Romney Stumps for GOP
June 7th, 2008 Posted in Fundraising, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Presidential Politics, Presidential Race, Republican Nominee, Republican Party, Republicans, Virginia
Gov. Romney was in Virginia stumping for presumptive GOP Presidential nominee John McCain.
~~John Cronin~~
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-06-06-0146.html
By TYLER WHITLEY
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, mentioned as a possible vice presidential running mate for John McCain, said yesterday in Innsbrook that he is not seeking the job.
But Romney declined to say whether he would turn down the post if it is offered to him.
“Most people consider the vice president request to be a great honor for their party,” Romney said, adding he would leave speculation about his chances to others.
June 7th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Sorry John, for some reason I wasn’t able to post a comment on the shut-up-and-fall-in line-behind-McCain-or-the-boogeyman-will-get-you thread.
Steve mentions that under an Obama presidency, the military will be cut in half. Well, that is congress’ call, not the president. McCain could and likely would veto such a decision, but in his well-known spirit of going along to get along with the Democrats, I would not be surprised if he reaches some sort of compromise with them. Perhaps cut by 1/4 instead of 1/2?
The capital gains tax quadrupleing would also be congress’ decision, and one John “Obscene Profits” McCain is unlikely to veto, and that’s with hoping the Democrats don’t reach a veto-proof majority, which is possible.
His third prospect about cars is simply unrealistic, even for Obama. The man does intend to seek reelection after all. Besides, McCain is pretty sold on human-caused global warming himself, and is more than willing to cripple our economy tilting at such windmills.
His last few points about Obama overturning the bill of rights border on ridiculous. That is a Supreme Court issue, and the people on the Supreme court who are likely to be retiring in the next 4-8 years are the liberals. They can’t overturn our rights now and they won’t be able to then. We will still have our folks in there.
Certainly it would be nice to get Constitutionalists in there to replace the liberal activists, but what in McCain’s history has led anyone to believe he would be capable of putting them there? For one, McCain himself is no Constitutionalist, as we know from McCain-Feingold, and his saying that Justice Alito was too conservative. Secondly, anyone he picks has to be approved by congress. Good luck getting anyone sane through that minefield of Democrat nutjobs and Republican squishes. Thirdly, McCain loves to compromise with liberals, and his idea of compromising is we give 90 percent, they give 10 percent.
At least with Obama, the Republicans in congress will know to oppose him. What will they do when they have the excuse of just going along with the party leader on things such as Amnesty and carbon taxes? What kind of power will “We the People” have to intimidate our representatives with phone calls and emails to vote in our interests with the threat of being voted out of office when we elect the chief proponent of the Amnesty bill to the highest office possible? They won’t believe us anymore, and with good reason!
I’m not saying I won’t vote for McCain. I certainly won’t vote for Obama. McCain just needs to do his job as a candidate and convince me he will do what’s best for the country.
I don’t believe spending billions (justifiably) fighting terrorists abroad, while leaving our borders open for invasion by anyone willing to cross them makes any kind of sense. Its like putting a deadbolt on the backdoor of your home, and leaving the front door and all of the windows wide open.
If McCain picks a conservative Vice President, (it doesn’t have to be Mitt but that would be an added bonus), that will be proof enough for me that he is willing to compromise with the conservatives as much as he wants us to compromise with the liberals. He will show me that he may put the best interests of the nation ahead of personal vendettas and praise from the media. If he picks a liberal, I’m sorry, but nobody can scare me into forfeiting this country over to liberals-vs.-liberals for the next 8-16 years with no hope of a conservative alternative.
An Obama presidency and a McCain presidency are both likely to leave the country a good deal worse off than it was before, possibly even worse with Obama. The real difference? If McCain is in power, people will blame the Republicans, and we’ll get an ever MORE liberal Democrat in 2012.
Its also important to go out and vote regardless, instead of just staying home. Vote for the most conservative, intelligent, competent people you can for every office. If you don’t vote for McCain, vote third party or write in Mitt. At least that will send a message that we want a conservative. Staying home or voting for Obama sends the message that they need to be more liberal to win. That’s the message they always try to see.
Again, sorry John for posting this in the wrong place, the post a comment option just wasn’t there in the proper post, even after refreshing the page several times.
