« Sebelius To Appear With Obama Tomorrow | Main | Tonight: Clinton Parties In Florida » Romney's Major Florida Advantage29 Jan 2008 05:51 am Mitt Romney's had an 8 to 1 television ad advantage in Florida... part of the reason why he's made the competitive. Heck, most of the reason he's made the race competitive has been his ads. According to Neilsen, he's run 4,475 ads compared to John McCain's 470 through 1/22. McCain did not run a single ad until January; Romney ran more ads in September than McCain has run to date. TrackBackListed below are links to weblogs that reference Romney's Major Florida Advantage:
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Pretty incredible how close the race is despite the huge gap in ad output by McCain. The latest poll numbers put him just above Rommney - wonder if this says anything significant about effective campaigning? 
What this says is that no matter how much money Romney puts into ads trying to buy votes and re-write history, intelligent voters see right through him. I hope McCain wins tonight and finally gets that phony out this race for good.
He's not trying to buy votes, he's trying to buy name recognition. That's something that McCain doesn't have to worry about since he's already ran for president once, and has been the media a lot with some of his controversial legislation like McCain-Kennedy. Romney on the other hand is a little known governor of Massachussets, who hasn't made big headlines until this election. He has to get his name out so people know who he is... and that takes a lot of money and ads. Something McCain hasn't had to do, especially with the free press the media has been lavishing on him lately.
McCain's liberal record stands. He cannot change that. I don't care how much he flips and flops his record follows him. It is too bad that people will not educate themselves on the candidates, but listen to blogs and news report to make up their minds. I wish that each voter could be in a room alone with Mitt Romney and John McCain to talk to them about their records and proposals. Romney would tower over McCain in such a situation. Vote smart Florida!
McCain's toast if he loses Florida. If he loses, the story will be: Republicans Reject McCain Again. Florida is the first closed-primary this cycle, and so John can't rely on his precious Independent and Democrat voters to froth him to victory in Republican events anymore. And so, if McCain, a 100% name recongnition figure with nearly 30 years of tenure and himself a media darling, cannot manage to beat a one term small state Governor, then that will tell everyone that McCain's cozy spooning with the most liberal of Democrats is that which can be seen through McCain's hypocritical straight (double) talk and his claims of conservatism which are entirely contrived. McCain & Hillary are entrenched Washington throne-sitters. Romney and Obama are not. They stand the best chance of reforming the bureaucratic mess in DC, and of the two of them Romney has the experience and record of improving everything he's been involved in, unlike Obama. The bottom line for American citizens is, if we have a Romney vs Obama race, then it's a lock that change is coming. The only question would be what kind of change? With Romney, you can see his accomplishments in every aspect of his life. With Obama, you can listen to a speech. Contrarily, with Hillary, you can listen to her claim a high role in her husband's Administration, though they won't release White House records proving this. And with John McCain, the change he would bring would be to make the Republican Party look just like the Democrat Party with attacks on free speech, amnesty for illegal aliens, higher taxes, and cluelessness about the economy.
I cannot imagine any scenario where McCain wins the general election, even if he runs against Hillary. McCain may attract a few liberals, moderates, and independents now, but he is a complete turn-off to the GOP's conservative base. I predict McCain as the GOP nominee will cause conservatives to stay home in droves in November, especially if Obama is the Dem nominee (including yours truly). As a conservative Republican, I see Mitt as our best hope against Hillary/Obama. I hope Florida Republicans are wise enough to recognize McCain's damaging influence on the party and America.
Floridians...PLEASE DON'T LET MCCAIN WIN!
Romney's liberal record stands. He cannot change that. I don't care how much he flips and flops his record follows him. It is too bad that people will not educate themselves on the candidates, but listen to blogs and news report to make up their minds. I wish that each voter could be in a room alone with Mitt Romney and John McCain to talk to them about their records and proposals. McCain would tower over Romney in such a situation. Vote smart Florida!
I certainly hope Romney's ads pay off for him in votes. It's interesting to see the McCain and Huckster supporters display their envy and resentment over Romney's wealth. Romney's wealth ought to say something about his ability to handle money and make financial decisions better. Didn't McCain have to borrow money on a home? I would dread the thought of having to enduring McCains old man cynical sneer for four years. I also don't believe after the dishonest statements he has made in the last few days about Romney that I could vote for him in the general election.
McCain's temper is not suited to the oval office. He easily flies off the handle and constantly criticizes anyone who disagrees with him. He even interrupts new media when they try and correct the record. His record is liberal and he can't run away from that.
Mccain is a liberal running as a republican. he's been in the senate over 25 years and here is his record: opposed 2 tax cuts, which according to his collegues, had he not opposed them we would have even deeper tax cuts today. he co-authored the amnesty bill. He co-authored Mccain-Feingold, the bill that attacks freedom of speech. Don't be fooled Floridians- he is one of them. (liberl dems) Is it a coincidence the most liberl newspaper in the country- NY times, endorses Mccain?
Mccain is a liberal running as a republican. he's been in the senate over 25 years and here is his record: opposed 2 tax cuts, which according to his collegues, had he not opposed them we would have even deeper tax cuts today. he co-authored the amnesty bill. He co-authored Mccain-Feingold, the bill that attacks freedom of speech. Don't be fooled Floridians- he is one of them. (liberl dems) Is it a coincidence the most liberl newspaper in the country- NY times, endorses Mccain?
I agree with the other poster. Romney had no name recognition when he began his campaign. He still doesn't, at least not when compared with McCain. Romney knew that he'd need a lot of money to even compete. What amazes me is that no one talks about how much money McCain HAD. He could've been competitive with Romney too. But he blew his dough.
Mccain is a liberal running as a republican. he's been in the senate over 25 years and here is his record: opposed 2 tax cuts, which according to his collegues, had he not opposed them we would have even deeper tax cuts today. he co-authored the amnesty bill. He co-authored Mccain-Feingold, the bill that attacks freedom of speech. Don't be fooled Floridians- he is one of them. (liberl dems) Is it a coincidence the most liberl newspaper in the country- NY times, endorses Mccain?
How will Mitt do in elections? Hmm... He's a CEO-turned-governor, ala Bush, whose approval is in the low 30's. Oh, and guess what? Presidency is not the only thing up for grabs this election. Democrats have a good shot at getting filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, and with Mitt's popularity, they just might get it. I voted against MA flip-flopper in 2004 - I'll do it again in 2008!
Mccain is a liberal running as a republican. he's been in the senate over 25 years and here is his record: opposed 2 tax cuts, which according to his collegues, had he not opposed them we would have even deeper tax cuts today. he co-authored the amnesty bill. He co-authored Mccain-Feingold, the bill that attacks freedom of speech. Don't be fooled Floridians- he is one of them. (liberl dems) Is it a coincidence the most liberl newspaper in the country- NY times, endorses Mccain?
