[flashbunny]

This can't be right. I've been told by romney supporters that he's been against abortion all his life!

[flashbunny]

"he maintained that pro-abortion position until -- according to his own tale of alleged conversion on the issue -- November 2004."

I'd like to see Romney fed some truth serum and asked this question:

Reporter: "Why did your position on abortion change in November of 2004?"

Romney: "Well it's simple. I no longer had to run for office in one of the most liberal states, and I realized I had to be against abortion if I had a chance to win the republican nomination for president in 2008. So of course, I changed my position!"

[Alter Kaker]

Unlike Rudy and McCain, Romney has been a conservative for nearly six months now.

[EternalVigilance]

What a disgusting thing to watch.

Every pro-life conservative needs to find the stomach to do so, however.

[nowandlater]

I maybe a cynic, but I don't think this is unusual politician at all. Our last 4 republican nominees (except Gerald Ford) have had serious flip-flop issues. I agree with Rush Limbaugh, "We should applaud politicians who change their politics to match conservatism (read Mitt Romney), and we should frown on those politicians who want to change conservatism to fit their politics (read McCain and Guilanni)."

And don't forget when Romney was ahead of Ted Kennedy in 1994, no conservative was complaining about the political positions he had to take win in Massachusetts. No conservative complained because everyone knew that his victory would have been a tremendous victory in the Senate because every one knew we would have been much more conservative than Ted Kennedy even though hampered on social issues (which would have been negated by the ability to nominate conservative Judges which what really counts IMHO). If you didn't complain then of this tactic with Romney and with the numerous other Republicans running against Libs in very Liberal states, then how come you get to complain now?

[GLDNGUN]

Hmm. I guess this explains why "You Tube" has been blocked at BYU.

[FreePoster]

Ahhh. This is exasperating. How much does it take to conclude, "Gee, maybe this guy is a two-faced liar." Come on!

If he has come around on issues, good for him. But supporting a guy for President of the United States while wondering and debating and hoping and guessing which of the completely contradictory views he's fervently expressed represent his real views is just... wierd.

I have not the slightest doubt about my candidate's real views.

[JennysCool]

Everything else aside, I just can't picture a president named "Mitt."

Same way "President Gore" would have sounded like a slasher movie.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Didn't Mitt say he changed his opinion while governor?

[Plutarch]

The "Romney is a RINO" meme isn't sticking with California conservatives in the recent Poll .

Note that Romney, who is routinely castigated as a RINO at FR, receives just as much support from the "very conservative" group as Duncan Hunter. The RINO-loving "somewhat conservatives" support true RINO's Giuliani and McCain.

RINO is as RINO does. Real RINO's garner their support from moderates, as does Rudy/McCain. You can dig up some apostasies that you assert betrays Romney as an incorrigible RINO. However, Romney is running as a conservative, he is being supported by conservatives, and he is being attacked by the MSM like he is a conservative.

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The survey also shows that the support between the candidates is divided among two mayor groups, the “very conservative”, and the “somewhat conservative” groups within the Republican Party.

Giuliani and McCain are even in the support each received from the “somewhat conservative” group.

Giuliani has 50% of their support, while McCain received 50.6% of the support.

Most of the other candidates [including Romney] received support in the 60% range from the “very conservative” group.

[Andy'smom]

You might be interested in this Globe article from June, 2005:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/06/03/adviser_says_governor_faked_stance_on_abortion/

[DBrow]

This video raises another important Romney point.

He states that he believes in "the separation of church and state" like his mother did.

Does he still believe in this ACLU-Liberal construct, or does he now understand the First Amendment as most conservatives do?

[WOSG]

How’s the push-polling robocalls going for the Huckster, Gary?

Even with Romney’s late migration to the prolife side, he stands head and shoulders a better overall candidate than the soft-on-crime tax-and-spend Huckabee.

“Throughout my career, I have had the honor of serving under several Presidents and am proud to make today’s endorsement. No other candidate will do more to advance the conservative judicial movement than Governor Mitt Romney. He knows firsthand how the judicial branch can profoundly affect the future course of a state and a nation. I greatly admired his leadership in Massachusetts in the way that he responded to the activist court’s ruling legalizing same-sex ‘marriage.’ His leadership on the issue has served as a model to the nation on how to respect all of our citizens while respecting the rule of law at the same time.”

“Our next President may be called upon to make more than one Supreme Court nomination, and Governor Romney is committed to nominating judges who take their oath of office seriously and respect the rule of law in our nation. I also support Governor Romney because of his character, his integrity and his stands on the major issues facing the United States.” - Judge Robert Bork