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Uh oh: Romney refuses to sign pro-life group’s pledge
hot air ^ | 6/17/11 | Allahpundit

Posted on 06/17/2011 6:08:58 PM PDT by Nachum

Doubling down on RomneyCare, confirming that he believes in climate change, now this. Say this for him: At least he’s not a total pander machine this time around. He just … seems to be in the grip of a political death wish. I can’t even explain this in terms of him wanting to stick by a position he espoused in the past in order to signal to voters that he’s “authentic” and won’t bend on his principles easily. His position, ostensibly, is that he’s pro-life. This makes him look like he’s inching back towards his pro-choice past. Is he in fact pandering to centrists here, with an eye already towards the general election, or what?

Coming soon from Pawlenty, presumably: A nasty tweet ripping Mitt for forever flip-flopping on abortion, followed by a whole lot of stammering at the next debate. Bachmann, however, just might lay him out.

The [Susan B. Anthony List] pledge also states that a candidate will, if elected president, nominate pro-life persons to “relevant Cabinet and Executive Branch positions, in particular the head of National Institutes of Health, the Department of Health & Human Services, and the Department of Justice.” Such a provision, Saul said, would restrict Romney’s ability to choose his Cabinet.

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To: Pravious

Dang straight!!


41 posted on 06/17/2011 7:45:22 PM PDT by allsouthern
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To: Nachum

Hopefully, conservatives will know a maverick when they see one ...and know to run away from him as fast as they can.


42 posted on 06/17/2011 7:49:33 PM PDT by yup2394871293
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To: stephenjohnbanker
Romney, hopefully, will self-implode.
Dear God, please let him self-implode ;-)

Amen!

43 posted on 06/17/2011 8:11:56 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: Nachum

It’s a crappy pledge. It includes a promise to sign on to grossly immoral, blatantly unconstitutional legislation. I wouldn’t sign it.

And Romney still sucks.


44 posted on 06/17/2011 8:13:04 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (Shoot fifty of them. The rest will stop.)
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To: Nachum

Any candidate who would sign this phony pledge doesn’t have a clue what it means to be pro-life.


45 posted on 06/17/2011 8:17:26 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: SecondAmendment

Well, a RINO Republican paved the way for Obama, turn about is fair play, right Mitt? There are lots of libs who are not happy with Obama so Mitt may be hoping to pick up some of his votes. And the RINO RNC will do everything they can to help him. So we Conservatives really have a job ahead of us.


46 posted on 06/17/2011 8:30:29 PM PDT by Paperdoll (NO MORE BUSHS!)
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To: Nachum


GO SARAH GO!

47 posted on 06/17/2011 8:31:08 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Liberty is not free. Never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Aria
Abortion is the real bottom line - at least for me.

For me it's the first hurdle. If there are two competing candidates who both get over it, I'll look at their other positions.

48 posted on 06/17/2011 8:32:57 PM PDT by nina0113
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To: Dengar01

Bachmann is FAR more electable vs. Obama, IMHO, than Palin.


49 posted on 06/17/2011 8:37:29 PM PDT by RockinRight (Rock you like a Hermancain!)
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To: Aria

Abortion...traditional families...2nd Amendment...Our borders.

Any of those are deal breakers for me. If a candidate has any one of those wrong, I cannot trust their morals or their judgement to be executive of this Republic.


50 posted on 06/17/2011 8:39:04 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Liberty is not free. Never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Nachum

Doesn’t anyone get it? The guy is a complete and total PHONY!


51 posted on 06/17/2011 8:39:33 PM PDT by Antoninus (What part of "I won't vote for Romney under any circumstances" don't you understand?)
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To: concerned about politics

Yep...Romney is scum.


52 posted on 06/17/2011 8:49:21 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker
Sop Michele Bachmann, the LEADER of the Tea Party u Caucus is now suddenly a liberal???

Am I banned from FR for supporting Michel Bachamnn? I would support Sarah Palin but she has nor announced that she is running.

53 posted on 06/17/2011 9:03:07 PM PDT by Dengar01 ("Liberalism is a Mental Disorder" - Dr. Michael Savage)
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To: Dengar01

” Am I banned from FR for supporting Michel Bachamnn? “

Maybe both of us, if today is any indication ;-)


54 posted on 06/17/2011 9:12:06 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: Nachum
I suspect most Liberal democrats will be voting for Romney in the primary and general since they hate obama and realize obama is toast

Romney, the first choice of liberal democrats and the MSM

55 posted on 06/17/2011 9:20:01 PM PDT by KTM rider ( patriot turned rebel)
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To: Nachum
President Palin anyone?


56 posted on 06/17/2011 10:20:23 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Aria
As the wonderful RR said - “I’ve noticed that everyone for abortion has already been born”.

Damn, Ronnie had a way with words. He could sizzle when he wanted to.

57 posted on 06/17/2011 10:23:45 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

You may be right, as our little Republican primary voters are just so uninformed and have been for so long.


58 posted on 06/17/2011 10:27:10 PM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: BfloGuy
Romney learned well from McCain's success. You don't have to be a conservative, because most conservatives aren't really paying attention.

Well then, Mitt learned the wrong lesson. McCain lost because too many Americans just weren't motivated enough to show up and vote for him. He was a weasely politician with NO vision and zero leadership.

Conservatives are paying attention alright. They'll swamp the polls if they've got a real leader to vote FOR.

59 posted on 06/17/2011 10:28:03 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Windflier

I miss RR. We really need him now.

I think I agree with Mike Reagan about Sarah, “Welcome back, Dad”.


60 posted on 06/17/2011 10:31:41 PM PDT by Aria ( "If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.")
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