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Saturday, June 16, 2007
posted by Justin Hart | 10:33 AM | permalink
Wow. I've looked over the details of the poll and nothing strikes me as completely out of the ordinary. Hat tip to the Mitt Report

A poll released today by Datamar Inc., shows Former Governor from Massachusetts, Mitt Romney in the lead with 32.3%, in the California Presidential primary. Former Mayor of New York, Rudi Giuliani, is in second place with 14.7%. Congressman Duncan Hunter jumps to third place with 11% and U.S. Senator from Arizona, John McCain is fourth with 5.4%. Findings are based on a June 6 – 11, 2007 survey of California voters using Datamar’s proprietary targeted-registrationbased- sampling (TRBS)* method.


OK. Then. Off to the races we go!

http://www.datamar.net/pdf/CRPP061407.pdf

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What a shame to start off this Presidential race with nasty personal insults about Sam Brownback. Can't you come up with any arguments to articulate about his positions instead of personal insults? Is this what we have to look forward to from Mitt Romney? Thanks, but no thanks!

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 16, 2007 at 3:05 PM  


That's excellent news for California. Maybe soon we'll see similar results in Florida which also is a supposed Rudy stronghold.



First, why not post your comments in the proper section where the "insults" were made? It's easier to follow your reasoning.

Second, plenty of arguments have been made about Brownback and the other competitors. However, since Brownback is so low in the polls and infrequently considered, most attention is focused on those truly running for POTUS.

We all had to listen to Brownback and others during the debates. Yawn. Though he's a nice man, he's got negative charisma.

About the issues, why haven't I heard anyone else make a similar case for Iraq (3 states)? They all likely think he's out to lunch on the subject. He's all for amnesty, and even sided w/ McCain on the topic during the last debate. I understand he's for "whole life", making him sound more like my insurance guy than an aspiring president.

As I said, he's nice, but he's only got right one issue--abortion. He even waffled on that one back in the 90s. It's well-documented that he lacked the clarity early on. He's now proven to be strong on that issue, but we are all looking comprehensively at candidates--not for a single issue.

Further, Sam's never been an executive. Moreover, he's been part of the mess and tailspin of the GOP the last few years.

Mitt Romney is a polite man who is running an extremely positive, vision-based campaign. He doesn't need to take time to mischaracterize others. He's got his own message to share.

Your one-issue boy, Sam, and the older gentlemen from Arizona, in contrast, have little else to do but stir up a fuss about an issue that is settled in most people's minds. Mitt's clearly not perfect. He's just clearly more perfect than the other contenders.



I suppose this poll was lost on people who are still musing on the bottom feader thing. WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY!!! Winning in California?!(!*#@&!(*@&!(*@&! I thought this couldn't be true. I mean, I have been campaigning hard around the office and well, my bumper sticker campaign is heating up, but winning? Now, I must say, it could be an outlier poll. Maybe the 500 or so people is too small a sample. Maybe they should have talked to people who weren't registered to vote who intend to vote. Maybe they called at the wrong time of day. Whatever your explanation though, this is an extraordinary poll. The fact that any poll shows Romney winning in California isreally exceptional.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 18, 2007 at 2:14 PM  



posted by Justin Hart | 6:34 AM | permalink

Thanks for your endorsement Tom. :)



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Uh, yeah. Among other qualities which Romney also possesses. Mr. Tancredo needs a bowl of beernuts in front of him and a giant superbowl finger glove to fully put this statement into context.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 16, 2007 at 8:14 AM  



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Had a great Time with our own Jason Bonham and Kavon Nirad (of Race 4 2008).

Check out these video entries.

Installment #1

Installment #2

Many thanks to Kavon for getting these videos up.
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Friday, June 15, 2007
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Governor Romney had an excellent piece in the National Review Online today on an approach to stem cell research that would avoid the ethical and political controversies associated with that research. Some excerpts and reaction:

"Late last week, two developments involving stem-cell research offered a sharp contrast between the great strengths of American biomedical science and the terrible weakness of Washington politics."

"First, on Wednesday, we learned that researchers in Massachusetts, building on prior accomplishments by colleagues in Japan, had managed to transform regular skin cells into the equivalent of embryonic stem cells in mice. Their work points to a way to produce cells with the qualities scientists value about embryonic stem cells — but without the need to create, harm, or destroy human embryos, and therefore without ethical or political controversy."

"But then, on Thursday, the Congress passed a bill that would for the first time use taxpayer dollars to encourage the destruction of embryos for research. Just as it is becoming increasingly clear that scientific ingenuity could offer a way around the divisive controversies of the stem-cell debate, congressional Democrats are working to stoke those very controversies. They have opted to exacerbate what they see as a political debate that works in their favor, rather than encourage a scientific solution that would work in America’s favor."

"Support for ethical biomedical research should be part of our collective identity as a noble society. Instead of turning the quest for cures into a partisan battle, Congress should embrace the exciting emerging lines of research that could meet the goals of all sides in the stem-cell debate. A bill to support just such a positive approach to stem cell research passed the Senate in April by a whopping margin of 70 to 28. But the House Democratic leadership, choosing politics over the prospect of consensus on science, appears to be unwilling even to allow a vote on that hopeful legislation."

"It is time to move beyond typical Washington politics, and offer support for stem-cell research techniques that bring science and ethics together to promote life, protect life, and save lives."

Nothing is more apparent from this article than that Romney is a leader. He is an intelligent and optimistic voice for the issues we care about. Just when others are attacking Romney and seeking to infect voter's minds with misinformation, Romney simply continues the good fight, laying out his approach and alternative to political positioning in government and in the primary election. Where others are simply content to run a negative campaign, Romney is innovating, looking for solutions, and seeking to promote the right position with information and ideas.
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As I try to sort through the Republican contenders to find my favorite, some things attract me and others repel. In this latter category is MyManMitt.com managing director Bonham's vicious, personal attack on Senator Brownback,writing in a post that Brownback is "lousy," a "bottom feeder," and a "bozo."
That's one strike against Mitt.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 6:59 PM  


Yeah one strike against Brownback when he says, "I'm pro-life. [Romney] isn't. Decent politicians should be unable to allow uh, prevarications, distortions, er, uh, lies like these past their lips if they have any decency at all. . .not to mention the audacity of him thinking people who have read up on the situation humor this type of comment. Brownback's clearly gearing for those that trust him enough to take his word on things without doing the research. So, it's tie score?

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 16, 2007 at 12:10 AM  


Looks like Brownback sent BOTH his supporters over here to muddy up the comments section.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 16, 2007 at 12:14 AM  


Why are these comments under the "Romney for Ethical Stem Cell Research" post? Don't they belong under the post by Bonham?

(heads over to check the comments under that post...)

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 16, 2007 at 6:57 AM  


Dear Raymond Hudon,

When you take Brownback's comments about Romney in their appropriate context, Jason's comments were what you might expect a die-hard Romney guy to say. He chose those words, and I bet will stand by them.

One strike against Mitt? What's with the count? Does Mitt automatically forfeit the primary if you find three things you dislike about Mitt?

By the way, Jason is not Mitt Romney. He's just having a wonderful time and performing wonderful service by providing information (laced with humor on occasion) to those of us who increasingly support the Governor.

Be honest, Brownback really has never been in the race. In my opinion--and that of many others in the media--he is attempting to get attention by attacking Mitt on this non-news speech.

Look at Mitt comprehensively. And then look at Brownback if he's your man. Most Americans, hopefully you included, will continue to sign up w/ our man Mitt.




posted by Justin Hart | 2:30 PM | permalink
Mitt Romney abortion pro-life Mitt Romney for PresidentBelow are Governor Romney's excellent remarks at the National Right To Life Convention. (In other new, who is the one candidate to not make an appearance at this event?)

This speech is a powerful defense of the life movement.

"Thank you Carol. We appreciate your many years of dedicated service to the cause of life.

"I was honored to accept your invitation to address the National Right to Life convention.

"I am humbled to be standing among the many who have toiled for the pro-life movement for so long, when I arrived at this place of principle only a few years ago.

"I appreciate the decades of dedication and the effective advocacy of people like Jim Bopp, the Special Adviser to my campaign on life issues.

"I know that it is not time but conviction that unites us.