A lot of people are saying that it's 'not fair' for Romney to spend so much money on ads for voters. That he is 'cheating' or 'buying' voters. I'll tell you what's not fair. The fact that John McCain is an 'automatic' house-hold name just because he has been in the Senate for so many years. It's not fair that a Senator should get more publicity than a hard-working person who has spent his life in the private sector creating jobs and helping the economy. Romney is using his personal 'assets' to promote his candidacy, just like John McCain is using the free press he has received as a Senator to promote his own candidacy. In my opinion a hard-working citizen SHOULD be seen more often in a positive light in the public than the do-nothing Washington insiders that get paid 6 figure incomes for raising their hand once a month.
Mitt Romney can not be trusted. He will say anything and pay anything to win. Just look at the debate, Romney cheated. Do you want someone dishonest and deceptive as our president? Don't believe me? Look at these 3 videos. Romney has someone telling him what to say. And yes, the prompts are in the original video feed. Romney's cheating tells us a lot about his character. I want a president that has integrity and Romney proves here he does not. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NlIMQ31EjY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfWDOxZkEM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK408oqEyOU
"Romney's wealth ought to say something about his ability to handle money and make financial decisions better." Romney's wealth should show that he is a cutthroat businessman who's ended more jobs than he's created. Look into Bain, see what the priorities were... I find it depressing that someone like Romney, who's changed his position on every single issue to become "conservative" is labeling McCain as liberal. Look at his record as Mass. Governor, and tell me who's the liberal. While I don't agree with McCain on many issues, I respect that he's willing to work with opponents, to discuss differences, and to move to action. Look at his town hall meetings, where he doesn't kick out protesters, he engages them. What we need in a President is transparency and accountability, the ability to discuss our national issues and come forward together. McCain has shown he can work with both sides of the aisle, and come to a reasonable conclusion. Mitt has shown that he's all "bling bling" and a complete phony.
It just proves that its not as heavy lifting to sell honesty and honor. Mitt needs to carpet bomb the airwaves to make sure no one looks behind the curtain to see he is not such a good wizard (about the economy or anything else). If McCain wins it is a credit to peoples ability to still think and measure character. McCain will handily win over any democrat because people can put their narrow issues aside to get solutions. The independents will chose the president, not the left or the right no matter how much they want to delude you. Over and again McCain appeals and dominates moderates from both sides. When Reagan did this with the Reagan Dems it started the whole ball rolling. Now the radical right thought police are threatened that they are not needed or will lose control. As a result they have launched a juvenile jihad against McCain. If he is nominated they will take their ball and go home. The future of our country is more important. The Republicans will only be allowed to rule when they get this. FL voters can help show it by voting for the candidate that can lead us as Commander in Chief from day one. Not someone with lots of money, on every side of every issue, McCain is the only qualified candidate. Period.
Here is the truth about Mitt at Bain. They rape companys, fire workers, cook the books, then sell for huge profit and call it a turn around. This guy is toxic. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/01/27/as_bain_slashed_jobs_romney_stayed_to_side/
Bain Capital actually created millions of jobs when they turned staples into the successful corporation it is today. Idiots like Michael S. can svae their class warfare propaganda for the Dem party because there's no room for it in the GOP. The same goes for Juan Mcamnesty. He could give Bill Clinton a run for the money for the title of "biggest scumba in American politics." Mccain is a sad, tired, bitter, angry old man who does nothing but lie about his opponents and his own record. He doesn't know anything about the economy. The nation saw this the other night when Ron paul asked him a question about the economy. He looked like a complete mroon listing the names of his friends because he didn't have the slightest idea how to answer the question. Mccain is an embarassing disgrace to the GOP. It's time for Florida to tell him to sit down and shut the f--- up once and for all. No mas Mcamnesty!
I am not from Florida, but from neighboring Georgia. The primary tonight will be apaprently won by a razor thin margin. One thing that seems odd to me is that despite the 57 delegate swing, how will a 1% McCain win make him invincable, yeta 1% Romney win makes it a nip and tuck race to the end. I was a Fred Thompson supporter and would be considered an evangelcial (pro-life, etc...). However I believe that of the options we have left, Romney is the best overall. McCain is good on foreign policy and limiting gov't spending but he has been on the moderate/liberal end of too many issues for me to support im in a primary. That said, I would vote for him in a heartbeat in the general election to stop Hillary and/or Obama. Other evangelicals may like Huckabee and he is a likeable fellow with a good message on many issues. However he is weak IMHO on illegal immigration and sealing the borders. he also employs class warfare to a limited extent. Guliani is a solid candidate, but he appears to be on the downslide. Although he is not pro-life he is pro solid judicial nominees which is really all a president can do anyway. To wrap up my point, even if Romney loses by 1%, Super Tuesday voters should nto jump off his ship and in fact it ought to be a rallying cry to stop McCain if he is so disliked by the GOP base.
I love Mitt Romney's business experience. He really knows the economy and would be so much better than Mccain at keeping it going and stimulating job growth. Romney 2008!
John Mccain is a one issue candidate. If the war in Iraq is not being discussed Mccain doesn't know what to say becuase he is clueless. I am convinced Mccain would Iran if he is elected. Mccain needs to step out of the way so Mitt can lead us the way the gipper did.
McCain is also very wealthy. His wife is the heir to one of the biggest beer distributorships in the nation. However, the McCain family made a personal and principled decision to talk to the people for votes rather than try to buy them. Mitt is as phony as they come and McCain will best him by a slim margin today because most voters can see right through him. Mitt didn't run for a second term as Gov. of Mass. because he didn't have a prayer of winning and was only seeking another title for his resume not to mention that he has no substantial record on anything other than throwing people out of their jobs to make himself rich. The "base" many of you are refering to has shifted and has left the Limbaughs, Santorums, etc... scrambling to protect their power. If the Right Wing Republicans find a way to buy the election and defeat McCain the moderates will abandon the party in droves and the entire Republican party will fall apart. Electing McCain will drive out some people but they should no longer be considered "the base" as the party is shifting. The plastic and idea starved Romney will get shelled in the general and the consequences will be the destruction of the Republican Party and Democratic majorities in both houses and in the Oval Office for the next 25 years.
oh no I meant to say that Mitt is just skilled at making money for himself. The real story is here http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/01/27/as_bain_slashed_jobs_romney_stayed_to_side/
It's widely known that Mitt romney's firm helped millions of Americans when they invested in Staples, making it the company it is today, that employs milliosn of Americans.
I love Mitt Romney's business experience. He really knows the economy and would be so much better than Mccain at keeping it going and stimulating job growth. Romney 2008!
This above is a false post. A Mittbot higacked my name. This is typical Mitt slime.
RYAN - We want the moderates to settle where they are most comfortable. There is no honor in hedging your bet at the expense of the greater good. Moderates are non committed followers of popular opinion. We need voters that make up their own minds based on their convictions not on focus grouping polls.
Right, the line is sorry we have to let you go so we can sell the company at a huge profit. "Sometimes you have to cut jobs for the health of the company" give me a break. thats just a line to make you feel better as you line your wallet from someone elses hard work. Mitt is toxic. And don't use my name.
