http://committedtoromney.com/2008/04/12/right-of-center-bloggers-select-the-most-least-desired-vice-president-for-john-mccain/#comment-105884

Check it out….lots of Mitt supporters talking him up for VP.

The procedure is this. Have the NYT continue to hammer JM with its influence peddling and affair allegations to the point that he’s not a viable candidate by convention time. If the NYT can find some actual proof of their allegations that would break this thing wide open again.

The delegates then have to rethink about which former candidate has the necessary skill set: brainpower, communication ability, war chest, policy positions, lack of skeletons, actual conservative record–not rhetoric, etc. And broadest appeal, like maybe placing a close second in any state he didn’t win. No one but Romney makes any sense. But since when did that matter?

1) The order of the primary states in re-chosen every 4 years by random lottery one year in advance of the actual election. This will keep anomalous states from an inordinate influence of nominees. It will also prevent primary leapfrogging and compression.

2) The primaries go two weeks apart in waves of 5 states every two weeks. This might mitigate the “momentum” factor.

3) No “open” primaries. Your party gets to decide your parties’ candidate. Republicans can only vote in the republican primary, independents in the independent primary only, and democrats the same, green the same, etc. That will prohibit the other parties from gaming the system with crossover voting. If your party does not have a legitimate candidate, then maybe you need to think very hard about why that is.

4) Party voter registration is finalized 3 months in advance. No voting day registration nonsense to also game the system.

5) Delegates are divided up by the same formula in each state. Something like the Founding Fathers’ legislative concepts of a Senate and a House or Representatives. So maybe 50% (or so) of each states delegates are “winner take all,” and the remainder are strictly proportional to the actual vote.

6) Caucusing is out. This is voting by the people. Working people voting at polls, without the caucus day shenanigans (think WV).

Thoughts? Something has to be done, because what we currently have is….”broken.”

Here is the “Whois” or lookup info for the domain http://www.mittromney.org

Domain ID:D83953590-LROR
Domain Name:MITTROMNEY.ORG
Created On:25-Feb-2002 16:00:04 UTC
Last Updated On:09-Feb-2008 19:35:42 UTC
Expiration Date:25-Feb-2009 16:00:04 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc. (AIT) (R232-LROR)
Status:OK
Registrant ID:AITorgORG6529
Registrant Name:John S. Pulawski
Registrant Organization:Strategery Media
Registrant Street1:3 jennison Street
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Registrant City:Southbridge
Registrant State/Province:MA
Registrant Postal Code:01550
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.5084345895
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Registrant Email:johnpulawski@aol.com
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Admin Name:John S. Pulawski
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This means that this person in MA is obviously not a Mitt supporter. A long time ago I purchased a bunch of Romney domains to guard against this type of thing. It’s very easy for someone hostile to the Romney campaign with enough forethought to get a positive Romney domain name (i.e. his name or any name of his with a for after it) and make either a)make it hostile to Romney or b)forward it to an opponent. So, that’s precisely what was done here Murphy. This guy doesn’t like Romney, so he’s forwarding his domain name to Huck’’s site.

Sorry for such a long explanation!

It’s so apparent Huckapoo played on the fears of his conservative base and stayed in the race to defeat Mitt’s chances. The back-door delegate deal in West Virginia is not even discussed and should be given the fact these two crooked candidates are still in the race.

Huckapoo hides behind he’s flawed record. He has the most liberal parole record. I doubt the families of the victims voted for him. He still remains in the race and doesn’t stand a chance. Quite frankly, I question his judgement. He has denial issues….do the math. He thrives on the attention. He needs a captive audiance to play his pseudo rock star guitar talent? Perhaps it’s his campaign handlers not wanting to lose their jobs?

I hear Britney Spears is looking for a spiratural leader, he should go for it. He’s crafty at convincing the weak minded.

Mitt, you ran a great campaign. Ronald Reagon lost to the peanut farmer in 1976…the rest is history.

Mitt 012
McCain/Romney 08!!!!!!

Watch Ron Paul’s address at Liberty University yesterday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek5uzGv1ijk

We can’t let McCain win unopposed! Keep up the fight!

Now, I must fear that McCain will open the gates to Mexico and build a high way to and from …perhaps he should be the next president of Mexico and name W as his VP! Oh we have so much to look forward too…..

Dr Dave.

Oh, yeah…was that a Shark’s Skin suit you were wearing today?

When will the press reveal the real John McCain.

I am writing in Mitt!

I cannot believe that Huckster signed it, did he? rumor has he might have, but look at this article:”Pinnnocchio for Huckabee on Illeglas: innthe Washington Post by Michael Dobbs, a fact checker Dec. 18 2007

Rudy and sanctuary cities - that was when I tossed him out for any consideration.

There is no one better than Mitt. No one can come close.
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I know that we are supposed to keep on the high road, but as I am of Welsh decent, it is sometimes necessary to walk and deal with those who consistently use the low road to accomplish their goals. I speak of Huck Ster and Muck Cain.

HAVE ANY OF YOU HAPPENED TO READ THE FOLLOWING NEWS ARTICLES?