June 7th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Wow, that was longer than I intended.
June 7th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
I too wanted to comment on the previous post which for some reason the comment box was missing. Just a few comments, based on yours, Steve Andrew.
“Romney’s loss does not have to sour our outlook on John McCain.” No, Romney’s loss does not sour my outlook. The prospect of McCain representing the conservatives sours my outlook. I am certain that McCain will be spending more of his time and his conversation with America by reaching out to the disillusioned Clintonites than the unrepresented conservatives.
“The mindset is utterly childish.” Hmmmm, have you seen how things work in Washington lately? The way the Dems and GOP deal with each other is utterly childish. A bunch of whiney, selfish, spiteful little kids that badly need disciplining. Please don’t tell me what childish is when we have a bunch of spoiled little brats running the country. It’s time we stepped out of our comfort zone and did a few things, such as write in Romney, to make a point and drive home the fact that the conservatives do not have a voice anymore.
But what it all comes down to, in a nutshell, is that I am a conservative first. Not a Republican. The way the Republicans have been acting over the past 8 years, I would be extremely embarrassed to call myself a Republican. If the Republicans are no longer conservative, do I just vote for them because they are the lesser of two evils? I think we need to consider an alternative. Voting for McCain tells McCain and his cronies that they are O.K by us-and I’m not willing to just blindly go along with that. The tiny little difference I can make is either not let my voice be heard or write in a candidate that I would actually vote for.
I will be writing in Mitt Romney while McCain courts the independents and dissatisfied Democrats.
June 7th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Well, at least I know my computer isn’t the problem. Ha. Well said, Jon. I spent so much time rambling about his predictions that I didn’t bother to mention the browbeating tactics.
June 7th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
JON WOULD YOU VOTE FOR MCCAIN IF ROMNEY IS THE VEEP?
BIGMO I AM CONCERNED THAT A MCCAIN PRESIDENCY MIGHT MESS IT UP FOR ROMNEY IN 2012.
I WOULD FEEL INCLINED TO VOTE FOR MAC IF MITT WERE ON THE TICKET. I AM IN UTAH AND UTAH WILL BE RED PROVIDING HUCK IS NOT ON THE TICKET. THEN I THINK IT COULD BE CLOSE. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT STAYING HOME BUT BIGMO MAKES SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS.
ALSO, THAT IS A GOOD POINT ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT.
JON- I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO SEND REPUBLICANS A MESSAGE THAT WE WANT CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP.
June 7th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Mit 10, thanks for reading my post. I didn’t think anyone would, it was so long. I share your concerns about McCain messing things up for Mitt in 2012. He already messed things up for Republicans in 2008.
The more Obama is making his absurd gaffes, the more I wish it would be the intelligent, eloquent, well-informed Mitt Romney taking him on in the debates. It would be a sight to see.
However, if Mitt or another good conservative is on the ticket, I will most likely vote McCain. I don’t feel good saying this but who knows if McCain will even last a term if he does manage to be elected? He will be the oldest president ever. His VP choice is incredibly important.
I still won’t want him as president but I will compromise if he will. Especially since there do not seem to be any good third party alternatives yet. The Libertarians picked Bob Barr of all people. Bob Barr is wrong on a lot of the same issues as McCain, and in addition he wants to surrender in Iraq.
June 7th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Yes, I would vote for McCain if Romney was VEEP-something I seriously doubt will happen despite all the work Mitt has been doing…but it’s possible. So let’s hope McCain surprises me! Also a small possibility that I would vote for McCain if he selected another solid conservative as VEEP. And no, that does not include the Huckster. Actually, of all the people mentioned to date as possible VEEPs, only Romney would get my vote.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Excellent points being made here. Thanks to all.
This site is representative of what makes America great. Citizens with different points of view coming here to express those views without fear of government harassment.
The sense that I get from the results of this election cycle is that conservatives were disenfranchised, not in the de’jure sense, but in the de facto sense. We got to vote, but because of a broken primary system, Indies and Dems had a disproportionate say in who our nominee would be.
In my view, that leaves us with the Congress as the only effective “brake” we have in slowing down an out of control federal government. The next four years are going to be tough no matter who is elected. I don’t trust McCain and an unsupervised Obama scares the heck out of me. I sincerely believe that our best chances lie in trying to elect the most conservative and competent representatives possible in this environment.
