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Romney thinks that Auto industry should not be bailed out. I would have to say I agree with him but I am still concerned about the national security of us not being able to make movable trucks and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Three cheers for Mitt. At least someone prominent in politics gets it, and is willing to speak out forcefully. The boardrooms and the union halls need to wise up, face reality, and do what is needed here.  In other words, start acting like the rest of us who have to make hard choices every day in order to survive and thrive.         And to all the

Recent daily tracking polls, show Senator Barack Obama trailing in some places, behind McCain by three to four points; but should the Democrats get nervous.... start to really panic? No! Not if they heed the warning of former GOP presidential contender, Mitt Romeny. He warns: Barak will "take care" of John McCain.On this I am listening to Mitt. What about you? With all the hoopla with Sarah

(A Cave In Pakistan) Osama Bin Laden couldn’t have been happier last night as he watched former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin rip into Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden.“The Republicans accomplished two things last night. They fired up their own base, and they fired up our base,

That was my original thought when I heard Palin was announced as VP. Having given it a little more thought though I have to say that McCain's decision is a calculated risk. McCain had to know that this would generate more buzz than Biden being tapped for veep would ever get. Additionally during an election that is about change it allows him to have a a running mate that doesn't promote the GOP old

So the VP vigil continues. Though Senator McCain has stated that he will announce his pick at 11 AM on Friday, rumors have been spreading that the choice could be leaked on Thursday evening during Zeus Obama’s historic and messiah like speech. The latest buzz seems to indicate that Mitt Romney is not going to be [...]

Mark Halperin writes that two sources are saying that McCain will pick Mitt Romney as his Vice President: Two Republicans close to the situation say McCain has apparently settled on Mitt Romney as his running mate. Two additional GOP sources say McCain had not offered the slot to anyone as of Thursday night, and that he could [...]

We will soon know who the Democrat and Republican vice-presidential candidates will be. Who will Sen. John McCain pick to stand beside him? Although to some it is doubtful, will Mitt Romney be his choice?

Now that The One has announced that he will announce his VP choice this weekend, I felt it was time to offer my two cents on who McCain’s choice should be.  Mitt Romney should get the nod.  I know, I bashed Romney pretty hard during the primaries, calling him a fraud and a charlatan.  I [...]

Yesterday, the Washington Post shined light on a revolting story that needs to be shared. The McCain campaign is offering prizes and rewards to people who essentially post McCain’s talking points in the comments sections of blogs across the internet. Mitt Romney did this late in the Primary Season since he lacked the [...]

I've sat here for the past week and read article after article indicating Huckabee supporters are bigots because we opposed Mitt Romney because of his Mormon religion. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! Even the notion of this is downright bologna and absolutely ridiculous! I am downright sick of this, and I would like to set the record straight on this topic. I realize that this post is going to run long, but p

A year ago, if you had heard me say this, you would've wondered what was in my morning cup of coffee.I did not like Romney one bit. I thought he was inauthentic. I didn't believe his "conversion" to being pro-life. I thought he was a manufactured candidate and that he'd go down in defeat to Hillary Clinton.My, how a year changes things. While I still don't think Romney is the greatest thing since

McCain and Romney Would Be Like Oil and WaterProminent evangelical leaders are warning Sen. John McCain against picking former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as his running mate, saying their troops will abandon the Republican ticket on Election Day if that happens.They say Mr. Romney lacks trust on issues such as outlawing abortion and opposing same-sex marriage and because he is a Mormon. Opposi

Yesterday, I wrote an article-"McCain/Romney--Yikes! I don't think so!"-about the idea of Romney possibly becoming John McCain's vice presidential running mate.A Digg commenter on the story-rightwingattila-did a great job of summing up the issues that make Romney such a "no-go" for many. In fact, he did such a thorough job, that it deserves to be shared.Mitt (Flipper) Romeny on the record...Abort

The veep rumor mill regarding John McCain is in full swing and all eyes are pointing to none other than former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney-you know the guy with the big bucks who became conservative when he decided to run for president?Support is shaky-at best-for McCain among conservative evangelical Christians. Most have agreed to support him only due to their sheer desire

According to an article by Robert Novak that was posted on Humanevents.com, McCain will be picking a VP this week."Sources close to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign are suggesting he will reveal the name of his vice presidential selection this week while Sen. Barack Obama is getting the headlines on his foreign trip. The name of McCain's running mate has not been disclosed, but Mitt Romney

There has been a lot of speculation lately about who John McCain should, or is going to pick to run alongside him in his battle for the White House. CNN’s Political Ticker has also been reporting that it appears that McCain might be heading in the direction of Mitt Romney. It’s no secret to anyone who [...]

