Mitt Romney Supports Gay Boy Scouts But Not Gay Marriage?

Back in June, we showed you a video of Mitt Romney from 1994, proclaiming his support of the Boy Scouts of America and his views on its gay members.

“I believe that the Boy Scouts of America does a wonderful service for this country. I support the right of the Boy Scouts of America to decide what it wants to do on that issue. I feel that all people should be able to participate in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation.”

Now, a spokeswoman for Romney is saying he STILL upholds those beliefs and confirmed:

This is where things get confusing, though, seeing as Mitt has opposed gay marriage, but yet, he thinks ALL boys should have the right to participate in the Boy Scouts!

Keep it up because we'll need the most conservative Congress we can get, but they'll need to be wise and keep compromising the ball toward our victory.

Regardless of who wins, Congress will need to control the progressive President and thwart his agenda. The next four years will be bleak regardless of who wins and without question, our country will be far more socialistic than it is now.

Don't make Romney's election victory such a squeaker that Obama wins.

I don't care one way or the other. In the short-term, Obama would be worse for all the reasons you have stated but in the long term, Romney will be worse. This nation will only be saved by a re-birth of the conservative movement. The Romney family has been fighting the conservative movement since the days of father George. IMO, son Mitt would love to do what his father couldn't: put a dagger in the heart of conservatism. Electing him as President will put him in a great position to do that. To paraphrase the wisdom of Cicero: the enemy INSIDE the gates is more dangerous than the enemy AT the gates. If Romney wins, in all likelihood, there will be no conservative Republican Presidential candidate until 2020 at the earliest. For the next 4-5 election cycles, the GOP-E will continue to point to Romney's 2012 victory as the model for success: nominate a left-leaning Republican.

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