Why I Will Vote for Romney-Ryan in November

http://www.freerepublic.com/~mkjessup/ | 17 August 2012 | Mark Jessup (aka mkjessup)

[ansel12]

Again, kid stuff.

This is the level you think at? This is the level of your devotion to the man, personal attacks and zero substance?

[ansel12]

To: Deb; xzins; All
You know me better than that. I would never recommend anyone vote for Obama.

I would never vote for, support or endorse a person for president whose only government record is that of an abortionist, homosexualist, gun-grabbing, global warming hoax pushing, liberal judge appointing, crony capitalist, mandate loving, big government statist!!

Regardless of party affiliation.

And I sincerely doubt that the good U.S. Army Chaplain and Patriot, Xzins would either.

We are the resistance!!

For God and Country!!

Thank you and God bless. 185 posted on Wed May 16 2012 18:35:13 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)

[BeauBo]

The Republican Govenors in Massachusetts before Romney - Weld, Celluci and Swift were all social liberals - making my point for me. Abortion, homosexuality, gun control.

You just blow off insights like this.

I am bored of dealing with you - signing off.

Obama Must Be Defeated!

[ansel12]

You ignored post 319, as you ignore all facts, you still don't understand that the ACU does not rate governors, or know the true reality of Reagan, or the truth about Romney.

You didn't know that Massachusetts has always preferred republican governors (until the Romney disaster), or that Mitt Romney, the anti-Reagan, anti-Jesse Helms, anti-flat tax, anti-Contract with America liberal, names William Weld as his political hero.

Right now, you seem ready to admit that Romney truly is the liberal that I describe, **"" Weld, Celluci and Swift were all social liberals - making my point for me. Abortion, homosexuality, gun control. You just blow off insights like this.""**

Romney is proof, that there is no limit, the left has defeated the core American people.

[Kevmo]

Help to make the next House and the next Senate conservative enough to overrule and override anything and everything “leftist” that “a President Mitt Romney” attempts to do, during Mitt Romney’s entire duration as POTUS. Ditto, if Barack Obama is re-elected.
***Yup. Do what’s best for conservatism. What would be your plan to get a conservative into POTUS for 2016 if Rumnuts wins? Unseat a sitting republican president?

[woofie]

From here:

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/06/19/mitt-romney-and-abortion-why-are-pro-lifers-still-questioning-convert/

Romney sometimes compares his pro-life conversion to that of President Ronald Reagan. It’s not a perfect comparison, but there are some remarkable similarities. Like Romney, Reagan was the Republican governor of a pro-choice state who faced the prospect of enacting a law that would lead to the destruction of innocent human life.

Just a few months into his term as governor of California in 1967, Reagan signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act, which permitted abortion when the mental or physical health of the mother was endangered or when statutory rape had occurred.

It was a liberal law, especially for that time, and the mental and physical health exceptions became loopholes that led to a surge in California’s abortion rate. But the law’s effects also led to a change in Reagan. As Dinesh D’Souza wrote in “Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader”:

“[Reagan’s] subsequent private correspondence shows he was genuinely shocked by the magnitude of abortions under the new law. His subsequent correspondence suggests that he was intensely grieved by this outcome. Edwin Meese, a senior aide, told me that Reagan’s regrets over his role in promoting abortion on demand in California may have intensified his pro-life convictions and led him, as a presidential candidate, to support measures like the human life amendment, which would establish a blanket prohibition on abortion.”

Like Reagan, Romney is a contrite convert, referring to his past support for Roe as his life’s “defining mistake.” When challenged about his previous support for abortion in a Republican debate in December, he said “I changed my mind…I’m firmly pro-life…sometimes I’m wrong.”

Mitt Romney displays humility and gratitude in discussing his evolution on abortion. Skeptical pro-lifers should do the same in embracing him.

Former presidential candidate Gary Bauer is president of American Values and chairman of the Campaign for Working Families, and served for 8 years in the administration of President Ronald Reagan, including a stint as Reagan’s domestic policy adviser.

[ansel12]

johnthebaptistmoore ""Conservatism loses, if there aren’t enough conservatives in the House AND Senate to make conservative legislation law. Help to make the next House and the next Senate conservative enough to overrule and override anything and everything “leftist” that “a President Mitt Romney” attempts to do, during Mitt Romney’s entire duration as POTUS. Ditto, if Barack Obama is re-elected.""

Didn't that plan get us through the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010,s?

The plan sounds like more like history, status quo, and failure, than a plan.

[Kevmo]

The plan sounds like more like history, status quo, and failure, than a plan.
***It is a standard GOP plan. The same plan that includes throwing conservatives under the bus but demanding their vote.

[ansel12]

Reagan never converted, or needed to convert, Reagan was never pro-abortion.

Mitt Romney was 20 years old in 1967, he says that he had already been pro-abortion for 4 years, in 1973 Roe v Wade happened, Romney was pro-abortion, 1980, the abortion wars really kicked in, America elected social conservative hero, Ronald Reagan, Romney was still pro-abortion, 1984, Romney still pro-abortion, 1988, 1992,1994,1996,2000,2004, Romney is still pro-abortion.

