The hyper-hypocrisy on this issue of the Romney campaign aside, here’s why “I’ve always been for life” Mitt didn’t get the National Right to Life Committee endorsement...
They remember what he did to the last pro-life group that tried to endorse him, the last time he ran for public office.
Massachusetts Gubernatorial Debate
November 2, 2002
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_w9pquznG4
Watch the whole amazing thing, or to see how Mitt feels about being endorsed by a pro-life group in particular, fast forward to 3:45 of the video.
I don’t think they should have endorsed Mitt. If they were going to hold true to their principles and endorse the most pro-life candidate then they should have endorsed either Duncan Hunter or Mike Huckabee (and possibly Tom Tancredo - I am not sure of his position on abortion) they are both committed defenders of the unborn who strongly support our parties pro-life platform. And in Hunter’s case, he has even sponsored a bill which would define personhood as starting at conception. In contrast, Thompson may have voted pro-life but I have seen virtually nothing that makes me think he actually cares about the issue. I could be misreading him but I don’t see any determination on his part to overturn Roe and end this injustice. He might be ok with it if it falls in his lap but I don’t think he is going to expend any political capital fighting for the Pro-Life cause.