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Mitt Romney: A Massachusetts Liberal for President
American Thinker ^ | January.9, 2007 | Selwyn Duke

Posted on 01/09/2007 6:41:03 PM PST by Reagan Man

With the 2008 presidential campaign looming just on the horizon, speculation about political fortunes abounds. On the Democrat side, Lady Hillary is waiting in the wings, and the media's profilers have found their fair-haired boy in Barack Obama. On the Republican side, the picture is murkier. Often the Vice-president would be the logical choice to carry the incumbent party's torch, but Dick Cheney won't be running and, even if he did, he wouldn't win. Of course, Arizona Senator John McCain is still around, but he arouses suspicion among conservatives. Seeming worn, tired, erratic and untrustworthy, many think the old soldier should just fade away.

Enter Mitt Romney. Inching ever closer to a presidential run, the former CEO and outgoing Governor of Massachusetts is emerging as the Barack Obama of the GOP. And the analogy is apt. He has the resonant voice, the good looks, the statesman-like bearing and, going Obama two better, great hair and unobtrusive ears.

But Romney shares another commonality with Obama: He's a liberal in his party masquerading as something more palatable. Yes, sugar and spice and dealing the deck twice, that's what little politicians are made of.

As to this point, another politico he can be compared to is Al Gore. Like Gore, Romney has flip-flopped on abortion, only in the other direction. While he now claims to be pro-life, he supported legalization of the "morning-after" abortion pill, RU-486. Moreover, as recently as his 2002 run for governor his platform stated,

"The choice to have an abortion is a deeply personal one. Women should be free to choose based on their own beliefs, not the government's."

Of course, Romney says that his views have "evolved." But I strongly suspect his adaptation relates more to the evolution of political ambitions than that of conscience. Call me cynical, but unless you've been cloistered in an ancient monastery for the duration, I'm very suspicious of deep personal growth occurring between ages 55 and 59.

According to Romney, unlike himself, the "paradigm" of marriage is not "evolving," and his high profile stand against anti-marriage has garnered him much publicity of late. But here, too, Romney has been about as consistent as March weather, with a track record that belies his newfound traditionalism.

In a letter to the Log Cabin Republicans, Romney hailed Bill Clinton's "don't ask, don't tell" policy as a "step in the right direction" and "the first of a number of steps" toward homosexuals serving "openly" in the military.

Then, Brian Camenker points out the following in The Mitt Romney Deception:

- "Romney's campaign distributed pro-gay rights campaign literature during Boston's ‘Gay Pride' events," issuing pink fliers stating, "Mitt and Kerry [running mate Kerry Healey] wish you a great Pride weekend! All citizens deserve equal rights, regardless of their sexual preference."

- Romney advocated governmental recognition of homosexual adoption rights, domestic partnerships and homosexual civil unions.

- Romney opposed the Boy Scouts' policy prohibiting homosexuals from serving as scoutmasters and prevented the organization from participating publicly in the 2002 Olympics.

- The Boston Globe wrote in 2005, "Governor Mitt Romney, who touts his conservative credentials to out-of-state Republicans, has passed over GOP lawyers for three-quarters of the 36 judicial vacancies he has faced, instead tapping registered Democrats or independents - including two gay lawyers who have supported expanded same-sex rights."

- Romney promoted homosexual propaganda in Massachusetts schools through the "Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth," funding this bureaucracy of social engineering instead of eliminating it.

Thus, it's no wonder that while campaigning against Ted Kennedy in 1994, Romney said that anti-marriage "is not appropriate at this time." My guess is that the time will be right when the electorate is left.

Equally damning, though, is that in a very ominous way he can be compared to yet another infamous poseur, Hillary Clinton. On April 12, 2006, Romney signed a bill into law that creates a universal health system intrusive enough to be the envy of socialists everywhere. The plan mandates that every Ma. resident must obtain health insurance by July 1, 2007, or face a fine that could exceed 1,200 dollars a year. Of course, this scheme includes the creation of a new bureaucracy, one that will, using Big Brother's infinite wisdom, determine how much you can afford to pay. Wow, thanks for the help, Mitt. Or, is it "Vinny the Chin"? I mean, this sounds like an offer you just can't refuse.

To justify his socialist brainchild, Romney uses the argument that it is no different from requiring people to carry car insurance. Ah, speciousness, thy name is Romney. Mr. Governor, you can choose not to own a car.

Everyone must have a body.

But remember this when Romney touts his credentials as a fiscal conservative. While he may boast of his steadfast refusal to raise taxes, it rings hollow when he turns around and mandates citizen expenditures and levies fines. But liberals are adept at revenue-raising sleight-of-hand; when another tax increase would raise voter ire, they simply deem it a toll, fine, fee or, I love this one, a "surcharge." I prefer honest theft myself.

President Bush is often excoriated for betraying his conservative base, a perception that contributes to poll numbers lower than Ted Kennedy's jowls. What is forgotten, however, is that while campaigning for the presidency in 2000, Bush accused the Republican Congress of trying ". . . to balance the budget on the backs of the poor," a line that could have been culled from Democrat talking points. Folks, the president never cast himself as anything but exactly what he is. We just weren't listening.

Are we listening now?

Ah, those Massachusetts liberals: Studds, Frank, Kennedy and Willard Mitt Romney. It just seems to roll off the tongue.

Bernie Sanders for veep, anyone?


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: mittromney; rino; rmthread; romneytherino
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To: Carolinamom
Here's a positive..lol. He's easy on the eyes! Bound to attract some swoon votes.


121 posted on 01/09/2007 9:37:12 PM PST by onyx (DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
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To: Plutarch
For example, it would be great if a Sen. Jeff Sessions decided to run.

There's a candidacy that could pull together the entire Republican coalition.

