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Press editorial board endorses Romney
Grand Rapids Press ^ | January 11, 2008 | Grand Rapids Press Editorial Board

Posted on 01/11/2008 6:07:58 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT

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" However, when it comes to Michigan's challenges and needs, the passion and knowledge of Mr. Romney tip the scales in his favor. During a visit with Press editors this week, Mr. Romney vowed, 'I will not sleep until Michigan is strong and active and vibrant again.' Because of that focus, MITT ROMNEY has our vote in the Republican presidential primary."

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"Mr. Romney first came to the national stage as the turnaround man for the scandal-plagued 2002 Winter Olympics in Utah. His deft handling of the bribery mess and deficit is a case study in successful management. He served as governor of Massachusetts for one term, ending in 2006. There, he worked with the Legislature to enact a law that required every citizen of the state to have health insurance, and provided state aid for those who couldn't afford it. As president, he said he would push states to enact their own health care solutions. He would aggressively pursue alternative energy and energy efficiency. He supports merit pay for teachers and more educational choices for parents and children, ideas that deserve furtherance in Washington.

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He knows that this state's job losses and struggle to find a new economic footing are the 'canary in the mine,' as he rightly put it, for the nation as a whole."

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"But on the issue that matters most to Michigan, Mr. Romney's message resonates. In Grand Rapids this week, he said, 'Michigan's one-state recession will come to an end if I'm president.' That's a bold promise. Michigan voters should increase his chance to make it reality."

(Excerpt) Read more at mlive.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: 2008endorsements; elections; mi2008; race2008; romney
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Romney gets a major Michigan newspaper endorsement.
1 posted on 01/11/2008 6:07:59 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Good news! BTW, is Michigan winner take all? It’s gonna be a close one.


2 posted on 01/11/2008 6:09:31 PM PST by Romneyfor President2008
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Mitt Romney is a problem-solver, and Michigan defintely has problems.


3 posted on 01/11/2008 6:11:42 PM PST by Hoodat (The whole point of the Conservative Movement is to gain converts, not demonize them.)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Hate to be a naysayer here (I do, actually), but the very people we rail against on a daily basis are endorsing a candidate and it’s a “good thing”.


4 posted on 01/11/2008 6:12:49 PM PST by TheZMan (Texas is no place for pansy-ass liberals. Ya'll move back to California er Mexico er somethin')
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To: TheZMan

Anything that diminishes McCain and Huckabee is a good thing.

Besides Mitt has a good message for a state that is in terrible shape.


5 posted on 01/11/2008 6:14:56 PM PST by maica (Leftists have faith in government; conservatives believe in people as individuals. Romney '08)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

Congratulations.


7 posted on 01/11/2008 7:29:48 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: PetroniusMaximus
You may wish to take that up with the Massachusetts legislature. They are the ones that included abortion.

Attributing that statement to Romney is disingenuous.

8 posted on 01/11/2008 7:55:19 PM PST by Hoodat (The whole point of the Conservative Movement is to gain converts, not demonize them.)
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To: Hoodat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI


9 posted on 01/11/2008 7:56:10 PM PST by PetroniusMaximus
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To: PetroniusMaximus

ding


10 posted on 01/11/2008 7:59:02 PM PST by TheZMan (Texas is no place for pansy-ass liberals. Ya'll move back to California er Mexico er somethin')
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To: PetroniusMaximus
"You got a baby you don’t want?
 
I’ll solve your problem for $50
 
- Mitt"
 
 
Is that supposed to be a quote?  
 
Do you have a Source for it?
 
Mindless BS response.


11 posted on 01/11/2008 8:02:04 PM PST by Radix (If your outgo exceeds your income, your upkeep will be your downfall.)
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To: Radix

Here’s mindless:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI

Watch it (if you dare).


12 posted on 01/11/2008 8:05:02 PM PST by PetroniusMaximus
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To: PetroniusMaximus
Nice switch. You had to go back 14 years to divert attention away from your initial bogus claim? Pathetic.

It doesn't really matter to me that Romney wasn't pro-life 12 years ago. It matters that he is now. As a Christian, I am willing to forgive him for his past position and accept him as he is now.

13 posted on 01/11/2008 8:07:17 PM PST by Hoodat (The whole point of the Conservative Movement is to gain converts, not demonize them.)
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To: PetroniusMaximus

Is that video going to confirm that Mitt advocated $50 abortions?

If it is one of the many that I have already watched, then I would ask you to not waste my time with redundancies.


14 posted on 01/11/2008 8:08:10 PM PST by Radix (If your outgo exceeds your income, your upkeep will be your downfall.)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

I wonder if the MSM will tout these endorsements, as it did McCain’s in NH (to ask this question is to answer it).


15 posted on 01/11/2008 8:09:08 PM PST by Plutarch
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To: PetroniusMaximus

Mitt Romney Pro-Life Endorsements:

John Willke - Founder of the Pro Life Movement

Jim Bopp - General Counsel for the National Right to Life Committee

17 posted on 01/11/2008 8:20:02 PM PST by yellowhammer ( Mitt Romney '08)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

What a Michigan rag know.

BTW, who’s Romney?


18 posted on 01/11/2008 8:21:10 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Hoodat
It matters that he is now. As a Christian, I am willing to forgive him for his past position and accept him as he is now.

These Romney-haters don't know the meaning of Christian charity, I'm afraid.

Here the man agrees with our conservative points of view, and these Romney-haters hate him even more.

It's beyond the pale of rationality.

19 posted on 01/11/2008 8:22:19 PM PST by Edit35
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To: Radix
Romney the flip-flopper. He will not be the nominee!


20 posted on 01/11/2008 8:23:02 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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