Romney the 'Phony'

Aren't we often defined by our opponents? I'd be dissappointed if liberal organizations were not opposed by Gov. Romney's advancement as front runner. Wouldn't Sen. Clinton be dissapointed if she didn't receive strong opposition from her detractors? As the field narrows, more and more focus will be paid on those with the best chance to win. As a Romney supporter, I appreciate the focus and condemnation of the liberal press as it strengthens Mitt's run through the other conservative candidates as the one who Democrats fear the most. Thanks!

Doesn't anyone believe in a clean campaign anymore? Stick to issues that concern the country and the needs of the people.

Mr. Romney explained his statement very well I thought. Everyone with any common sense would understand what he said. He explained that what he waid simply meant that both he and his father Marched with King in spirit as did many other Americans. This is all nonsense . I may or may not vote for this man, however, he is a man of truth and facts! People had better pay close attention to what Hillary is saying instead of being critical of Mitt Romney or Mr. Huckabee. This nation is desperately in need of a fine Christian Leader at this time in history! It is and will be a mess to clean up!

Big surprise here LIBERAL PAPER = LIBERAL OPINION! If they did praise ROMNEY we should be scared.

Same thing to be said of the Boston Globe backing McCain. McCain and Huckabee equal a sure Dem victory.

Ann Coulter has been saying this for months and months....so have I. Republicans better start using some brain cells to think....otherwise we will get Hill or Obama. The left has pushed McCain like a wheelbarrow. When that didn’t work they pushed Huckabee. I guess they finally realized it would take McCain and Huckabee to push out Romney and Rudy. The left is pushing two sure looser(s) . Huckabee will never unite the party A: {UN}fair tax B: He injects religion into political policy. C: he has more dirt than every candidate plus Nixon, Bill C. and Carter combined. McCain will never unite the party A: amnesty B: amnesty!


Sioux City Journal in Iowa endorsed Romney but we have not heard squat about that! Thank You Dave for at least including that even if you turn to discredit it.

Romney has a policy that will unite both mod and con of the Republican party. I think once people stop nit picking at him they will see he is the only elect able candidate and actually has a great platform.



LOOK @ WHO THE LEFT REALLY FEAR!
[DNC Press Release Attack Summary:

Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) – 37% (99 press releases)
Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY) – 28% (74)
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) – 24% (64)
Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) – 8% (20)
Governor Mike Huckabee – 2% (4)]
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2007/12/11/dems-salivating-for-huck/#comments

PS: You and Dave make a good tag team. I guess you are "it"?

Romney is a phoney, he is a situational conservative, his theme song ought to be Boy George's song about being a Chameleon. Now that he is running for president he thinks he can buy the White House and change his image as a sell out to being a legit social conservative. Huckabee is the only real deal.

David Knowles,

I really enjoyed the lively debate between you and your colleagues in regards to the MLK flap. Your argument on your piece "Romney, Saw2, Update" was the highlight for me.

I kind of like the idea of an anti-endorsement and, yes, the Sioux City Journal's piece does seem a tad phony.

I am going to take a break for Christmas, so, I guess this is the last column I'll respond to for a few days.

I have been doing a lot of research on Republican candidates to avoid making ignorant statements just to have something to say and Sen. Clinton's two main rivals for the Democratic nomination are not candidates I can really get behind at this point.

So, I have been kind of shopping for a Plan "B" from the Republican field. I was pretty sold on Mitt Romney, based in large part as to what he accomplished as Governor of Massachusetts. But, there is a huge error in my thinking there. He could never do that as a Republican President. The Republicans believe in small government and think the Domestic Agenda falls with the individual states. (Except when convenient as demonstrated recently by President Bush vs. California's plan for car emissions...well, and sixteen other states.)

My personal "wish" list for a candidate is someone who has a strong Foreign Policy AND a strong Domestic Policy. While Mitt Romney may have seemed moderate as Governor of Massachusetts, he will not be if elected to the White House.

I am not going to abandon my research on Republican candidates, but I need to be practical. I guess now my biggest hope is that if Sen. Clinton does not win the Democratic nomination that I can get behind whomever does win it. It will probably take some time, but I just can't stomach another Republican in the White House right now. The Republicans are a very fractured party at the moment and there is a lot to do here at home besides gutting programs that help the poor and middle class.

Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are now at each other's throats and have exposed themselves to all kinds of scrutiny. This has brought up a lot about their pasts and their change of views on the same issues.

I had forgotten what was one of the more embarrassing moments for a candidate during the 2007 campaign. ABC aired Mitt Romney's two minutes of stammering through an ill thought out response to Sen. Clinton's Health Care Plan where he basically panned it and then admitted, in the same statement, that he hadn't read it yet. Charlie Gibson (ABC World News) noted the irony, as it was essentially the same plan Mitt Romney enacted as Governor of Massachusetts. (It might have actually been Medical Editor Tim Johnson to Charlie Gibson.)

So, my point is that I agree with the notion Mitt Romney is a big phony...especially after all the effort he put into defending his claim about MLK.

My dream scenario is still what seemed promised a year ago...Rudy Giuliani vs Sen. Hillary Clinton in the general election. I still believe she can win the nomination without Iowa and New Hampshire.

So, here's wishing you a Merry Hillary For President. Just kidding.

Happy holidays and I'll be back at it in a few days.

Sincerely and respectfully,

Mr. Clark

Mitt is a decent and successful individual. But I am not willing to vote for him due to the fact that he is a Mormon. In order to be a Mormon you have to be intectually dishonest and spiritually disingeneous and those two qualities that will not serve the country well if (God prohibit!)he was elected President.

I remember the elder Romney's attempt to manage his auto co. He like his son was a fine man,however both men's career's were[ in my opinion ] shaped to a significant degree by the need for expediency. What we need in terms of leading this sadly compromised nation is neither expediency nor nods to special interest groups. Unfortunately it took a threat to national soverignty for the Brittish people to turn to a firm leader of unwavering principle and character. Regretably this nation's electorate has not yet become aware of this nation's similar position. It will take a crisis of Pearl Harbor proportion to provide the environment for a leader such as Churchill to emerge. I see no candidate now running for high office that fits that profile.

Not only did the Herald endorse McCain instead of Romney, but they are also openly talking trash and making fun of him, especially about his attempts to get ahead of Huckabee:
http://bostonist.com/2007/12/24/mittwatch_new_e.php

Everyone is bailing the sinking ship!

LOOK UP OPERATION MOCKINGBIRD, THE GOVERNMENT HAS PLANTED C.I.A. IN THE MEDIA..DON'T TRUST POLL NUMBERS..WAKE UP AMERICA WE ARE HEADED FOR A POLICE STATE..LOOK UP BUSH EXECUTIVE ORDERS HE HAS SUSPENDED THE CONSTITUTION....WE NEED RON PAUL!!!!

The Mormons are extremely good people. They lead clean, righteous lives and are honest in their dealings, and have strong family values. They are kind and compassionate to people of all faiths. One comment here and others I have heard and read are very hurtful to me and all the many good people who are Mormons. Just as in any other religion, there are some who are inactive. Mitt Romney is a good decent, honest and fair person and his family exemplies stong family values. I for one say "Learn about the Mormon Faith by visiting with the missionaries and attending church then you will at least be educated and qualified to make statements concerning Mormons as a whole." BE OPEN MINDED!

Stan---

“As governor of Arkansas, Huckabee dramatically increased state spending. During his two-term tenure, spending increased by more than 65 percent — at three times the rate of inflation.”

“The number of government workers increased by 20 percent, and the state's debt services increased by nearly $1 billion. Huckabee financed his spending binge with higher taxes. Under his leadership, the average Arkansan's tax burden increased 47 percent, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, including increases in the state's gas, sales, income, and cigarette taxes. He raised taxes on everything from groceries to nursing home beds.
Huckabee answers these complaints by pointing out that he "cut taxes 94 times" while governor. True. But most of those tax cuts were tiny, like exempting residential lawn care from the sales tax. Some cuts reduced overall state revenues by as little as $15,000. On net, Huckabee increased state taxes by more than $500 million. In fact, Huckabee increased taxes in the state by more than Bill Clinton did.”

“On its annual governor's report card, Cato gave Huckabee an "F" for fiscal policy during his final term, and an overall two-term grade of "D." Only four governors had worse scores, and 15 Democratic governors got higher grades, including well-known liberals like Ted Kulongoski of Oregon, Rod Blagojevich of Illinois, and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania. But Huckabee doesn't just embrace big government in the form of big taxes. He truly appears to believe that if something is a good idea it should be a federal government program.”