Enough with the "McCain is a liberal" crap. He isn't. He has an 82 lifetime rating by the American Conservative Union; for comparison, Santorum's rating was 86. Romney, meanwhile, was named to the list of "10 Biggest RINOs" 3 years ago. McCain does have an ego and a temper, and there is no question that he has bucked the party at times, sometimes for good, sometimes for bad. But to suggest that he is a "liberal" is laughable. It is simply not true.
Enough with the "McCain is a liberal" crap. He isn't. He has an 82 lifetime rating by the American Conservative Union; for comparison, Santorum's rating was 86. Romney, meanwhile, was named to the list of "10 Biggest RINOs" 3 years ago. McCain does have an ego and a temper, and there is no question that he has bucked the party at times, sometimes for good, sometimes for bad. But to suggest that he is a "liberal" is laughable. It is simply not true.
John McCain talks much about his 95 year old mother and how spry she is. He doesn't talk at all about his FATHER who died at age SEVENTY. (google: John McCain Jr. 1911-1981) That means McCain at the start of his first term would be four years older than his father was when he died. Funny, how that doesn't seem to come out. I've seen him stumble mentally and can't imagine a country with such problems would put such a health risk in the oval office.
Romney has recieved twice the donations as Mc Cain. With out the conservative base he'll have no money to campain with in the general election.
Romney has recieved twice the donations as Mc Cain. With out the conservative base he'll have no money to campain with in the general election.
Romney has recieved twice the donations as Mc Cain. With out the conservative base he'll have no money to campain with in the general election.
I guess it costs some money to get your name and cause other there when you are not a name brand like McCain and have been in the senate for over 20 years.
It is scary to think that John McCain would be the man with the finger on the button. He reminds me of Dr. Strangelove.
Bain was not in it to hurt companies. If they were ripping people off, why were so many companies asking for their help? Attacking Bain (big business) and defending the 'poor employees' is code for "I am a liberal and I want the government to help people instead of people helping themselves". Where have I heard this line from before? Oh yeah, Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and the Kennedies, and I've also heard it from John McCain. Mitt's 25 yr+ experience in real-world business tells me he is a true conservative republican through and through. This is TRULY where we should measure people. Politics is not the place, since to be a politician means you have to shift your views. EVERY politician has flip-flopped. Politician is a synonym for flip-flopping. Show me a successful politician that has not. The only guy who hasn't is maybe Ron Paul, and look where it's got him (I'm not a Paul supporter by the way).
McCain is a liberal. Even if he has a rating of 82%, he has been fighting conservatives and Republicans more than most Democrats. He is a traitor to the Republican Party.
People need to take Talk Radio to account for saying things about McCain and Romney that are false and ridiculous. Talk radio myth: Romney is more competitive than McCain. Truth: No poll bears this out. None. For all you McCain haters that are going to take your ball and go home on election day if he's nominated, I guarantee you there are more Romney haters(Romney is more disliked than McCain among Republicans, polls bear this out) who will NOT ONLY not play with Mitt, but will sock him in the face on election day. Think about it. Moderate Republicans are a large chunk of those who back McCain, you give them someone they despise to their right on the political spectrum, they're not just going to stay home in November, they're going to vote for the Democrats. I know I will always be voting to defeat Romney, whichever ballot he's on. Romney is going to be playing with 75% of Republicans and 25% of Independents come November,combined for a whopping 40-45% in the popular vote and an electoral landslide something like 400 to 150.
What states does Romney have a chance to win in the general that Bush did not win in 2004? Not CA, PA, NY, NJ, IA, or NM, and Bush won IA and NM in 2004. If either OH or FL goes to Dems, that's it. And if $50 million can't get you name recognition, what will another $50 million do?
Here's the real Mitt...most of you won't check this out but those that do, make sure and watch the videos.
Romney needs the ads becasue McCain gets all the free air time with his prop up by the MSM
Romney needs the ads becasue McCain gets all the free air time with his prop up by the MSM
McCain, if elected, is going to be an absolute disaster. Read his bio on Wikipedia. He is impulsive, irresponsible, explosive. Having his hands on the nuclear football would be an incredible risk. He only graduated from Annapolis (in the bottom five of his class) because his father and grandfather were admirals; otherwise, he would have been kicked out.
Marc makes a great point when he notes that Mitt had more ads in September alone than McCain has run in Florida for the entire campaign. So regardless of what happens: If Mitt wins, he will have won with the advantages that have propelled him to all his victories - the fact that he exponentially outspends his opponents. Plus, today's primary is closed. If he loses, he will have lost - again - with all of those advantages, plus the fact that Rudy is taking some of McCain's votes. We will be forced back to the conclusion that we have been drawing all season - Mitt only wins when the cards are overwhelmingly stacked in his favor, either due to his spending or the fact that his opponents don't challenge him for the state.
"Mitt Romney can not be trusted. He will say anything and pay anything to win. Just look at the debate, Romney cheated...." Posted by Dan | January 29, 2008 10:52 AM Dan, at least try to be current with your nonsense. The claim that Romney somehow cheated in the debate has been investigated. The comment was picked up by a mic IN THE AUDIENCE. Nobody on the stage was able to hear it. Think about it- McCain was standing RIGHT NEXT TO ROMNEY! Don't you think that if someone had "whispered the answer" to Romney that McCain would have heard it and commented on it. He's looking for anyway he can to discredit Romney. Give me a break. Romney is very familiar with Reagan's history- all the GOP candidates are. If you're going to try and discredit him, at least make sure your "facts" are current!
Just re-reading these posts has made up my mind, I like McCain and respect him in many aspects, I've liked what I've seen and heard about Romney, I DID my research and have conclude that McCain's ads about Romney are VERY misleading, and in re-reading these posts, Liberals and moderates want McCain here and Consevatives want Romney. I leave now to vote for Romney. Thank you for your insightful comments.
Just re-reading these posts has made up my mind, I like McCain and respect him in many aspects, I've liked what I've seen and heard about Romney, I DID my research and have conclude that McCain's ads about Romney are VERY misleading, and in re-reading these posts, Liberals and moderates want McCain here and Consevatives want Romney. I leave now to vote for Romney. Thank you for your insightful comments.
Just re-reading these posts has made up my mind, I like McCain and respect him in many aspects, I've liked what I've seen and heard about Romney, I DID my research and have conclude that McCain's ads about Romney are VERY misleading, and in re-reading these posts, Liberals and moderates want McCain here and Consevatives want Romney. I leave now to vote for Romney. Thank you for your insightful comments.
Mitt's job at Bain was NOT to create jobs. Like it or not, America's business success depends on efficiency; Romney's job in the private sector was to MAKE MONEY, as much as possible, for people who invested in his projects. Sometimes that required cutting jobs. So what? He wasn't working for JOB SERVICE. Lucky for some of you whiners out there, PART of his job as President will be to encourage the creation and retention of jobs for you. I have no doubt he will do this PART of his job just as astutely as he has everything else in his life to date. There will be other parts of his job; parts he's never done before; kind of like the Olympics, which he had never managed before, but did so with wild, unprecedented success. I'm voting for a proven winner. How many jobs he has or has not created in the private sector is irrelevant.