"I proudly follow a long line of converts – George Herbert Walker Bush, Henry Hyde, and Ronald Reagan to name a few.

"I am evidence that your work, that your relentless campaign to promote the sanctity of human life, bears fruit.

"Consider the double standard at work here, by the way. When a pro-life figure changes to pro-abortion, they get praised for their courage. But when someone becomes pro-life, the pundits go into high dudgeon.

"And so, I am humbled but also grateful to be welcomed so warmly by so many with whom I share a common dedication.

"Anyone here from the pro-life community in Massachusetts knows they were always welcome in my office when I was Governor. Together we worked arm in arm.

"I can promise you this – you will be welcomed, and we will work together, if I'm fortunate enough to be elected President.

"People often ask me how a conservative Republican such as myself could have been elected in Massachusetts. I tell them that there were three things that helped account for my improbable victory.

"First, the state was in a fiscal crisis. A meltdown, of sorts. State government couldn't get budgets done on time. Another big tax hike looked like it was on the way. I promised to balance the budget without raising taxes. And together with the legislature, that's what we did. We eliminated a $3 billion shortfall. And by the time I left, my surpluses had replenished the rainy-day fund to over $2 billion.

"Second, we were in an economic crisis. Massachusetts was losing jobs every month and our citizens were afraid of losing more. I went to work to bring employers back to our state. By the end of the recession, we added 60,000 new jobs. We got our economic development act together – which explains much of the economic growth that the Commonwealth continues to experience even today.

"And third, we were in the beginnings of a cultural crisis. Social values also played a role in my campaign success. My opponent said she would sign a bill that would sanction same sex marriage. I said that I would oppose gay marriage and civil unions. My opponent favored bilingual education. I did not. I said that to be successful in America, children need to speak the language of America. And my opponent wanted to lower the age of consent for an abortion from 18 to 16 – and I did not.

"And so, social conservatives, many of them Democrats and Independents, joined fiscal conservatives to elect a Republican.

"That being said, I had no inkling that I would find myself in the center of the battlefield on virtually every major social question of our time.

"The first battle came when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, by a one vote majority, found a right to same sex marriage in our constitution. John Adams wrote that constitution. I'm sure he'd be surprised.

"The Court said that traditional marriage – the natural union of one man and one woman – 'is rooted in persistent prejudices' and 'works a deep and scarring hardship … for no rational reason.'

"No rational reason? How about children? Isn't it clear that marriage provides the best environment for the development and nurturing of children? And isn't a child's development enhanced by having both a mother and a father?

"I believe that the Court got it wrong because it focused on the desires and perceived rights of adults.

"The Court should have focused on the needs of children. The ideal setting for the raising of a child is a home built on a marriage between a loving mother and father.

"Then came the 'slippery slope' – not the argument but the reality.

"The implications of the marriage decision quickly went well beyond adult marriage. Efforts were made to change birth certificates by removing 'mother' and 'father' and replacing them with 'parent A' and 'parent B.' I said no to that. And parents of a child in second grade were told that their son is required to listen to the reading of a book called the 'King and the King,' about a prince who marries another prince. The school's rationale was since same sex marriage was legal, the education system should advance the idea.

"And then another slide along the slippery slope. The Catholic Church was forced to end its adoption service, which was crucial in helping the state find homes for some of our most difficult to place children. Why? Because the Church favors placements in homes with a mother and a father. Now, even religious freedom was being trumped by the new-found 'right' of gay marriage. I immediately drafted and introduced legislation to grant religious liberty protection, but the legislature wouldn't even take it up.

"When I was Governor, we took every conceivable step within the law to stop, block or slow down this unprecedented court decision.

"Our goal was to take the decision away from the Court and give it back to the people. But yesterday, the Massachusetts state legislature, at the urging of the new Democratic Governor, refused to allow the voice of the people to be heard.

"The fight is not over.

"We need to take this battle to Washington again. We need to explain the far-reaching implications of the push to dramatically change our marriage laws. Now is the time to pass a federal marriage amendment to protect marriage in all 50 states.

"In the midst of that battle, another arose. It involved cloning and embryo farming for purposes of research. I studied the subject in great depth. I have high hopes for stem cell research. But for me, a bright moral line is crossed when we create new life for the sole purpose of experimentation and destruction.

"That's why I fought to keep cloning and embryo farming illegal.

"It was during this battle that I began to focus a good deal more of my thinking on abortion.

"When I first ran for office, while I was always personally opposed to abortion, I considered whether this should be a private decision or whether it should be a societal and government decision. I concluded that I would support the law as it was in place – effectively, the pro-choice position.

"And I was wrong.

"What became clear during the cloning debate is how the harsh logic of an absolute right to abortion had cheapened the value of human life to the point that rational people saw a human embryo as nothing more than mere research material to be used, and then destroyed.

"The slippery slope was taking us to racks and racks of living human embryos, Brave New World-like, awaiting termination.

"What some see as just a clump of cells is actually a human life. Human life has identity. Human life has the capacity to love and be loved. Human life has a profound dignity, undiminished by age or infirmity.

"My experience as Governor taught me firsthand that the threat to our culture is real and those in a position to do so must take action to defend it.

"Times of decision are moments of great clarity. Before I was Governor, the life issue was just that, an issue. But when responsibility for life or ending life was placed in my hands, I made the right decision. I chose life.

"Just like some others in the pro-life movement, a moment of decision became a defining moment.

"And so, every time I faced a decision as Governor that related to life, I came down on the side of life.

"I fought to ban cloning.

"I fought to ban embryo farming.

"I fought to define life as beginning at conception rather than at the time of implantation.

"I fought for abstinence education in our schools.

"And I vetoed a so-called emergency contraception bill that gave young girls abortive drugs without prescription or parental consent.

"That is my record as Governor of Massachusetts.

"Recently, I was attacked by one of my opponents because when I ran for Governor I promised to maintain the status quo with regards to laws relating to abortion in Massachusetts. Of course, I kept that promise. But in Massachusetts, that meant vetoing pro-choice legislation – as I consistently did as Governor. That's why last month I was honored with an award from Massachusetts Citizens for Life in recognition of the actions I took as Governor to protect life.

"The next president, especially if faced with a hostile Congress, will be confronted with many legislative tests, such as challenging the Hyde amendment and advancing cloning. You can be sure that I will be bringing my gubernatorial experience – and my veto pen – with me to Washington.

"The larger problem is there are some people who believe that their pro-choice views must be imposed on everyone. More and more, the vehicle for this imposition is the courts.

"Some say that it is 'OK' for the courts to impose their personal public policy preferences on society. I am not among them.

"Make no mistake: the claimed rights of abortion-on-demand and same-sex marriage are not in the Constitution.

"But the problem of an activist bench goes beyond the issue of abortion and gay marriage that.

"Slowly but surely, the courts have taken it upon themselves to be the final arbiters of our lives. They have forgotten that the essence of democracy is the right to govern ourselves.

"Chief Justice John Roberts put it best at his confirmation hearing, when he described the role of a judge. 'Judges and Justices are servants of the law,' he said, 'not the other way around. Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them … and I will remember that it's my job to call balls and strikes and not to pitch or bat.'

"Now that's the type of Justice that I would appoint to the Court.

"On the tenth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Ronald Reagan observed that the Court's decision had not yet settled the abortion debate. It had become 'a continuing prod to the conscience of the nation.'

"More than thirty years later, that is still the case. Numerous court decisions have not settled this question, but have further divided the nation. And Roe v. Wade continues to work its destructive logic throughout our society.

"This cannot continue.

"At the heart of American democracy is the principle that the most fundamental decisions should ultimately be decided by the people themselves.

"I certainly believe in treating all people with respect and dignity. You can't be a pro-life Governor in the bluest of blue states without understanding that there are heartfelt and thoughtful arguments on both sides of the question.

"It is our great task to persuade our fellow citizens of the truth of our convictions.

"Strengthening our country and our families, protecting marriage and human life and preserving for our children the true blessings of liberty; these are noble purposes. I am confident we are worthy of them.

"After all, we are a decent people who have a commitment to the worth and dignity of every person. This is ingrained in our hearts and etched in our national purpose.

"Thank you."