“The McCain campaign wasn’t content to let Romney have Bay County to himself Monday. William Ball, the former Secretary of the U-S Navy under the Reagan administration was in-town talking to the media and some of the

Ball says he supports McCain’s promise to bring the U-S Navy’s fleet up to 300-ships, and add hundreds of thousands of personnel to the ranks.
DNC: Lobbyist-Express, Not Straight-Talk Express, Drives McCain Campaign
|Published: February 02, 2008 8:31 AM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being issued by the Democratic National Committee:
Trying to cement his place as the Bush establishment candidate, John McCain turned his back on his principles with a do-anything-to-win strategy that includes ignoring his past rhetoric on pork projects and the influence of lobbyists to benefit his presidential campaign. An independent review conducted by the advocacy group Public Citizen and released earlier this week “found that McCain has more bundlers — people who gather checks from their networks of friends and associates — than any other presidential candidate from either party.” The review noted that “McCain has at least 58 federal lobbyists raising money for his campaign.” [washingtonpost.com, 01/29/08]
Lobbyists Driving Double-Talk Express

McCain’s Campaign Has More Lobbyist Bundlers Than Any Other. A review released this week by the advocacy group Public Citizen found that John McCain “has at least 58 federal lobbyists raising money for his campaign.” Another 35 lobbyists were reported to be bundling for Rudolph Giuliani, who has now endorsed McCain. [washingtonpost.com, 01/29/08]

This makes me so disillusioned.

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U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions sent this to presidential campaigns Wednesday leading into a speech on Thursday in Washington. Sessions says he will collect the answers and distribute them.

Real Immigration Reform

A Roadmap for Demonstrating Presidential Credibility on One of America’s Most Important Issues

I. SECURE THE BORDER

Border Fence and National Guard: If elected President, will you secure the border, including completing construction of the 700 mile southern border fence required by the Secure Fence Act, constructing more miles if needed, and keeping the National Guard on the border until it is secured?

□Yes or □ No

Border Prosecutions: If elected President, will you deter illegal entry by expanding the already successful Zero Tolerance Prosecution Policy (Operation Streamline) from 3 to all 20 border sectors, and support statutory mandatory minimums for the crimes of illegal entry, reentry, and reentry after deportation for any felony?

□Yes or □ No

Control Visa Overstays: If elected President, will you give our immigration system integrity by completing the 10-year past due exit portion of The USVISIT (Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology) system and eliminate other weaknesses in the system so that future visa overstays can be identified?

□Yes or □ No

II. END THE MAGNET AT THE WORKPLACE

Enforceable Employer Verification System: If elected President, will you end the jobs magnet by requiring all employers to use the electronic verification system to check the legal status of all employees, reduce fraud by decreasing the number of documents employers must accept to prove legal status, and will you offer cooperating employers a safe harbor?

□Yes or □ No

Biometric ID Card For All Non-Citizens: If elected President, will you require a biometric (fingerprint encoded) identification card for all aliens authorized to work?

□Yes or □ No

Eliminate Identity Theft: If elected President, will you increase security for legal workers by requiring social security earnings statements to list all employers reporting wages under an individual’s social security number so that fraudulent use of that number can be spotted?

□Yes or □ No

III. STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

Form Effective Partnerships: If elected President, will you form effective immigration enforcement partnerships with state and local law enforcement by clarifying their authority to enforce federal immigration laws, deputizing state and local officers in every state (through the 287(g) program), offering a basic training course for all state and local officers, and compensating state and local entities for immigration enforcement related expenses?

□Yes or □ No

Federal Response To State And Local Arrests: If elected President, will you promptly evaluate the 27% of prisoners that are non-citizens so that illegal alien criminals can be processed and deported at the end of their sentences, and will you implement a mandatory federal response to state and local law enforcement when they apprehend an illegal alien for a DUI, child abuse crime, or any felony?

□Yes or □ No

End Catch and Release: If elected President, will you put an end to the existing policy that allows illegal aliens caught inside our country to be released on bail after their arrest while they await their initial court appearance?

□Yes or □ No

List Illegal Aliens In the NCIC: If elected President, will you immediately expand the National Crime Information Center’s (NCIC) Immigration Violators File to include: (A) aliens against whom a final order of removal has been issued; (B) aliens who have signed a voluntary departure agreement; (C) aliens who have overstayed their authorized period of stay; and (D) aliens whose visas have been revoked?

□Yes or □ No

IV. DISCOURAGE SANCTUARIES

Deny Federal Funds: If elected President, will you encourage compliance with Federal law by implementing a reduction of at least 10% of discretionary federal grants and highway funds to cities, states, universities, and other entities that undermine Federal law by implementing sanctuary policies, issuing driver’s licenses to illegal aliens, or offering education benefits to illegal aliens (such as in-state tuition) that are not available to all legal residents and citizens?

□Yes or □ No

Close Financial Loopholes: If elected President, will you rewrite the Treasury regulations to close the loophole that allows illegal aliens to open U.S. based bank accounts?