Mitt Romney's candidacy took a major hit following the discovery of statements he made a decade ago that imply he isn't sickened by gays.

Mr. Romney, Why do you think that you are worthy to be Vice President ? You and congress, both majority and minority have ignored the cries of Americans, you have continued to allow the low and poverty class endure suffrage, you continue to force the middle class to struggle, you continue to ask Americans to try harder, you continue to allow katrina victims to be treated no better than animals,

There is a growing unease among the rank and file in the Republican Party regarding the ability of the media and special interest groups to foist one candidate over another on the rank and file - so... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Poet turned hip hop artist Immaculate Conception asks Mitt Romney a poignant question about gun control.

With the last seven and a half years of intense focus on spending of our precious tax dollars overseas, the current Republican Administration has neglected many National Priorities at home like education, health care, infrastructure and finding alternative forms of energy. What would be different about electing Senator John McCain and possibly you or another Republican into the White House? Thank

When I woke up this morning I turned on CNN and they had an earnest but terminally light intern interviewing Mitt Romney. She played the famous clip from the Daily Show where Bush can’t believe that the price of gas was heading for $4/gallon, and then refers to Jon Stewart as Jon Daily. So my [...]

Today's program features the former Massachusetts governor and the New Yorker's Lawrence Wright, as well as Fred and Mort, Larry Kudlow and Congressman John Campbell.Wright's new article on the internal divisions within...

According to a spokesperson for Mitt Romney, the former Presidential candidate is currently in escrow on a home in La Jolla. Romney, also the former Gov. of Massachusetts, has been looking for a property in San Diego County as he has family here, and because his wife spends time riding horses here. With term limits as they are, current Gov. Schwarzenegger will leave office in 2010....

According to a spokesperson for Mitt Romney, the former Presidential candidate is currently in escrow on a home in La Jolla. Romney, also the former Gov. of Massachusetts, has been looking for a property in San Diego County as he has family here, and because his wife spends time riding horses here. With term limits as they are, current Gov. Schwarzenegger will leave office in 2010....

In what may be the most bizarre incident of the 2008 primary season, investigators for the John McCain campaign have discovered that Mitt Romney is an ingenious blend of state of the art robotics and artificial intelligence based on the popular 80's television character Max Headroom."We were doing the vetting of possible running mates for Senator McCain when one of our staff noticed that Mitt Romn

So, the latest from the Willard Romney flip-flop express is, that Old Willard has made it to the elimination round of the John McCain V.P. sweepstakes (Dear God, no!) and has started his own PAC that according to a spokesman, "will be the organization that will allow Gov. Romney to stay politically active on behalf of the candidates and causes that he cares about." Like making himself the Vice Pre

The New York Times is reporting that John McCain will interview three hopefuls for the number 2 position on the Republican ticket at his ranch in Arizona this weekend: Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, and Mitt Romney.Although McCain is likely to interview other candidates as well, this gives us some indication of who the frontrunners for the VP slot are.I have been co

I guess it's smart to send up this trial balloon. Let's see how the Corner and other conservatives react. Let's look at polls and see how this shakes out. I'm surprised by Pawlenty's absence. Of the three, I like Jindal because he's the freshest, both in age and ideas, although Jindal may highlight the age issue instead of diffuse it. Oddly, his Asian-ness may help McCain win back some of the coll

From the "Open Mouth, Insert Foot" file.... Seen over Here: Man, what do you start here? I'm no Hillary fan, not by a long shot, but man, at least have some decorum for the idiot closet lesbian Lady. What? Why are you looking at me like that for? Seriously, people should engage the brain just a wee bit more, especially on network TV man. I mean, it is one to sit here on a Blog a

Mitt Romney spoke about the relationship between religion and politics again last week, continuing and clarifying the argument he made in December while still a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. The occasion for his recent remarks was his receipt of the prestigious Canterbury Medal awarded by The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. The award [...]

Former Presidential candidate and Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney went on CNN this morning to play the role of political attack man, which is the only thing he knows how to do, in order to criticize Barack Obama’s experience, reminding viewers that Obama has never run a business or enterprise or government. Two things came to [...]