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Strictly speaking, there were seven Republican candidates who did not make it, not just one. Romney, Brownback and Paul were there.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 6:01 PM  


What a great speach! Thanks Justin for posting the whole thing, well worth the read. I have always been impressed with his evolution towards protecting life publicly, but I'm glad he was able to so eloquently express his commitment to the cause to such a vital audience. Methinks he should get not a few taking people taking a closer look at him after this, with many more great speaches to come.



Best speech given yet by far.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 18, 2007 at 8:23 AM  



posted by jason | 9:18 AM | permalink


It's no secret Brownback's Campaign is floundering in the ocean of obscurity. And it's no secret that Brownback, despite his wonderful work for the pro-life cause in the past, has decided to trade his integrity and honor for a few cheap political points. Points he will never realize anyway.

Brownback blogger Billy Valentine (who I actually think is a pretty solid guy,) penned this blog which featured Brownback's amazingly dishonest and desperate press release (really a call for help.)

The best part of the press release was the advice that Martin Gillespie, the political director, gave Romney, courtesy of Mark Twain:

"Always tell the truth. That way, you don’t have to remember what you said."



What is actually funny is that the campaign then goes on to post the YouTube that McCain Camp used, which dishonestly portrays Romney by only including half of his statement. Dishonesty at it's worst.

Here is what Romney said about this while in Chicago yesterday:



I feel for Sam. He is a lousy candidate who is about as exciting as a trip to the proctologist. But what I find alarming is that Sam is OK misrepresent the truth in order to paint Romney as a liar.

Brownback spokesman Gillespie also had this to say:

“One would think that Mitt Romney is in training for an Olympic gold medal in verbal gymnastics, as his various political contortions on abortion are stunning in their timing and flexibility,”


Look for his comments around 1:37 where he actually claims Romney is not pro-life.


Brownback had this to say himself:




Really?

I think we all see the Irony here.

Now lets back up and see the forest. Brownback, eager to break 0% in the polls, starts to chime in with the dishonest and sad attack campaigning that McCain has already begun. This will probably be one of the last posts I will put up on Brownback, because the guy has zero chance and is dead after Ames. He is a bottom feeder hoping to pick up some of the votes of dying candidates such as McCain. His tactics of racking on Romney will win him no favors in the GOP and really has set him up in a position to be left out of a future Romney administration. Frankly I support that. Brownback is a Bozo and doesn't deserve the time of day of the conscientious voter.

So Sam, if you are reading this (and why do I actually think you might?) maybe it's time for you to head your own counsel, to "Always tell the truth. That way, you don’t have to remember what you said." I am tired of your self-righteous hypocrisy.
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Romney is laying the smack down today in his speech to The National Right to Life Convention Forum. Read the whole text of his speech here: https://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/National_Right_To_Life_Convention_Forum

Who can doubt a record like that? I mean really.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 11:02 AM  


I used to like Sam Brownback, he was a pretty good Senator. But he, like McCain, will never regain the goodwill they have squandered with Republican voters.
These types of attacks prove they are not Statesmen but political hacks.
And every time Romney gets to post one of his classy and thoughtful responses he picks up points with voters.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 1:21 PM  


Jason, is it correct that you have been appointed as a leader the "Faith and Values" part of the campaign? Your insulting and immature language hardly seems appropriate for someone who has been tasked to represent the Judeo-Christian ethic. The term "bottom-feeder" would apply more accurately to YOUR post.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 4:16 PM  


I kind of thought it was an interesting commentary on what Brownback is doing.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 6:07 PM  


I for one appreciated Jason's straight forward language. It is what it is. Something just isn't integral about the man Brownback, he never did appeal to me. Bless his heart.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 7:39 PM  


Brownback has besmirched himself but I kinda agree with anonymous that you're not being any better.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 9:59 PM  


So true, Brownback is sad. Selling his values for a hail Mary at the Presidency.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 18, 2007 at 12:09 AM  


I am shocked. I thought I had seen a lot but not this. Using these terms about Sam Brownback is like calling Mitt Romney dead because he has the same name as his deceased father -Governor Romney. It may register with some people who are distracted, but if you actually think for a moment you realize no one trying to convince, rather than fool, you would say that, or what has been written about Sam Brownback in this post. Brownback isn't "selling" out his values - he is proclaiming them. Tough if you don't like the substance or details. Pro-life means more than being, now, against Roe v. Wade. Even liberal Democrats with guts and brains agree its a bad constitutional decision. Pro-life includes being against embryonic stem cell research. If you disbelieve me, study up on the NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE Committee. Compare their positions to the candidates and Sam Brownback is pro-life, Romney is, well, not quite there yet. That does not make him a "bottom feeder" or a "bozo" or worse. The author shows he cares most about having a job where he gets noticed by being outrageous (i.e, untruthfull or misleading) enough to one day land another "more powerfull" job. The immature manner in which some people treat this very important process, and the good people running, shows, um,immaturity. And for those anti-Catholics (meaning anti-Christians, see your church history) using "hail Mary" references to plant bigotry- try the Socialist or Comunist Party. Maybe the democtrat Party? Republicans respect Judeo-Christian values, even those held by Mormons or Jesws - or any other group you might want to criticize. In short, you only attack Brownback because you are afraid he can win. That's a prophesy you are helping come true..........

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 20, 2007 at 12:00 AM  



posted by Justin Hart | 7:51 AM | permalink

OK... it's official. In case you missed it, last week we had a great time at the Young Professionals for Mitt kickoff in DC. A few sign-ups here, a $100 contribution there, and bingo! We've surpassed our goal of $50,000 raised for Mitt.

So... now I'm asking you. What should our next goal be?

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$100,000 is a worthy goal! I'll help out after Monday. The Romney campaign is bleeding me to death, I'm like a junkie that can't pass up an opportunity to contribute. It's nickel and diming me to death.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 7:41 PM  



Thursday, June 14, 2007
posted by Anonymous | 8:41 PM | permalink
McCain's legislation that restricted political speech may be struck down in part in a forthcoming Supreme Court decision. On the other hand it may be upheld as just because the Court is deciding an issue doesn't mean it will actually decide it. If it is struck down, it will be a major slap to the legislation that has warped funding in politics. If it isn't, the legislation should still be repealed and a system of disclosure put into place.

From Mitt Romney's Campaign:
"Governor Romney Believes That There Must Be More Transparency And Disclosure In Campaign Finance. McCain-Feingold has not accomplished its stated goals of reducing the role of money or special interests in politics. Instead, it has driven money into secret corners and given more power to hidden special interests. Governor Romney believes we must have more transparency and disclosure in the process, rather than more restrictions and censorship of political speech."
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I was delighted today by the presence of a new design to http://www.mittromney.com/. The main tabs that include the link to the Five Brothers Blog, Issue Watch, and Mitt TV remain the same but the main page also now features a few nice editions. There is a "Mitt Wire" section where current news articles are featured. In addition, the Five Brothers are proud to have a little more screen space. My favorite addition though is the Upcoming Events section. I have been hoping for a while that more information would be forthcoming about events and this section is delivering. For example, for the upcoming Ann Romney Reception in Illinois, there is contact information for people who might like to attend.

One visitor to the website has suggested the average reader in Iowa may not have enough bandwidth to view the site. It may be prudent to have a dial-up version of the website. But the flash stuff is nice to look at on my computer.

Finally, the footer of the site now features the three prong message of Romney's campaign:

"I believe the strength of America lies in the strength of her people. I am running for President because I want to help keep America strong. That means a strong military, strong economy, and strong families. We are facing many challenges, but America has always overcome these challenges in the past, and I am confident that we can do so again."
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posted by Anonymous | 2:58 PM | permalink
MA lawmakers decided to deny their citizens the right to vote on whether gay marriage should be allowed in MA today. As you may know, Romney fought for the right of the people of his state to have the right to vote on gay marriage.

"Former Gov. Mitt Romney, now running for president, called the vote 'a regrettable setback' and said it makes it more important now to pass a national amendment banning gay marriage.

'Marriage is an institution that goes to the heart of our society, and our leaders can no longer abdicate their responsibility,' he said."

"'We believe it's unconstitutional not to allow people to vote on this,' said Rebekah Beliveau, a 24-year-old Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary student who stood with fellow college-age amendment supporters across the street from the Statehouse."

