt Romney condemns polygamy and its prior practice by his Mormon church, the Republican presidential candidate's great-grandfather had five wives and at least one of his great-great grandfathers had 12.
This would be funny if it weren't so contorted. They set up the sentence as a dichotomy but can't quite come to the realization of what that dichotomy is. So we need some MORE insinuation:
Romney's father, former Michigan Gov. George Romney, was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, where Mormons fled in the 1800s to escape religious persecution and U.S. laws forbidding polygamy. He and his family did not return to the United States until 1912, more than two decades after the church issued "The Manifesto" banning polygamy.
So the whispering voices that Dobner and Johnson want you to hear is that Romney Sr. was possibly a closet polygamist himself, that his immediate kin were Mormon defilers for decades and that Mitt obviously must have polyamorous leanings.

What any of this has to do with Romney's presidential aspirations is unclear. Except this: Dobner and Johnson do not want you to vote for him. And nothing pulls on a voters heart strings like the strange estrangement and tears of Mitt's Great Great grandmother:
"I felt that was more than I could endure, to have him divide his time and affections from me. I used to walk the floor and shed tears of sorrow. If anything will make a woman's heart ache, it is for her husband to take another wife. ... But I put my trust in my heavenly father, and prayed and pleaded with him to give me strength to bear this great trial."
Again, I ask. What does this have to do with Mitt? This is agenda press politics at its best!

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Do we have email addresses for these two? I'd like to see a Brody-style flood of email sent to them.



I did a bit of background checking on these two AP journalists.

Jennifer actually works out of their Salt Lake City office -- obviously not happy by her LDS surroundings. If you look at her story history, she reports on polygamy all the time. If anyone wants to contact her and call her out on this shameful story, email her at jdobner@ap.org; or call her at (801) 322-3405.

Glen Johnson on the other hand reported from Boston, where they are looking for every possible way to smear their former governor. And he is always looking for ways to highlight the other candidates.

Take a look at this glowing piece that Johnson did on Obama that doesn’t mention a negative thing in it, and of course doesn’t mention that Obama’s own father had multiple wives - http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/231641,3_1_EL27_A7OBAMA_S1.article.

The editors and publisher of the Associated Press should be ashamed.

-Cory




posted by Justin Hart | 12:36 PM | permalink
Mitt Romney for President
Photo from CBS News article/AP
Story bashing Romney and Bain Co.
Dean Barnett wonders aloud why the press has mustered so much energy against Romney. He suggests several reasons:
To start with the obvious Mitt Romney is most conservative candidate in the field who has, at present, a chance of winning. The press doesn’t like conservatives, or at the very least, is more hostile to conservatives than it is to liberals. The press sees everything regarding a conservative in the worst possible light; liberals are more likely to get the benefit of the doubt.
This is one thing that conservative forget. Regardless how you think Romney REALLY feels about the issues his public stance is THE conservative candidate in the GOP candidate slate. Dean continues:
A second reason is that Mitt Romney doesn’t look like a politician should, or at least the way the media thinks a Republican politician should. Given that Romney is constantly praised for his patrician demeanor, his impeccable manner and his smooth-as-silk politicking...
The press has come to expect Republicans to fit certain molds. They are supposed to be inarticulate and not quick on their feet. The press has stereotyped every Republican presidential nominee since Ford in this way. They are also supposed to be intellectually unimaginative or downright unintelligent. Again, every Republican presidential nominee since Ford has had to live with this label. They are further required to be creatures of politics who have accomplished nothing or next to nothing outside of the political world. Lastly, all Republicans ought to have a bit of Elmer Gantry in them. They should preach about morality and piety, but they should always be obliging enough to have at least a few skeletons jangling in their closet.
Think about our past slate of presidential candidates: Bush (inarticulate), Dole (dour), Bush 41 (unimpressive). Romney exudes something very different. As one press person put it: "Romney is straight out of central casting!" Dean summarizes this point:
Mitt Romney fails to live up to any of these stereotypes. Intellectually, Romney graduated Harvard’s Business and Law Schools with top honors. Furthermore, it seems like he’s completely unfamiliar with the media dictates that Republicans should wrestle with English like it’s a hostile foreign language and make themselves available for lampooning as dullards.
So why else are the press shooting at Romney?
Lastly, and probably most frustratingly for the media, the Romney closet is depressingly barren. When Mitt Romney talks about family values, he’s able to point to his own wife of 40 years and a brood of children and grandchildren that seems too good even for a Christmas card.
Barnett makes a great defense elsewhere on why this approach just won't work

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This site is pretty much one stop shopping. Good work.




posted by jason | 12:31 PM | permalink
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Ha! That's great. Did you doctor that photo Justin?



No doctoring here! The original story can be found on CBS News website:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/24/politics/ap/main2509660.shtml




posted by Ben Wren | 10:24 AM | permalink
Governor Romey Released the Following statement today on current environmental debate. Saying that South Carolina Governor was right on this issue he continued:
Unfortunately, some in the Republican Party are embracing the radical environmental ideas of the liberal left. As governor, I found that thoughtful environmentalism need not be anti-growth and anti-jobs. But Kyoto-style sweeping
mandates, imposed unilaterally in the United States, would kill jobs, depress growth and shift manufacturing to the dirtiest developing nations.

Republicans should never abandon pro-growth conservative principles in an effort to embrace the ideas of Al Gore. Instead of sweeping mandates, we must use America's power of innovation to develop alternative sources of energy and new technologies that use energy more efficiently.
Bonus points to the person who can figure out who the governor may be referring to

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posted by jason | 9:08 AM | permalink
Local Vermont Newspaper Editorial Board gives Romney the GOP edge by a nose.
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posted by Justin Hart | 8:11 AM | permalink
Hugh Hewitt sat down with Rudy this week and asked the mayor about Mitt's Mormon faith. Rudy responded:
Rudy, Mitt Romney, ReligionI think that the Governor’s religion is not an issue in any way in the campaign, and any more than John Kennedy as being a Catholic was an issue, or Senator Lieberman as being Jewish when we ran for vice president. I mean, these things…I think we’re way beyond that, and I don’t think it’ll be an issue. I mean, obviously, by an issue, people will comment on it, but I think the American people have gone way beyond that, and they’re willing…what they want to do is look at the person, and what kind of…how have you performed in public office, what have you done, have you acted as a fair, impartial person in dealing with people of all different religions or whatever. And if that’s the case, those are the issues, not is what is someone’s religion, but how have they acted.
Rudy is a decent guy who admittedly is ahead in the polls right now (but behind in fundraising and endorsements). We applaud Mayor G. and hope we can continue to focus on the issues. Cheers.

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I'm not going to be sad until after the first debate. This hasn't even started, and people are already looking at the polls. That is like getting sad about Boise State University, when the pre-game show hasn't even started! And we all know how Boise State did in the Fiesta Bowl this last year right?




Friday, February 23, 2007
posted by jason | 9:30 PM | permalink
Brody File has the scoop:
Out of all the Presidential contenders that showed up, Mitt Romney had the biggest turnout. An Evangelical leader who was inside the meeting told me that about 150 people showed up and that he received a "tremendous reception". About 100 people showed up at the McCain event. 80 for Brownback. This person tells me though that what's interesting is that the McCain and Brownback events were at the hotel where NRB was holding their convention. The Romney event was off site, about 2 miles away and he still drew the biggest crowd.
Really, this is reasonable to me. I drove through the middle of the night from Chicago to Detroit to live blog the official kick-off. 2 miles is nothing to see the next president.
I'm told that Romney was questioned firmly on the abortion question and his answers were not sound bite oriented. He actually gave detailed answers which were described as candid and honest. The topic of judges came up too and the war on terror. Judge Charles Pickering was there and he had questions for Romney as well.
Romney is honest and candid, he's a spectacular candidate. What's great about Romney is not only his ability to appeal to the social conservatives, but he has a hard line on terrorist and by far the keenest economic mind.

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posted by Justin Hart | 8:32 PM | permalink
bush, romneyMany thanks for reader Glenn for pointing us to this article.

Today, Elanor Clift, the wily leftist pundit, pens a quick piece entitled: "The Christian Right's Dream Candidate". She's speaking of Jeb Bush.

A lot of people believe that Jeb could win the primary and the general election handily if it weren't for one big handicap, his last name.

She notes that the debate is still out for who the Christian Right will choose, but the chosen successor for the Bushes?
The Bush family seems to be moving its chips to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Several of Jeb’s gubernatorial staffers have signed on with Romney, and Jeb’s sister, Doro Bush Koch, is cohosting a fund-raiser for him. Mom and Dad are reportedly telling friends he’s a fine man and the class act in the race. With front runner John McCain faltering and Rudy Giuliani an unlikely fit with Republican primary voters, Romney looks like the Bush Dynasty’s best bet.
Interesting!

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posted by Dave | 4:47 PM | permalink
Could they be ducking you-know-who? From the Hotline:

Sen. John McCain and Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani informed WMUR-TV in New Hampshire today that they will not participate in the April 4 debate -- the event labeled by CNN and WMUR as the "First in the nation" GOP debate.