If McCain picks an “open borders” VEEP, then I will definitely write in MITT ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008!
June 8th, 2008 at 11:09 am
I agree with all of your comments. John McCain has yet to come to conservatives and ask for our votes. I want to thank John Cronin for his constant updates and info on consevative candidates around the country that deserve our support. We may lose the White House, but can have a voice in Congress. The last thing we need as a nation is a Liberal government like the travesty that has happened to our fair state of Massachusets once known as the ‘Bedrock of Liberty’.
June 8th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
I agree, John Cronin does great work researching and bringing our attention to conservative candidates. Thanks John! With Mitt buying a home in California, I wish he could run for governor if he doesn’t get the VP position. We could use a common sense conservative governor. Especially one as intelligent and business-savvy as Mitt Romney.
June 8th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
SED and bigmo,
Thanks. I appreciate your comments.
June 8th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
I’ve enjoyed reading all the comments and agree that John Cronin does a great job, along with others on this site, of keeping us informed!
I appreciate Steve Andrews’ comments, as well. I’m directing my post to Steve’s last statement “All I ask is that you reconsider your option of bashing our nominee or other candidates (especially Pastor Huckabee).”
I’m not sure what your definition of “bashing” is but stating facts is not bashing. Regarding your “especially Pastor Huckabee” – should the title of “pastor” warn us to tread lightly while assessing what Huckabee has done/is doing as opposed to “citizen” Mike Huckabee? Last I heard, he isn’t preaching to a congregation but he IS still preaching to his choir. Being a former pastor who steps onto the public stage doesn’t exempt one from public analysis.
A May 12, 2008 article in US News & World Report revealed that HUCKABEE is at the top of McCain’s short list for VP. Who really knows for sure? Why should we reconsider posting facts about McCain or Huckabee when the general consensus for Republicans and Democrats is that their VICE PRESIDENTIAL “picks” will be the deciding factor for whom many will vote? The VP door is still open!
Do you remember why Huckabee was #6 on Judicial Watch’s list of the Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians of 2007? “Huckabee’s career has been colored by 14 ethics complaints and a volley of questions about his integrity, ranging from his management of campaign cash to his use of a nonprofit organization to subsidize his income to his destruction of state computer files on his way out of the governor’s office. And what was Governor Huckabee’s response to these ethics allegations? Rather than cooperating with investigators, Huckabee sued the state ethics commission twice and attempted to shut the ethics process down.”
In 2006, when Huckabee was governor of Arkansas the Cato Institute gave him an “F” on his term for several reasons; chief among them “insisting on raising taxes at almost every turn throughout his final term.” The article notes that Huckabee was the only presidential candidate AGAINST school choice. See: http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=8838
In 2006, the Club for Growth revealed the habitual tax-hiking of Huckabee: He signed a three cent gas tax increase in 1999, called for a state sales tax hike in 200, signed a 25-cent cigarette tax hike in 2003, allowed a major tax hike package to pass in 2004. He increased spending 65.3% from 1996 to 2004. (Tax and spending info provided by Americans for Tax Reform)
Huckabee pushed for in-state college tuition breaks and scholarships for illegals. http://myclob.pbwiki.com/Huckabee+Lies
During his years as governor, Huckabee granted clemency an average of about once every four days. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3976341
How about Huckabee’s negative ad against Romney that was cleared to air - didn’t air - but aired for the press? And Huckabee’s Christmas ad with the floating cross? Ed Rollins, former Huckabee campaign manager, has admitted that the “floating cross” and “negative ad that wasn’t” etc., were all really ploys to get free media - which means that Huckabee was lying all along, as many of us suspected from the beginning. http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/news/huckabees_notsodivine_intervention_84634.asp?c=rss
What about Mike’s bigoted statements about Romney’s religion? (too many sources to list…)
Do you recall the recent open letter advertisement to Senator McCain by Huckabee supporters warning him not to choose Romney for VP and their NoMittforVP website ? http://www.govnotgod.org/pdfs/NoMittPrescottAZ.pdf Huckabee admits having received an email about it before it was published but claims he had nothing to do with it. Huckabee also said of the anti-Romney ad that he “has no position on it one way or the other.” Many believe Huckabee had a finger or two in this ad.