□Yes or □ No

V. IMPROVE THE LEGAL IMMIGRATION PROCESS

Replace Visa Lottery and Chain Migration with Merit Based Immigration System: If elected President, will you eliminate the visa lottery program and change current preference categories that guarantee automatic entry for aging parents and extended family members and replace it with a system that fairly and objectively evaluates at least 50% of applicants based on characteristics such as education, skills, English ability, and age?

□Yes or □ No

Pathway to Citizenship: If elected President, will you take a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens off the table?

□Yes or □ No

Seek Necessary Authority: If elected President, will you ask Congress for necessary laws or funds to execute these commitments?

□Yes or □ No

By signing this document, I express to the American people that I understand the challenges of ending illegal immigration, I am personally committed to that goal, and I will take the actions reasonable and necessary to achieve it.

________________________________________________ _____________________
(Signature of Candidate) (Date)

By the way, I am certain Romney is anti-Amnesty I live near MA and he was very firm about empowering the state police to enforce the laws. Really. This is a man who means what he says and will do the right thing!

If he is anti-amnesty, why won’t he remove all doubt and make use of the pledge and Sessions’s questionnaire?

How many 71 year old men have been hired by Corporate America lately? Mc Cain is too old and represents the past. He’s a one-note candidate that flaunts his war hero record and Washington croonie endorsements. He’s a flawed candidate. If he can’t win the Republican debate how can he expect to compete against the Dems who are crafty orators?

Romney will CHANGE and clean up Washington, a real virtue. He won’t owe favors…day one.

Why are rich democrats exempt from criticism when contributing money in their own campaign i.e., Kennedy clan, Rockefellers & Corzine but the same standard is not applied to Republicans? Hypocrisy!!

I don’t trust Huckapoo… he’s a whiner. He’s the deal breaker, the Romney spoiler who wants to be McCain’s running mate. It’s so apparent because he’s not going after the so-called fore runner.

Hillary had her chance. What has she done? She takes credit when things are going well and faults others when there not. If she were in the boardroom she would here the words…Your fired!!!

Don’t be upset if you receive an irate message from someone supporting another candidate, just be glad for the opportunity to subject them to a more enlightened point of view. Thanks. Wes

Luckily for us Mitt Romney has stepped forward to serve our Country and in my opinion is the best candidate in many, many years.

I did a google on this and found the article :

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4542473

Laura also said that Michael Reagan said that McCain was not a Reagan conservative!!! From Reagan’s own son!!

My question is, why haven’t these things been brought up in the campaign - I think that it may good for people to remember that McCain considered changing parties and going with a liberal ticket against the GOP - talk about changing positions!!!!! He should have just said No

We need drastic change in Washington, especially economically with someone who is not afraid to assess a situation and if they are wrong, change with the new information. If Republicans do not stop their bigoted divisiveness and cave to their true principals just because ” I don’t agree with anything McCain stands for, but I think he can win” we will definitely cease to be great, and cease to be the party of Lincoln and Reagan. Funny how the greatest civilizations and groups in history always are destroyed from within. What does the future hold with the death of the Republican Conservatism? We have definately done it to ourselves.

In 1989, the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association of Irvine, CA, collapsed. Lincoln’s Chairman, Charles H. Keating Jr., was faulted for the thrift’s failure. Keating told the House Banking Committee that the FHLBB and its former chief Edwin J. Gray were pursuing a vendetta against him. Gray testified that several U.S. senators had approached him and requested that he ease off on the Lincoln investigation. It came out that these senators had been beneficiaries of 1.3 million in campaign contributions from Keating.

This allegation set off a series of investigations by the California government, the United States Department of Justice, and the Senate Ethics Committee. The Ethics committee’s investigation focused on five senators: Alan Cranston (D_CA), Dennis DeConnis (D-AZ), John Glenn (D_OH), John McCain (R_AZ) and Donald Riegle Jr.(D_MI), who became known as the Keating Five. After the investigation, the Committee recommended censure for Cranston and criticized the other four. Most of them did not seek for re-election, and John McCain is the only one who left in Senate. John McCain is a part of Washington Corruption. The country is in another Savings & Loans crisis, and how people could forget the Washington corruption that associated with John McCain. IF Republican Party votes for John McCain for the President of United State, we become the party of Washington Corruption.

Maybe Romney should secure and announce the endorsements of ordinary citizens in each of the states and contrast the regular people against the Liberal politicians endorsing his opponent.

I agree that Romney now needs to get away from defending himself against McNasty’s lies and go on the attack in TV ads, preferably not those that start off saying something nice about his opponents.

Oh by the way, McCain was nicknamed “McNasty” at the Naval Academy where he graduated 5th from the bottom of his class and with over 100 demerits. (On the other hand I believe President Carter graduated from the Naval Academy with zero demerits, so some demerits means you are normal.) In the case of McNasty, it indicated a problem with taking orders from those over him, not a good thing for a military man. And he hasn’t changed much. Remember both his Grandfather and his Father were Admirals and you can get away with a lot when the Admiral is your Father. What would he be like when he is not supervised? It could get nasty.

jskroski@hotmail.com

Thanks John S. Maine