“For example, having become health conscious while losing more than 120 pounds (a remarkable feat), he now calls for a national smoking ban. Because he believes that "art and music are as important as math and science" in public schools, he wants these programs funded — and thus, directed and administered — federally.”

“He is the only Republican candidate who opposes President Bush's veto of the Democrats' proposed expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and he is skeptical of most conservative proposals for entitlement reform.”

“Calling himself "a different kind of Republican," Huckabee often appears to be channeling John Edwards or Lou Dobbs. He rails against high corporate profits and attacks free trade agreements. As governor, he raised the minimum wage and increased business regulation. He says it is "a biblical duty" to pass more regulation to fight global warming.”
“Perhaps Huckabee's only claim on conservative credentials is that as a former Baptist minister, he is more anti-abortion and anti-gay than the other candidates. “
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=8838

#2 Example: “His administration paid $15,000 to settle a suit filed by Roby Brock, the host of a public TV news show whom Huckabee's people tried to force off the air for his critical commentary”
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/13/huckabee/

#3 check out what he did to the officer in charge of the investigation when his son HUNG AND MUTILATED a dog.
#4 ethics violations
#5 AR childrens health fund 700k in dept due to him hiring a “church friend”
#6 on and on google Huckabee + dirt and you will be in shock.


NOW DOES THAT SOUND CONSERVATIVE???????

Pepper,
What is so new about a LIBERAL newspaper bashing a real conservative and propping up the fake ones and beatable ones??? You might think it is Romneys ship sinking but if you are Republican it is your ship sinking! If a Republican were to endorse a liberal do you think we would pick the strongest most Liberal democrat like Hill and Obama or the weakest like UFO guy and Richardson???? Use your head voters…..don’t be fooled by the quaterback sneak !

Dont care what Mitt says, He is a FAKE Christian- He is a cultist just like Joseph Smith, the founder of mormanism-- A liar , and bril;liant deceptionist- I think he should be made to explain his beliefs to American People like everyone else- HE WONT DO THAT

The Shift in Momentum IS FOR PRESIDENT HUCKABEE in 2008

Mike Huckabee is presidential material and is alone able to defeat Hillary & Obama. I am now convinced that those wealthier donors to Romney's, Giuliani's, and Thompson's campaign have wasted their money and if they continue, are wasting their hard earned money on candidates who do not have voter appeal or substance. As a member of the younger generation, I will tell you point blank, Romney, Giuliani, and Thompson DO NOT connect with us.

ROMENY has run out of gas. He has been the worst investment money could buy. His persecution complex makes him so defensive, weepy and wimpy that he cracks under pressure. His fake tears make him look like a BIG weaning before now Czar Putin in mother Russia and around the world. Romneys negative campaigning reveals his unprofessional desperation and that he is really an unkind angry old man. BOTH Romney's and Giuliani's flip flop past makes them a liability and not an asset for republicans in 2008.

Every time Huckabee is heard his approval amongst Republicans and Democrats increases even WITHOUT major financial support. Just imagine what would happen if he got the major financial support. He is the Republican's secret weapon in the 2008 election. Huckabee's proven leadership can help bring America together as a team.

Huckabee is the BEST candidate because he not only attracts republicans but also democrats to his side without compromising his principles. Both side supports is needed to win this election in 2008 and he has it.


Listed are just some of the reasons why I switched my vote to Huckabee:

1. Huckabee can think fast on his feet.


2. He is personable and has a great sense of humor.


3. He is real and does NOT put up a front.


4. Huckabee is a problem-solver for the poor and less fortunate.

5. Huckabee is extremely knowledgeable about various issues and communicates with confidence.


6. He is Pro-life and Pro-family.


7. He is witty and competitive; Huckabee DOES NOT sound like nor does he act like a vacillating wimp.


8. As governor, Huckabee is the longest proven executive leader among all the nominees.


9. He demonstrates wisdom, humility, and self-control.


10. Huckabee is completely understandable and communicates with great depth.


11. Huckabee has a consistent conservative track record.


12. He is noble, honest, compassionate, bold, also attentive to all the questions he was ever asked about WITHOUT being all over the board and WITHOUT sounding scattered.


