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Romney says EPA should be force of good, not evil (Stupid - he should be saying get rid of it)
humanevents ^ | 7/27/12 | a hudson

Posted on 07/28/2012 1:09:39 PM PDT by bestintxas

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should use its power for good, not evil, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney told supporters Thursday night at a fundraiser in London where he will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

“My view is that the EPA — if it keeps to its mission and does not use its power to foster or further an anti-carbon energy agenda — would be a more effective department,” Romney told the crowd.

Politico is reporting the comments today, and says that Romney also criticized as overreach the Supreme Court’s Massachusetts v. EPA decision in 2007.

“I happen to think that the decision by the Supreme Court and by the administration to have the EPA also regulate the emissions of carbon dioxide was beyond the intent of the original legislation,” Romney said.

“I believe the EPA has to see itself as being responsible for our air and water and not take action which can prevent us from taking advantage of the extraordinary energy resources we have, such as coal, oil, natural gas,” Romney said.

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


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KEYWORDS: rinoromney; romney; romney4epa; romney4statism; romneyagenda
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I believe this demonstrates what we conservatives have been thinking is wrong with Romney: He should be saying "destroy it" rather than saying "fix it".
1 posted on 07/28/2012 1:09:42 PM PDT by bestintxas
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To: bestintxas

Romney believes that by not calling for dismantling government, the media will go easy on him.


2 posted on 07/28/2012 1:12:11 PM PDT by palmer (Jim, please bill me 50 cents for this completely useless post)
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To: bestintxas

He means Tyranny is good if the right people are in charge.


3 posted on 07/28/2012 1:15:23 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (Don't nuke me, bro)
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To: bestintxas

Romney is no conservative. He will never favor anything that reduces the scope and size of government.


4 posted on 07/28/2012 1:15:40 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: bestintxas
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should use its power for good, not evil, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney told supporters Thursday night

Romney is another GOP Big Government fan - their only quarrel with the Democrats is over the specific agenda they want government to follow as it intrudes on the rights of private citizens and businesses.
5 posted on 07/28/2012 1:16:38 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: bestintxas

Now why would he say “get rid of it” when Nixon created it . . . ?


6 posted on 07/28/2012 1:18:33 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: bestintxas

This is what disturbs be about him. He BELIEVES in powerful state. Just want’s Republicans and exp. himself in charge of it.


7 posted on 07/28/2012 1:19:19 PM PDT by DManA
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To: UnwashedPeasant
>"Tyranny is good if the right people are in charge.

Amazing how many people say that.

8 posted on 07/28/2012 1:20:38 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one," Jeremiah 50:31)
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“.. the media will go easy on him.”

no - Romney is fully aware that the mainstream media is going after his jugular and will misrepresent, fabricate and lie to put him in a bad light. He has been dealing with it for quite a while.

9 posted on 07/28/2012 1:21:08 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: bestintxas
Romney says EPA should be force of good, not evil (Stupid - he should be saying get rid of it)

Meanwhile, back in the jungle:

Stupid Romney should be saying it would be good to get rid of the evil EPA.

10 posted on 07/28/2012 1:21:08 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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At least he's talking about the EPA. It is a monster; makes it's own rules.
11 posted on 07/28/2012 1:22:58 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Encourage all of your Democrat friends to get out and vote on November 7th, the stakes are high.)
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At least he's talking about the EPA. It is a monster; makes it's own rules.
12 posted on 07/28/2012 1:23:11 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Encourage all of your Democrat friends to get out and vote on November 7th, the stakes are high.)
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To: bestintxas

H.R.750 - Defending America’s Affordable Energy and Jobs Act
To preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases under Federal and common law on enactment of a Federal policy to mitigate climate change.

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h750/show

Its been dead in the water since February of 2011. It hasn’t even made it to committee despite over 100 co sponsors.


13 posted on 07/28/2012 1:24:41 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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... He should be saying "destroy it" rather than saying "fix it".

If he says "destroy it" no one that worships the earth will consider him. If he says "fix it" people that want to destroy it get mad at him.

Can't we get Bambi out of office first and work from there?

14 posted on 07/28/2012 1:25:52 PM PDT by ken in texas (I was taught to respect my elders but it keeps getting harder to find any.)
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To: bestintxas

WHY, Mitt, why?

Don’t you know we distrust gubmint’s claim of ‘forces of good, instead of evil’?


15 posted on 07/28/2012 1:28:56 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: bestintxas

Romney is a liberal, his instincts are still liberal- even when pretending otherwise for the campaign


16 posted on 07/28/2012 1:29:39 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: rawcatslyentist

LOL here’s a thread where FReepers discuss our need for a dictator. (At least some do but there are rational people on the thread as well)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2896327/posts


17 posted on 07/28/2012 1:30:47 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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If he says "destroy it" no one that worships the earth will consider him.

Good. Those pathetic pieces of garbage need to vote democrat and stop trying to force the GOP their way.
18 posted on 07/28/2012 1:34:00 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: bestintxas

Romney has no intention of eliminating the EPA.

It would be easy.

Every state has their own version of the EPA. Eliminate the federal goliath and let every state safeguard their own environments.


19 posted on 07/28/2012 1:35:21 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi (When religions have to beg the gov't for a waiver, we are already under socialism.)
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To: bestintxas

Let’s have no illusions about Mitt. We are voting him in to vote Obooboo out. Mitt is a middle of the road big govt republican. He is not going to cut the size of govt. He will simply re-arrange the deck chairs on the USS Titanic.


20 posted on 07/28/2012 1:38:23 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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