Posted on 02/04/2008 7:20:15 PM PST by Brian_Baldwin
California Republicans gave us Ronald Reagan. California Republicans gave us a Governor who, in Reagan, made history. But where are these same Republicans today? Will you be willing to count your vote as history in the making - tomorrow? Because, the reality is the race has come down to McCain and Romney.
But I am worried. After all, many of my fellow Republicans not only gave us a man of history in Ronald Reagan, but they have also given our Nation another Republican Governor named Arnold.
Every vote counts. Today, in retrospect, do fellow Republicans of our Great State accept Arnold as anything like a Reagan, or for that matter, even a Republican?
When Arnold was running for Governor, he sounded at that time very much like John McCain today. And many, including myself, made a terrible mistake. Today, I do not even recognize that same Arnold. What a huge disappointment.
Arnold endorsed John McCain.
I am voting for Mitt Romney in tomorrows California Republican Primary.
What can I do to convince you to vote for Romney? Because, this is the time and the place when it is going to count. If you are a conservative, and thinking of voting for Huckabee – I want to honestly request you consider this. That you can make history, you can best server the voice of the conservative wing of our Party, by voting for Mitt Romney at this time. Because, it will all be decided tomorrow. That is the reality.
It is going to be McCain, or it is going to be Romney. Whoever the Republicans choose in this State, our State, California, that is going to be decisive. There is no way around the numbers, there is California, and there is Georgia.
This is the last two minutes of the Super Bowl, my friends.
John McCain likes to use the term “my friends”. I love John McCain. But I want to make history for the conservative wing of my Party. The way to make history in this case, at this moment, is to vote for Mitt Romney. As pompous as it sounds, this is not a partisan appeal. It is a fact. Conservatives can now have a chance, in California, to make history – I know those who have already decided for Romney will be there tomorrow. For those who are not voting for McCain but considering someone other than Romney, I want you to consider that you can actually be a part of something historical. You can do this by voting for Mitt Romney in California.
The Democrats, the liberals, and their friends in the media, are trying to work McCain’s head right now. The way politics works, well everyone who should know, knows that it is a very malicious mêlée and there are very high stakes involved. Right now, the Democrats, the liberals, and their friends in the media, want McCain to win in California. And while they want this outcome, they are also working and going to try to get to McCain’s head. What they want McCain to do is, they want to convince John McCain that the conservatives are his nemesis, and they want to, slowly, in their own way, convince McCain and feed a hatred in him against conservatives. That it was the conservatives who schemed a McCain loss to Bush, and today they are working with the “right wing talk shows” to destroy McCain.
You see, the left wants McCain to win in California. And then, they want to get to his head, and make him think, “you see, I can win without them, without the conservatives” …
But you see, in the General Election, McCain cannot win – he cannot win without the conservatives of the Republican Party. Not without their vote.
And so, what the left wants, is for McCain to win in California. And take the nomination. And then, they believe they can screw with his head. And make McCain do a terrible mistake. The mistake will be when McCain says something attacking the conservatives in a clear, emotional driven, message. That McCain will say or do this very stupid mistake.
In fact, they are counting on it.
And once McCain does that, then he has lost the General election.
Because McCain cannot win the Presidency of the United States without Republicans, without the conservatives.
And that is why I want you to vote for Mitt Romney.
I want you to stop this agenda of the left wing.
I want you to make history. I am no one. But I can see what they are trying to do. I want you to think about it.
Mitt Romney is not Ronald Reagan. But I want you to understand. He is not Arnold, either. You can have the insight to see.
Everyone, for a long time, has been of the mind set that they need to find someone to give a big ovation to. But then, over time, we start to feel that there is no one worthwhile for a standing ovation. I mean, it can feel pretty good, to stand up and give someone a big ovation. For some, it might even make them feel free. But that is not freedom. You see Democrats, and they really give Obama these big ovations – you even see the same in the Hillary Clinton supporters. But think about it. Sure, sometimes Republicans can’t be like Democrats. Nice claps, cheers – but no one to really give this big ol’ crazy ovation. I mean, in some ways, the Democratic Party is really cult. But, you see, you should not let these big ovations get you down. Because, no, you are not like them. We are not a cult. Not like them. A Coca Cola machine is not magic. It is a machine. It was made by humans, the human mind. The Democrats live in a magic mind set. To them, a big Coca Cola machine comes before them, and they think it’s magic. But, you understand, there is a machine there, and it is us who can make the machine.
No politician is going to be someone who you might stand and, literally, foolishly, throw all of your ovations to. But you can make history. It isn’t magic. But if you use consideration, and thought, and look at the two minute warning in a very real way, you actually can make a difference just so long as you are in the game. Don’t drop out of the game. The football is about to be handed to you, California.