Governor Romney recognizes that the appropriate way to solve the question of gay marriage is to look to the sovereign, the people. Unfortunately, the lawmakers in MA are scared of democracy. It is nice to have a man running for president who realizes that the authority to govern comes from the consent of the governed.
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As a Massachusetts resident, I'm stunned, although maybe I shouldn't be. One of my first thoughts was that if Mitt had been re-elected here, this would not have happened today. But if the amendment had made the ballot, I'm not optimistic that it would have passed a popular Massachusetts vote. I chalk this up to one more place where Massachusetts is just to liberal a place for Mitt get the things done he really wants to. Bring on the Federal Amendment!

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 14, 2007 at 9:36 PM  


While I believe voting on issues is good, I see very little good in allowing a majority to vote on whether or not a minority should get rights.

Plus, didn't MA voters already decide when they voted in tons of pro-gay marriange state legislators and a pro-gay marriange governor?

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 14, 2007 at 10:08 PM  


I am most definetly employing some hyperbole, but the similarities and coincidences are too numerous to ignore. Please follow this line of logic:

I was reading up on Abraham Lincoln and noticed that there are striking similarities between Mitt and Lincoln. Lincoln was constantly escoriated by the print media with venom for changing positions (over a few decades), war with Mexico vs. war with the South, adamantly felt that while slavery was wrong that the states should not be compelled to ban it and yet later within a couple of years declared all slaves free, fought the most important war for civilization in the 19th (hello, war on terror), was a religious misfit of sorts, very articulate speaker, wife was stricken with a debilating illness, fanatic work ethic, viewed as a moderate but in reality was a strict constitutionalist, and faced a once in a lifetime social crisis which threatened the constructs of society (the fight for Marriage anyone?).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_lincoln

In these trying divisive times, it looks like unintentionally, Mitt is on the Lincoln path if he wins the nomination.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 2:32 AM  


More similarities:

Buchanan seen as an incompetent, accidental president. Executed a spectularly unpopular war. Also, although, there was constant talk of the collapse of the union over the issue of slavery (war on terror), many were complacent and did believe it would boil up as a full fledge civil war.

The presidential primaries and election were a wide open race. Party divisions were severe and would not form behind a single candidate. Lincoln was a compromise candidate.

Bottom line, for any Republican to win in 2008, they must be one who most closely fits the Lincoln model. I see a lot of those qualities in Rudy with some flaws. Although not perfect, I see a lot of that in Mitt. And finally, I don’t know enough about Fred to form an opinion, but I do see some promising attributes in Fred too. I just don’t see it McCain though.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 3:12 AM  


Tom- The issue here isn't really a matter of simply voting on minority rights. One can imagine a system (in fact most Commonwealth governments work this way) where the Constitution is determined by a majority of parliament. We have a written Constitution in MA and in the US though. That document was written and adopted with the understanding that it would form the rules by which we would be governed. When judges undertake to change it by judicial decree, they are undermining the very foundations of the social contract. On the other hand, when the sovereign people undertake to change it and do so, nothing could be more legitimate. The is the big problem in MA. The Supreme Council changed the social contract outside of the agreed upon method. This is nothing short of tyranny. 170,000 people petitioned to put a Constitutional Amendment on the ballot. The legislature declined to do so. There is a sense in which you could say that if the people of MA failed to get the legislature to put it on the ballot then they have failed in the agreed upon process. But in this instance, they are merely trying to give the gay marriage question a fair vote after the Supreme Council broke the rules. This illustrates a further problem with judicial fiat on Constitutional matters, it is often very hard to amend the Constitution and it isn't exactly playing fair when they impose their views on the society.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 15, 2007 at 1:35 PM  



posted by jason | 12:56 PM | permalink
Patrick Ruffini:
Why then attack Romney this early? The easy answer is desperation. But I also think that their passions have gotten the better of them. They’re on autopilot, and like Sunni and Shi’a, can’t imagine not fighting the other guys.

Ambinder:
Contradiction? I wrote about Romney's conversion for National Journal and came away with the impression that the Harvard incident began the process, rather than ended it -- that it took time before Romney fully came to realize that the pro-life position was correct.

Also, Romney has always claimed that, even after his personal revelation, he never went back on his promise to Massachusetts voters.

Robert Bluey:
While it may score political points among the Romney critics, the attack revealed what kind of a campaign McCain intends to run: one that’s full of negativity. It’s what turned me off last cycle when the Republican National Committee chose to engage in personal attacks instead of principled debates.

Writing critically of McCain’s campaign brings me no joy, particularly because I have at least a couple friends working there, including Patrick Hynes, whom I consider to be one of the best blog outreach coordinators in the mix.

Finally, on that note, I find Kurtz’s chart (above) interesting because it includes no new-media operative among the people in McCain’s “core election team.” It seems that National eCampaign Director Christian Ferry should have his picture there. Or maybe McCain really was serious when he called his eCampaign “one of the worst parts of our entire campaign … with the worst, by the way, staff.”

Medved
MEDVED: I was impressed, Governor, in the last debate by the way that you handled an opportunity – you were given an opportunity to slam Senator McCain and you said, ‘I don’t want to do that. He’s my friend, he campaigned for me, and wouldn’t it be a great thing if all the campaigns on our side, on the Republican side, could return to that focus, that the real enemies here, or the real opponents, are Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and John Edwards

Jennifer Rubin:
Why isn’t McCain aiming his guns at Fred Thompson who has soared ahead in several national polls and a recently released Florida Insider/InsiderAdvantage poll in Florida? Attacking a friend and his 2000 national campaign co-chair may be dicey for McCain but eventually McCain will need to pull out all the stops to claw his way back into contention. Our McCain camp source says: “Fred Thompson is not yet in the race. He will face scrutiny at the appropriate time.” The Romney campaign sees that eventually McCain will turn his guns on his old friend when all else fails, observing: “it would be the equivalent of playing the violin on the Titanic. When that point comes—and it very well might—the ship is as good as sunk.”

Ed Morrisey:
This move is almost unfathomable. In the first place, McCain should be spending his efforts explaining his stance on immigration. He has said that it takes longer to articulate his position than the opposition, but he doesn't appear to be putting his emphasis there.

An attack strategy might work to distract people from the immigration issue, but if so, then McCain's attacking in the wrong direction. He has two candidates in front of him, Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson. Except in Iowa and perhaps New Hampshire, Romney trails McCain in the polling. Why go after the person on your tail, rather than fight forward?

All McCain can accomplish is to lift Romney's profile. Romney, if he's smart, will simply parry the thrusts and talk about his admiration for McCain while keeping his eyes focused on the frontrunners. Third-place candidates do not win by attacking fourth-place candidates, and fourth-place candidates don't win in the reverse, either.

This will produce some great fodder. McCain misses many points, the viagra must be mind numbing:

1. Publicly attacking any candidate in this manner will earn him no good will. (Can you say Thompson/McCain?)

2. Team Romney went through a round of this last December-January and have been planning on this again. They have already had things prepared and their swords sharpened. My guess (only mine) is that they already have several strategies to play with and they will choose the the Higher Road Strategy.

3. McCain is just going to look like a "flip-flopping hypocrite" (To Quote Soren Dayton) after all his complaining about the personal attacks of 2000.
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Looks like even lefty sites like TNR are defending Romney on this one.




posted by Justin Hart | 10:30 AM | permalink
In our continuing quest to predict the outcome of the 2008 race I submit the second in a series of posts examining how the academic world perceives primary elections.

Last week I examined recent computer models predicting that the GOP nominee will be known earlier than the Democratic nominee because of the type of primaries utilized by each party. I surmised that this phenomenon currently bodes well for Mitt Romney who is leading in New Hampshire and Iowa.

This week we examine momentum in more specific terms
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Momentum is a powerful thing. Will the traditional model of front-loading wins in primary states, the so-called New Hampshire effect, hold true for 2008?

In his 1983 study, M. Malbin reported that George Bush and Ronald Reagan allocated ¾ of their respective total 1980 campaign budgets to early primary states. A 1987 study reported that the New Hampshire election grabbed 20% of the 1984 season’s news coverage. You might also recall Howard Dean’s burnout because he spent so much money up front.

This pattern has been well established for over two decades. In short, early primary states have historically garnered a disproportionate amount of attention. But for good reason.

Tilman Klumpp and Mattius Polbor in their 2005 paper “Primaries and the New Hampshire Effect” (pdf file) describe this interesting phenomenon: “The outcome of the very first primary election creates an asymmetry between ex-ante symmetric candidates which endogenously facilitates momentum in later districts.”