You would think that top Hamas adviser Ahmed Yousef, having declared he understands American politics, would realize that expressing his support for presidential candidate Barack Obama does the candidate a disservice. Yousef's comments, though fairly innocuous, were made to an American radio station earlier this month: We like Mr. Obama and we hope that he will [inaudible] the election. I do believe he is like John Kennedy, a great man with a great principle, and he has a vision to change America to make it in a position to lead the world community, but not with [inaudible] and arrogance. In response to this, John McCain, who once earned my praise for speaking out against insidious "let's imply Obama is a Muslim terrorist" behavior, just couldn't contain himself. On Friday he not-so-subtly

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From here. First: “I am amused about this notion of elitist, given that when you’re raised by a single mom, when you’re on food stamps for a while when you were growing up, you went to school on scholarship….” he said, also talking about his wife Michelle’s money troubles. “So when somebody makes that argument, particularly given that I spent my entire life working with workers, low-income communities to try to make people’s lives a little bit better, then that’s when you know we’re in political silly season,” he told a veterans forum in Washington, Pa. Obama can't be this naive. In America, esteem doesn't come from your family background. In fact, a tough background is, in individual achievement-oriented America, prest

As terrible of a Presidential Candidate as John McCain is turning out to be, Mitt Romney would have been in a worse position right now. Despite his millions of dollars, he still wouldn’t be able to compete with the money being raised by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. To make matters worse, the raid on [...]

I saw today that the blog New York for Mitt somewhere had a link that went back to this blog. I’m not sure where it was, but the headline there was definitely eye catching and I thought I would take the opportunity to hammer on Mitt Romney again… since he is the biggest prick [...]

In a full-page letter ad that will run Saturday in an Arizona newspaper where Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will be on the presidential campaign trail, leading social conservatives warn the GOP hopeful against picking Mitt Romney as his vice presidential running mate.

I read that Romney is now helping McCain. Formerly, they were bitter rivals. Now they are working together in the hopes that their cooperation will further cement McCain's pull with Republicans.Obama and Hillary haven't been too friendly with each other so far. They've been competing. Some say it is difficult to imagine any kind of union between the two once one establishes him/herself as the definite party leader. Still, seeing it work out between Romney and McCain, I'll bet a similar Democratic union is possible as well.Here's a thought: What if the Democrats consistently fail when it looks like they're guaranteed success on purpose? Could it be a...Conspiracy?"No dummy, for this reason..."Oh, it's so simple. I just couldn't see it. Wait! You're part of the conspiracy too!

In politics, perception is reality. Even though the President does not "manage" the economy, nor do we ever want him to, many people think that is what takes place. Consequently, a large portion of our citizenry vote for whom they feel will be best at "dictating" our economy, even if their choices are largely irrational. Because of this behavior, we hear daily how Hillary Clinton or Barack... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.

Nice to see Willard is still able to get the SNL treatment.

Willard gets the SNL treatment...

The Boston Globe's Joan Vennochi is no fan of Mitt Romney, but her column today looks at the many upsides to McCain's selection of Romney as his running mate. Key graphs: At a time when the economy frightens everyone...

John McCain: "I got that impression from him watching his interview last night, I got that impression," McCain said laughing on his campaign plane in New Hampshire.McCain refused to hint at just how seriously his campaign is considering Romney for the ticket, though reports earlier this week said some aides to President Bush are pushing the idea of a McCain-Romney ticket, given the Massachusetts Republican's "credentials" with respect to economic issues.As it turns out, if it looks like Willard can help the ticket, I don't think McCain gives a rat's ass about putting him on it.

Mitt Romney made comments yesterday that sound to me as if he's trying to get the vice presidential nomination in Minneapolis this summer. Frankly, given the clear distaste visible between Romney and John McCain during the primaries and Romney's weak bargaining position I don't see a McCain-Romney ticket happening.

From News Hounds:Robert Novak was a guest just now (March 3, 2008) on Your World w/Neil Cavuto. The topic, per the chyron was, "Can One Man Make McCain Ticket Unbeatable?" Per Novak, Karl Rove and other honchos in the conservative wing of the conservative party are pushing John McCain to pick Mitt Romney as his veep. Novak listed Romney's qualificactions: "He's rich, he's handsome," he "wasn't a conservative at one time -- he's pretty conservative now," and he would do well "in the rust belt" states. And, per Novak, never mind that McCain and Romney hate each other. Kennedy didn't like Johnson and Reagan didn't like George I.Hmmm...Maybe Anyone But Romney in 2008 isn't dead after all.