Not anymore.

McCain will be in the Middle East and Giuliani cited unspecified scheduling conflicts, a person with direct knowledge of the debate refusals said.

CNN's Wolf Blitzer and WMUR's Scott Spradling are the hosts.

Both McCain and Giuliani accepted Nancy Reagan's invitation to participate in the 5/3 debate scheduled for the Reagan Library.
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This confirms that McCain and Guliani do NOT want to be poised in front of a camera next to Romney. They will come off as losers by comparison.




posted by Justin Hart | 3:12 PM | permalink
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Chart as of 2/23

We admit up front that this list is not official. We've gathered the names from public news articles and on the candidates website. With that in mind there is no mistake that Mitt Romney increased his endorsement edge.

The difference seems to be a good majority of the Utah delegation getting behind him and making their names public. But there were also numerous endorsements from Georgia and South Carolina. Next week we will make available an endorsement application that will allow you to make contributions to this effort. We will try to source each of these as well.

Mitt Romney
John McCain
Rudy Giuliani
245
118
22
Lawyer James Bopp, Jr.
Jay Sekulow
Former Senator Jim Talent
Former Representative Vin Weber
Glenn Hubbard
Greg Mankiw
Cesar Conda
John Cogan
Governor Matt Blunt
Former Governor Bill Owens
Former Governor James B. Edwards
Senator Robert Bennett
Senator Larry Craig
Senator Jim DeMint
Former Speaker Dennis Hastert
Representative Jim McCrery
Representative Dave Camp
Representative Howard "Buck" McKeon
Representative Bill Shuster
Representative Ed Whitfield
Representative Ginny Brown-Waite
Representative Hal Rogers
Representative Joe Knollenberg
Representative John Campbell
Representative John Duncan
Representative John Linder
Representative Marsha Blackburn
Representative Mike Rogers
Representative Mike Simpson
Representative Pete Hoekstra
Representative Phil Gingrey
Representative Ralph Regula
Representative Robert Aderholt
Representative Rodney Alexander
Representative Ron Lewis
Representative Tom Feeney
Representative Tom Price
Harry Cavanagh
Kevin DeMenna
Lee Hanley
Paul And Susan Gilbert
Wil Cardon
Former Lt. Governor Toni Jennings
Former House Speaker Allan Bense
Former Republican Party Of Florida Chairman Al Cardenas
Former House Speaker John Thrasher
Mayor Rick Baker, St. Petersburg
State Representative Anitere Flores
State Representative Dennis Baxley
State Representative Jennifer Carroll
Former State Representative Dudley Goodlette
Ann Herberger
Mandy Fletcher
Marc Reichelderfer
Sally Bradshaw
David Griffin
Van Poole
• Former House Speaker Brent Siegrist
• Former Congressional Candidate Brian Kennedy
• State House Republican Leader Christopher Rants
Senator Scott Brown
Senator Robert Hedlund
Minority Leader Bradley Jones
Assistant Minority Leader Mary Rogeness
Minority Whip George Peterson
Assistant Minority Whip John Lepper
Representative Fred Barrows
Representative Viriato deMacedo
Representative Lewis Evangelidis
Representative Paul Frost
Representative Susan Gifford
Representative Robert Hargraves
Representative Bradford Hill
Representative Donald Humason
Representative Jeffrey Davis Perry
Representative Elizabeth Poirier
Representative Karyn Polito
Representative Richard Ross
Representative Todd Smola
Representative Daniel Webster
Mayor Michael Sullivan, Lawrence
Sheriff Frank Cousins, Essex County
Sheriff James Cummings, Barnstable County
Sheriff Tom Hodgson, Bristol County
District Attorney Tim Cruz, Plymouth County
District Attorney Michael O'Keefe, Cape and Islands
District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel, Northwestern Counties
• Michigan House Republican Leader Craig DeRoche (R-Novi)
• Gerry Mason, Michigan Grassroots Chairman
Senator Cameron Brown
Senator Nancy Cassis
Senator Valde Garcia
Senator Jud Gilbert
Senator Roger Kahn
Senator Bruce Patterson
Senator Alan Sanborn

Senator Tony Stamas
Rep. Dan Acciavatti
Rep. Fran Amos
Rep. Dick Ball
Rep. Darwin Booher
Rep. Jack Brandenburg
Rep. Tom Casperson
Rep. Bruce Caswell
Rep. Bill Caul
Rep. John Garfield
Rep. Geoff Hansen
Rep. Dave Hildenbrand
Rep. Jack Hoogendyk
Rep. Ken Horn
Rep. Joe Hune
Rep. Rick Jones
Rep. Martin Knollenberg
Rep. Phil LaJoy
Rep. Jim Marleau
Rep. Kim Meltzer
Rep. Tim Moore
Rep. Chuck Moss
Rep. Neal Nitz
Rep. Paul Opsommer
Rep. Brian Palmer
Rep. Dave Palsrok
Rep. John Pastor
Rep. Phil Pavlov
Rep. Tom Pearce
Rep. Tonya Schuitmaker
Rep. Rick Shaffer
Rep. Fulton Sheen
Rep. John Stakoe
Rep. Howard Walker
• Former Representative Tommy Hartnett (R-SC)
Former Representative Tommy Hartnett
Terry Sullivan, State Director
George Ramsey, Political Director
Mike Green, Coalitions Director
Henry Fishburne
Dick Coen
Larry Richter
Wayland Moody
Ricky Horne
Paul Hogan
Bill Hewitt
Laura Hewitt
John Rivers
Joseph Murray
Gene Zurlo
Treasurer Kay Ivey
State Senator Joe Kyrillos
Cindy Costa
Darrell Crate
David Norcross
Donna Gosney
Jody Dow
June Hartley
Louis Pope
Lynn Windel
Peter Cianchette
Robert Manning
Ron Kaufman
Sara Gear Boyd
Solomon Yue
Tom Rath
Tony Parker
Vance Day
Christopher Collins, Managing Member of First Atlantic Capital, LLC
Mark Guzzetta, President of Gemstone Development
Jon Huntsman Sr., Chairman of the Huntsman Corporation
John Miller, Founding Member of National Beef Packing Company
John Rakolta, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Walbridge Aldinger
Ambassador Mel Sembler, Chairman of the Board of The Sembler Company
Tom Tellefsen, President of Tellefsen Investments
Ted Welch, Owner of Ted Welch Investments
Meg Whitman, President and CEO of eBay
Senate President John L. Valentine
Majority Leader Curtis S. Bramble
Majority Whip Dan R. Eastman
Assistant Majority Whip Sheldon Killpack
Senator D. Chris Buttars
Senator Allen M. Christensen
Senator Margaret Dayton
Senator John W. (Bill) Hickman
Senator Lyle W. Hillyard
Senator Scott K. Jenkins
Senator Peter C. Knudson
Senator Mark B. Madsen
Senator Howard A. Stephenson
Senator Dennis E. Stowell
Senator Kevin VanTassell
Senator Carlene M. Walker
Speaker Greg J. Curtis
Majority Leader David Clark
Majority Whip Gordon E. Snow
Assistant Majority Whip Brad L. Dee
Rules Chair Stephen H. Urquhart
Representative Douglas C. Aagard
Representative Sylvia S. Andersen
Representative Jim Bird
Representative DeMar Bud Bowman
Representative Melvin R. Brown
Representative Stephen D. Clark
Representative Bradley M. Daw
Representative Glenn A. Donnelson
Representative Jack Draxler
Representative Ben C. Ferry
Representative Julie Fisher
Representative Craig A. Frank
Representative Kevin S. Garn
Representative Kerry W. Gibson
Representative Keith Grover
Representative Wayne A. Harper
Representative Christopher N. Herrod
Representative Kory M. Holdaway
Representative Gregory H. Hughes
Representative Fred Hunsaker
Representative Eric K. Hutchings
Representative Todd E. Kiser
Representative Bradley G. Last
Representative Steven R. Mascaro
Representative John G. Mathis
Representative Kay L. McIff
Representative Ronda Rudd Menlove
Representative Michael T. Morley
Representative Michael E. Noel
Representative Curtis Oda
Representative Aaron Tilton
Representative Mark W. Walker
Representative Richard W. Wheeler
Representative Carl Wimmer
Representative Scott L. Wyatt
Senator Orrin Hatch
Georgia House Speaker Pro Tempore Mark Burkhalter
Eric J. Tanenblatt
Sam Olens
Oscar N. Persons
Fred Cooper
Nancy Coverdell
Senator Bill Mescher
Councilman Joe Dill
Representative Alan Clemmons
Representative Nikki Haley
Representative Chip Huggins
Representative Ted Pitts
Senator Ronnie Cromer
Representative Nathan Ballentine
Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers
Marlys Popma
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.)
Rep. Rick Renzi (Ariz.)
Rep. Ray LaHood (Ill.)
Rep. Jeff Flake (Ariz.)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.)
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (Fla.)
Sen. Gordon Smith (Ore.)
Sen. Trent Lott (Miss.)
Sen. Jon Kyl (Ariz.)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.)
Sen. John Thune
Cory Tilley
J. Antonio Villamil
John "Mac" Stipanovich
Governor Bob Martinez
Matt Mayberry
John Chambers
Fred Smith
Guy Rodgers
Manny Kadre
Marty Fiorentino
Brian Ballard
David Azbell
De Byerly
Marlene D. Elwell
Fred Zeidman
Dax Swatek
Eileen Weiser
George Dean Johnson, Jr
Hayden Dempsey
Ed Failor, Jr., Executive Vice President of Iowans for Tax Relief
Rob Gray
Maxine Sieleman
Trey Walker
Steve Schmidt
John Thain
Jerry Perenchio;
John A. Moran;
Thomas G. Loeffler;
James B. Lee, Jr.;
Lewis M. Eisenberg
Donald R. Diamond
Donald Bren
James Huffines
Florida Republican Party Vice Chairman J. Allison DeFoor
Florida Attorney General Jim Smith
Governor Jane Swift
Macomb County Republican Chairwoman Janice Nearon
Michigan Republican Party Ethnic Vice Chair Andrew Wendt
state Rep. David Law
state Rep. Lorence Wenke
state Rep. Glenn Steil, Jr
state Rep. Judy Emmons
Senator Randy Richardville
Agustin G. Corbella
Jon Huntsman
Mark Shurtleff
Governor William P. Clements
Robert Mosbacher
R. McCombs
Mike Cox
Dave Dishaw
Chairman Glenn Clark
Doug Smith
Alec Poitevint
South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond
Michigan RNC Committeeman Chuck Yob
Republican National Committeewoman Holly Hughes
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
Bobby Harrell, Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
State Senator Michelle McManus
Karen Slifka, Regional Political Director for the Republican National
U.S. Senate candidate Keith Butler
Rep. Spencer Bachus
John E. Lyons, Jr.
Senator Wayne Kuipers
Senator Olympia Snowe
Senator Susan Collins
Representative Josh Tardy
State Senator John Gallus
Representative Bill Remick
Representative John Tholl, Jr
former Michigan House Speakers Chuck Perricone
Speaker Johnson
Rep. Fred Upton (MI-06)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (AL-06)
Rep. John Shadegg (AZ-03)
Rep. John Shimkus (IL-19)
Rep. Mark Kirk (IL-10)
Rep. Dan Lungren (CA-03)
George Gallo
Assistant Minority Leader Kevin Elsenheimer
Representative Kevin Elsenheimer
Minority Floor Leader Chris Ward
Winton Blount III
Rep. Ric Keller
Rep. LaTourette
Alabama Republican Party Executive Director Tim Howe
Mayor Carlos Alvarez
Rep. Ric Keller
Rep. LaTourette
Alabama Republican Party Executive Director Tim Howe
Mayor Carlos Alvarez
Rep. Christopher Shays
Republican National Committeewoman Eileen Slocum
Rep. Robert Watson
Former Senator Phil Gramm
Attorney General McKenna
Congressman Chip Pickering (MS-03)
Governor Mitch Daniels
Michigan State Senator John Pappageorge
Governor Frank Keating
Rep. Mike Castle
Delaware Speaker of the House Terry Spence
Former Senator Mike DeWine
Senator Hugh Leatherman
Candice Miller
Susan Molinari
David Dreier
Dr. Mark P. Campbell
Rick Wiley
Bill Stepien
Jake Menges
Cary Evans
K.C. Jones
Matthew R. Mahoney
Brian Cresta
Michael Knapik
Brian Lees
Bruce Tarr
Richard Tisei
Ted Olson
Pennsylvania Congressman Charlie Dent
Rep. Mary Bono (R-Calif.)
Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.)
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All these years i've been critical of professional politicians, and now it looks like I owe 245 of them an apology.