Endogenous is a great Scrabble word meaning: “no apparent external cause.” In other words, the momentum factor of early primary wins is a very real and hard rule of elections.

They go on to note:
Although our analysis compares mainly two extreme cases—completely sequential elections versus completely simultaneous elections—, the distinct results of the sequential case basically apply to a mixed temporal structure as well, as long as it involves some sequential elements at the early stages. One can argue that such an intermediate system is closer to the modern primary races, in which there are dates (such as “Super Tuesday”) when several states vote simultaneously.

Nevertheless, even in this case, some primary states vote in sequence at the very beginning of the nomination process. We show that this is enough to generate (and sometimes even amplify) the momentum effect and the spending pattern that arise in a completely sequential system.

Put a babel fish in your ear and read that paragraph out loud: “Regardless of the adjective you use to describe that infamous Tuesday, as long as New Hampshire and Iowa come up first, a candidate has a better than even chance to build some serious kick-butt momentum.”

Another 1005 study by L. Keele was more explicit:
We find that, while front-loading has significantly shortened the primary season, it has not altered the effect of finishing strong in Iowa and New Hampshire.
But for Klumpp and Polbor this is not just fun theoretical musing. The goal of their paper is to recommend campaign expenditure models. At one point they examine the comparison to sporting tournaments:
[I]n sporting tournaments it is often desirable to induce contestants to spend a maximal amount of effort, or to induce an effort allocation that increases the chance of a close contest, as this enhances the excitement level the tournament generates. For primary elections, on the other hand, we are interested in finding a design that minimizes wasteful campaign expenditures and avoids long, close battles as these will be very costly.
Channeling the Powell doctrine this adds up to: “use overwhelming force to win before it even gets close.”

OK… now this might seem absurd (it is academia after all) but Klumpp and Polbor go on to identify an actually mathematical formula to predict how much money and effort must be expended in early primaries to win outright. Here’s part of their equation:

I know. That’s sick and wrong. Calling John Derbyshire!

They bring the model back to earth with a pretty straight forward table showing who won New Hampshire and what percentage of primaries they won in Feb/Mar and Apr/May.

They conclude from this table:
One implication of our model is that winning the first primary makes it more likely to win the nomination. Out of the ten races in Table 4, six were such that the winner of the New Hampshire primary was the eventual nominee. Although this seems hardly indicative of the existence of momentum effects described in this paper, one needs to keep in mind that in most of these races there were more than two candidates in the New Hampshire primary.
Their overall conclusion is also striking:
The winners of early districts is endogenously more likely to win later districts than the loser, not because voters react to performance in previous elections, but rather because of equilibrium candidate spending behavior. In addition to reproducing these stylized facts from primary races, our model also provides a rationale for why political parties have chosen a sequential organization of primary elections: First, it induces lower expected expenditures and higher expected rents than a simultaneous structure. Moreover, if one candidate has an ex-ante advantage over the other, either in terms of campaign effectiveness or in the number of assured districts, a sequential organization selects the stronger candidate with probability close to one, provided there are sufficiently many districts.
Now, I think you know what conclusion I’ll draw from this. Let’s just say, the guy currently spending tons of dough in NH and IA and earning double-digit margins in return will likely win the nomination: Mitt Romney.

(Please note, lest you think me outright biased, there are a few of characteristics coming up that favor candidates other than Mitt)

More to follow...

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Yawn. Show us a picture of Paris Hilton w/ Romney or something. This was a yawner.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 14, 2007 at 4:33 PM  



posted by Kyle Hampton | 10:04 AM | permalink
Not to belabor the point, but Hot Air agrees that this latest attack signals the beginning of the end for McCain.

Update - Captain's Quarters: "This move is almost unfathomable."

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posted by Jeff Fuller | 12:24 AM | permalink
Romney and Giuliani have accepted an invitation to Debate on Aug 5th in Des Moines, IOWA. This virtually guarantees that all other candidates will be there too. Let's hope they narrow the field some. And everyone will be expectatly waiting for Fred Thompson's first Debate appearance.

Also, in the AP article anouncing this they slide in their anti-Romney talking points with the following:
Giuliani and John McCain have bowed out of the straw poll, rendering it all but meaningless and virtually ensuring a win for Romney.

MSM Spin Translation: Rudy and John take the graceful and gallant move of "bowing out" and elevate expectations of a Romney landslide at Ames.

Reality: Rudy and John turned their back on the Republican Party of Iowa for their own political calculation and to save political face since they knew they couldn't compete with Mitt here in Iowa.
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posted by Jeff Fuller | 11:25 PM | permalink
I know this was discussed before . . . but did anyone see the actual press release from the McCain campaign.

It is absolutely horrible. It say's "Paid for by John McCain 2008" at the bottom, but they lead with a mocking banner at the top mimicking the Romney campaign slogan "New. Strong. Leadership." with "Say. Do. Anything."

This is something I would expect from the DNC, or MoveOn.org, but not from any respectable campaign and not from a patriot like John McCain.

I can only postulate that McCain sees that his ship is sinking and is trying to bring down Mitt in the process (thereby benefiting his close friends Rudy and Fred?) I know that McCain is being beat up on Hannity and Colmes tonight for these tactics. I can't figure out how McCain thinks that these tactics can possibly benefit his campaign. Any other ideas?
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Why attack so early? Something is wrong in the McCain to be so desperate.

I would expect more attacks. It would be wise to discern to respond to all of the attacks, because McCain may want to generate the image of Mitt constantly defending himself.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 14, 2007 at 2:45 AM  


You know why McCain is stuck on twisting Romney's words to try to use them against him?

He has NOTHING ELSE.

There is no skeleton in Mitt's closet, there is no legislative blunder, there is no shady business deal. John McCain has to CREATE something to use against Romney but there is nothing.

Also, just remember the "Gang of 14" created by McCain is the biggest setback for the pro-life movement in this country in years.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 14, 2007 at 6:07 AM  



posted by Jeff Fuller | 10:44 PM | permalink
Great article from Reader's Digest:

The fact is, I've become fascinated with Romney. This wouldn't be the first time I'd met him, or the second. Okay, it would be merely the third. But I figured after three sit-downs I'm justified in forming some opinions of the man. And so I have.

Let me say right off the bat that I am not being paid under the table by the Romney campaign. I have no horse in this race. I'm a registered Independent. Blah, blah, blah. Nonetheless, my message to his Republican rivals (and to any future Democratic ones, too) is: Watch out for this guy.

After listing some of his potential pitfalls and discarding all but the "flip-flopping" (which, once again, are badly misrepresented . . . how many times are we going to have to remind folks that he has had NO POSITION SHIFTS ON GAY MARRIAGE AND GUN RIGHTS??? . . . sigh) the journalist thinks Romney'g got the right stuff:
Here's why I think Romney can survive the scrutiny. He's smart. He's articulate (a reading of my interview transcipt confirms that he talks in complete sentences. Present occupants of the White House, take note). But the most important thing he has going for him is that he's so likeable. Bear with me, because I know how superficial that sounds. It's actually a hugely important trait.

Then comes the "Reaganesque" factor:
I don't buy that Fred Thompson is the Reaganesque candidate in the wings. I think the closest the Republicans will find this year is Mitt Romney -- a man with Reagan-style appeal, combined with gray matter.

Don't just take my word, though. Take Chris Matthews' word, if you dare. "I can't help it, I just like the guy," he recently said on his show about Romney. Remember, Matthews is nothing if not proudly cynical about politicians. More revealing, a friend of mine from Massachusetts said her parents, who are ardent liberal Democrats, are disappointed in Romney's campaign stands. Why? "They really liked him as governor." Now, I've met her parents. I've discussed politics with them. If they liked Romney, a Republican, then he is likeable.

Prior to our interview last week, he joked with me as I fumbled around with audio equipment. "Ok, time's up! Gotta go!" he laughed, when I finally got all the equipment working. For someone on the grueling campaign trail, he sure was chipper and having fun. And why not? It must be nice to be liked.


