Romney's marriage question

CBN News ^ | February 22, 2007 | David Brody

[EternalVigilance]

Check this out:

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[gura]

I think the things I like most about Mitt is his respect for the rule of law, and his ability to pick his battles where it makes the most difference.

[sevenbak]

ping!

[AFA-Michigan]

Mitt's current position on protecting marriage is a flip-flop itself.

In seeking the homosexual Log Cabin Republican endorsment (which he got twice), he said: “The authorization of marriage on a same-sex basis falls under state jurisdiction.”

In other words, it's up to each state to decide, identical to McCain's argument against a federal marriage amendment.

Running for governor in 2002, Romney publicly OPPOSED a state Marriage Protection Amendment proposed before his state Supremes legalized so-called homosexual "marriage," calling it "too extreme" -- even though his wife and son signed the petition to put it on the ballot.

But hey, Mitt's no dummy. After getting elected governor, he put that presidential campaign finger up in the air and correctly calculated that he could get some national mileage by making himself out to be the crusading champion of marriage amendments.

[XR7]

ping.

[MassachusettsGOP]

All of these statements and positions occured before the Courts ruled in Massachusetts for Gay Marriage. At that time, Mitt wrongly believed that statue would be good enough. Once the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled against all of human history, Mitt flipped and since has done just about everything he could to get rid of Gay Marriage. (Some people think he could have rejected Gay Marriage through executive powers, but at the time it was hazy Constitutionally, as the ruling is)

I don't know if thats a flip-flop, its more of a flip. But I understand your point. He has definetly flip-flopped on Abortion. I don't know if he has flipped on Guns yet, though I doubt it. And he has always been hazy on Gay Rights. Though he is strongly Conservative on Fiscal issues. Not my first choice, but I'd still vote for him under "Favorite Son" conditions if Newt doesn't run.

[jacknhoo]

Family group: Mitt Romney chose 'gay' marriage
Activist says Massachusetts court admits it couldn't force change

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53598

[little jeremiah]

Thanks for the ping, XR7 - for now, if you find relevant artlicles, could you ping wagglebee? I've been swamped with other responsiblities (and hassles) for quite a few weeks and it won't let up for a while.

I miss FR...

[CharlesWayneCT]

"Gov. Mitt Romney expressed support yesterday for an immigration program that places large numbers of illegal residents on the path toward citizenship. 'I don't believe in rounding up 11 million people and forcing them at gunpoint from our country,' Romney said. '[T]hose that are here paying taxes and not taking government benefits should begin a process towards application for citizenship, as they would from their home country.'"

You think that "large numbers" of illegals are "paying taxes" and "not taking government benefits"?

[CharlesWayneCT]

I watched, but no matter how much the woman tried, I still believe Mitt was for a women's right to choose in 2002. He seemed very adamant about being for it.

Odd that she was a "pro-life" person at one point, and then changed her mind to think it was OK to kill babies.

I'm so much happier when people who were pro-choice come to their senses and decide that they can no longer support abortion.

[CharlesWayneCT]

IF something comes out to make Hunter no longer "desirable", they can turn on a dime to a new candidate that is perfect.

I'm still waiting for the site to turn pro-Buchanon. Seriously, he's probably closer to their point of view than even Hunter is.

I'll say this -- at least Hunter is a credible candidate that doesn't seem crazy, like their previous choice.

[CharlesWayneCT]

I wish he had taken on the courts -- he would have probably lost, but it would have been fun. Of course, doing so would probably have sunk the bill that puts the amendment on the ballot.

Romney's move was bad in the short run, but it forced the issue to a constitutional amendment, which is how it has to be solved in the long run.

If Romney had taken the other approach, it may have driven the liberal legislature to ignore calls for an amendment (claiming it "wasn't needed").

[AFA-Michigan]

MassGOP: "I don't know if he has flipped on Guns yet, though I doubt it."

Actually, he has flipped on his rhetoric and the NRA, but not on his support for gun control itself. (You gotta have a very detailed scorecard to keep up with this guy's machinations.)

He previously endorsed the Brady Bill and the federal Assault Weapons Ban.

Told the Globe last month that he still supports the federal AWB, but "won't say" if he still supports Brady. So no flip on his actual endorsement of gun control.

However, Mitt's rhetoric has flipped. In the past, he was publicly critical of the NRA, said his views didn't coincide with the NRA.

But last Sunday, he told ABC News (live on camera) that he ever-so-conveniently plunked down his money to become a "life member" of NRA last August...why, just six months ago.

Globe reported that he wrote in an online blog last month: "I've got a gun of my own."

Then reported that when pressed by reporters, he admitted that he does not actually own a firearm.

Yet another in a pattern of statements that are just one shade shy of the truth.