You need to included U.S. Senator Wayne Allard on this list, he just endorsed Romney.




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Just an announcement, I have started on as a contributor for www.Race42008.com. It's a great site ran by Kavon Nikrad. Basically the jist of the site is 5-10 contributors blogging for a candidate they favor- mine is Hagel (that's a joke), with an open comments section. It's a lot of fun to read and I would encourage all of you Romney Die-Hards to visit, comment often and support OurManMitt.
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posted by Jon | 12:44 PM | permalink
Before I get too much into the gist of my post, I feel an introduction of sorts is in order. My name is Jon and I currently run Blogs For Mitt. Most of what I’ve managed to do so far is a Daily Roundup of Mitt coverage. The guys here at MyManMitt were nice enough to invite me to do the occasional post and this is the first chance I’ve gotten to take them up on their offer.

Now on to what I wanted to write about.

With the inauguration of George W. Bush, there came to the Oval Office the first man to serve there who had been schooled in the ways and art of Business. Bush holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School. Mitt holds this same degree in addition to his Law degree – both from Harvard. I hold an MBA as well, albeit not from Harvard.

Part of any MBA curriculum are courses dedicated to teaching the principles of marketing. Every student has to take these classes, and although most people see such classes as “fluff” when compared to the hard sciences of accounting, finance and economics. The bottom line is you can finance, design, and build the best products known to man kind but if you don’t find innovative ways to induce people to buy them your business will eventually find its way into bankruptcy.

Some politicians are either good at marketing themselves or they have people who are good at doing it for them. As in the world of business, politics is a competitive environment. How a politician deals with his/her opponent is probably more important than what he or she actually says and does over the course of the campaign.

One of the first things taught in advanced Marketing courses is the hard and fast rule that you don’t demean your competition. Highlighting differences and areas in which you or your product out performs the competition is important. Slamming the competition’s product or representatives has a tendency to leave a bad taste in the mouth of the customer.

While this analogy can only be loosely fitted to the political world in which we now find ourselves, there are some quite recent examples of how some Presidential contenders deal with their opponents. Take first the Hillary-Obama Dust Up. Both of those Democratic contenders – more Hillary than Obama – took an issue which should’ve died a quick death and turned it into a media frenzy. In this case, not all publicity is good publicity.

Compare and contrast that with Mitt’s statements today in New Hampshire. When asked about his thoughts on the Hillary-Obama Cage Match, Mitt said:
It's great, isn't it? I love to see it when it happens on the other side.
After referring to his primary opponents – Arizona Senator John McCain and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani – as “friends” and “national heroes” Mitt had this observation about the upcoming campaign:
I respect them. I'm sure we'll disagree on issues from time to time, but I doubt you'll see the rancor that apparently may exist elsewhere. (Emphasis Added)
This, dear reader, is the hallmark of someone who understands the importance of marketing perception. He doesn’t need to come out and directly attack his competition. All that will come out in the wash anyway. Mitt is marketing the positive aspects of what he has to offer the country as her next President.

That’s what will separate him from the pack.
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posted by Justin Hart | 9:33 AM | permalink
National Religious Broadcasters Convention, February 18, 2007, Orlando
comments by Mark DeMoss


Mark DeMoss, Mitt RomneyLast September, after months of personal research, I sat in the office of a remarkable man. I was meeting, for the first time in person, a 59 year-old man who:
  • Has been married to the same woman, his fist wife, for 37 years
  • Is an amazingly successful businessman, with a long track record of making and managing money, hiring talented people, and solving complex problems
  • Restored integrity, order, and profit to an Olympic Games mired in a bribery scandal and heavy debt
  • Was elected governor of the most liberal state in the nation; and later elected by his 26 fellow Republican colleagues as chairman of the Republican Governor’s Association
  • Defended the Biblical definition of marriage, marriage between a man and a woman, against great opposition
  • Objects to embryonic stem-cell research, even though his wife Ann has multiple sclerosis
  • Believes that life begins at conception and should be protected at all cost
Now, I think most of us in this room would say, “Wow! That’s just the kind of leader I’ve been looking for.” Well, this man, Gov. Mitt Romney, is also a Mormon—which is why I was sitting in his office that September afternoon.

You see, I had been hearing that evangelicals would not support a Mormon for president (even though we’ve worked closely with them for 30 years on a host of issues of importance to us); and that thinking bothered me.

After all, I would not want people to say, “I could never vote for an evangelical—those people are crazy.” I further thought that if one-third of evangelicals saw fit to vote for Bill Clinton—the second time—a Southern Baptist who doesn’t share my values, surely we could consider a Mormon who does share and practice these values.

So, as I think about our country and the next election, I have concluded two things:
  1. I care more that a candidate represents my values, than that he or she shares my faith or theology.
  2. I have an answer to the question, “Could I ever vote for a Mormon?” It depends on who the Mormon is! The question should not be “Could I vote for a Mormon,” but rather, “could I vote for this Mormon.” Or could I vote for that Southern Baptist, or this Methodist, or that Catholic?
After all, there are Mormons Mitt Romney would not vote for; and there are Southern Baptists I would not vote for.

I believe when evaluating a candidate for this important office, we should evaluate the whole of a person’s life—his experience, his behavior, his family, his intellect, his integrity, and his character.

