Latter-day President? A Romney Story at The Opinion Journal of the Wall Street Journal
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. ESTBOSTON–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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December 31st, 2005 at 10:30 am
I love your site. I was wondering if Governor Romney can court the religous right if he where to run in the 2008 Presidential election? I know he is against abortion but according to the ON THE ISSUES site he is a pro-choice Governor. With this being said is that enough to blow his chances with the religous right? I will keep reading and keep spreading the word about this site.
December 31st, 2005 at 11:33 am
What the Governor said is that as long as he was governor he would not change current law in terms of Abortion. He is definitely pro-life. Read my previous blog with Hugh Hewitt, and it should give you further information on the subject. Thanks for the compliments on the site, and spreading the word. Feel free to stop by anytime.
December 31st, 2005 at 3:44 pm
Romney will make a good CEO-type president. He is a problem solver. But he knows how to play the game. Being here in Massachusetts, I have had the opportunity to hear a lot of interviews with Mitt on radio. And I can assure you, he is a real conservative. And he knows the issues.
It will be a shame if he does not get wide support from all Christian conservatives. His being a Mormon is a non-issue in the face of the real possibility a Marxist could be elected president without their vote.
His strong stand on stopping the redefinition of marriage and his restraint on fiscal matters is enough for me to vote for him.