Romney Tops McCain, Giuliani as GOP’s Top Speaker
http://www.humanevents.co…_s_mos&tb=1&c=1
From HEO:
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swung through Washington, D.C., today for luncheon speech to nearly 400 fans and admirers who packed a Capitol Hill restaurant to hear his message. The private fundraiser, organized by Romney’s Commonwealth PAC, was so popular that attendees barely fit in the room.The turnout confirmed the sentiments of Republican National Chairman Ken Mehlman, who told the crowd that there was “no more sought-after speaker than Mitt Romney” among Republicans these days. Not long ago that honor likely belonged to Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) or former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Dave
Addendum
The article went on to say the five principles of Romney’s speech were well received with applause throughout, and that he littered his speech throughout with humor, the five principles mentioned…
1) fighting Islamic jihadists
2) making sure the U.S. keeps pace with the emerging superpowers in Asia
3) battling spending increases in Washington, D.C.
4) reducing America’s reliance on foreign oil
5) advancing cultural issues, such as the sanctity of life and the foundation of family.
According to the piece he then went on to discuss his travels to South Carolina, Michigan, and the important first caucus and primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire.
(This drew an upbeat response from attendees, who quickly discerned the importance of all four states in ‘08.)
The article went on to say…
During his introduction, [Ken] Mehlman said Romney has used his role as chairman of the Republican Governors Association to raise more money than ever before in the organization’s history.
With 2008 still two years away, Romney has a long way to go before even securing the Republican nomination. But as his upbeat performance today demonstrated, he’s able to talk family values and national security as effectively as anyone. Romney’s previous success as a businessman — not to mention his work on the 2002 Olympics — makes him a candidate who has real-life experiences.
Conservatives are certain to gripe about his recent pro-life conversion and the health-care solution he devised for Massachusetts, but even the latter can be a political winner. I overheard some attendees saying they were there solely because of Romney’s innovative health-care plan, not his conservative political leanings.
The last part about some attendees saying they were there solely because of Romney’s innovative health-care plan is most impressive, it means that Romney is making inroads on this important national issue.
Ann Marie
October 17th, 2006 at 1:19 am
Cool!