I've personally had many occasions to talk with Romney and see him interact with folks "in the flesh" (plus, I'm going to get to see him at a few events this weekend!!!). I must agree that he has the "likability" factor going for him. This bodes well for the continued gowth of his campaign team, grassroots supporters, and polls.
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posted by Jon | 6:46 PM | permalink

I know I’m a late-comer in reviewing Blogfather Hugh’s most recent book “A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney”. With the way my life works, or doesn’t work, I don’t really have time to read much. Most of the books I consume are recorded – they make commuting much less dull.

But before I get to my book review, let me present for you some of my “Street Cred” so you’ll understand from which vantage point I’m coming from. First off, I’ve been listening to Blogfather Hugh for a long time. I’m not one of his KFI Eagles, but I caught his show shortly after he launched his KRLA morning program. He was my main source of information on the morning of September 11, 2001 and I’ve been with him ever since. My one claim to fame on the Hugh Hewitt Show is being the author of The Jimmy Malone Theory of International Relations. If you know what that is, congratulations. The Hewitt Radio Juggernaut has yet to penetrate my home market, so I’m part of his podcast audience – thus his “Evening Grace” is always my “Morning Glory”. I don’t mind because I can listen to his three-hour broadcast in about an hour and a half. Shhh. Don’t tell his advertisers.

Now to the Mormon question. Yes, I’m a Mormon – have been my entire life. I served a mission in Brazil a long time ago. Since then I’ve held multiple church callings (sometimes several at once) and am currently married with children. I know my doctrine well enough to tell if someone is making a valid argument or whether they’re just parroting what they read from the latest anti-Mormon tract or heard at the latest barn-burning.

Enough about me, on to the book.

Blogfather Hugh writes a tightly woven, well documented description of Mitt Romney that focuses on the entire package and not just the religious aspect of his candidacy. Hugh knows his stuff because he does his research. He carefully chronicles Mitt’s formative years in Michigan, his college experiences at Stanford, BYU, and finally Harvard, and details his personal, professional, and political life in the years leading up to his run for the Oval Office. In all of his details, I found few flaws – none of them very important. Hugh miscounted the number of Romney grandchildren, exaggerating the total by one. Knowing the prolific nature of Mormons, I’m pretty sure Hugh’s arithmetic error will be a self-correcting one. The other error, again not important, was Hugh’s description of Mormon missionaries as wearing white shirts and black ties. For the record, I do not now, nor have I ever owned a black tie. Missionaries are permitted to make their own choice in neckwear – within reason. Some make good tie choices. Some wear ties that look like they shot a 50 year old couch and stripped off the fabric. Again, an unimportant error.

Where the Mormon religion is discussed – and the subject does take a good portion of the book – Blogfather Hugh does something few other authors do when confronted with daunting task of writing about a religion of which they are not part. Needing a source for the fundamental beliefs unique to Mormonism, Hugh went to a man he considered to be a reliable, well reasoned, and well spoken Mormon. Rex E. Lee, former Solicitor General of the United States and former President of Brigham Young University, wrote a book entitled “What Do Mormons Believe?” Lee’s work gives the basics in an easy to understand manner and the quotes chosen by Hugh did a great job of explaining the historical details of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hugh did not attack the Mormon belief structure, nor does he show any signs of joining the LDS Church. He simply laid out the facts as he saw them. This is a far cry from what most journalists and erstwhile reporters do because conventional wisdom dictates that Mormons talking about Mormonism won’t sell books, magazines, or newspapers because there are no fireworks. As documented here at B4M, Article VI, and other similar blogs, most people writing about Mitt and his Mormon roots will waste little time before jumping off the proverbial cliff into polygamist ancestors and the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Sensationalistic subjects of centuries past matter far more to the average journalist than does a lifetime of success in the private and public sectors. Mitt has to answer about the events of September 11, 1857, but his views on the dangers of the spread of radical Islam aren’t newsworthy. Why that kind of logic makes sense to anyone is beyond me.

Mitt Romney is an exceptionally smart and phenomenally successful businessman with a proven political track record on every issue which really matters to conservatives, republicans, and every American. He also just happens to be Mormon. To some people the Mormon question overshadows every other aspect about Mitt. That is a truly sad state of affairs in a country whose founding document both guarantees Freedom of Religion and specifically forbids a “religious test” for public office.

When the Prophet Joseph Smith was questioned as to what members of his faith believed, he penned what came to be known as the Thirteen Articles of Faith. These basic tenets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make up the foundations of the Church. The eleventh of the thirteen articles reads:

We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may. (Emphasis Added)

Wouldn’t it be nice if everybody involved in this debate could abide by that admonition? Yes, Mr. Pastore, I’m talking to you.

This election cycle is full of candidates from the left, right and fringes on both sides. The winnowing process will refine the field rather quickly and the fringe kooks on both ends of the spectrum won’t last long. At the time of this writing, Mitt has a better than average shot at running the table in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. If the stars align properly and Mitt ends up with the nomination to run against Hillary, America will have a real choice before her.

Anyone who questions whether Mitt’s Mormonism should be a factor in his White House run should read Blogfather Hugh’s book. He has no axe to grind other than he wants a Center-Right Republican in the White House. As for myself, I’m a charter member of the Al Davis Republican Caucus. In other words, “Just Win, Baby”.

There are rumored reports of a host of evangelical Christians who are said to be unwilling to vote for a Mormon in any circumstance. I, for one, believe any Republican candidate would be vastly superior to another Clinton presidency. I just happen to think that of the current crop of Republicans, Mitt has the best background, intellect, and skill set for the Big Chair. That he sings from the same hymnbook that I do, while allowing for easy harmonization, is fundamentally unimportant to me. That’s how the Founders set it up, and I think they had principally sound judgment in doing so.

Well done, Blogfather.

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What a wonderful review!!! I haven't had time to read the book yet, but you're making me even more excited than I was before! Thank you for taking the time to write all of this out. I need to go buy the book. Have you read Turnaround? I haven't read that one either yet, but I want to!

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I think Mormons contribute to the haze regarding their beliefs. I wish they were more forth-coming instead of trying to sound like run-of-the-mill evangelicals. For example,proclaiming Jesus is the Son of God but hiding their belief that He is one of many gods and by the way we're hoping to be gods too. That additional information kind of changes things. Believe what you want, but be up front about it. That's why people like me have a problem with Brother Mitt. He has that Mormon tendency to adjust his foundational beliefs based on new revelation. Upon further review.....

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 13, 2007 at 10:34 PM  


Hey anonymous,

This is about politics--not religion. Nobody is intentionally increasing the "haze level" in the room relative to Mormonism. Look into Mitt's church if you wish. Then, join it or leave it alone. Let others focus on important things. Geez!



Hugh and many other Christians have found natural ways to align w/ Mitt, despite theological differences w/ him. It's really not that hard to do. You need to discuss these issues w/ heavyweights such as David French et al. at evangelicalsformitt. They've got healthy positions on the Mormon issue and still manage very well w/ respect to their own faith.

The growing number of Christians (and non-Christians) aren't going to go to HELL for supporting this Mormon. In fact, they'll likely be safer, more prosperous, and more proud as Americans w/ Mitt sitting in the "big chair."



I would like to respond to Anonymous. His/her understanding about Christ being just one of many Gods does not reflect LDS doctrine.
1. God is our Father. He will always be so - he will always be our God, no matter what our future potential.
2. Jesus is our Saviour - through his atonement we receive the grace necessary to return to our Father.
3. CS Lewis describes our potential in a way that would resonate with any Latter_day Saint, in Mere Christianity. Paraphrasing, "Gods wants us to become gods, reflecting His light as He transforms us." Note the small "g".
4. We know precious little about other worlds and other Gods. Moses chapter 1 gives a glimpse, and early leaders expounded their thoughts. It is the logical extension of the concept that God wants us to become like Him. However, the key principle is that God will always be our God, that it is through Christ's atonement and the workings of the Holy Spirit that we are lifted from our carnal state into the state God would bring us to.
Beautiful doctrine. It is unclear to me why other Christians resist it so much.
BTW - as a British member of the church I am following this critical election for the wellbeing of the world, and hope with all my heart that Mitt makes it.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 14, 2007 at 7:12 AM  


Just read Turnaround, it was my husband's father's day gift but he couldn't wait either so he's reading it now. I could care less about business concepts, but I still found the book a fascinating, even enlightening read. I appreciate Mr. Romney's unapolgetic expectation that anyone that deals with him have integrity and understand the concept of loyalty. My husband is locked into the book because he is into the budget talk and business concepts. We wish we could see the Olympics again now we have greater insight into the miracle the Games were. Great read all around.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 14, 2007 at 4:41 PM  



posted by Kyle Hampton | 4:00 PM | permalink
These updates from objective observers about the McCain hit piece:

From Michael Luo at the Caucus:

His [Romney's] campaign also released a longer clip from the same news conference:

Indeed, in July 2005, a few weeks after the press conference, Mr. Romney vetoed an emergency contraception bill that would allow pharmacists to dispense the so-called morning-after pill without a prescription and require hospitals to make it available to rape victims.