That September day, in the Massachusetts Statehouse, I told Gov. Romney two things: I told him I wanted to help him; and I told him I wasn’t for hire. I was looking for a candidate, not a client.

A month later I was fortunate to spend a day in the governor’s home, getting to know him and his wife better; and I quickly developed a friendship and a conviction that this is a special man and a rare kind of leader.

So I have tried to introduce Gov. Romney, and his wonderful wife Ann, to fellow evangelicals ever since, and I’m honored that they have come to Orlando today to meet with us. I am convinced that if “values voters” are looking for a candidate with real values, you are about to meet the real thing.

So after Jay Sekulow, my co-host for this meeting today, shares a few additional comments, I am proud to join him in introducing my special friends,

Gov. and Mrs. Mitt Romney.

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posted by jason | 8:41 AM | permalink
Go Here and Vote for our own Dave Burris.

I was reading Dave Burris's wonderful blog First State Politics and read he is in a straw poll for Congress. Dave is an ardent Romney supporter and County Chair of his GOP in Delaware. Right now Dave is tied for first place.
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posted by jason | 8:24 AM | permalink
To me the Editors have done a great job of summing up where the campaign needs to be headed. The first paragraph is not one that I agree with though,
Skeptics see more naked ambition than sincere conversion in Romney’s shifts on multiple issues, including abortion, gun control, gay rights, and taxes. His campaign should make no mistake: His introduction to the public has gone badly, and a few early TV ads isn’t going to fix it.
There are points here I will make. Romney has not really been introduced to the public. He has been introduced to the blogosphere, which aside from some of the attacks has gone remarkably well. He is still largely unknown. Second, see Rope a Dope.

The editors make some great points:

Conservatives should hope Romney’s campaign does not fizzle. For three decades, candidates who have moved to the right in Republican presidential primaries have been rewarded rather than punished. Conservative openness to converts has made it possible for moderate Republicans who found themselves moving rightward to prosper, and given ideologically malleable Republicans an incentive to adopt conservative positions. In both cases, the effect was to facilitate the country’s rightward move.

Conservatives should want to keep it that way. Thus, the gleeful pounding away at Romney’s changes from some on the right is counterproductive. Do any of these critics really wish that Romney had remained pro-choice?
All I can say is, no kidding. Do these skeptics really wish he was a pro-choice guy? Another good point:
It is natural that he might say he is personally pro-life, but would not try to change laws in Massachusetts; that he would oppose same-sex marriage, but otherwise promote gay rights; even that he would duck the Reaganite label. In any case, Romney is a career businessman who spent far more time thinking about management and government reform than social issues and political philosophy.
Finally, what I think is the best advice (and one that I am positive the campaign is working on)
His difficulty is obviously in transitioning from Massachusetts to the national stage. Part of what Romney needs is simply time, and even though the campaign season is already super-charged and the news cycles relentless, he will get it. It is still ten months before anyone votes, and conservatives will get a chance to evaluate Romney's sincerity and honesty over those months. But his conservatism will likely continue to sound tinny until he gives it an overarching theme of his own.

George W. Bush moved right in preparation for his presidential run in 2000, but also thought through a new brand of conservatism that he figured would be attractive in the post-Gingrich, post-impeachment era. We have never been particular fans of “compassionate conservatism,” but Romney would be well advised, in a similar fashion, to figure out a distinctive way to apply his conservatism to the challenges of our time. (Alliteration is not necessary and probably should be avoided.) This individuation could help deepen and authenticate that conservatism, and make it sufficiently compelling to prevail in the general election. At the moment, Romney is running on a businessman's typical theme of competitiveness along with a paint-by-the-numbers collection of conservative positions that seem to have no deeper rationale than getting to the right.
This is really a great point of advice. Romney needs to brand his thoughts to create a movement. Obviously "Compassionate Conservatism" is used and a little worn out. Perhaps something that denotes strength and tough talk. I am not a strategist, just a lowly blogger, but Romney has a golden opportunity to redefine Conservatism and it's goals. The movement is hungry for it.

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The theme of his announcement seemed to be "innovation and transformation" so that would work for me.



I personally felt like he was hitting on something when he talked about needing a "new American dream" in his kickoff speech.

At the time I though, "Yes!"




posted by jason | 8:21 AM | permalink
This was originally posted at www.Redstate.com, but I thought I would put it up here.

Anti-Romneyites were absolutely elated to hear this quote by Romney advisor James Bopp Jr. reported in Politico:
And about his candidate?

"I don’t know yet about Romney," Bopp admits. "I’m not really sure where [abortion] will ultimately fit in his agenda. He's still on a journey."
I had just posted a defense of Romney, and this made no sense. Why would a respected pro-lifer and Romney supporter write a strong article supporting Romney the same day he decides to rebuke him? It made no sense. Why would the politico only give us snippets of the interview and not the whole interview on such a controversial topic?

Read on . . .

Bopp responded on this in the comments section at www.Race42008.com:
The last four paragraphs of Johathan Martin’s blog combines answers to several questions to me creating the erroneous impression that I am uncertain about Romney’s pro-life position. I am not. To the question: “will any of these candidates really advocate an end to abortion or were they just paying lip service to an important issue,” my view is that “Romney is sincere about advocating an end to abortion — he is not paying lip service to it.” If I had been asked further about this, I would have said that he will promote and sign pro-life legislation, oppose and veto pro-choice legislation (as he had done as Governor) and appoint strict constructionist judges. My statement about Romney in the last sentence of the Martin’s blog (which is correctly viewed by commentators here as “strange,” “odd,” and “bizarre,” if made to the question “is he paying lip service” to it) was about where does the abortion issue fit in his agenda, in other words what priority would he give it, and I think that it is important now and is growing in importance to him (that is the “journey” I was referring to).
It's funny about Bopp. When he joined up with Mitt all the Anti-Romneyites cried that Romney needed someone like Bopp to legitimize him. When Bopp’s statements are misconstrued in the Politico all the cynics knock Romney for not being Pro-life enough for Bopp. I hope today these cynics will follow suit and admit Bopp believes in Romney, and admit that just as a damning statement from Bopp carries weight, so does a strong statement of endorsement.

For me it's very interesting and humorous how overtly cynical some have become. Bopp works as an unpaid advisor, consultant and endorser for Romney, and for one reason only- Romney is worth what ever perceived risks presented by the Anti-Romneyites.

As Bopp purports, Romney will make the best Pro-life, Pro-Family Social Conservative candidate. Pro-choice Pro-Gay Guiliani will not change. Well get tough talk on war, but no veto's on pro-gay laws and loosening of abortion restrictions from congress. For McCain issues of Life and Marriage will be at best backburner topics, maybe delegated to the deep fryer.

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posted by Justin Hart | 8:16 AM | permalink
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posted by Justin Hart | 10:59 PM | permalink
Dean Barnett on Hugh Hewitt's blog has posted what I think is the single best analysis of the current buffetings against the Romney campaign.

Dean starts his posted noting what a lot of people have felt this week: Romney took some hits. After sleeping on the issue here's what Dean surmises:
But after, a good night’s sleep, I’ve come to see things differently. It’s all good. Really - this has been a great week for the Romney campaign.
Dean sees this as a classic Rope-A-Dope effect hearkening back to the famous Ali-Foreman fight:
In these early days of the election cycle, Romney is playing the role of Ali and the press is Foreman. Although it’s easy for us political obsessives to forget, there can be no knockouts a year before Iowa. The flip-side of that coin is also informative – Howard Dean had a perfect 2003 and wound up a distant also ran to political titans like John Kerry and John Edwards.

The press and other entities who are hostile to the Romney campaign feel like they’re landing haymakers about his purported flip-flopping. Big deal. When the press is all punched out, Romney will have $100 million and his own formidable political skills available to make his rebuttal.
Dean get a little defensive (and rightly so in my mind) about the current kanoodling around Romney issues:
THE OFT-REPEATED CHARGE AGAINST MITT ROMNEY IS THAT HE’S A FLIP-FLOPPER and an opportunist. As someone who knows him and who is familiar with his character, it annoys me no end to see Romney’s detractors so relentlessly peddle such an inaccurate caricature.
As we pointed out today with the whole Bopp thing people really are itching for a fight with Romney. Dean continues and hits paydirt with the key part of his post:
But there’s an undeniable political upside to this development. It will hardly be possible for the press to release a big “breaking news” story on the eve of the Iowa primary that says in effect, “This just in: Mitt Romney is a flip-flopper!!!” By the time the public is steeling itself to take a hard look at who should be its next President, the press will have punched itself out as far as Mitt Romney is concerned. Believe me – Barack Obama and Rudy Giuliani should be so fortunate.
The logic in Barnett's argument is frankly very convincing. To test his theory I asked a group of my employees (IT professionals) what they know about Mitt Romney. Their response: "Mitt who?"

While the challenge of name recognition is a significant one it also demonstrates that the pithy infighting and ridicilous gnat squinting is just that. Most people still haven't made up there mind. Or as one blog put it "I don't even know what he looks like?"