Romney Spends $42.3 Million Of Personal FortuneTotal Campaign Cost - $97 MillionBefore abandoning his bid to become president, Mitt Romney put in at least $42.3 million of his own money, a big chunk of the $97 million he spent on the campaign.His campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission yesterday that he loaned his campaign $6.95 million during January to reach that total.The former Massachusetts governor's total self-financing puts him ahead of Steve Forbes, the publisher who spent $38 million on his unsuccessful run for the GOP nomination in 1996, but shy of the $63.5 million that H. Ross Perot spent on his 1992 third-party presidential campaign.Read Article...Election Campaign Romney

Recent Republican Presidential dropout candidate Mitt Romney announced Friday that running for a seat in the oval office has officially been a “complete waste of money” for him and his corporate sponsors. Romney announced his withdrawal from the Presidential race Thursday, February 7th, two days following Super Tuesday. Having lost a majority of the states to [...]

Ever since I heard Mitt Romney on the CNN YouTube debate answer the question of whether water-boarding was torture (i.e., "Let's not say...Might overinform the terrorists"), I knew he wasn't the right candidate for me. I liked McCain's answer better (i.e., "Yes, it is torture, we don't need it, and shouldn't use it") and McCain seemed to have some good ideas in other areas (i.e., "I'll make us energy independent in 5 years."). For these reasons, I decided McCain was a superior candidate to Romney. McCain may not be the best candidate, and indeed, many think he's just like Bush. But in my eyes, Romney was even less an ideal.This is why it seemed odd that Romney kept going for so long. He seemed sure, sincere, and confident. Of course, every candidate must feel, appear, and behave that

Now on CNN. Mitt Romney announces he endorses John McCain for President and instructed his delegates to vote for John McCain at the convention.McCain currently has 832 delegates according to CNN. Romney has 286 delegates. If all of Romney's delegates support McCain, as of today, McCain has 1,118 delegates. 1,191 delegates are needed for the nomination.

Hi and welcome to Episode Six of One Weekly Gun. This week I almost didn’t make it. I had prepared a hymn about Super Tuesday. A song with a verse for each candidate. I got rather academic and in the end I wrote another one right after Mitt Romney announced, that he would withdraw his candidature. I [...]

Hi and welcome to Episode Six of One Weekly Gun. This week I almost didn’t make it. I had prepared a hymn about Super Tuesday. A song with a verse for each candidate. I got rather academic and in the end I wrote another one right after Mitt Romney announced, that he would withdraw his candidature. I [...]

Mitt Romney has all the attributes of the perfect presidential candidate: Good looks from central casting; glib tongue, distinguished political pedigree, obsequious wife, an attractive family Copyright © 2008 PoliticalArticles.NET. This Feed can only be displayed in a Feed Aggregator or website subject to the following Terms. Learn More. In case of copyright infringement - [...]

If you can sit through the whole thing I am impressed, though I am not sure that is the word I am looking for.A few comments off the top of my head...1) I don't think there are enough American flags behind him. If I didn't know better I would have assumed he was giving this speech in the Belgian Congo. I think they could have tried to fit a few more up there. You know, for freedom... and the troops.2) GOD! Willard is such a huge doucebag. Sorry, I just had to get that out.3) If Willard had gotten up there and said, "You know guys, I am a business man, I am pretty good at math, and it just doesn't make sense for me to be in this race any longer..." or "You know, I just can't win this, thanks a lot, I'm out." I might have gained a tad bit of respect for him. But no, not Willard. The same gu

I couldn't have said it better myself. John seems to have Willard pretty figured out.

Early on, I made up my mind that of all the Republican candidates, McCain was my favorite. I like his plan for making this country Oil Independent in 5 years. I liked how he was clear about how water boarding is torture. I didn't like how Romney's answer regarding water boarding included the idea that we should keep our interrogation tactics secret, and didn't mention whether or not water boarding was torture. That obviously meant that torture or not, waterboarding would be used in the future under Romney if deemed "necessary."I liked McCain's "Straight Talk," where he would plainly state things as he knew them or saw them. That directly contrasted with the Bush policy of, "I know what I'm doing, don't worry about it."For the past few months on the net, I've seen political ads with pi

Originally I was for Mike Huckabee but learned some things about Huckabee that wasn't great. Though I still personally liked Huckabee and figured he was a descent choice, I felt like my views aligned more with Fred Thompson, though Romney came in a very close second. When Fred dropped out, it was easy for me to go with Romney.Now that Romney has dropped out, I'm faced with a decision. So I'll do like James Dobson and go back to Huckabee.So, yes, I'm a Huckster now. Again.

