Comments on: Mitt Romney is National Review’s Choice for President of the United States

By: shiggz

shiggz — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:29:35 +0000

Thanks for sharing joy,

maybe their is hope for my evangelical extended family yet. (up until now with their adultery past they could accept any shape or form of their works counting for anything)

By: JoyP

JoyP — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:06:36 +0000

I’ve been getting concerned with poll numbers dropping but something happened today that really gives me hope. My extremely anti-Mormon father watched the speech last week and my brother told me today that Dad has decided Mitt would make a great president after all. It may be because my brother looks and speaks so much like Mitt that good ole Dad decided a guy who seems like his own Mormon son shouldn’t be excluded because of religion. My father often switches churches when he finds one that is more anti-Mormon so this is quite a shock and gives me hope for others.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:43:42 +0000

It feels good to see someone appreciate how truly remarkable Romey is.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:21 +0000

Does anyone know if National Review endorsed president Bush in 2000 before the primary? I do remember they endorsed him for the general but my recollection is that they stayed neutral in the primaries.

By: Vic Lundquist

Vic Lundquist — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:04:24 +0000

Miguel, great points! SPOT ON.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:50:28 +0000

As a regular NationL Review reader this is a huge endorsement. Specially if you remember that besides KLO in National Review most of the others were skeptical about Gov. Romney conservativism. I believe that the speech was the final slling point that convinced them that no matter how believable his convertion to prolife is, he does have very strong conservative values. And the most important factor is that he stuck to conservative principles in Mass. It is very easy to be conservative in a conservative state. It is a whole different story to be so in the most liberal state in the union.
And then you have Mike Huckabee who was a liberal in a very conservative state.

By: David D

David D — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:15:07 +0000

I met Mitt Romney last week when he was in New Orleans. I was just blown away! He is simply incredible. He has a great presence about himself. He is everything the people on this blogsite say he is. He MUST win the nomination for our country!

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:02:05 +0000

Major endorsement for Mitt and will surely help him going into the debates tomorrow. It will be important for Romney to clearly spell out the differences between he and Huckabee tomorrow. And it will be important for the traditionalist (Romney and Thompson) to close ranks tomorrow and not attack each other, but to focus their attacks/contrasts on Giuliani and Huckabee. Huckabee’s economic record for me is his biggest disqualifier, since he is prone to overly compassionate conservatism or more appropriately big government conservatism (oxymoron).

I think Romney is on track and the polls for the week following his great speech will show a bounce for him. In all, I agree with National Review’s assessment that though Romney is not the quintessential conservative running for office, he is the best of this current lot running and the GOP and conservatives should close ranks behind him.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:56:07 +0000

Mark B – Sean Hannity had a piece tonight with Rasmussen. ITheirHO – Romney can win with or without Iowa and he is a viable candidate for Feb 5th. Considering there are 57 days until Feb 5th, I think the timing is right on. Everyone keep up the good work

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:12:13 +0000

You go Mitt !

By: bigT

bigT — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:38:00 +0000

Check this out-AP story just released! Is Huckabee smearing Mormon faith? This is what church spokesman appears to say and what it seems too me. Can you say desperation.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gmsEReXFe-Cyo095NpBCTPFTwJCwD8TFI2U00

By: Thomas Alan

Thomas Alan — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:44:53 +0000

Wow, huge pickup!

By: shiggz

shiggz — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:15:44 +0000

congratulation to team Romney!

Huck christian right super fans better hope he doesn’t win the nomination and lose the election. If he does and loses big like Jimmy Carter did, then the whole Christian right wing of the republican party will be totally marginalized. (with them any obligation to morality in US politics) I know I know you don’t believe me, let me ask you this have you heard much from the Christian wing of the democrat party in the last few decades since carter?

Look at Bob Dole and his constituency. They’re fall shifted a lot of momentum to the christian right. I guess the fiscal conservatives will be next election. Of course the 3 trillion dollar national debt from Reagan is now 9 trillion. 12-15trillion by the time they get their? Not to worry that should be easy to pay off next election once the dollar is equal to the peso. Of course the people starving to death because their fixed incomes cant afford fast food or rent anymore will pay the price. I wish more of the social cons would wake up realize what a 9trillion debt leaves America. A stone castle on straw legs. Doesnt matter how able your military is if none of them are getting paychecks and you cant pay for or even get a loan for new equipment.

By: byujake

byujake — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:01:25 +0000

God Bless the National Review and its Editors! Hopefully Iowans (and Republicans and independents nationwide) will share their wisdom and faith in the GOP’s most qualified candidate. Today has been a good day!

By: Nate Gunderson

Nate Gunderson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:28:59 +0000

Swish!

By: Wolfagain

Wolfagain — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:28:33 +0000

BIG! This mag has Big circulation among Conservatives!

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:20:04 +0000

This is big. However, given that it is a little late in the game, I have my doubts as to how much of a bump this will give Mitt. Don’t get me wrong, I certainly hope it does!