Here's the last part of Dean's post where he sums up the whole theory:
And when the time finally comes for Romney to counterpunch after all the breathless “exposés” have been written and all the YouTubes have been aired, Romney will find his opponents in the media as easy to knock out as George Foreman was in the 8th round of the Rumble in the Jungle. The governor will be able to respond to his critics with two easy smackdowns that will be devastating when the time is right. The first is an old John F. Kennedy saw: “It’s not where you come from, but where you stand.” The second will be a completely justified swipe at the pettiness and endlessly repetitive nature of these attacks: “I want to talk about our country’s future. I will, even if the press and my opponents are obsessed with my past.”

The fact is, Mitt Romney will have enough money and enough political skill to define himself when the time is right. The fact that the hostile factions of the press will no longer be relevant when that time comes is a wonderful bonus.
Kudos to Dean. I buy it.

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posted by Ben Wren | 8:28 PM | permalink

From the Washington Times:

The one Republican who all agree has been part of the negotiations from the start is Mr. McCain, who is running for his party's presidential nomination. This worries Republicans who say that Mr. McCain is the last Republican they want representing their interests in negotiations with Mr. Kennedy over immigration legislation.

Mr. McCain and Mr. Kennedy have long embraced the same goal of giving illegal aliens a direct path to U.S. citizenship despite having broken laws to get here in the first place. Both men also denounce the view held by most Republicans that the federal government should first secure the border with Mexico and begin enforcing current laws before addressing other immigration issues such as what to do with the more than 10 million to 12 million aliens already here.

Who has been in and out of negotiations this year signals to Republicans that Mr. Kennedy will introduce a bill that more resembles the original McCain-Kennedy bill than the compromise that was ultimately approved last year.
Amnesty John is unsuited for the Presidency based on this issue alone. If someone has this little respect for something as basic as our borders why should we trust him with the presidency.

There are, for me, a few issues that are important benchmarks for me. Pro-Life issues, the War on Terror, Taxes, and Immigration. The only candidate who gts 4/4 on these issues is Mitt Romney. Giuliani gets a 2/4 for the War on Terror and taxes, McCain gets a 1.5/4 for the war and partially on life(Campaign Finance has hurt the pro-life movement so he gets docked there. Though McCain says he now favors the Bush Tax Cuts he voted against them.)

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I know this is a long shot, but I see McCain dropping out of the race before the end of the year. He continues to loose support, and I think the gruel of this year's campaign could really wear on McCain physically. The early campaign season could prove advantageous for Romney in that regard.

I also think Giuliani is posturing as a VP, but that, too, is mere speculation.




posted by Dave | 4:41 PM | permalink
From Rob Bluey:
mccain a no showIt’s official, Sen. John McCain won’t be at the Conservative Political Action Conference next week. McCain’s people have informed CPAC planners that he can’t make the three-day conference, which will take place about three miles from McCain’s Capitol Hill office.

By skipping CPAC, McCain will have blown off three conservative events already this year. In addition to CPAC, he missed the National Review Institute Conservative Summit and the Heritage Foundation’s Conservative Members Retreat. He’s also turned down an invitation to the Club for Growth’s conference in March.
Bluey reports that Giuliani will also skip CPAC. No surprise there.

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I assume OurManMitt will be there?




posted by Justin Hart | 4:36 PM | permalink
Matt Lewis of Townhall.com notes that the now infamous little tidbit of supposed James Bopp back-walking in the Politico interview was misleading. Here is Bopp on the Politico website in response:
"The last four paragraphs combine answers to several questions creating the erroneous impression that I am uncertain about Romney's pro-life position. I am not. He is sincere about ending abortion and is not paying lip service to it. He will promote pro-life legislation, oppose pro-choice legislation (as he has as Governor) and appoint strict constructionist judges. My statement about his 'journey' was about what priority he would give it. It is important now and is growing in importance to him."
It seems that some folks are WAY TOO EAGER to read into slight comments whole volumes of insinuation. Squinting at the gnat and swallowing the camel. I'm sure that the front-runner financial status and endorsement charge that Romney has sustained has a lot of people worried.

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posted by Ben Wren | 3:25 PM | permalink
..
In a move that ought to alarm conservatives John McCain blasted the Bush administration's actions on Global Warming. From the LA Times:


"I would assess this administration's record on global warming as
terrible," McCain said, recalling that he got "no cooperation from the
administration" at Senate hearings on the subject. He pronounced himself "very
happy to see the president mention global warming and a renewed commitment from the administration to this issue." But he added tartly: "It's long
overdue."
(White House spokesman Tony Fratto declined to respond directly to McCain
but said Bush had "set an ambitious goal for our nation to cut greenhouse gas
emissions, and we're meeting it.")




I suppose all of his friends at Davos urged him to support the Kyoto Treaty as well. I wonder how much of the American Economy he is willing to sell down the river over "Global Warming."

I also found this bit interesting from the Vice President:

McCain said that Bush had been "very badly served" by Rumsfeld and Vice
President Dick Cheney, who shot back Wednesday.
"I just fundamentally disagree with John," Cheney told ABC News. "John said
some nasty things about me the other day, and then next time he saw me, ran over
to me and apologized. Maybe he'll apologize to Rumsfeld."

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posted by Ben Wren | 3:11 PM | permalink
Kate O'Beirne writes what I think is a very interesting column looking at why Rudy might not be all he is cracked up to be for the GOP ticket.

She Writes:

Giuliani's multiple marriages, his pro-choice stand on abortion and his support
of gay civil unions are at odds with his church's positions - so there is no
cause to worry that he would be a Catholic President taking directions from the
Vatican. But for many Catholics, Giuliani's dissident views could challenge
their devotion to the Republican Party.
In his 2004 race against John Kerry, the first Catholic nominee since 1960, George Bush won a majority of Catholic voters by a margin of five points - and carried Catholics who attend services weekly by 13 points. Catholics made up 27% of the electorate in 2004, and are the dominant religion in two-thirds of the presidential battleground states.


This becomes a major problem when you consider this:

Polling shows that a significant percentage of Catholic Republicans share
the economic views of big-government liberals rather than small-government
conservatives - but many support the Republican Party owing to social issues
like abortion. Last year's Senate race in Pennsylvania showed how voters can
react when the candidates aren't divided over abortion: many Catholics defected
from their previous support for the incumbent, enabling the pro-life Democrat,
Bob Casey Jr., to defeat the pro-life Republican incumbent, Rick Santorum.

If Rudy is the nominee will a similar phenomena occur? Why risk it? By making Romney the nominee we nominate someone who will maintain this significant advantage for our party in this key demographic.

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posted by Justin Hart | 10:45 AM | permalink
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posted by jason | 9:06 AM | permalink
Ankle Biting Pundits
Bull Dog Pundit
Over at Ankle Biting Pundits, Bull Dog Pundit decides to write an attack article on Romney, only he really makes a telling comment about his impartiality:
As for Romney, I haven't examined his record as Massachusetts Governor closely enough to form an opinion one way or another.
I find it humorous that on one hand you can take time to write a long article explaining how Romney is finished yet on the other hand have had no time to examine his record as governor- a record which speaks well for Romney.

Are ABP readers this dumb? Guessing from the comments section I would say no. ABP is a pro-mcain bent blog who's owner actually works for McCain (not Bulldog pundit.) As one reader points out:
Ok, lemme ask the obvious question here - since you are taking the time to write this article bashing Romney, why the hell haven’t you examined his record as Governor?

Wait, have you even read his Wikipedia page? I am betting no.

You and Patrick are cut from the same cloth on this one thing. Romney makes a comment about something and both of you are like "oh, that’s it, he’s through, he’s done, it’s over!" - (then the next day he goes out and raises $6 million)
Of course Bulldoge has a wonderful excuse to offer the reader:
Why haven't I had time to get into Romney’s record - it’s called having a 2 month old daughter.
Ok, I have kids my self, and both were once 2 months old. Last I checked I wasn't tied up all day feeding and changing diapers. Most 2 month old babies sleep large amounts. And please, the baby is two months old, Romney's been a name in this game for over a year!

Keep up the great research ABP, it's awesome. I look forward to more attack articles on a candidate's who's records you refuse to examine

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posted by Justin Hart | 9:00 AM | permalink
Mitt sends in the first volley with the first ads of the election and we take you on a quick tour of the blogoshere... what are people saying about Mitt anyway?