Mike, Romney has gotten more donations. Businessmen he's worked with, Mormons, and those who despise McCain are very excited about his candidacy and many of them have already given the maximum amount to his campaign as evidenced by his inability after NH to get more than a ratio of primary donations (1.5 million dollars) to general election donations (3.5 million) because one cannot donate more than two thousand dollars to each race. What this means is...indeed Romney has more money. It's still nowhere near the money that either Obama or Hillary have and his unique(among the Republicans) ability to raise it is declining, not increasing steadily. Since either Republican candidate will be fighting the D's this year with less money, one last to look at the dollar per vote ratio. Mitt Romney is horrible on this count. People just don't like him. They either just hate McCain or have to be bombarded by ads to be convinced to vote for Romney. Reminder: Romney's personal fortune of 250 million is NOT ENOUGH in a general election which in 2004 cost well over a billion dollars. By outspending McCain 2 to 1 and changing his message completely in each separate primary state in order to tell primary voters exactly what they want to hear, Romney has succeeded in pulling even with McCain. In the general election he will have NEITHER of these luxuries.
Bob did his homework and acted on what he learned. Bob did the right thing voting for Romney. Everybody else dissing Romney is a pragmatic pervericator with a propensity for oratoracal sonorosity that is too pleonastic to be expeditiously assimilated. Got Mitt?
Mccain is interviewing to be the LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD. Who is he? We have only 2 plain choices. 1) he is a leader who has to take credit for a constant string of bi-partisan senate failures including the worst approval rating of any body politic. or 2) he is just a D.C. foot soldier who has wasted countless $$trillions in the Senate over the last 25 years. Reagan described Mccain and his ilk as the "do nothing" Congress. Either mccain is no leader, or he is a leader of greedy fat-cats who pick our pockets every day and celebrate April, 15 like it's Christmas. NEVER elect A senator!!!!!
As an Arizona Republican, nothing will make me vote for McCain. Many (but not all) of my friends here in Phoenix say the same thing. At best we'll simply not vote for President. This will be the first time in 30 years that I haven't voted Republican for President. Like Senator John Kerry, Senator McCain was a hero that served in Vietnam but thinks our soldiers may be torturing our enemies. Also Kerry-like, he voted against the Bush tax cuts before (he says) he'll vote for them. Then there's McCain-Feingold. McCain's legislative efforts constitute a direct attack on the very foundation of our liberty - the right to political free speech. He sworn an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. Like Benedict Arnold, McCain was a hero before he was a traitor. I also believe that this election is a lot like circa 1928 when generally anti-war Republicans put Herbert Hoover in the White House. Ultimately, circumstance and bad economic policy led to depression for which the Republicans were blamed. Following the depression came world war and 40 years of liberal rule. I think Hillary, leading the anti-war democrats, is the 2008 equivalent of Hoover. Bad economic policies (Clinton's or McCain's) will wreck a jittery economy. Iran will start a nuclear war with Israel in the middle-east that I believe will spread across southern Eurasia to engulf Pakistan and India. The chances that Britain, the US, Korea, China, and Japan will be dragged into it are very real. Decades of conservative or liberal rule may depend on how we vote in this election. If a liberal-R and a liberal-D will result in the same disasterous economic policies, why risk the long-term future for 4 bad years of Hillary? (Admittedly four of the most god-awful horrific years I can imagine - next to those of Jimmy Carter and those of her husband). We may have a chance to prove once and for all that liberalism/socialism is a disasterous political philosophy. And though I know that taking the 'medicine' of a Clinton presidency is unthinkable, it may also be the only cure for the disease of liberalism; a disease that will surly kill us all in the end. Romney or Guiliani win my full support, my campaign donations and my party volunteer work, but I can not and will not support McCain.
I just have to echo Justin W . . .Floridians, PLEASE DON'T LET MCCAIN WIN. I am a very conservative Republican and I can't understand why more of American can't see that we need Romney in the White House. He is the only one that can beat a Democrat and uphold those values and agendas that we Republicans hold dear. McCain is too much like the other party. The other party wants McCain to be the winner because they know they can beat him. Mitt Romney stands for something greater and can bring that change to Washington that we are all clearly looking for on both sides of the ticket.
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Heidi- Perfect example of someone who's basing electability off their own faith as a conservative, and not on facts. See my posts above for why Romney will always be either completely uncompetitive, or will sell out the most unpopular conservative ideals as soon as he wins the nomination. A vote for Mitt Romney is a vote for self inflicted political suicide by the GOP.
Romney is the only man for the job. Unlike Mcamnesty he hasn't been hiding out in DC for the past 25 years. He has been in the real world fending for himself and doing a dman fine job of it at that. None of th other candidates have even one tenth the business and economic accumen that Romney does. I'd be surprised if Mccain even knew how to spell economy. It's time to make the right choice America. Vote Romney.
A GOP circular firing squad.
You morons saying Romney is ot competitive must not be aware of the delegate system. Romney has more delegate sthan any other GOP candidate.
I feel so strongly that Mitt is the best man for the job that i will be naming my first born Mitt. Long live Mitt Romney! Peter from dover, NH has poken!
To the guy that said that Mitt could not win again in MA. Are you nuts??? He has a commanding lead in the polls to win his home state of MA. The majority of people there love Mitt Romney. That's just insaneness.
The Republicans are so split up right now that the Democrats must be laughing their heads off. We have one party with 4 different bases. Wow. I used to think that the Dems were un-organized. But honestly...I think it's us.
James - McCain & Hillary are entrenched Washington throne-sitters. Romney and Obama are not. They stand the best chance of reforming the bureaucratic mess in DC, and of the two of them Romney has the experience and record of improving everything he's been involved in, unlike Obama. The bottom line for American citizens is, if we have a Romney vs Obama race, then it's a lock that change is coming. Good post! A Romney-Obama campaign would be awesome for the country and would signal the inevitability of major change coming to DC and an end to the McCain/Kennedy/Byrd/Ted Stevens/Lott/Pelosi business as usual. Like James, I greatly favor Romney in such a contest. But don't underestimate the pent-up desire in liberals and progressives for a true reformer that does not subvert progressive causes (see Hillary! or Edwards Trial Lawyers, Inc.) and turning America away from Imperial militarism and ruling Business Elites calling all the shots. Like it or not, Obama is advantaged by the Bush II disaster....and he would make mincemeat of lifetime Senator Bob Dole 2.0, just as Hillary! would. The Republicans will only be allowed to rule when they get this. FL voters can help show it by voting for the candidate that can lead us as Commander in Chief from day one.....McCain is the only qualified candidate. Period. As an ex-officer in the military, my personal opinion is that McCain is the most dangerous of all of the 4 major candidates. This is a guy who has almost the exact, arrogant fighter jock management mentality as F-102 pilot Dubya - My way or the highway, I fly and decide on my gut instincts, I know best in a crisis from my superior judgement. I don't need no stinking experts or lawyers advising me before I act as CiC. The reason I think he is dangerous is he not only has the Bush fighter jock management philosophy, History - McCain's war pronouncements- New wars???? McCain is advised, along with Giuliani, by the Neocon remnants that had the mantra pre-iraq, of "1st Iraq, then Iran, then Syria and Lebanon, then maybe Pakistan! Faster America, faster, please!" Not that McCain needs advisors to know what in his jet jockey gut, is what is needed... While Obama and Hillary! have skirted defeatism in pandering to Leftist voters, both would fight for vital US interests - if not Israeli ones - if forced to. In the Republican ranks, Rudy would probably defer to military experts and tone down his bluster. Not McCain. He knows best. Thompson is gone. Only Romney offers the sort of cautious but confident foreign policy leadership of the sort Reagan and Bush I followed. McCain appears to be like Dubya at his most arrogant. The only consolation is that he is unlikely to be President because he will be defeated if he is the nominee as old, tired ideas Bob Dole 2.0 - worse, because he is dumber than Dole, more reckless, has temperment issues, and lacks the bipartisan respect and trust Dole's long leadership engendered.