122 posted on 01/09/2007 9:37:18 PM PST by EternalVigilance (Circumstances are the fire by which the mettle of men is tried.)
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To: Plutarch; AmishDude
Hunter after being elected president, will get assassinated in short order? Yes, it has been a long time baby since a House member got elected president. But you know, there really are not enough data points to make a statistical case, with "significance," about who gets elected, and who does not, based on a specific criterion, assuming the nation in the meantime, remains static, and thus the results can be viewed as having significance in some other era.

Maybe our resident math nerd has an opinion? :)

123 posted on 01/09/2007 9:38:39 PM PST by Torie
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To: EternalVigilance

If Brownback, Hunter, Huckabee, and Trancredo are not on the Republican ticket, what will you do?


124 posted on 01/09/2007 9:39:33 PM PST by Carolinamom (Thank God that Mary and Joseph were not pro-choicers.)
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To: Rex Anderson

LOL!


125 posted on 01/09/2007 9:39:33 PM PST by onyx (DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
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To: Carolinamom

Pray for Haley Barbour, but he's not running wither.


126 posted on 01/09/2007 9:40:13 PM PST by onyx (DONATE NOW! -- It takes DONATIONS to keep FR running!!)
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To: Carolinamom

I only support prolife conservatives. There are millions of Republicans who take the same stand. Draw your own conclusions.


127 posted on 01/09/2007 9:42:26 PM PST by EternalVigilance (Circumstances are the fire by which the mettle of men is tried.)
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To: All

You know, after seeing that picture of Garfield, I Wikied him. I didn't know he could simultaneously write Latin with one hand and ancient Greek with the other.

What happened to people like this? Instead we're arguing about mental midgets who are insane, morally depraved, or both. /musings


128 posted on 01/09/2007 9:43:04 PM PST by UWconservative
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To: Rex Anderson
>>>>>I promise you I have more friends

Good for you. I don't doubt you have many liberal friends, right were on FR too.

129 posted on 01/09/2007 9:43:54 PM PST by Reagan Man (Conservatives don't vote for liberals!)
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To: UWconservative

Great post. "Where" indeed...


130 posted on 01/09/2007 9:44:01 PM PST by EternalVigilance (Circumstances are the fire by which the mettle of men is tried.)
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To: EternalVigilance

Your "answer" did not answer my question.


131 posted on 01/09/2007 9:44:12 PM PST by Carolinamom (Thank God that Mary and Joseph were not pro-choicers.)
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To: EternalVigilance
>>>>>I only support prolife conservatives. There are millions of Republicans who take the same stand.

Ditto.

132 posted on 01/09/2007 9:45:03 PM PST by Reagan Man (Conservatives don't vote for liberals!)
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To: Carolinamom

Why not? It's simple: nominate a conservative to lead the conservative party, or count me and my friends out. The Reagan platform is not negotiable.


133 posted on 01/09/2007 9:46:02 PM PST by EternalVigilance (Circumstances are the fire by which the mettle of men is tried.)
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To: EternalVigilance
[Sen. Jeff Sessions]. There's a candidacy that could pull together the entire Republican coalition.

Yup, I think that Sessions is someone that would be acceptable to all Freepers. We could all join hands and sing Kumbaya.

Brownback gets nowhere due to his Amnesty vote. Hunter unfortunately has no name recognition and is a mere House member. Sessions is Numero Uno on immigration, and has at least some name recognition.

As a general election candidate the biggest problem would be that Sessions is Southern. Presidential candidates from either Party do better when they come from outside their Party's geographical base.

134 posted on 01/09/2007 9:48:19 PM PST by Plutarch
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To: Plutarch

Well, he's a gem.


135 posted on 01/09/2007 9:49:24 PM PST by EternalVigilance (Circumstances are the fire by which the mettle of men is tried.)
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To: Carolinamom
from the insufferable EV:

There are a number of things I like about Sam Brownback
UNELECTABLE

I highly respect Duncan Hunter
UNELECTABLE

Mike Huckabee is a fine Christian gentleman
EV throwaway. Fairly normal guy, too normal for EV to support.

Tom Tancredo is a hero of the border security movemen
Big friggin' weirdo surprise: UNELECTABLE

EV: Get a JOB. Get a LIFE. A Permanent Address (doesn't need to be a house, just a *real* PLACE) Somewhere your kids would want to visit! It isn't ALL about You!.

136 posted on 01/09/2007 9:49:25 PM PST by Rex Anderson
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To: EternalVigilance
Unlike you, he is an honest liberal.

Thanks for proving my point once again.

You're such a small little man you have to insult people to make yourself feel like somebody.

After all, you can spend all day on the internet trying to "best" housewives and retirees. Aren't you the big shot!!!

137 posted on 01/09/2007 9:51:06 PM PST by Howlin (Don't blame me, I voted Republican!)
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To: EternalVigilance

You are willing to sit out the election and let a democrat win rather than acknowledge that a candidate may be personally pro-life but acknowledge that as long as the law of the land is Roe vs Wade and not changed or modified he would of necessity acknowledge it?


138 posted on 01/09/2007 9:51:20 PM PST by Carolinamom (Thank God that Mary and Joseph were not pro-choicers.)
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To: Carolinamom; Rex Anderson; EternalVigilance
He'd find something to criticize about Christ Himself imo.

Well, of course, he would; after all, Jesus wore dresses and hung around with mostly guys!

139 posted on 01/09/2007 9:52:16 PM PST by Howlin (Don't blame me, I voted Republican!)
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To: EternalVigilance
The Reagan platform is not negotiable.

I don't think Reagan liked frauds ripping off well meaning conservatives. Do you?

140 posted on 01/09/2007 9:52:52 PM PST by Rex Anderson
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