Flip-Flopping Conservative Come-LatelyWith Deep Pockets Drops Out... Despite outspending his rivals -- using his own personal wealth -- Romney lost 14 of 21 states in this week's critical Super Tuesday vote. He secured only 286 delegates through the contests, compared with McCain's 697.The former Massachusetts governor had vowed to fight on after Super Tuesday, but he and his campaign advisers discussed the situation on Wednesday and changed their minds.Romney said he made his decision reluctantly but decided it would be best "for America" since staying in the race would "forestall the launch of a national campaign" and make it easier for Senator Hilary Clinton or Barack Obama to win this November's presidential election."If this were only about me, I'd go on. But it's never been only abou

At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C. Mitt Romney announced that he was no longer a candidate in the Republican party for President. See Romney

I will hopefully be able to get the entire pro-war, fear mongering, divisive, partisan, liberal bashing, farewell address up here soon. Goodbye for now, Willard. America is a more unified and stronger country without you. Your dishonesty and lack of understanding for the needs of the average American will not be missed in any way.Something tells me this is not the last we will hear from Willard. Many bloggers are already making comparisons to other conservatives' failed attempts at the presidency and other offices and their later successes.Nixon's quote after his failed senate run is 62' is one of my all-time favorite election related quotes and relatively apropos to this blog:"For 16 years, ever since the Hiss case, you've had a lot of -- a lot of fun -- that you've had an opportunity to

Mitt Romney stepped out of the race Thursday, saying that by staying in the race he 'would be aiding a surrender to terror.' He says he agrees with John McCain's views of eliminating terrorism

Well people have been asking my thoughts on Romney dropping out of the race and I'm seeing panick, frustration--all kinds of negative responses at the thought of McCain being the nominee.I don't really have a lot to say at this point. It is what it is. We don't have to decide anything for nine months. I can't decide if McCain is better for America than Hillary. I do, however, think he's better for America than Obama.Either way, I feel like I'm being force-fed McCain and I don't like that. Romney had some good things to say in his speech. He warned against America becoming the France of the 21st century, with its neo-socialist policies and called on conservatives to rise to the occasion of the challenges ahead. And boy do we ever have challenges ahead.

WASHINGTON - John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign. “I must now stand aside, for our party and our country,” Romney told conservatives. “If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of [...]

"Ann came to me and she said, 'You know, the one thing that's clear tonight is that nothing's clear.' But I think she's wrong. One thing that's clear is this campaign's going on." -Mitt Romney, 02/05/08According to CNN's "GOP sources" Former Massachusetts Gov. Willard "Mitt" Romney will suspend his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.All I can say about this is:WOOOOOOO!!!!!! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!Looks as though it really will be Anyone But Romney in 2008..."Yeah, I’m a great quitter: it’s one of the few things I do well… I come from a long line of quitters. My father was a quitter, my grandfather was a quitter… I was raised to give up" - George Costanza

From The Washington Post: Republican campaign operatives call it the Gramm-o-meter, the money a candidate spends per delegate won, in honor of Phil Gramm, the former Texas senator who spent $25 million and won just 10 delegates, or $2.5 million per, in 1996. By Republican strategist Alex Vogel's calculation, Mitt Romney is giving Gramm a run for his money. The former Massachusetts governor has spent $1.16 million per delegate, a rate that would cost him $1.33 billion to win the nomination. By contrast, Mike Huckabee's campaign has been the height of efficiency. Delegates haven't yet been officially apportioned, but roughly speaking, each $1 million spent by Huckabee has won him 20 delegates.Just as a point of reference: In 2006, the median annual household income according to the US Cen

From CNN:In a FOX interview Tuesday morning, Romney had said the former Kansas senator was “probably the last person I would have wanted to have write a letter for me.”McCain immediately put out a statement condemning the comment, and told reporters on his campaign plane that Romney should apologize to Dole, a decorated World War II veteran, for the remark: "this is no way to end up this campaign, by attacking a genuine American war hero." His campaign also released a statement in which the Arizona senator called Romney’s remark “disgraceful.”A short time later, Romney also referred to Dole as “an American hero.” He added that he would love to have the former senator’s support for his own bid.“I think very highly of Sen. Dole,” he said, and had merely intended to critic