If the truth be known....The Romney people have probably bought votes...Spread the cash is what they call it in Louiana..
If the truth be known....The Romney people have probably bought votes...Spread the cash is what they call it in Louiana..
Gov.Romney is the only candidate who is close to Reagan's conservatism.Yes that's true.Gov.Romney is the man with family values,38 years of strong family life with one wife, five great kids,and 11 grant kids,who believes and respects Gov.Romney as their wonderful husband, father and grandfather.Mrs.Ann Romney,the wonderful down earth ,will be a wonderful first lady we all can be proud of her for ever.Gov.Romney, a buisnessman would be a great asset to this nations future and also for a global economy ,guarantee with more American jobs here at home.Gov.Romney will be continuing the honour of the white house we have now.Gov.Romney is a man of mature buisness back ground,a prooven family life,value the life of the unborn,a person who understands to work with people who disagree to his positions,a person ready to accept the change the nation need to restore its position in Global econmy.Gov.Romney,is a person with traditional values,life, respect,religion,faith, love to the countrymen,with action,ready to fix the broken Washington and a great person who honour our men and women who sacrifice their life to protect our rights to have a safe place to live and raise our kids and grantkids.Gov.Romney is the person to fix the broken laws of the nation to fix the broken boarders of our nation to fight and keep the radicals and illegals from entering to this land of freedom,opprtunity, and to keep the home of the brave,safe and sound!! jt
Very funny. How could I be so threatening that you have to steal my name? Am I striking close to the bone? go to WWW.TRUEROMNEY.COM You are toxic just like Mitt.
McCain will win. Above all, Republicans respect military service and military perspicacity. McCain has shown both in spades. Also, McCain is electable. Romney is not. He might be able to buy a couple primary victories, but he can't buy a general election.
I have supported McCain for years and years. I can no longer support him. His is running a dishonest campaign. He lied about Mitt Romneys position on a timeline.
I have supported McCain for years and years. I can no longer support him. His is running a dishonest campaign. He lied about Mitt Romneys position on a timeline.
I have a few posts in this thread (Pro-McCain) then my name is hijacked and guess what now i'm pro Willard! This is just the same level of honor and decency that you will get if you elect Mitt. Silence and drown out the opposition. In NH they paid you goons by the post. Are they doing that in FL too?
I have supported McCain for years and years. I can no longer support him. His is running a dishonest campaign. He lied about Mitt Romneys position on a timeline.
Follow the link... http://offthegridgirls.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/wife-of-pow-navy-pilot-tells-the-truth-about-john-mccain/
Anyone see the huge move in Intrade? 65/38 McCain! Someone must know something...... This is interesting as the Mitt Bots get more and more desperate. Soon the goons will come to knee-cap us. We are flying into the Deathstar my friends. It's ok, John have been through it before, and he comes back alive!
Everyone knows Mccain is the dirtiest son of o bitch in the GOp. Whether it's telling John Cornyn to go f---himself during a congressional meeting or lying about Mitt Romney's record or calling his fellow GOP Senators like Pete Dominci a---hole...Mccain has proven he's a loose cannon not to be trusted. The truth about mccain........ http://www.nowpublic.com/politics/mccain-way-attack-republicans-top-10-list
What is this argument that everybody keeps touting for McCain, "He is more electable than Romney"? Who says? Maybe the NY Times says, or Bill Clinton says (Hillary and McCain are best friends) or the rest of the left-wing media says so. But last time I checked, they are NOT rooting for Republicans. If we were to base our votes on electibility, then shouldn't Rudy Guliani be winning this thing? After-all he was the most electable six months ago!!! So what else do you McCain nuts have to go on for giving this guy a GOP nod??? "He's an Honest Man"? Last time I checked he lied about his 'weak on economy' statement in the NY Times, he lied about Romney's timetable record, and he's a flip-flopper on tax reform. What else do you got? He's a war hero? Well so was my Grandpa, so lets put HIM in as President.
Hey Dummy from Dover: Lincoln & Kennedy???? That's it? Lincoln was an attorney, he was not a perpetual politician. He was eschewed by the DC society that embraces Mccain. Kennedy died in office (rip) before he could screw much up -- other than to discrace himself with the Bay of Pigs incident. Unfortunalely he spawned some "real winers" before he passed. You probably support Mccain's bench-buddy Tedd Kennedy, right? Ironically, after 25 years of captivity in the Senate, your man Mccain suffers from STOCHOLM syndrome. I don't fault him, no one could park his carcass in the Senate for a generation and remain sane. I notice you dodged my questions: 1) Is he a leader? If so, will he take "credit" for the Senate's "approval" rating??? Don't vote for OLD senators!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One thing that McCain is not counting on this year... Last time McCain ran Bush pulled simillar tactics of last minute slams to win...so...this year McCain tried to use the same tactics. McCain did not take into account that there are 4 front runners this year. None of them will probably get the full amount of delegates needed to win on Feb. 5th. Which means people will have a lot more time to digest his lie before the final delegates are cast. In contrast - Mitt supporters are not flaky. Once they latch on to Mitt they stick.
Hey roland, good point: "Is he a leader? If so, will he take "credit" for the Senate's "approval" rating???" John McCain touts himself as the better leader, but people fail to realize that if he has taken credit as such, then he is totally responsible for the terrible Senate we have right now. How can anyone put John McCain in office as a, quote, 'LEADER', when he has failed miserably at his position the last several years?
I feel like Mitt, arguing both sides! WWW.TRUEROMNEY.COM Those who care about the country's future are voting for McCain
Roland, I tough you were talking to my gohst. McCains approval numbers are the best of anyone running. The only ones who seem to have trouble with him are the right wing juviniles haveing a jihad like tantrum and commited to have the GOP form a circular firing squad. Wow. with talk like that I could get my own talk show...
Mitchell Research has Romney up by 2% as of this morning. On the other hand, this is not a race about today. The AP reports that over a million votes had already been cast by mail in ballot or in early voting (as early as 14 January) in Florida, so today's vote may not change anything. If anything, Giuliani should do better than anticipated due to the early voting, and it will be a tossup between Romney and McCain for the actual win. I am hoping Romney has the superior ground operation, because I agree that a McCain Presidency would rob America of her future. What is the opportunity cost of a Romney loss? Our economy tanks. The budget deficit continues to spiral. Health care sucks wind. Social security fails. America's global competitiveness falters. Those should be the headlines today if McCain should pull out a...victory? Having met Romney, I have far more respect for Romney.