During those years, Romney financially supported, campaigned for, and fund raised for pro-abortion democrats over republicans (SEE POST 299),

How do you equate this with a pro-life social conservative’s rookie mistake in 1967, when we had never even heard of “pro-life”, and Pro-choice” ?

[ansel12]

Mitt Romney displays humility and gratitude in discussing his evolution on abortion. Skeptical pro-lifers should do the same in embracing him.

Actually, we have many quotes where Mitt Romney and/or his wife, denies having ever been pro-abortion, of course we have a few where he admits that he was, that isn't "contrite".

This is Mitt Romney raising money for abortions, bringing his name to a Planned parenthood fund raiser.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

We all have to see what happens next, between January ‘13 and January ‘17, before knowing what’s best for conservatives and conservatism.

[mkjessup]

Again, kid stuff.

You receive posts proportionate to your own redundant and puerile commentary.

This is the level you think at? This is the level of your devotion to the man, personal attacks and zero substance?

Let me ask you a quick question: do you become engorged and turgid every time you use those words "devoted" or "devotion" ? - I know why you use those words, you're trying to paint with a broad brush anyone and everyone who has realized that Romney & Ryan are the only shot we have at getting 0bama out of the White House as being some sort of drooling and mindless automatons that worship Romney. Big difference between "devotion" (don't get excited now Ansel, I used your 'd-word') and resigned acceptance to what must be done. Now that we have that out of the way...

You need to realize that your attacks on what will most certainly be the GOP ticket of Romney & Ryan do absolutely NOTHING beneficial except to provide support by default to the Kenyan usurper. We all know Romney has faults, up until recently I would have been high fiving most of your anti-Romney screeds, however now is the time to close ranks, quit the gutter-sniping at our own team, and focus on the ENEMY, which is 0bama.

So who are you voting for pal?

[mkjessup]

You can quote JimRob all you like, and I'm on record for respecting his position. You however, must ask yourself if by your words, deeds and actions you are contributing to the defeat, or to the re-election victory of 0bama in November. I challenge you to review the number of posts in this thread which echo and support the decision that I have made in this matter. Are those FReepers all fools and sell outs? Is Sarah Palin a sell out? Are you utterly wiser and more of a sage than any one of us, smarter and morally superior to Sarah Palin herself? She understands the urgency to get 0bama OUT of the White House, she no doubt had her reservations about Romney, as did we all, as do many of us still, but to her credit and to the credit of growing numbers of conservatives in this Nation, we are closing ranks not because we endorse each and every position that Mitt Romney holds or has held in the past, (and not because we are devoted to him), but because we have come to the realization that a second term of 0bama means that America will deal with "0bama unplugged" and there will be little to no restraints or inhibitions upon that filthy little Communist as to what he will do to what's left of America.

I know where I stand. I stand with what is the future of my Country, and I have put my own pride and personal views aside for the greater good, which MUST be the defeat of 0bama, nothing else matters at this point.

[mkjessup]

Send your invoice for 'services rendered' to:

0bama for America
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington DC 20666

Kindly include a copy of your post so your 'Rat account may be promptly credited with payment.

[Ditter]

I am fiercely anti abortion and between 1963 and 1973 we adopted 3 infants. Had there not been a place for those infants (my home) they could easily have been aborted.

I remain fiercely anti abortion and guess what, I am voting for Romney Ryan and you are a blithering idiot if you can't figure out the reason why!

[betty boop]

SOME passengers question him "have you ever flown a plane like this?" and he answers honestly "no, not quite this size, but I AM a pilot, I HAVE flown in difficult circumstances before, and I've got more skills than that fake pilot up in the cockpit that we are about to crash with". Who the Hell is going to argue against that logic? No other pilots on board. No parachutes. And indeed, a fool and an oaf at the controls of the cockpit. WTF do we have to lose?

Absolutely outstanding analysis, mkjessup! Thank you ever so much for writing/posting it!

[mkjessup]

I don't need to say 'the Lord bless you' for your adopting those infants, I'm sure He already has.

And, my fellow FReeper, you drive home the point that the ABR crowd seems to conveniently overlook, which is that if Sarah Palin, who chose life for her little boy Trig, instead of aborting him for any number of reasons including his genetic issues, is supporting Romney & Ryan, does that make her a hypocrite? Does it make Paul Ryan, a steadfast pro-life American, a hypocrite for accepting the VP slot? Rick Santorum is as pro-life as they come, is he a sell out for closing ranks behind Romney?

The defining moment is upon us as Americans, and that means we focus on the ultimate priority and that is to beat 0bama!

It ain't rocket science!

[mkjessup]

Thank you for the kind words BB, they are appreciated :)

[Ditter]

Under Obama the abortions will continue and the death panels will then include not only old people but also infants and children who need life saving surgeries for birth defects. Watch and see where the “purity” of those who reject R/R and allow obama to win 4 more years will take us.

[betty boop]

Of course, mkjessup, it goes without saying that the reason I find your essay/post an absolutely outstanding analysis is because I agree with every word you wrote, especially including the "prayer" part.

I WILL be voting — enthusiastically — for the Romney/Ryan ticket come November 6th. "Wild, wild horses couldn't keep me away."

And — having realized what is clearly at stake for our constitutional Republic in this election — I won't even have to "hold my nose," THIS time....

Thanks again for your excellent work!