I've been meaning to comment on this for awhile, and today may well be my last chance if McCain all but seals the deal tonight as expected. In any event, ever since Romney transparently pillaged Obama's "Change" theme, he has made a point of saying that we can't have change by just "putting the same people in different chairs" (or something similar to that). He then claims that his experience as a Blue State governor (and as a businessman) makes him uniquely qualified to be President.There's just one problem with that argument, which essentially argues that you need an outsider to create change, preferably an experienced governor, and definitely NOT a sitting member of Congress: most Presidents in modern times have fit Romney's "outsider" definition to a "T." Indeed, the last time we elect

The latest Reuters/CSPAN polls put Romney 8 points up in California. This race keeps getting better, as the Reuters/CSpan is one of the more respected polls out there. This means that things may be much closer than anticipated and conservatives may be coming to their senses. To be honest, after Florida Romney was hurt. The Romney strategy feeds on momentum and winning one here or there wasn't doing it. By shifting his strategy to a more longevity focus, he has adjusted to the times and has renewed his campaigns momentum by allowing conservatives to get a taste of John McCain as the front runner, surprise surprise he is not what America thought they were getting. The longer McCain sits in the spotlight the higher Romney will climb in the polls. So Florida may be a blessing in disguise

All I've heard from Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Ann Coulter and many other "conservative" commentators this last month is how Mitt Romney is the only Conservative in the race. Now I respect and admire all these people, but they are way wrong on the issue of who the true Conservative is. The most Conservative candidate that was in the race is now out, Fred Thompson. Mitt Romney is no where close to being a Conservative. John McCain and Mike Huckabee have always had their views on most issues...except McCain on border security and I believe he learned from how his bill was defeated. He heard the people speak. But Mitt Romney began changing his stance on just about all issues as he was getting ready to enter the race. Abortion, 2nd Amendment, gay marriage, taxes (or, as Rom

On the final day before voters hit the polls for Super Tuesday, Rush Limbaugh said the following:"Now, I think now, based on the way the campaign has shaken out, that there probably is a candidate on our side who does embody all three legs of the conservative stool, and that's Romney. The three stools or the three legs of the stool are national security/foreign policy, the social conservatives, and the fiscal conservatives. The social conservatives are the cultural people. The fiscal conservatives are the economic crowd: low taxes, smaller government, get out of the way." Now I've been following Rush for a while now and he hasn't really endorsed anyone. It was obvious for a while that he liked Fred Thompson, but he's obviously out of the picture. Today, however, he made the closest t

Former Massachusetts Governor and Bain Capital CEO, Willard 'Mitt' Romney on voting for leadership for the future as he tries to hold off John McCain on this Super Tuesday.

I'll make this quick and simple. Do not vote for John McCain unless you want to pay higher taxes and see more illegal immigrants taking American jobs and trafficking drugs to our children. Ditto on Mike Huckabee, but in a less extreme way. Vote for Mitt Romney who will not raise taxes (he didn't as Governor) and will secure our borders (even chastized for his "hard-line" on illegal immigration).Don't take my word for it. Read these conservative leaders:Ann CoulterRev. Lee PetersonRev. Rob SchenckSean Hannity said, "I'll tell you right now, and I've not announced this, but I will be voting for Mitt Romney in this campaign. It's the first time I've stated it publicly. I'll state it now." (Sean Hannity Radio Show, 1/31/08.)Darlene Wagner (prolife leader)Mark LevinRush Limbaugh - "I think no

Tonight watching the Super Bowl, as I usually do, I was routing for the underdog. The New England Patriots went into the Bowl with a perfect 18-0 record. They were the clear favourite going into the final against the New York Giants. Almost everyone predicted a Patriot win, and until the final minutes that's what it looked like it would be. But with less than a minute left, Eli Manning threw a pass, that I'm sure will become legendary and will be played countless times tomorrow on television and on the internet, and hit Plaxico Burress for the touchdown to win the game 17-14. What happened tonight was spectacular and reminds of what I believe can and will happen to Mitt Romney, not at the Super Bowl but Super Tuesday. Until recently, John McCain was the clear favourite in the polls.