13. Huckabee is clearly the toughest on border and national security.



14. Huckabee speaks without annoying hesitations and does not utilize vacuous speech.


15. He has earned the respect of Afro-Americans and Hispanics since he was THE ONLY top ranked one who valued and respected them by attending the latest ethnic sponsored republican forum.


16. He is direct and uncompromising about the flat tax system.


17. Huckabee is very focused and he is all about accomplishing measurable goals.


18. Huckabee has the most practical experience, for over ten years, defeating the Clinton "socialist" political machine in Arkansas and alone has the know-how to defeat them nationally.


19. Huckabee, as governor of Arkansas, did more to practically help the people of New Orleans, LA after Katrina than the governor of Louisiana because Huckabee's state government was so organized

20. Mike Huckabee sticks to his principles without being pressured to change them at the whim of polls and media pundits. He also answers questions very candidly WITHOUT being nervous and WITHOUT dishonestly covering himself up before the public.

21. Huckabee is also NOT a part of the establishment in a period when there is an anti-establishment sentiment in America.

22. Mike Huckabee is the only candidate who has a PRO-American trade strategy that holds China accountable for their unethical trade and banking practices, as well as their human rights violations.

23. His foreign policy methods DOES NOT exclude and take advantage of neighboring countries or potential allies.

24. Huckabee believes that part of winning the war on terror is achieving energy independence.

25. Mike Huckabee is the ONLY candidate who can beat Hillary Clinton and Obama. The people who are passionate about Huckabee are NOT going to suddenly change their vote within the given time period of the primaries. The rest of the nominees command no such passion. Face it. It is all over.

WHY HUCKABEE WINS THE NOMINATION and the PRESIDENCY

http://evolutionfacts.townhall.com

Romney -- the aristocratic flip flopper from Massachusetts with Ken doll hair and permanent Man Tan. The verdict is in on whether or not that is presidential material.

How can a man of deep, moral Mormon convictions-- an Elder in his Mormon faith-- decide that abortion should be safe and legal when he's running against Ted Kennedy and then AT THE AGE OF NEARLY FIFTY (after he had already begun developing a ground campaign to run for President) decide doing university research on stem cells to try to address Alzheimers and Parkinsons is murder?

WHO'S EVER MET SOMEONE WHO'S HELD BOTH OF THOSE VIEWS, WITH THE MID-STREAM SWITCH OCCURRING IN HIS EARLY FIFTIES?

AFTER ROMNEY BEGAN DEVELOPING HIS GROUND CAMPAIGN TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, he rushed to become the first governor to institute mandatory, universal health care in Massachusetts.

Now it's so similar to Hillary Clinton's plan that he has been forced to try to keep that from becoming an issue!

There's the lifelong varmint hunter thing, the my 5 strapping sons are serving the country in Iraq through campaigning for me to be the Commander in Chief thing, the quoting of JFK to refute genuine questions about his Mormon background thing, now, the I watched my father march on Washington with Martin Luther King.

It's just not conceivable that deep, lifelong faith comes with lies, refusals to answer questions, and those flip floppery outcomes.

He is so, so, so weird. It's been another strange year for Republican candidates but Romney is not a winner. He is John Kerry.

It is ashame that the republican party has lost its way to support someone like Huckabee who wears his religion on his sleave, governs from the left, and pretends to stand for republican principles. He disrespects the seperation of church and state. Those who insist Romney explain his faith are only looking for an excuse to trip him up, much like the Pharisees did to Christ. If these sckeptics really want to know honestly know the faith, there are websites sponsered by their church and they have missionaires throughout the country. But these persecutors will not have any of that, they just want to throw stones. The political field is not the place to mix religion. I am still undecided who I support on the republican side, but Huckabee on any ticket will drive me from the party. It would be the first time in 9 presidential elections that I will the other way. The republican party has lost its way to the religious zealots.

A vote for Clinton is a vote for the devil

People, we are not electing the Pope here. All this talk about religion, and finding a good "Christian" leader is self serving. What we need is a GOOD LEADER. And by "good leader' I mean someone who reaches across and beyond religious doctrin. We need someone who has strong character, an understanding of the issues and a means to deal with those issues. People were petrified when Kennedy was running for President simply because he was Catholic. Religion has no place in politics. This country is splitting itself into religious factions, fighting for control of peoples minds. Keep it up and we will see religious division in this country, and more than likely conflict, not unlike the middle East we see today.