I would add America stays in Iraq for another 100 years. Romney has no timetable to get out, but he would certainly speed up the process with his intellect and clear understanding of the issues. (He has been quizzed relentlessly with the result that "he gets it.")
The only danger for Republicans is that with such a money advantage, Romney may go through the primary untested. For example, nobody can afford to investigate and probe how many jobs Bain sent overseas or laid off. Candidates arent' able to probe Romney's evolutions of positions. Running only 420 ads can't do it, and candidates will want to define themselves first with that little money. This isn't to say Romney is not a good candidate - he may well be. But objectively speaking, Republicans should want him to be more tested by the time he might win the nomination. http://atlaspoliticalreport.blogspot.com
If you want amnesty vote Mccain. If you want a bitter, angry, foul tempered, old man who doesn't know the first thing about the economy in the oval office vote Mccain. If you want to go to war with Iran vote Mccain. If you're a republican who wants to turn your backon everything regan ever stood for vote Mccain. If you actually give a damn about America vote Romney.
For what it's worth, In addition to Mitchell, today's polls are Almost all these polls take already cast votes into consideration. They even say of those polled how many voted and for whom. I agree the early voting helped Rudy, but it also helps McCain since the Mitt wave followed the McCain wave by about a week while people were voting. And lastly today there is a spike in the Intrade contract. Yesturday it was about 50/50 now its McCain 65ish/37ish
Pete, Let's take it a piece at a time. Focus. Is Mccain a leader? He has spent a generation in Congress. Is he a leader there? If he is a leader in the senate, will he take credit for what the senate is, including the unmitigated disaproval of We the People? Don't vote for OLD Senators!!!!
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There I go flipping again. Just like my pal Mitt. I even repeat what my competetor says, just like Mitt. Can you see it? Oh, that depends on the definition of the word see. You would think that this guy hijacking me would worry it would reflect bad on the one he is pumping. Birds of a feather flip together. It's looking like Mitt's millions won't hold off the truth. Poor Tag (can you imagin namming a son that)and the other boys are out all this dough from their inheritance. No work, Mitt will make more raping more companies with Bain.
He doesn't need to run any ads, Fox News is providing him all the free air time he wants. They should rename the place "Willard News".
Being from the socialist state of Massachusetts, not one of you idiots have brought out the fact that when Romney was governor he had to contend with a legislature that was composed of 95 percent democrats. Try governing conservatively with this disaster. He did bring about a surplus of 2 million before he left office. Sure, there were fee increases, but this represented about twenty percent demanded by the democrats. He also directed the state police to round up criminal illegal aliens, and this order was rescinded by the democrat jerk, Gov. Deval Patrick. If you think that this state was bad under Romney, look at what we now have: a sanctuary city,and every socialist scheme to screw us out of our money. I would rather have a decent family man devoid of any scandal than a man who took bribes(Keating five scandal), refuses to recognize his obvious failings, and lies without shame. Mitt for President!
Mccain has no one but himself to blame for having to run agasinst an acomplished businessman and self-made millionaire. Meddling senators passed Mccain Feingold which makes it impossible for us to support our most liked candidates in any meaningfull way. (except wasting a day writing posts that no one really reads.) Shhhhh!! Mccain & feingold and the other senatorial fixtures might even rob us of that. Of course they support free speech for (lobying) pornographers. But free political speech: "no way" (says Sen. Mccain).
Being from the socialist state of Massachusetts, not one of you idiots have brought out the fact that when Romney was governor he had to contend with a legislature that was composed of 95 percent democrats. Try governing conservatively with this disaster. He did bring about a surplus of 2 million before he left office. Sure, there were fee increases, but this represented about twenty percent demanded by the democrats. He also directed the state police to round up criminal illegal aliens, and this order was rescinded by the democrat jerk, Gov. Deval Patrick. If you think that this state was bad under Romney, look at what we now have: a sanctuary city,and every socialist scheme to screw us out of our money. I would rather have a decent family man devoid of any scandal than a man who took bribes(Keating five scandal), refuses to recognize his obvious failings, and lies without shame. Mitt for President!
Being from the socialist state of Massachusetts, not one of you idiots have brought out the fact that when Romney was governor he had to contend with a legislature that was composed of 95 percent democrats. Try governing conservatively with this disaster. He did bring about a surplus before he left office. Sure, there were fee increases, but this represented about twenty percent of the surplus demanded by the democrats. He also directed the state police to round up criminal illegal aliens, and this order was rescinded by the democrat jerk, Gov. Deval Patrick. If you think that this state was bad under Romney, look at what we now have: a sanctuary city,and every socialist scheme to screw us out of our money. I would rather have a decent family man devoid of any scandal than a man who took bribes(Keating five scandal), refuses to recognize his obvious failings, and lies without shame. Mitt for President!
Being from the socialist state of Massachusetts, not one of you idiots have brought out the fact that when Romney was governor he had to contend with a legislature that was composed of 95 percent democrats. Try governing conservatively with this disaster. He did bring about a surplus before he left office. Sure, there were fee increases, but this represented about twenty percent of the surplus demanded by the democrats. He also directed the state police to round up criminal illegal aliens, and this order was rescinded by the democrat jerk, Gov. Deval Patrick. If you think that this state was bad under Romney, look at what we now have: a sanctuary city,and every socialist scheme to screw us out of our money. I would rather have a decent family man devoid of any scandal than a man who took bribes(Keating five scandal), refuses to recognize his obvious failings, and lies without shame. Mitt for President!
Yes, Mitt needs to advertise like crazy, because the MSM gives McCain all the free press in the world. When Mitt loses "he may be one and done" but when McCain loses "he'll live to fight another day." Puleesse! CNN's poster child is McCain for the GOP. "Oh, was there anyone else in the race for the GOP?" That type of MSM slant can only be combatted by one's own awareness campaign.
How can anyone boast about being conservative and having the New York Times endorsement at the same time. It just doesn't make sense and John Mccain doesn't understand that. But then there are a lot of things Mccain doesn't understand like the economy, healthcare, etc... Mccain is liberal RINO and must be eterminated with extreme predjudice.