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posted by Justin Hart | 6:01 AM | permalink
Rudy Giuliani, why rudy can't win, mitt romney for presidentHonesty is a good thing! Here's a post by Karol at AlaramingNews. Straight talk about Rudy's chances in 2008:
I love Rudy Giuliani. He was a phenomenal mayor of New York and a major influence on why I fell in love with politics. Previous to him, I had never seen a politician make an actual, tangible difference. He was beyond impressive. I've called him my all-time favorite politician. I've writen that he's the man. I get all emotional over Rudy.
I think its fair to say that everyone has a bit of emtion around Rudy. There is something untouchable about the guy because of his association with the day that changed us all. Karol continues:
But I've worked in elections in four states, two blue states (NY and PA), one red state (GA) and one purple state (CO). I know who votes in Republican primaries. I know they are not like the blogosphere. I know what matters to them. And I know that Rudy, as phenomenal, amazing, terrific, the bestest as he is, can't win. The abortion issue alone will cripple him. Abortion politics are central in primaries on both sides. And that's just the tip of the iceberg in this case.
This is also fair and true. Sadly, Rudy's unrepentant pro-choice stance (even pro-partial birth abortion!) will likely sideline his chances in the GOP primaries. MOre from Karol:
I've never wanted to be so wrong about anything. I will eat every one of my words, happily, if what I am predicting won't come to pass. I will celebrate a Giuliani candidacy so sincerely. And I truly believe that if he makes it out of the primary, he wins. I just don't think he makes it out.
Thanks for your honesty Karol.

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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
posted by jason | 3:14 PM | permalink
Here is an MSNBC interview with Romney Strategist Vin Weber. Notice how the interviewer actually questions Weber on why Romney didn't talk about Mormonism in his new ad! Is she nuts or just agenda driven? Did she really think Romney would sit down and have a fireside chat about Mormon Doctrines?

We now know why more people watch the Japaenes Language Channel than MSNBC.
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It seems obvious that the Ms. Weber is not trying to understand or present truth with her questioning, but is purely going for shock effect.




posted by jason | 1:22 PM | permalink
James Bopp Jr., a well known Pro-life litigator penned a wonderful article for NRO that covers some of the great arguments in support of Romney. Bopp begins with some interesting quotes from 1994, and an endorsement we don’t hear very much about:

Romney’s conversion was less abrupt than is often portrayed. In his 1994 Senate run, Romney was endorsed by Massachusetts Citizens for Life and kept their endorsement, even though he declared himself to be pro-choice, because he supported parental-consent laws, opposed taxpayer-funded abortion and mandatory abortion coverage under a national health insurance plan, and was against the Freedom of Choice Act, which would have codified Roe v. Wade by federal statute. In 1994, NARAL’s Kate Michelman pronounced him a phony pro-choicer. “Mitt Romney, stop pretending,” she demanded. “We need honesty in our public life, not your campaign of deception to conceal your anti-choice views,” she said. Some conservative Boston newspaper columnists view it similarly. As Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe put it:

“Romney’s very public migration rightward over the last few years is . . . intended not to hide his real views but to liberate them. In 1994, Romney struck me as an extraordinarily bright, talented, and decent man — and a political neophyte who fell for the canard that the only way a conservative could win in Massachusetts was by passing for liberal.”


Bopp goes on:

The evaluation of Romney’s conversion needs to be considered in light of the pro-life movement’s consistent effort over the years to educate, and thereby convert, people to the cause. The pro-life movement has aggressively promoted conversion and has achieved great success in doing so.


Good point. Pro-lifers work hard to convert and now they have Romney on their side. They should be celebrating, not providing the DNC some talking points. Bopp goes on:

Yet how is the sincerity of a conversion to be measured? There are two salient considerations in this regard: first, some defining moment that prompted a change of heart; second, the fact that deeds speak louder than words. Romney’s conversion exhibits both. First, Romney has had a life-changing event. It was when he was governor and researchers were proposing embryonic cloning at Harvard. As he recounts it, one of the researchers said that there “wasn’t a moral issue, because . . . they destroy the embryos at 14 days.” Romney said that “it struck me that we have so cheapened the value of human life in this country through our Roe v. Wade decision that someone could think that there is no moral issue to have racks and racks of living human embryos and then destroying them at 14 days.”

This was not a trivial matter for Romney and his family. As he told the New York Times at the time, “My wife has MS and we would love for there to be a cure for her disease and for the diseases of others. But there is an ethical boundary that should not be crossed.”


This point is often forgotten. Romney’s decision to veto embryonic cloning came at an enormous personal cost, if he indeed is faking it. Romney’s wife has MS. It would be quite a thing to oppose embryonic stem cell research with a wife in a condition many promise could be helped by this form of research, when you really support it.

Here is a video of Ann explaining this:



Bopp goes on:

And Romney, as governor, acted on these convictions. He vetoed an embryonic cloning bill; he vetoed a bill that would allow the “morning after pill” to be acquired without a prescription on the grounds that it is an abortifacient; he vetoed legislation which would have redefined Massachusetts longstanding definition of the beginning of human life from fertilization to implantation; and he fought to promote abstinence education in the classroom. One should not underestimate the tremendous political price that Governor Romney paid in Massachusetts for these acts. Both conviction and courage are necessary for effective pro-life leadership, and Romney, in office, displayed both.


Often the attack is used by Anti-Romneyites that he wouldn’t have been reelected in Massachusetts. This may or may not have been the case. Yet if it is true, we should realize the reason for his unelectability in Massachusetts is directly related to his hard work on conservative social issues.

Bopp goes on to discuss what the options are in a Non-Romney ticket:

It cannot be forgotten, however, that this is also a political question, a matter of practical choices. And what are these choices? Senator John McCain and Mayor Rudy Giuliani are the other leading candidates for the Republican nomination. Barring the unlikely emergence of some conservative alternative in the next few months, the choice will be between Giuliani, McCain, and Romney. While both Giuliani and McCain would be vastly superior to any of the prospective Democrats, there are serious questions about the policy positions of both, and not just on social conservative issues.

Giuliani is simply not a social conservative. He is pro-choice, pro-partial birth abortion, and pro-special rights for homosexuals. He is also pro-gun control. Senator McCain opposes the federal marriage amendment, supports embryonic stem-cell research, and was a ringleader of the Gang-of-14 compromise that made it easier for Democrats to block President Bush’s judicial nominees. Also, he is the principal sponsor of the McCain-Feingold bill, which imposes severe limits on the participation of citizens groups and political parties in our representative democracy.


We tend to think that by knocking down Romney we will now elect the true-social conservative. We social conservatives can split the vote amongst the lesser candidates of Brownback and Huckabee, who each have their have their own issues, but it will be at our peril. We can easily find ourselvs stuck with someone who won't support a Marriage ammendment or is a afraid to veto an embryonic cloning bill.

Finally Bopp concludes this better than I can ever hope to:

Whatever one thinks about Romney’s conversion, and I believe it is sincere, the fact remains that Romney opposes public funds for embryo-destructive research that McCain and Giuliani support. Romney has fought for a federal marriage amendment and McCain and Giuliani oppose one. There is the simple question of whether social conservatives want someone who is currently on their side or someone who currently opposes them.
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My only fear with Romney is not that he is pro-life now, which he certainly gives the impression of being, but that, given his past pro-choice stances and then seemingly convenient conversion, he will not fight wholeheartedly for the pro-life cause. I would like to support a candidate in the primary in whom I truly have confidence in of advancing the Life cause, not just "supporting" it. And from the information that I've seen, I don't have that confidence in Mr. Romney. The fact that, according to the liberals, he's not a "true" pro-choicer just isn't that compelling, especially when his own words, prior to this election, have attested to the contrary. And that's why my support goes behind Brownback this primary.



John,

Thanks for the comment. My main beef with Brwonback lies in his amnesty positions, his inability to cut pork, his lack of support of Pres. Bush and the surge and his inability to show up for work.

You are right, Brownback has a stellar history as a pro-life advocate after his conversion, but a President has many hats to wear.



Converts have the most fire. My belief is that Mitt will be a huge defender of life. If you have converted to anything you would understand. Good examples are Regan and Bush.




posted by Justin Hart | 12:30 PM | permalink
David Brody: McCain Supporters, Why don't your sit down before I tell your...

Yesterday, we noted that David Brody, CBN News Capitol Hill Correspondant, was asking Pro-lifers to email him feedback on this question:
"As a pro-life voter, who would you vote for? John McCain or Mitt Romney? Who do you view as the candidate that will best represent the pro-life movement.?
The response? "It wasn't even close. More than 90% of people who emailed me said Romney was the guy, hands down." Brody gave some sample emails:
"Romney’s personal life and religion, a religion I do not share, demonstrate to me a profound love and respect for family and children. I believe he is sincerely and deeply committed to protecting the rights of the unborn."


But how about McCain. (here's the "why don't you sit down first" part):

"McCain has risked little politically with his "life" record (being from a Red State but still never being on the forefront or frontlines of the pro-life fight.) Sure he's got a "neat and tidy" voting record to refer to, but, even though he's "the king" of sponsoring new legilsation, I'm not aware of him taking a leadership role for "pro-life" causes. Plus, he's constantly shown that he's willing to "show-up" the conservative base if it suits him at the time."
Brody cites a few more emails then summarizes:
A couple of interesting themes emerge here. Clearly, there is a distrust with McCain on the life issue. I'm sure his handlers are beside themselves wondering why a solid 20 year pro-life record may not resonate as much as it should....