Huckabee’s recent statements that he didn’t try to “buy the presidency and that’s a good thing” are still meant to smear Romney. He just can’t give it up.
The list goes on and on.
To help with Romney for VP efforts, go to http://unitethegop.com/ and http://www.johnmccain.com and enumerate the MANY reasons why Mitt Romney would be a “Hercules” addition to McCain’s ticket.
UNTIL THE VEEP DOOR SLAMS SHUT, I’m going to push with every ounce of strength in my biceps-for-better-government muscles for McCain to choose Romney to stride through the White HOUSE doorway with him.
I appreciate the opportunity to state my opinions on ComMITTEd to Romney.
June 9th, 2008 at 5:42 am
Nice Article about Mitt in the Telegram . com written by Robert Nemeth. It came to me as a Google alert. Also, the comments about Mitt and Smears at the MSNBC VP voting
explains the other side of Mitt’s picture. Nice Valadation of Our Man Mitt. Have any of you become charter members of Mitt’s new pac???? We haven’t entertained Arnold’s
endorsement of Mccain here that I have seen. I’m thinking back, and that hurt him as well, he flurried back to California, all the while we were hoping for a win for him. Needless to say, once again, the game of politics robbed him of that state as well.
So now a house in California, interesting. I also will write in Mitt if we don’t have a conservative VP, who is honorable in the Fall. In my eyes, Mitt was the best, period.
I ask, is this about power and ego, or fixing our broken country, policies, how gov.
should work? These people in Wash. go in with a net worth of approx. 200 thousand and come out worth 8 million?????? Who really cares about the people starving, the uninsured, the abuse in our system????? I realize not all do that net worth amount, but it’s probably more do, than don’t. There is something really wrong with this picture
It’s no wonder Mitt said, “Washington is broken.”
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June 9th, 2008 at 5:51 am
Washington is broken, and our primary system is VERY broken. I still don’t understand the logic behind open primaries under any circumstance. Let each party pick their own nominee, don’t let Democrats and independents muddy the primary waters. If someone doesn’t want to belong to a political party, that’s fine. I see no reason for crossovers or unaffiliated people to be allowed to vote in a primary when there is no reason to suspect they have the best interest of that party in mind. Is there any way to organize and get that message across to the GOP, and get this mess under control in time for 2012? I know its a per state issue, but the Republicans in those states really need to let their representatives have it. Also, if the national party can penalize states for having their primary too early, why not for having an open primary?
June 9th, 2008 at 9:06 am
Why not hold all primary’s on the SAME DAY. That way, Iowa is not all powerful, and all being equal, we’d be stupmping for Mitt for President if primary’s were held in one day. We would not have the west VA cheat cycle, we would not have had the florida lie. No time. Stump up to primary day - have debates all over the place, then VOTE. Oh, and closed primary’s, so demo’s and indy’s cant toss our conservatives under the straight talk express again.
June 9th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Nice article on Mitt :
http://www.telegram.com/article/20080608/COLUMN22/806080373/1020
June 9th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Thanks, Doug and Darlene.
Mr. Nemeth has described Mitt to a T: respected Republican, solid conservative credentials without being beholden to the radical right wing, capable of political fence-mending, reputation for calmness, fairness, common sense, integrity, flawless character, fundraising skills, and geographical balance.
I would add that McCain needs a Washington outsider to help counteract Obama’s “change” chant and he absolutely needs someone who is a master of economics.
June 9th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I don’t know if a national primary would work. It would tend to heavily favor the candidate with the highest name recognition among the average voter, which still would have been McCain, or possibly Rudy. If more people watched the debates and did research we wouldn’t be in this mess. Maybe a regional primary, where the southeast all votes on the same day, then two weeks later the southwest, then the northeast, then the northwest, etc, and they could shuffle the order every election. Iowa did a pretty poor job vetting the candidates. Because of Iowa’s position in the primaries we get stuck with a bunch of unnecessary corn subsidies driving up the cost of food, and Huckles the clown as a serious candidate splitting the so-con vote and handing the nomination to McCain.
June 9th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Mitt is a champion…
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/06/08/once_a_rival_now_a_champion/?page=1