Mitt is campaigning on this plan;
Deregulate State Markets. Encourage states to eliminate the cumbersome insurance regulations that drive costs up and providers out of the market.
Fix The Tax Code. Level the playing field by making all health care expenses tax deductible, eliminating the special treatment afforded employer-provided health plans.
Stop The Free-Riders. Use some of the money currently spent on providing expensive "free care" for the uninsured at emergency rooms to instead help the truly needy buy private insurance.
Reform The Medical Liability System. Institute federal caps on non-economic and punitive damage awards to eliminate frivolous lawsuits and bring an end to the practice of defensive medicine.
Promote Innovation In Medicaid. Give states flexibility to spend their Medicaid dollars in whatever way they find most efficient and effective.
Bring Health Care Into The 21st Century. Improve quality and enhance transparency by introducing the same competitive forces that drive innovation in other sectors of the economy.
It's good to hear candidates campaign with conservative ideas.
Way too many people on FR are trying to fool themselves into believing that Romney is a legitimate or acceptable Conservative, when he is nothing but a flim-flam man. For folks that IGNORE a mountain of evidence that this guy is lying through his teeth, I say their consciences are the last thing they're considering. It's absolutely shameful, and I'll tell that to every last one of their faces.
Huck: Hey, Duncan--you endorsed me. Give me your delegates.Duncan: Okay ... but don't let me down on the fence!
McCain: Hey, Fred ol' buddy. Whaddya want? Ambassador? Anything! You name it. Gimme your delegates
Fred: Here ya go, Ace. I'll think about the offer--it's gonna cost ya!
McCain: Mike, my dear friend, let me have your delegates, I'll make you VP.
Huck:Ah...okay.
“It’s absolutely shameful, and I’ll tell that to every last one of their faces.”
...and yet nobody cares
This is war. I’m not going to stand idly by and smile while I watch a bunch of damn fools try to coronate this con-man. Why don’t you wake up and smell the stench of lies coming from Romney’s mouth ! He has no intention of keeping his promises ! He never did as Governor, and he never would as President !
So you are you voting for? There are NO conservatives left...
Everybody else’s fault but Romney’s. Excuses, excuses, excuses. You people make me sick. You want this party led by a lying liberal Clinton clone.
I’m still not particularly enamored with Mitt. I doubt Fred is either. This is a lesser of evils moment. Sadly.
Refute my facts. I dare you.
Gay Republicans Flock To McCain on Giuliani Exit
It’s good to hear candidates campaign with conservative ideas.
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RomneyCare is conservative ???
Why is Teddy smiling in the photo op ????
Mitt is the right choice for our nation and our party.
I’m asking you all who get to vote tomorrow to vote for Mitt....we’ll pick it up on the 12th.
Thanks.
Talk is cheap. Actions speak louder than words. Romney has ZERO credibility.
Anyway, regarding if MH and MC have a VP deal or something going on...I really don't care unless something was promised to Thompson first. If we get force fed McCain...Romney, Huckabee, Thompson or Hunter on his team can't do anything but help us.
Regarding your tag line, according to McCain, I’m a racist. Oh well, you learn alot about yourself by who your enemies are. i’m proud to disliked by a nutjob.
If Huckabee doesn’t drop out after super tuesday then we’ll know that he is a stalking horse for McCain.
Notice how Mitt Romney is treated like the outsider. Maybe the interconnected inside the beltway crowd never expected Romney to run. Maybe he went on his on accord and did not ask permission from the RNC establishment. Maybe he is upsetting somebody’s carefully thought out plans.
Romney has his own money so he does not need large sums from the special interests. He is not beholdent to anyone. Looks to me that the uber special interests have no use for a self made man who is not dependent on them.
I don’t know why the hell they won’t look at the facts. The man is a liberal. Just because he’s telling us what we want to hear in absolute contradiction to his record, are we going to start believing he’s NOW sincere ? Sorry, he already fooled me once, and I’m not buying his bullcrap again.
Keep it up as many, many more need to see this Keating 5 connection to the Huckster!!
By calling him a Clinton clone you have just displayed how hideously ridiculous you are. On personal life and morality alone, Romney is the personification of the American Dream. He has also achieved in the private sector opposed to the Clinton’s that have lived off the govt all their life.
I have issues with Romney as well but by calling him a Clinton clone you lose any shred of credibility you have left.
You have no original thoughts,,,you have no candidate to vote for, so you hijack a thread with the sublety of a jack booted thug.
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