Part of the distrust with McCain clearly centers on how McCain hasn't made the lfie issue paramount in his career. He's more a campaign finance, anti-pork spending type guy. Yes, he's a reliable Senate vote on life issues (except on embryonic stem cell research) but he typically stays away from the issue. For that matter, Romney tried to do that as well in liberal Massachusetts. That makes sense. But now he's running for President. Will he move that issue up on his agenda?

Here's the big difference between McCain, Romney and Rudy. The one guy who will actually stand up to lead and defend the pro-life movement is the former pro-choice-leaning governor from a blue state.

Go figure!

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posted by Justin Hart | 9:29 AM | permalink
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR "THIS WEEK" BELOW

I should note at the outset that a good number of our bloggers here are NOT Mormon. With that caveat I have this to say about George Stephanopolous.

Listen, it's one thing to knock my candidate for President. It's quite another to say that Mitt has his Mormonism wrong or that I DO for that matter.

Here's how it played out: George asks Mitt over the weekend about a specific Mormon doctrine and how Muslims might perceive it. Mitt corrected George and said we believe the same as other Christians that Christ will come to Jerusalem and set foot on the Mount of Olives.

George goes and asks a "Mormon spokesman" about it and then comes on the air to say that Mitt has his Mormonism wrong? He repeated it again yesterday!

George you are no Mormon theologian!

I am literally getting saturated with emails from my friends (disclosure: I am Mormon) upset about this strange turn of events. And it's not just Mormons questioning this media approach. See Thomas Lifson here.

I will let a BYU Professor say his peace on the matter:
Mormon eschatology is complex and multifaceted, and George Stephanopoulos's seeming "gotcha" with regard to Mitt Romney rests on his own illusion that he has our doctrine pinned down. He doesn't. Romney is right.

I'm afraid that benighted Mormons such as myself are in for a long and perhaps unpleasant season of hearing our beliefs defined for us. We may often not even recognize them. I'm reminded of a comment that Barry Goldwater made after the 1964 presidential election, when he finally got a chance to go through his press clippings: "I didn't realize what a son of bitch I am until I read the newspapers about me."

- source

Here's the contact information for This Week.

E-mail: thisweek@abc.com
Phone: (202) 222-7100
Fax: (202) 222-7074

If you call, be polite, and tell them that George is wrong about Mitt being wrong on some Mormon doctrine and that he should stop bringing minute theological debates into his press reports!

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To show he's not prejudiced George should ask Hillary on air how she thinks the Muslim world would respond to a woman as Commander in Chief since Jihadists believe women are sub-human. Wouldn't that go over swimmingly. Sigh*



Stephanopolous doesn’t care at all what the Muslims will think about a President's personal religious tenets. It was just a ploy to try and get Romney to admit he believes in an unusual doctrine. Instead of trying to strike differences, Romney wanted to touch on similarities of his faith with America's dominant Christianity. There's nothing wrong with that. People don't need to know about the meaty tenets of Mormonism in order to elect a ripe candidate. But the liberal media won’t let this go; they think Mitt needs to give a lecture on Joseph Smith, and if he leaves anything out, he can't ever be trusted. Can we respect (all) other's personal faiths by not forcing them to admit they have unusual differences? Mere tolerance is not enough.



Here's my email:

I enjoyed your interview this past Sunday with Governor Romney and his wife Ann. However, I was a bit puzzled by your questions regarding Mormon eschatology. I'm not sure at all what difference this makes in a presidential race. Radical muslims consider all Christians to be infidels, so I'm pretty sure that they really are not all that concerned with the views of particular Presidential candidates on the "end times."

I have a BA in Religious Studies, so I do have some passing interest in the subject. Therefore, I will be looking forward to hearing all the Presidential candidates that you interview discuss their eschatological views. I imgaine that a least one of the candidates might be a dispensational premillenialist. I would hate to think that you're not going to ask all the candidates these questions; that would show a tremendous anti-Mormon bias.

Kyle Farmer




posted by Justin Hart | 8:35 AM | permalink
The three ads (in cased you missed it)

60 secs


30 secs


60 secs - Unplugged Iowa (my personal favorite)

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posted by Justin Hart | 6:52 AM | permalink

Mitt Romney didn't use a PowerPoint presentation to announce his campaign for president, but the Harvard MBA's acumen was sharp as ever. Romney chose to make his announcement in his native Michigan, where his family name is revered, avoiding his home state of Massachusetts, which these days serves him better as a punch line than a launching pad.

Like the successful venture capitalist he is, Romney shops around for opportunities, making strategic investments in the offices, policies, and states that best serve his ambitions. ..

An Excellent President [Larry Kudlow]

Investors Business Daily ran a terrific piece last week featuring Calvin Coolidge, who happens to be one of my favorite presidents besides Ronald Reagan.

Coolidge was a highly popular president during the 1920s boom. He assumed the presidency in 1923 following Warren Harding's death, won a landslide in 1924, then chose not to run again in 1928, despite what looked like certain victory.

He was a pro-business, tax cutting, supply-sider who believed in limited government regulation.

Coolidge also stressed religious values, though not necessarily religion. He cleaned up after Harding's Teapot Dome mess, as well as other scandals.

While Governor of Massachusetts, he fired police union leaders who illegally went on strike (brings to mind Reagan and the air traffic controllers).

The IBD article goes on to note that Coolidge was media savvy and used radio quite effectively. He was also an impressive figure at press conferences, and had two key PR advisors from Madison Avenue.

Right at the beginning of President Reagan's term in 1981, the Gipper hung the Coolidge portrait in the Cabinet room. I've always been a big admirer of Coolidge, as well as his supply side Treasury Secretary, Andrew Mellon.

Liberal historians have treated him poorly down through the years, but Coolidge was an excellent president.

Bravo to IBD for running the profile over Presidents Day weekend.

“The Talented Mr. Romney” [Rich Lowry]

Richard Cohen has some fun with Romney's flip-flops here.

It seems clear to me that Romney is a pretty conservative guy, who for political expediency's sake tacked left in Massachusetts and now for the same reason is tacking right—although this latest tack is probably more consistent with what he really believes. If Romney had made his career pretty much anywhere else but in Massachusetts, he wouldn't be having this problem.

A couple of (uncommitted in '08) friends have made good points about Romney lately. One was telling me the other day that Romney is the victim of the rules changing. It used to be that it was expected that Republicans would become more conservative when they ran for the nomination, and conservatives would welcome it. But Romney has changed on so much so recently, in the age of YouTube and especially against the back-drop of the recent assault on Kerry's flip-flops, that he's getting hammered.

Another friend, on the other hand, pointed out that conservatives usually don't run national races on just being conservative. They bring a flavor and a spin to their conservatism. It isn't a check-the-box exercise. They apply their conservatism to the problems of the day and come up with their own variety—Bush, Newt, and Reagan all did this. Romney hasn't yet. He's just collected a bunch of conservative positions, and is running on the theme of competitiveness. That risks seeming a lot like Bob Dole's "I can be Ronald Reagan if you want me to be."

But it's early, and there's plenty of time for all the candidates to grow (or shrink).

Okay, I too have evolved on certain aspects of the abortion issue -- late-term abortion, for instance -- but a total flip from always legal to always illegal (the clear message he's sending abortion foes) can have only one explanation: Potomac fever.
When you read A Mormon In The White House you'll understand that the furious pace being set by the Romney campaign will not let up, will be fully financed, and continue to innovate both as to methods and as to timing until the nomination is decided.
ABC has now conferred with a religious spokesman for purposes of challenging a public figure on his religious beliefs. Should we expect to see ABC challenge pro-choice and pro-gay rights Christians and Jews with statements from spokesmen from their respective faiths? Will ABC challenge Muslim guests with statements from Islamic experts? Or does ABC limit its theological challenges exclusively to Mormons?
The answer is probably both a double standard, and more media addressing candidates' religion. Barack Obama's church and pastor have attracted attention, and there was a debunked story that he had attended a radical madrassa in Jakarta. Religion and politics overlap these days, as they often have in the past. And particularly when lesser-understood faiths are in question, people want to know more. Religion is important.

If Romney does well, and especially if he were to become the nominee, his faith's doctrines are going to be of compelling interest to many people. The media are not what they used to be, and there is no bottling up of issues as off-limits. The story can't be done justice in an interview gotcha game.

Stephanopoulos as theologian just does not sell, even though his father was a Greek Orthodox prelate. His ham-handed I had my staff call somebody retort is not a convincing claim to scriptural mastery. I would guess the story is more complicated. That doesn't mean the topic is going to be off limits.

Romney has put the subject in play by addressing it in public. And people are interested, for reasons good, bad and ugly. So expect more attention to the Latter Day Saints.

There's a Mormon in the House! [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

When was the last time a presidential candidate was pressed to explain his theology on morning TV? Here's Stephanopolous vs. Romney on the Latter-Day New Jerusalem.

These are going to continue to come up. But when was the last time a Catholic (John Kerry? Ted Kennedy?) was asked by a mainstream reporter: "You believe you receive the body and blood of Christ during Communion. Do you consider yourself a cannibal?..." I don't think theology-related questions should be off limits (and how candidates respond to odd questions is always revealing, frankly...), but it's a curious thing to watch. Undergarments (which he's been asked about too ) aren't exactly issues I need to hear a presidential candidate expound on.

