Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson . . .
Didn't know he was still around.
Posted on 01/26/2008 3:55:12 PM PST by Plutarch
LAKELAND | Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney brought his campaign to Citrus Mutual in Lakeland today and to 250 wildly cheering supporters as he makes his final push before Tuesday’s presidential primary in Florida. He is statistically tied with Sen. John McCain for the state’s 57 delegates to the GOP nominating convention.
Flanked by State Sen. J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, and Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson, both of whom have endorsed him, Romney spoke of creating tax-free savings account interest for working people and abolishing the estate tax, and he did a little Clinton-bashing, to the delight of his audience.
“Gov. Romney is a family man, married for 38 years, and he believes in family values,’’ Alexander said in his introduction. “As a businessman he rescued the (winter) Olympics and erased the deficit in Massachusetts as governor.’’
Before meeting with the audience, Romney met with citrus growers who are members of Citrus Mutual and listened to their pleas for a guest worker program, more federal research funds to study citrus diseases and the threat of Brazil dumping frozen concentrate orange juice on the American market.
Romney praised agriculture in Florida and said bio fuels could soon be another agricultural industry in the state. Although they were enthusiastic for him, some members complained he did not commit to a guest worker program.
But he promised federal home loan protections to some who are about to lose their homes and promised to cut taxes in half for businesses.
To read the complete story, see Sunday’s Ledger.
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson . . .
Didn't know he was still around.
More pandering.
Another article on the lakeland visit I almost posted earlier:
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Does Romney Have The Juice To Win?
LAKELAND, Fla. — It’s good to mention oranges when running for political office in Florida. Perhaps even better to pose with them.
Mike Huckabee visited the Lakeland PIg Festival here earlier today. Mitt Romney may have done him one better.
At al appearance Saturday afternoon at Florida Citrus Mutual Headquarters, Romney drew an overflow crowd of about 300 people that left many of them standing outside the building, apparently content to listen to his speech on speakers.
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http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/2008electionblog/blog_index/does-romney-have-juice-to-win/363/
I’m not sure how you’re linking the Cornyn amendment to a guest worker program. Amnesty and guest worker programs are two entirely separate things which are in no way related.
What’s more interesting is that he spoke to an audience who wanted a guest worker program and he refused to support one.
Promising federal home loans to irresponsible folks isn’t conservative.
No one should ever contemplate voting for McCain.
He is a traitor to the GOP and especially to Conservatives.
McCain will lose in Florida. Republicans are voting.
If Romney is the nominee, imagine the debate with Hillary.
On abortion.
Hillary: I am pro-choice and in fact my opponent was also at one time.
On taxes.
Hillary: I opposed the Bush tax cuts for the rich, and in fact my opponent was also against them at one time.
On healthcare for all.
Hillary: I support and will fight for healthcare for all, just like my opponent did in Massachusetts. In fact he said the biggest difference between his plan and mine is that his became law! I welcome his support for my plan.
On gays serving openly in the military.
Hillary: It is time to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’ In fact you Mr. Romney were all for ending that plan even before me and my husband. You were ahead of the curve and supported gays being allowed to serve openly way back in 1994.
On a huge stimulus package.
Hillary: I want to spend 100 billion in an effort to bring the economy back from this recession! My opponent wants to spend 100 billion over 5 years just on the automobile industry, so my plan is in fact a lot more fiscally responsible than his!
Thanks for the clarification. I wouldn't trust any guest worker program put together by the McCain-Kennedy coalition. A guest worker program needs to be kept separate from anything having to do with immigration.
In my mind, a true guest worker program needs to be very strictly constructed. At a minimum, it must include:
1) a requirement that foreign workers apply in their own country
2) a specific time period (less than one year) during which they're allowed to work here
3) a restriction to workers only, no families or pregnant women
4) a specific employer who will be required to account for their employment at the employer's job site
5) retention of a significant portion of the worker's earnings in escrow, to be paid to him only upon his return to his country of origin
Mitt would mop the floor with Hillary in a debate. She would have to resort to crying again.
Excellent post. Imagine the Democrats’ campaign commercials against him too.
all the usual suspects.
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