If people look closely, they will find that McCain has lied for years, misrepresented his positions or biography on a range of subjects....and guised it under his cover of "Straight Talk". From POW/MIA families to elected Republican officials backstabbed by McCain in his little backroom deals with Democrats the word from those who have dealt closely with McCain is "treachery". For some reason, maybe because he is a regular leaker, or from their belief a POW is entitled to BS as part of his Victimhood/Hero-hood special consideration, the media has covered for McCain since 2000. Whereas as Dave-AZ said, those who look at Romney very closely stick with Romney as a credible, trustworthy candidate. He comes without the lies, backstabbing, dishonor of McCain. Unlike McCain and his adoring media's coverup of McCain's many flip-flops over the last 30 years. When McCain is isolated on single issues, as voters in Arizona know well, he has been caught lying on the record, he has shifted on many issues. Consider the McCain pre-Abu Ghraib that was all for capturing and interrogating "Evildoers". Then when the press flipped and denounced the angst we we causing terrorists, McCain also flipped from war hawk to became Mr Enemy Rights. In Vietnam, considerable conflict exists between McCain's version of what happened to him and other POWs that say McCain exaggerated his "heroism" of resisting and think he cooperated more than he admits. We know McCain lied about his war college thesis being a complete dissection of the whole Vietnam strategy to reporters using a FOIA request - discovering against McCains adament insistance that no copy be released - it actually being a narrow paper on the UCMJ and POW conduct. McCain has cited his thesis as proof that he has studied all components of war and knows how to win. But his thesis was actually about a narrow legal area of proper military conduct in the tiny fraction of combatants actually captured - a very perpheral matter in warfighting. We also know from his biography that McCain was passed over for Admiral. Despite his huge family clout. He had a generally undistinguished career, had crashed jets on error. Then the promotion board also factored in matters of temperment and personal conduct. Temper tantrums, hotdogging, abuse of subordinates, lying about adultery. In a contest of character, I see Romney with few flaws of character, intellegence, and judgement - and those flaws are minor flaws in the scheme of things. I include my military service and medals on my resume` because I am proud of them and they attest to my character and achievements. But they do not make me superior to others who have helped the country or their firms greatly in other ways in the civilian sphere. Frankly, the country needs 100 Romneys or 100 Obamas now far more than it needs 100 more McCains or Hillarys! in Congress or in Executive power in government or the private sector. When I look at McCain's history I see major lies and major questions of character. And reckless behavior done with little thought or advice from others that makes him unsuited for high executive office.
Can't believe how some people on this blog have their heads in the sand and a very short memory on McCains seriously liberal stances and outright opposition to values that are critical to most conservatives I know. We will NOT be holding our nose to vote for McCain, McAmnesty, McILoveIllegalAliens, McTedKennedyIsMyBestFriend, McFeingold, McLiebermanForVicePresident. Good grief. Read it loud and clear, the conservative base detests McCain based on this actions in congress and will not support him over Hillary or Barak since he is no different. Unfortunately, his ego, stubbornness and state of denial will cost our country greatly.
Gov.Romney is the only candidate who is close to Reagan's conservatism.Yes that's true.Gov.Romney is the man with family values,38 years of strong family life with one wife, five great kids,and 11 grant kids,who believes and respects Gov.Romney as their wonderful husband, father and grandfather.Mrs.Ann Romney,the wonderful down earth ,will be a wonderful first lady we all can be proud of her for ever.Gov.Romney, a buisnessman would be a great asset to this nations future and also for a global economy ,guarantee with more American jobs here at home.Gov.Romney will be continuing the honour of the white house we have now.Gov.Romney is a man of mature buisness back ground,a prooven family life,value the life of the unborn,a person who understands to work with people who disagree to his positions,a person ready to accept the change the nation need to restore its position in Global econmy.Gov.Romney,is a person with traditional values,life, respect,religion,faith, love to the countrymen,with action,ready to fix the broken Washington and a great person who honour our men and women who sacrifice their life to protect our rights to have a safe place to live and raise our kids and grantkids.Gov.Romney is the person to fix the broken laws of the nation to fix the broken boarders of our nation to fight and keep the radicals and illegals from entering to this land of freedom,opprtunity, and to keep the home of the brave,safe and sound!! jt www.jt-airfresh.blogspot.com
Romney's money can not buy him the trust he is trying to buy. He is as fake as his dyed-hair job. Is there *anything* he won't say to get a vote?
I guess the Mittbots are out in full force today! They are not only continually posting, but they are posting their post kool-aid drinking drivel 3 times each! Bob, be honest. You never were going to vote for anyone other than Mitt. I get his emails too - I know the spiel you're supposed to spread. The rest of you, open your eyes. Mitt is no Reagan conservative. He's getting Fox News to help him spread those lies. He is a liberal who left MA in deep with the horrible health care plan he pushed. He cares about no one but himself and his little Stepford children. He is an elitist who lies, lies, lies. And for the "Republican from Arizona" - I'll meet you tonight in Phoenix. Oh, can't make it cause you are really a Mittbot getting paid by Mitt who isn't really from Arizona???? Reagan must be spinning in his grave that this pro-choice, fee raising (taxes!), flip flopping RINO is using his name to land the Presidency. As a lifelong Republican who has voted ticket every time, I cannot vote for Romney. I wouldn't even vote for him if he ran against Hillary Clinton. I wouldn't vote for her either, I would write in a vote instead. Can't & won't vote for him (and I know many others here in the swing state of PA that feel very much the same way)!
This is my last post here... WWW.TRUEROMNEY.COM Go here and see if you can still vote for Mitt. During his 23rd bombing mission on October 26, 1967, a missile struck John's plane and forced him to eject, knocking him unconscious and breaking both his arms and his leg. John was then taken as a prisoner of war into the now infamous "Hanoi Hilton," where he was denied necessary medical treatment and often beaten by the North Vietnamese. John's naval honors include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Can't buy those Mitt. While your sons are serving by helpng get you elected, John's sons are in the Marines and Navy. Over 100 Admirals and Generals endorse McCain. What service leader would possible subject his troops to Mitt? none. The lowest scum have finally shown up.
Romney is trying to buy his way into the White House. At this juncture, Mike Huckabee and John McCain are the only real choices for GOP social conservatives in Florida. Why not Mitt Romney? "Mitt Romney's campaign is based on the wholesale deception of voters. . . . The truth is, Mitt Romney was a liberal governor of Massachusetts who raised taxes, imposed with Ted Kennedy a big government mandate health care plan that is now a quarter of a billion dollars in the red, and managed his state's economy incompetently, leaving Massachusetts with less job growth than 47 other states." Romney also polls as the least competitive GOP candidate against the Democrats. In short, a vote for Romney is a vote for a Hillary/Obama victory in the fall. Rudy's de facto disregard for the right to life doomed his candidacy, regardless of the primary schedule. The GOP also cannot win with a candidate that alienates 65%-75% of the base ab initio. Republicans (at least the ones with at least minimal fealty to traditional human values) simply will not elect a candidate who views a defenseless and innocent unborn child as little more than an inconvenient fetal parasite that may be hacked into cubes and heaved unceremoniously into the garbage upon a whim. After the campaign, maybe "America's mayor" could get a job at an abortuary . . . . (he'd fit right in). (Mitt Romney, of course, has grotesquely flip-flopped for political gain on the abortion issue. His flip-flops have alienated both sides of the life-choice debate As civil libertarian blogger Tom Head (who is no pro-lifer) wrote "When it comes to abortion, Mitt Romney is like Jack Nicholson in The Shining: One minute he's writing a book, and the next he's ripping through your door with an axe.") Mike Huckabee is the most consistent, reliable and traditional conservative left in the race. He deserves the strong support of social conservatives. John McCain is the second choice for serious social conservatives. McCain is an experienced Reagan conservative who has consistently stood with our troops. He’s not in favor of dangerous gimmicks, such as a “secret timetable” for defeat in Iraq (Unlike Romney). He stood for the surge when it was vastly unpopular and against his political interests. McCain has also CONSISTENTLY stood up for the right to life (unlike Romney and Rudy). McCain has fought against waste and fraud in defense contracting. He has lead the fight to curb federal spending and reform wasteful earmarks.