TPM article link Zogby: Obama, Romney Ahead In CaliforniaBy Eric Kleefeld - February 3, 2008, 3:18AMA new Zogby poll in California — a state that may well decide the direction of the Democratic race — shows Barack Obama taking a small lead over Hillary Clinton, within the margin of error. Obama has 45% to Clinton's 41%, with Obama's 20-point lead among men making up for Hillary's 11-point lead with women.On the Republican side, Mitt Romney has taken an apparent edge himself of 37% to John McCain's 34%, followed by Mike Huckabee with 12%. Although McCain has the support of the state Republican establishment, led by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Romney leads among those who say immigration and the war on terror are their top issues — probably owing to McCain's support for immigration reform

Romney won in Maine on Saturday by a landslide (he got 52% of the vote). Of course the media won't make a big deal of it because Romney won (it's only a big deal when someone they support wins). Apparently they had great voter turnout, and in some areas the biggest since Ronald Reagan was running in the 80's. The best part is that McCain got two huge (or at least he thinks they are) endorsements from two Maine Senators and is still getting slain by Romney. Heck, Ron Paul is in a close race with McCain for second (good job Ron)! Well done Maine ... you are an example for the rest of us and vote like true conservatives should ... you know ... for conservatives (not male versions of Hilary Clinton)! Maine has 21 delegates up for grabs (but 3 are unpledged). So Romney took all 18 availa

This an article written by a guest Contributor, Joshua Lawson, who is a fellow Canadian supporting Mitt. He is from Toronto and is an Evangelical Protestant."The Second Death of Ronald Reagan- Part 1"Jeffery: You fool! As if it matters how a man falls down.Richard: When the fall is all that is left, it matters a great deal.-- The Lion in WinterMitt Romney is no Ronald Wilson Reagan.In fact, I think that conservatives will probably never see the likes of such a sublime, warm, and inspiring politician ever again.Reagan's electoral history is the stuff of magic. In the 1980 and 1984 campaigns he had Democrats cutting ads for him! Ted Kennedy was up there supporting Reagan for goodness sake. He literally painted the entire map red.His 1984 victory is the most impressive electoral feat in U.S.

Watching the Democratic debate tonight, I realized three things: First, I realized how much I disagree with some of the Democratic views expressed (it was more of a reaffirmation than a revelation). Conservatism, even though it doesn't seem so at first, is about hope. It is about lifting people up and giving them confidence and self-respect. To those who truly understand, it is far more merciful to people that liberalism.Second, I was impressed with Barrack Obama's ability to not only listen to his opponent, but give her respect (at least at this particular debate). This is the polar opposite to McCain who only showed pure hatred, immaturity, lack of humility and inability to talk about the issues, instead evading tough questions by taking shots at Romney or stating who endorsed him.

Granted, Romney did raise fees in MA. and I didn't agree with it. Of course, Reagan did a couple of things I didn't agree with either; no one is perfect. But let us look into why I disagree with McCain more:1. His political temper tantrum after losing the nomination to President Bush was enough to turn me off.2. He supported the Edwards, McCain, Kennedy "Patients Bill Of Rights". This was nothing more than a gateway to economic anarchy. The so-called "bill of rights" allowed employees to sue their employers if their HMO's didn't pay their claims. Basically, the only people who would've got anything was ambulance chasing attorneys.What as funny was that McCain was the spokesman of the bill. He endorsed on every network he could sell it too. After the bill cleared the Senate, we find out he

Needless to say, I was disappointed by John McCain's victory last night in Florida. But what disappoints me even more is John McCain's character and integrity, or at least the lack thereof. Back in 2000 when McCain lost to Bush in South Carolina, despite his heralded victory in New Hampshire, many attributed his loss to last minute lies and gossip about him. He was so angry about how unfairly his opposition was fighting that he made a speech that offended many social conservatives, implying that his loss was partly because of them and their bias against him. A few years later was a key player in passing the bill McCain-Feingold, which put major restrictions on how candidates could raise money and limited their ads to the issues, among other things. Many social conservatives felt and

(Associated Press):Sen. John McCain won a breakthrough triumph in the Florida primary Tuesday night, gaining the upper hand in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination ahead of next week's contests across 21 states.McCain and Romney clashed early and often, in personal appearances and paid television advertising, in a bruising week of campaigning in Florida.Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, said his career as a private businessman made him perfectly suited to sit in the Oval Office with a recession looming. Sen. McCain argued he knew his economics well enough, and that his career in the military and in Congress made him the man to steer the country in an age of terrorism.By the campaign's final hours, the two men hurled insults at one another, each saying the other ho