He penned an op-ed for the Boston Globe to explain his decision, writing in part:

I understand that my views on laws governing abortion set me in the minority in our Commonwealth. I am pro-life. I believe that abortion is the wrong choice except in cases of incest, rape, and to save the life of the mother. I wish the people of America agreed, and that the laws of our nation could reflect that view. But while the nation remains so divided over abortion, I believe that the states, through the democratic process, should determine their own abortion laws and not have them dictated by judicial mandate.
From Marc Ambinder at the Atlantic:

Contradiction? I wrote about Romney's conversion for National Journal and came away with the impression that the Harvard incident began the process, rather than ended it -- that it took time before Romney fully came to realize that the pro-life position was correct.

Also, Romney has always claimed that, even after his personal revelation, he never went back on his promise to Massachusetts voters.


Me: What McCain’s camp fails to divulge is that Romney’s defense of the “status quo” in Massachusetts was actually a win for the pro-life movement. As Luo explains, it was in response to a veto of expanding stem cell research that Romney cited his promise to Massachusetts voters about abortion. He was denying the legislature the ability to increase stem cell research and abortion rights. Romney was a foil to liberal legislation in Massachusetts, not a co-conspirator in it. As usual, McCain is wrong.

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The bottom line is Mitt Romney's actions while he was Governor SAVED THE LIVES of babies.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 13, 2007 at 4:43 PM  



posted by Justin Hart | 1:26 PM | permalink
There have been a few noticeable riffs between McCain and Gov. Romney but behind the scenes, the emails fly fast and furious from McCain and Romney camp operatives. This is all part of the game and I'm fine with it.

Today however, McCain stepped over the line by launching their own official YouTube attack on Romney (instead of relying on the news feeder model). Not only that but they take the Governor completely out of context with selective editing. The Romney camp put out this official response:

“Governor Romney is firmly pro-life and can rely on his record of having protected the sanctity of life when faced with those issues as governor.
Governor Romney consistently maintained, in an effort to protect the sanctity of life, that he would fight attempts to weaken the state’s existing abortion laws. Maintaining existing laws in a state like Massachusetts was an important fight in and of itself.

It’s very troubling that the McCain campaign would attack the governor’s pro-life stance by trying to alter the context of a statement made at a news conference where he also made a passionate case for his veto of stem cell legislation that showed a level of disregard for the sanctity of human life.

The McCain campaign’s motives are obviously borne of desperation. Their actions are both sad and unfortunate.”
In other news David Brody of CBN news sees another slam dunk with the release today of the Faith and Values team.
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posted by Justin Hart | 10:01 AM | permalink
Let's take Q2 out with a bang! If you follow our site closely (10,000 / week do!) you know about the campaign kickoff in January where Mitt and crew raised $6.5 million in 9 hours. You've seen how we've made an independent blog first and raised $50,000 on this site alone for Mitt!

Now you have a chance to be part of it too!

You may have heard that Fenway Park is now open for Bar-B-Que's. Well, at least it is for Governor Romney! And your invited.

Sunday June 24th Governor Romney is hosting a Bar-B-Que on the field in Fenway Park. A select crowd of supporters and the Governor himself will be there in Boston!

The next day, Monday June 25th... we will be hosting a call day (on the home court of the Celtics!) to finish off the 2nd quarter with a flurry!

To get up there we are hoping you can commit raise to $2500 or $5000 that day.

Bring your personal contact lists, bring your cell phone and come on up!

If you can make it... fill out the form below and we'll get your started.

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posted by Justin Hart | 7:35 AM | permalink
Boston, MA - Today, Governor Mitt Romney announced the members of the Romney for President National Faith and Values Steering Committee, a coalition of supporters who will advise Governor Romney on matters of faith and values.

"The men and women of our National Steering Committee represent decades spent defending faith, religious expression and traditional values. I believe that our Party and our nation must stand for strong families, traditional marriage and the sanctity of human life. I am proud to be joined by these leaders in our campaign to change Washington," said Governor Romney.

Serving as a Chair of the Steering Committee, noted Constitutional Attorney and Supreme Court Advocate Jay Sekulow said, "Governor Romney has a strong record of defending traditional values and supporting the faith community. He is the one candidate who has spoken to the importance of promoting stronger families. In Washington, he will stand alongside those defending our most important values."

The Romney For President National Faith And Values Steering Committee Chairs:

- Dr. Robert Andringa, President Emeritus, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, Arizona
- James Bopp, Jr., Romney For President Special Adviser on Life Issues, Indiana
- Barbara Comstock, Former Department of Justice Spokesperson and former Susan B. Anthony List Advisory Committee Member, Virginia
- Mark DeMoss, President, DeMoss Group Public Relations, Georgia
- Ovide Lamontagne, New Hampshire
- Chris Long, Chief Operation Officer, Foster Friess & Associates, Delaware
- Gary Marx, Executive Director of the Judicial Confirmation Network, Former Executive Director of the Virginia Christian Coalition, Bush-Cheney '04 Conservative Coalitions Director, Virginia
- George Seay, Co-Founder and CEO, Annandale Capital; Co-Founder and Chairman, Legacy, Texas
- Jay Sekulow, Constitutional Attorney and Supreme Court Advocate, District of Columbia
- Lou Sheldon, President, Traditional Values Coalition, California
- Matthew Spalding, Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center For American Studies, The Heritage Foundation, District of Columbia

The Romney For President National Faith And Values Steering Committee Vice-Chairs:

- Jim Anthony, South Carolina
- Rep. Dennis Baxley, Speaker Pro Tempore, Florida House of Representatives, Florida
- Dee Benedict, Christian Activist, South Carolina
- Jason Bonham, Illinois State Director, Legacy Law Foundation, Illinois
- Sen. Cameron Brown, Michigan State Senate, Michigan
- Nathan Burd, Director of International Program & Public Policy, Heartbeat International, Ohio
- Steve Chamberlain, Senior Pastor, Branford Evangelical Free Church, Connecticut
- Tom Coates, Vice President, Truth About Gambling, Iowa
- Dr. Jay Dennis, Senior Pastor, Lakeland, Florida
- Dr. Paul K. Driessen, Esq., Senior Policy Adviser, Congress On Racial Equality, Virginia
- Joe Earle, Former Director Of Church and Community Development, Iowa Christian Alliance, Iowa
- James Edwards, Government Relations Consultant, Olive-Edwards, Virginia
- Paul Erickson, Executive Director, Citizens for the Republic, South Dakota
- David French, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund, Tennessee
- Nancy French, Author, Red State of Mind, Tennessee
- Justin Hart, Vice President of Communications, Lighted Candle Society
- Jeff Hunt, Account Executive, The Clapham Group, District of Columbia
- Keith Hunter, Board Member, Iowa Christian Alliance, Iowa
- Don Hutchings, Senior Pastor, Evangel Temple, Arkansas
- M.F. Jackson, Pastor, South Carolina
- Gary Jarmin, President, American Service Council, California
- Sen. Dave Johnson, Conservative Activist, Iowa
- Jimmy Jones, Director, Christ Central Ministries, South Carolina
- John Kingston, Massachusetts
- Gary La Ferla, CEO, G3 International, California
- Wendy Long, Chief Counsel, Judicial Confirmation Network, New York
- Drew McKissick, National Board Member, Christian Coalition, South Carolina
- Charles Mitchell, Conservative Writer, District of Columbia
- Kathy Oltmans, Christian Activist, Iowa
- John Pudner, RNC Catholic Task Force, Alabama
- Melinda Ronn, Senior Faith-Based Consultant, MKR & Associates, Connecticut
- Sen. Alan Sanborn, Michigan State Senate, Michigan
- Jordan Sekulow, Former National Youth Director, Bush-Cheney '04, Virginia
- Rep. Fulton Sheen, Michigan State House of Representatives, Michigan
- Camille Solberg, Former President, Wisconsin Coalition for Traditional Marriage, Wisconsin
- David Vicinanzo, New Hampshire
- Mark White, Senior Pastor, Christian Assembly of God, South Carolina
- Joe Wiegand, Former Director of Voter Education, Christian Coalition, Virginia
- Lori Wortz, Former Board Member, Citizens for Traditional Values, Michigan
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Congrats to My Man Mitt's Main Men Jason Bonham and Justin Hart for being recognized as Vice-Chairs! BTW, this is for their work in their respective organizations and not for blogging here (though I'm sure that didn't hurt).