Meanwhile, Andrew Sullivan says Romney is a "bigot" for saying belief in God is something we ought to look for in a president (back to the Villages). I think a lot of Americans would have a problem voting for someone who wasn't grounded in some kind of faith in God for president. You don't have to say that Jesus is your favorite philosopher (been there done that!), but knowing a man who would have to continue this war and hold the burdens of the nation and the free world on his shoulders had no trust in something greater than politics (among other things) would be something that could (and should) legitimately concern people. I think that's actually a practical consideration. That doesn't strike me as the same as simply refusing to consider a Mormon, Jew, Muslim, Catholic, etc... "In God We Trust" — do you buy that? I'd like to know that — in whatever way that shakes out fine — that you do trust in Him. You may think my theology is weird and I may not buy yours, but we share a common principle, and that's relevant and important enough to put on our money.

I have no doubt that Romney — a former sucessful businessman — has worked with and hired, atheists and agnostics — he lives and works in the same world we all do. But he thinks a president ought to believe it God. You can disagree — but his comment doesn't strike me as someone looking to establish a test, but positing a practical consideration, and being upfront about who he is and what he has in common with a whole lot of voters.

Romney or McCain?


As a pro-life voter, who would you vote for? John McCain or Mitt Romney? Send an email and vote here. Now, don't send me something like "Neither one, Brownback is my guy." That isn't the question. I'm curious as to who you view as the candidate that will best represent the pro-life movement. (between Romney and McCain)

Now, having said that, I won't lay out the case for either one of them in this space. But I want to share with you an interesting quote today from the Reverend Rob Schenck, president of the National Clergy Council. He's well known within Washington DC. He's very outspoken on the life issue and is part of a network of pro-life grassroots groups that lobby Congress and The White House on policy. He was in Orlando these last few days at the National Religious Broadcasters convention and had this to say after meeting with both McCain and Romney:

"I was able to get a read of these two men away from the cameras, the reporters and rah-rah audiences. These were honest, candid dialogues on critically important aspects of Governor Romney's and Senator McCain's personal and political principles. We got a pretty good assessment of where they are on the key issues for traditional Christians and particularly for Evangelicals. I was impressed by both, but especially Mitt Romney."

You can read the entire article here. Schenck is not the first Evangelical leader to say something like this. Privately, Evangelical leaders are giving Romney a serious look. As for McCain, it helped him this weekend when he said, "I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned." But Tony Perkins with Family Research Council Action had this to say after McCain's statement:

"The Senator will have another chance to show his convictions on life issues since a vote on expanding funds for embryonic stem cell research is imminent."

Perkins knows McCain supports embryonic stem cell research, something pro-lifers by and large do not support. So clearly, Perkins was laying down a marker. McCain may have a 20 year pro-life record but he seems like he can't buy a break.

Mitt Snit [John Podhoretz]

Considering that Mitt Romney has actually now gone negative — or his "conservative outreach advisor" has on his behalf — we could be seeing an amazing phenomenon in this accelerating campaign season. Romney comes out of nowhere to rise into the first tier of candidates, raises $6 million in a night, gives a bad speech in his maiden appearance in the right-wing big leagues, chickens out on spelling out a firm position on Iraq, gets tagged as a flip-flopper, loses steam, goes up on the air with an ad to shore up his declining support, and starts frontally attacking other candidates to bring up their negatives.

And all this in three months! Sic transit gloria mundi.

Re: It Takes a Mormon [John Podhoretz]

Hey, I love Mormons. They're the only people on earth who consider me a Gentile!

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mymanmitt people please include this in your list:

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OWYwMzg3MzZkNDBmYzJhMGY5OTY5MjI3YTYxYzFkNDE=



I'm fairly certain John Podhoretz stole that line from Michael Medved. To further that, I *am* certain that I've heard Michael Medved say that quite a while ago. Plagiarism? :)




Tuesday, February 20, 2007
posted by jason | 7:50 PM | permalink
Send an email to thebrodyfile@cbn.org and vote for Romney.

Brody asks readers to send an email voting for who would be the best candidate on abortion issues. Take the time.
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There is a destructive war going on all around the issue of abortion. We on the right have been suckered into defining ourselves by this issue, and shame on us for letting ONLY the abortion related debate define us.
Whenever we speak of any subject, there are about 40% of the US that simply say....well..they're idiots anyway....so let them babble.
Roe .v. Wade is bad law because it isn't technically law in the firstplace in the most traditional sense, so we are actually fighting the wrong fight. Judicial activism is not right. At best it is a temporary fix while legislation works its way through proper channels. I know where Gov. Romney stands on the abortion issue, and honestly couldn't care less about it. Why? Because it will sterilize him and any other candidate silly enough to get branded by the 'for or against' debate. He is for it when the life of the mother is in iminent danger, and in cases of rape or incest. Otherwise, life is life and should be honored. The other two situations are valid for CONSIDERATION of an abortion, and then it is a private decision for the girl/woman and her loved ones.
Now....how are we going to get on with fixing the messed up state of affairs with the Federal Budgeting and Taxation system? Women who want to murder their unborn children will find a way to murder their unborn children...then they will live with that blood on their souls for the rest of their natural lives....even the ones who do it legally now...so let's get back to something we can still have an impact on!




posted by Ben Wren | 2:26 PM | permalink
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posted by Ben Wren | 2:05 PM | permalink



Serving on Governor Romney's statewide team will be House Speaker Pro Tempore Mark Burkhalter, Congressman John Linder, Congressman Phil Gingrey, Congressman Tom Price, Eric J. Tanenblatt, Cobb County Commissioner Sam Olens, Oscar N. Persons, Fred Cooper and Nancy Coverdell.

3 Congressmen, a leader in the GA House and the wife of a beloved fmr. Senator, Paul Coverdell, who died in office. Impressive team.
Georgia votes March 4th with 8 other states

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Wow! Georgia sure looks beautiful! I need to visit it sometime.



Proud to be a Georgia supporter of Mitt. Linder is a fine Congressman and I'm glad he's on board.




posted by jason | 1:32 PM | permalink
This from Christian News Wire:

The Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced SHANK), president of the National Clergy Council and its affiliate, Faith and Action in the Nation's Capital, returned today to Washington from Orlando, Florida, where he participated in small private meetings with Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and John McCain.


From Schenck's own mouth:



"I was able to get a read of these two men away from the cameras, the reporters and rah-rah audiences. These were honest, candid dialogues on critically important aspects of Governor Romney's and Senator McCain's personal and political principles. We got a pretty good assessment of where they are on the key issues for traditional Christians and particularly for Evangelicals. I was impressed by both, but especially Mitt Romney."


(I added those italics)

Good news, Romney's a good guy.

Schenck also had some kind words for Brownback:

the Kansas senator remains the gold standard for the top three concerns of the sanctity of life, the sanctity of marriage and the family and the public acknowledgment of God.


That may be, Brownback has been terrific on those issues. But Brownback is the "lead standard" for topics such as Iraq, Immigration, showing up for work and Pork-Barrel hogging. Fortunately for Romney, our nation needs the whole package- and he is it.
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Ha Ha! The lead standard, you said it! That's hilarious.




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Yeah this is a great site, just discovered it.




posted by jason | 12:21 PM | permalink


Should be Good!

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A much better quality rendition of this is at http://mittromney.permissiontv.com/?showid=41119




posted by jason | 11:58 AM | permalink

Thanks to Justin for his round up of the presidential endorsements thus far. It was an interesting list. One name stuck out to me on the list of McCain endorsements, that of Congressman Kirk from IL, my congressman. Congressman Kirk is an astute politician, I even helped put up signs for him this last cycle, yet congressman Kirk has a certain flair for the liberal side of politics. As matter of fact I am not even sure where he is exactly a Republican.

1. Most recently Kirk has gone soft on the war on terror. Most notably, voting for house resolution 63, the infamous Iraq War Resolution.

2. Mark Kirks official site has an interesting list of endorsement including planned parenthood and the Brady Campaign. It seems I recall not too long ago he had endorsements listed by the NEA and NARAL, those no longer can be found there.

3. Mark Kirk is a pork fiend. He has never met a sausage link he didn't like. Including securing funds many times over for local harbors and local commuter rails. Like other politicians who claim small government cred's, his ability to spend pork freely has clearly shaded that.

I will balance this with some great things he has done though, to remain fair. These include some wonderful laws to stop sewage dumping in Lake Michigan and laws to stop online predators.

Is this the guy you want on your team though? If McCain wants to appeal to family oriented voters would he get endorsements from a congressman who works tirelessly for NARAL and Planned Parenthood? If McCain wants to appear tough on Terror would he ask for the endorsement of congressman who votes with Dems on the Iraq resolution while he himself doesn't show up for the vote and publicly knocks McCain? If McCain wants to look like a friend to small government would he seek the endorsement of a congressman who is a pork barrel roller?
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