John McCain, once considered completely out of the race, has made a John Kerry like come back. That said I imagine he hopes the similarity between the two campaigns goes no farther. The race between McCain and Romney was a squeaker with only a 5% difference. The real news of this primary is Rudy Giuliani's distant third place finish. And Huckabee is not even on the radar for Florida. Giuliani bypassed ealier states to concentrate his efforts and money on Florida but to no avail. My prediction is that Giuliani and maybe even Huckabee will drop out shortly after Super Tuesday. Giuliani's cash is probably drying up right about now and unlike Romney he does not have the personal resources to continue for an extended period. On the Democrat side the candidates all had agreed to not campaign in

Romney jokes around in Florida before the primary.

For Immediate Release:Days after Fred Thompson withdrew from the '08 race for President, conservative blog, " On The Wire", shifted it's endorsement and has officially given it to Mitt Romney. Thompson gained the endorsement of OTW first because Thompson is from Tennessee; the origin of OTW."When my team ( Steelers ) doesn't make it to the Superbowl, I always cheer for the AFC team.", says Scott B., owner of the blog. " This is no different."."Romney will have my support and I intend to focus his progress."Photo: Mitt Romney Website

OK Willard, no problem.

Not only does the latest poll conducted by Rasmussen show Mitt Romney leading Florida with 33% over McCain with 27%, but it gets even better when only conservative voters are polled, with Romney at 42%, almost doubling the next candidate, McCain, at only 22%. This is an integral stat, since only Republicans are allowed to vote in the Florida caucuses, unlike some of the other open primaries.Looking at the issues specifically, here are the polling results:Those concerned with the economy most - Romney 37%, McCain 33%Those concerned with national security/war in Iraq most - Romney 31%, McCain 31%Those who are concerned with immigration most - Romney 63%, McCain 7%The poll also revealed Romney as the candidate that voters thought to be the most electable, with 76% saying they believe him to

As we saw in New Hampshire with Hillary Clinton's surprise victory over Barack Obama (who was supposed to win by a 10% margin), polls aren't always the most accurate. Admittedly, though, they are fairly "on" most of the time. However, according to the ACT Blog article "A Problem in the RCP Average", Romney may actually have a bigger lead in Florida than the major polls are telling us. I have updated the numbers since the above mentioned article was written. This is the average of all the latest polls (taken from the site realclearpolitics.com), which is far more accurate than any of the polls on their own. On average you can see that Romney and McCain are virtually tied for the lead. I have updated the numbers since the above mentioned article was written. Rudy Giulia

Going into tonight's Florida debate (which airs live on MSNBC at 9pm eastern and streams live at MSNBC.com), Mitt Romney leads in the Florida GOP polls. According to the most recent poll by Mason-Dixon, he is leading the pack at 30%, followed by McCain (26%), Giuliani (18%) and the Huckster (13%). This lead comes in spite of the media, not surprisingly, shooting most of its coverage John McCain's way.Check out the article "Romney, Obama lead in upcoming primaries" at MSNBC.com for more details.

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According to today's New York Times, Willard doesn't appear to be making any friends amongst his GOP competitors:TAMPA, Fla. — At the end of the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire this month, when the Democrats joined the candidates on stage, Mitt Romney found himself momentarily alone as his counterparts mingled, looking around a bit stiffly for a companion.The moment was emblematic of a broader reality that has helped shape the Republican contest and could take center stage again on Thursday at a debate in Florida. Within the small circle of contenders, Mr. Romney has become the most disliked.With so much attention recently on the sniping between Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama on the Democratic side, the almost visceral scorn directed at Mr. Romney by his

1) While in Florida on MLK day, Willard says: "Who let the dogs out" as a form of saying cheese while surrounded by African American youth.2) He then points to a baby with a little necklace and says, "bling bling." Yup that's right folks, Mitt "F-ing" Romney just said, "bling bling."Though I know some have and may still, I am not going to go as far as to call this racist, you can be the judge of that yourself. However, I will comfortably point to it as a hilariously poor attempt on ole' Willard's part to seem "hip" with young African-American voters, and how unbelievably out-of-touch he comes across as.What reality does he live in? Does Willard really think he can drop some dated MTV lingo and be "down" with the youth? Any of the other candidates would have at least come across as a normal