So should the rest of us here expect similar calls for other steering committees? I could totally be on the "average joe's" committee, or the "jealous of Mitt's hair" committee. I will be waiting anxiously by my phone.




posted by Anonymous | 1:42 AM | permalink
There is a story making the rounds about how Romney did not pardon any criminal convictions as Governor of MA. Of course, we can all agree that refraining from issuing pardons at all is much preferred to issuing them to cronie buddies. The thrust of this article though is that Romney should have at least pardoned a particular Iraq Veteran who intentionally shot another kid when he was 13 years old. Apparently, he has since lived a completely law abiding life since and served honorably in the military. I don't doubt that he has. What I find curious is that there is little detail about the juvenile conviction. I want to know things like, why did he shoot the other kid? How old was the other kid? What was his relationship to the other kid?


Obviously, one can imagine various degrees of ill intent in this crime. One thing is for sure, he intentionally shot another kid with a dangerous weapon that could have caused serious injury. So, should it be pardoned? He can already have his record sealed and except for inquiries by law enforcement, he can say he has no record. But the article eludes to the fact that this individual wants to become a police officer.

As Governor, Romney set up guidelines for pardons. "The guidelines [state] that pardons will rarely be issued for the purpose of obtaining a firearm if the person had been convicted of a crime involving a firearm." Maybe that is what is going on here. Either way, it seems that one can't really fault Governor Romney for deciding not to overturn the judiciary and the legislature, even if he had the power to do do. MA has decided that anyone adjudicated a delinquient child for the commission of a violent felony is not to have a firearm permit. It seems reaonable to me that society might decide that people who commit violent felonies at any age shouldn't be given firearms permits. Society has to make those judgment calls about people. If people don't like the law, then change it.
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posted by Justin Hart | 9:02 PM | permalink
Warsaw winters are chilly to saw the least. The bite of the cold was palpable and unforgiving to a suburban boy from the Bay Area. But there I was nonetheless, January 1991, riding a public bus to the Mokotow section of Warsaw after an exhausting Sunday of meetings and knocking doors – the typical life of a Mormon missionary.

My fellow companion noticed the oddity immediately. The bus was packed, awkwardly crowded for a Sunday evening. As we arrived on Spacerowa Street the crowd emptied. My friend was curious and motioned for me to follow him off the bus. As missionaries we were advised to avoid such efforts but we couldn’t resist.

We followed the crowd, watching them disperse into a mass of people gathering up and down the street. Tens of thousands of Poles, gathering for one single purpose – to make a statement with their new found freedoms.

Lech Walesa had been President for only two months but the change in attitudes and opportunities seemed abundant and powerful – Poland was officially a democracy. Earlier that day, January 13, 1991, the Red Guard had taken over the TV Tower and Parliament in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. The Gulf War, which would begin operations in just 4 days, provided the perfect media cover as Moscow tried to grasp onto the last of the satellite countries.

At one time, Lithuania and Poland were one country. Czeslaw Milosz, the famous dissident and Polish poet was born there. The people had strong roots together. The Poles would not stand by idly as their neighbors were harangued in a last stand by the Commies.

As we approached the spot of contention that night (the Russian Embassy) we hear the chants of “Wolna Litwa!” (“Free Lithuania”). The crowd was holding candles, shaking the gates, demonstrating their ire and stretching their new democracy-born sea legs. It was thrilling. And it worked. The Red Army eventually relented and “Litwa” was free.

Today, President Bush took part in the unveiling of a memorial in DC dedicated to the victims of Communism. This is a subject close to my heart and it was my privilege to be there. Special thanks to Robert Bluey for the invite!

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Justin - it was good to read about your experience in Poland. I served a mission there as well, about 9 years after you. I don't know if you ever served in Katowice, but there are plans to erect a statue of Ronald Reagn in the rynek. Cool, huh.

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posted by Justin Hart | 10:01 AM | permalink
Justin is live audio blogging from the "Victims of Communism" memorial.



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posted by Justin Hart | 9:21 AM | permalink
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posted by Justin Hart | 8:34 AM | permalink
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Monday, June 11, 2007
posted by Kyle Hampton | 8:03 PM | permalink
From Patrick Ruffini over at Hugh Hewitt:


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posted by Justin Hart | 5:57 PM | permalink

National Journal, the premiere (and very expensive) rag about all things political has moved Mitt into second place.

This is a serious development. And one which I applaud.

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I bet Team Romney doesn't think they are "done" if they lose Iowa.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 11, 2007 at 8:42 PM  


Strangely slanted to label Mitt a "self-funder" twice in such a tiny format. Something about Mitt discombobulates the brains of the pundits. Inevitability perhaps?

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 12, 2007 at 8:20 AM  



posted by Justin Hart | 3:32 PM | permalink
This last Thursday, June 7th, Governor Romney appeared with 350 people from the 40 and under crowd... the kickoff event for Young Professionals for Mitt. The idea is classic Team Romney: match the fundraising incentives to the target group. For this crew the keyword is "networking". Most of these folks couldn't afford the $1000 ticket to the Mitt Romney luncheon earlier in the day at the American Gas Association but they could definitely throw down $50 - 100 on a great party with Mitt at the keynote speaker!

The kickoff was held the Sewall House adjacent the Hart Senate Office Building. Numerous hill staffers were in attendance along with local MD, DC and VA folks who were ready to mix it up with like-minded politicos.

Here are two videos with the entire speech that Mitt gave to the crowd of over 350 supporters:




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What fantastic videos! Thank you for sharing! This kind of thing makes me really wish I lived in Boston or DC or something. I would have gladly paid $50 to see Mitt. :-) But the video was a close second, and I almost felt like I was there. ;-)

Have a great day!

Hava
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NOT.
PRESIDENTIAL.
Can he really be so completely out of touch as to not know is falling in Iowa and New Hampshire?
I'll tell you what "I don't know" and that is why anybody would want to vote for him NOW.
Perhaps 7 years ago but NOW??

By Anonymous Anonymous, at June 11, 2007 at 1:56 PM  



posted by Justin Hart | 6:52 AM | permalink
Can I copyright that? "The Quiet March to Victory" is exactly what I think I'm seeing on the horizon for Mitt. If this election is anything like the last elections of the past 3 decades, the winner of Iowa and New Hampshire will win the nomination.

Rudy had his best chance for a early primary win in Iowa... but he has blown it. Another quick stat: no candidate has missed the Iowa Ames Straw poll and gone on to win the caucuses. By pulling out of Iowa Rudy is now relying on his high numbers in the South. But, it turns out, Thompson is taking a good bite out of his apple.

Donald Lambro writes this morning:

"So here is the potential political scenario that could be shaping up next year: Romney wins the Iowa caucuses, giving his campaign Big Mo right out of the starting gate, and cover stories in all the news magazines and the nightly news shows. He builds on that by winning New Hampshire one week later on Jan. 22, which sends him into the Southern primaries, where Giuliani now leads. Such a scenario runs into two big variables that could block Romney's well-laid plans to elbow his way to the front of the pack."

...

"In the meantime, Matinee Mitt, running as a veto-wielding, deficit-crushing, tax-cutting conservative and the heir to the Reagan mantle, has become the front-runner in the two earliest and likely pivotal party contests. Whether he can leverage that into the nomination of his party remains to be seen."

All in all, I'm encouraged that this is a silent victory so far. Expectations are everything. Once the general populace (outside of the NH, IA, and SC) gets wind of the unexpected Romney victories... I think the momentum will be that much more powerful in the later states.
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