comMITTed to Romney!

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Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 6:59 PM

I know Ann Marie has a previous post on Mr. Monaghan’s endorsement of Mitt Romney, but I thought what Hugh Hewitt had to say was so important that it bore repeating.

One of the most important points Mr. Hewitt makes is that conservatives are not going to surrender their party without a fight. Their have been numerous calls for Mitt Romney to withdraw from the race. Interesting advise to the candidate who is leading in the delegate count!

I have some unsolicited advise for the ink-stained wretches who are calling for us to hand over the GOP to them on a silver platter……we will see you at the polls in November!

Domino’s Pizza founder Tom Monaghan endorsed Mitt Romney today. As one of Michigan’s highest profile business successes this would be news in itself, but it is far more important than just another keen observer of the economy recognizing Romney’s qualifications to serve as president.

Monaghan is a Catholic’s Catholic, the founder of Ave Maria University and Law School, and one of the forces behind Legatus, an organization of senior Catholic business leaders. He is an ardent pro-lifer, and a man deeply concerned with rescuing the culture.

Monaghan’s decision to announce today is a clear signal to social conservatives that it is time to chose and get in the game, first in Michigan and then South Carolina, Nevada and Florida in an effort to save the GOP from capture by the anti-conservative John McCain and the neopopulist Mike Huckabee.

Many leaders of the value voters have stayed on the sidelines, buffeted by conflicting pressures and a sometimes noisy anti-Mormon fringe. They may stay there, but if they do and the presidency is lost and with it the Surpreme Court, their inactivity in January 2008 will be a heavy burden to bear. Monaghan apparently knows this and is leading the way that social conservatives should follow.

There is no way Romney should retire from this race before Super Tuesday no matter how many Beltway-Manhattan pundits want him out. The conservatives are not going to surrender their party, and they want a chance to say so at the ballot box. As the upheaval on the Democratic side showed yesterday, there are many surprises in store for pollsters and pundits in the new media age of politics. By February 5, a thoroughly disgusted core of Republican activists from the center-right will be mobilized across the country to keep their party on the path established by the Reagan-Bush coalitions.

~~John Cronin~~

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Tom Monaghan

Boston, MA
Today, Tom Monaghan announced that he is endorsing Governor Mitt Romney and his campaign for President of the United States. Monaghan is a noted business man and philanthropist.
“It is an honor for me to endorse Governor Mitt Romney for President. He is a proven leader and has demonstrated his effectiveness in multiple arenas - in his successful business ventures, the running of the Olympics and in politics. I had first hand experience of Mitt’s effectiveness and expertise during the sale of Domino’s Pizza to Bain Capital,” said Tom Monaghan. “Most importantly, Governor Romney is a man of principle. As someone who values the importance of faith in one’s life, I recognize in Mitt his deep religious convictions which will serve him well in facing the critical moral issues facing our society. I believe he will stand firm on the pro-life issues and for the traditional family values that our country was founded on and which are so critical to the future of our nation.”
With today’s announcement, Governor Romney said, “Having known Tom since 1998, I am proud to have his support in this critical election. As a successful business man, he has also been a strong supporter of conservative causes across the country. His philanthropic work has touched the lives of millions.”
Background On Tom Monaghan:
Tom Monaghan Is The Chairman Of The Ave Maria Foundation, Which He Founded In 1983. Although best known as the founder of Domino’s Pizza and the former owner of the Detroit Tigers, Monaghan is now devoted to non-profit endeavors, specifically his support for Catholic higher education. In 1998, he founded the Ave Maria Institute, which later became Ave Maria College, a Catholic liberal arts institution. The College was the predecessor to Ave Maria University where he currently serves as Chancellor. In August of 2007, the University moved to its permanent campus in Ave Maria, FL.

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