ComMITTed to Romney!

http://www.opinionjournal…ml?id=110007755

In this candid review of Mr. Romney and his chances in 2008, the Opinion Journal gives a fair analysis as well as a personal view of the man who I believe will be our next President.

A Mitt Romney candidacy would test the religious right.

BY JAMES TARANTO
Saturday, December 31, 2005 12:01 a.m. EST

BOSTON–Mitt Romney insists he has hardly thought about running for president: “That’s a decision you make way down the road.” With the 2008 election 1,039 days away, that’s fair enough. But I’m guessing he’ll run.

I first met Mr. Romney in September at New York’s Monday Meeting, a conclave of right-leaning movers and shakers who gather to hear politicians from around the country make pitches for support. This month, after it emerged that the backing Mr. Romney sought was not for re-election as governor of Massachusetts, I visited him at the Statehouse here. “I will accomplish in my term the objectives that I set out to accomplish, or some will be rejected and I wouldn’t get them done in the second term anyway,” he tells me. “There’s no reason to hang around and warm the chair, taking advantage of the perks and fun of office, if the agenda is complete.” What he doesn’t say is that there’s also no reason for a governor to risk defeat if he has his eye on the White House.

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http://www.boston.com/new…data_on_romney/

Why lookie what we have here. The Democrats are already starting to dig dirt on Mitt Romney. Amazing seeing we’re so far out, this really shows something. They are already fearful of a Romney candidacy. Good work DNC.

You can read all the juicy details HERE at The Boston Globe .

Author’s Addition:
One main thing that I left out of this, that most certainly should have been included is the fact that the DNC is actually asking the state of Mass to waive the fees for this exercise. And the costs are going to be in the tens of thousands of dollars. I say, go ahead and let them have the information but they can pay for it themselves.

http://www.rga.org/Video/Romney%20BIO.pdf

For those of you who are not as familiar with Mr. Romney, here is his biography from the Republican Governors Association.

http://www.radioblogger.c…uly.html#000858

Here is an interview of Mr. Romney from Hugh Hewitt this past July. I’d like to thank reader Ryan Knoll for pointing this out to me. I don’t know how I missed it, but it definitely is something that needs mentioning.

Wednesday, July 27

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the news again.

The red governor in a blue state joined Hugh last night to discuss a stand he made in the abortion issue. Here’s what he and Hugh had to say:

HH: Governor Romney, big headlines about you in the Boston Globe today, and an opinion piece by you at the same time. And I wanted to check in on this. You vetoed a bill for emergency contraception/emergency abortion. You’ve come under fire from National Abortion Rights Action League and others on the left. Can you explain why you vetoed the bill, and your opinion piece earlier today?

MR: Well, it’s pretty straight forward, Hugh, and that is that many people speak about emergency contraception. But in fact, the drug that they’re referring to not only is a contraceptive, but it’s also an abortive product. And that is in individuals who’ve already become impregnated, and that have a living embryo within them, take this drug, and it will end the life of that embryo. So, it’s not only a contraceptive, it’s abortive. And I promised the people of Massachusetts I would not change Massachusetts abortion laws. Even though I am pro-life, I said I’d leave things where they are. And they can’t have it both ways, obviously. They can’t keep on saying they want to expand abortion laws. I believe in this case as well that because the product would be available to people under 18 without parental involvement, it would violate a very important principle. And that is when abortion occurs, young women under 18 should have the involvement of their parents in that decision.

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http://www.boston.com/bus…_web_advantage/

I was interviewed for this story yesterday, and am publishing my portion of the article here, if you want to read the rest click on the link and head over to The Boston Globe.

As for Romney, his presidential aspirations have prompted friends and foes alike to take to the Web in novel ways.

One of them is 31-year-old Ann Marie Curling, a mother of four from Cadiz, Ky., who publishes a blog dedicated to getting Romney elected president in 2008 (blog.electromneyin2008.com).

Curling regularly mines the Internet for media stories on Romney, and she posts them — with her insights on why he’d make a good president — alongside a montage of photos of him and of the White House.

Curling, who says she has no ties to Romney, said yesterday that she has been involved with politics before and sees Romney as ”a breath of fresh air” whom she hopes to propel to Washington.

”I just want to jump on it early, because I’ve gotten involved in campaigns in the past and I’ve always gotten involved six months out,” she said in a telephone interview. ”I really want to take an active role this time.”

Curling, who runs a Web technology company with her husband, said she can track who visits her blog, and she reported getting a few hits a week from the governor’s office.

She said she also gets visitors from the Democratic National Committee, US Senate and House offices, various federal agencies such as the Department of Justice and the Commerce Department, and from people in the important presidential primary states of South Carolina, Iowa, and New Hampshire.

http://www.boston.com/new…s_views/?page=2

Insists positions moderate in US, except in Mass.
By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff | December 22, 2005

Governor Mitt Romney said yesterday that reports he has shifted to the political right to attract Republican primary voters are Boston media distortions, and emphasized that his positions are considered moderate on the national scene.

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http://www.iwar.org.uk/ho…rity/romney.htm

I am posting this so that those of you who don’t know Mr. Romney as well can see his commication style and intelligence. I feel that this is a very good example of the way he speaks, plus, it’ll show exactly what was done in terms of security during those Olympic Games back in 2002.

Chairman Smith, Senator Dorgan, Members of the Committee,

Thank you for inviting me to talk with you today about the unique security and public safety experience we had in Salt Lake as we prepared for and hosted the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. It�s an practice for the management of each Olympics to pass on to succeeding Games their �lessons learned� � both successes and mistakes. Although security and safety planning and implementation varies greatly from country to country depending on the structure of law enforcement, there are operational lessons that we learned in Salt Lake from those who came before us and there are pragmatic lessons that we have endeavored to pass on to those who come after. I appreciate the opportunity to share some of those with you today.

I am going to limit my comments today to a number of broad principles that were critical to our security planning and implementation. Mark Camillo, who led the federal public safety planning effort in his role as lead for the US Secret Service and can more appropriately address the operational aspects of the Salt Lake security and public safety plan.

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http://www.timesonline.co…1934123,00.html

This Times of London article by Tim Reid gives a glowing review of Mr. Romney and all his accomplishments from prior to the Olympics to his current position as Governor. A very good read.

http://archives.cnn.com/2…/romney.salary/

You don’t see this too often in politics…

Tuesday, December 31, 2002 Posted: 5:29 PM EST (2229 GMT)

BOSTON (CNN) — Incoming Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said Tuesday neither he nor his lieutenant governor will draw their state salaries while in office, citing what Romney’s transition team called “a spirit of volunteerism.”

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,178939,00.html

Here’s the transcript of Mr. Romney on Your World With Neil Cavuto last night.