Romney is trying to buy his way into the White House. At this juncture, Mike Huckabee and John McCain are the only real choices for GOP social conservatives in Florida. Why not Mitt Romney? "Mitt Romney's campaign is based on the wholesale deception of voters. . . . The truth is, Mitt Romney was a liberal governor of Massachusetts who raised taxes, imposed with Ted Kennedy a big government mandate health care plan that is now a quarter of a billion dollars in the red, and managed his state's economy incompetently, leaving Massachusetts with less job growth than 47 other states." Romney also polls as the least competitive GOP candidate against the Democrats. In short, a vote for Romney is a vote for a Hillary/Obama victory in the fall. Rudy's de facto disregard for the right to life doomed his candidacy, regardless of the primary schedule. The GOP also cannot win with a candidate that alienates 65%-75% of the base ab initio. Republicans (at least the ones with at least minimal fealty to traditional human values) simply will not elect a candidate who views a defenseless and innocent unborn child as little more than an inconvenient fetal parasite that may be hacked into cubes and heaved unceremoniously into the garbage upon a whim. After the campaign, maybe "America's mayor" could get a job at an abortuary . . . . (he'd fit right in). (Mitt Romney, of course, has grotesquely flip-flopped for political gain on the abortion issue. His flip-flops have alienated both sides of the life-choice debate As civil libertarian blogger Tom Head (who is no pro-lifer) wrote "When it comes to abortion, Mitt Romney is like Jack Nicholson in The Shining: One minute he's writing a book, and the next he's ripping through your door with an axe.") Mike Huckabee is the most consistent, reliable and traditional conservative left in the race. He deserves the strong support of social conservatives. John McCain is the second choice for serious social conservatives. McCain is an experienced Reagan conservative who has consistently stood with our troops. He’s not in favor of dangerous gimmicks, such as a “secret timetable” for defeat in Iraq (Unlike Romney). He stood for the surge when it was vastly unpopular and against his political interests. McCain has also CONSISTENTLY stood up for the right to life (unlike Romney and Rudy). McCain has fought against waste and fraud in defense contracting. He has lead the fight to curb federal spending and reform wasteful earmarks.
This is my only and last post here. WWW.THEREALMCCAIN.COM Go here and see if you can still vote for McCain. Looking at my username, I bet you thought I was going to slam the only conservative remaining in the race with a viable chance of winning…Mitt Romney. No, I want to talk about the man that is attacking Mitt Romney with charges of flip flopping. I’m sure you have heard of calling the kettle black, but McCain is a lying, dirty, cheap trick, flip flopper. Here is a list of just a few McCain flip-flop’s. I don’t have all day to list them all: 1) McCain-Kennedy (AMNESTY) - McCain spearheaded this bill which would award everyone here illegally, amnesty. And don’t try to bend the truth about illegal’s paying a fine is not amnesty, because the truth can’t be bent that far without shattering. McCain called you a racist if you were against amnesty when he was trying to get this liberal bill past. Now McCain say’s, I heard the people and they want the border closed first. What does that mean? McCain has changed his position, because polls showed Americans did not want this bill to pass. FLIP-FLOPP. And I don’t trust McCain if he get’s in the White House, not to flip flop again and push for another amnesty bill. 2) Bush tax cuts - McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003. In 2001 McCain said “I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us at the expense of the middle class Americans who need tax relief.” 3) Abortion: Yes Abortion. Romney is not the only one who changed on abortion. Here’s a quote from 1999. I’m sure McCain supporters wish this quote would just go away. “I love to see a point where it is irrelevant and could be revealed because abortion is no longer necessary but certainly in the short-term, even the long term, I would not support the repeal of Roe versus Wade which would force X number of women in America to undergo illegal and dangerous operations. I would not support the repeal of Roe versus Wade." Now this is what McCain is saying: "I share a common goal of reducing the number of staggering abortions currently performed in this country and overturning Roe versus Wade." If that’s not good enough here’s another quote from Mr. Strait Talker himself "I believe that the pro choice community feels that abortion is a procedure that we would like to eliminate. So yes, I want to repeal Roe versus Wade and, yes, I'm proud of my pro life voting record but I'm trying to get to the point where we can join together and reach a solution to a terrible situation.” At least 4) Ethanol: Here’s another one of those pesky quotes by McCain in 2003: "Ethanol is a product that would not exist if congress didn't create an artificial market for it. No one would be willing to buy it." Well, Mr strait talker thinks he can deceive us all, but he has underestimated the American people. He thought that since he was a media darling, he could lie about Romney's positions in Iraq. He was mistaken. Every reporter I have heard.......I don't listen to the Liberal propaganda news reporters.....has revealed McCain for what he is, a double talking, lying, hypocrite.
To speedzzter and Peter: Do us all a favor, follow John McCain's "honesty", and just admit that you hate Mormons.
CF - sounds like you are trying to pull the same crap that the Clintons did, only switching religion for race. I could care less if he was a Mormon, Catholic or Jew. My best friend is a devout Mormon. Even SHE said she (and her 12 siblings) won't vote for Romney. They feel he is truly a liberal (pro-life, pro-tax increases, pro-goverment mandated health care). So suck on that lemon!
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The real Mitt is here WWW.TRUEROMNEY.COM It not Mormons that are the problem, it's morons. OR maybe it is This Mormon. Actually, I don't see anything Mormon about him. I just see a phony, conniving, manipulative, self serving, dyed hair empty suit. The dems will make a commercial using the creepy burger king plastic guy with a Mitt head and hair. The commercial will feature the king of the whoppers and start Mitt the best burger flipper of them all. I can just see it. Vote for Mitt is a Vote for Billery. McCain is the vote for the safety of our great nation.
Rush Limbaugh thinks Mccain is a twit. President REAGAN truly admired George Will. He admirably referred to him at least a dozzen times in the Reagan Presidential Diaries. Pres. Reagan even actively sought Mr. Will's approval on matters of state. Today Mr. Will called Mccain "CLIINTONESQUE"--the truth, but hardly complementary. Virtually every respected conservative in public life has come out against Mccain, unless they are after graft from the qunitesential washington insider--John BS Mccain-feingold-kennedy. Don't vote for OLD senators!!!!!!!!
Willard AKA Mitt’s statement about the timetable is doublespeak. We need a timetable but keep is secret. That way he can say he supported a timetable and didn’t. Who in their right mind would think it’s possible to have that secret? Even considering a timetable is a losing war strategy that will lead to surrender. This is just another Mittism like his answer in the debate about catastrophic insurance. He said he supported a national program but not if someone in Iowa pays for a loss in FL. Is he serious? This is another one where he flips mid-sentence so he supports it and doesn’t at the same time. Americans are tired of this dishonesty. This is not a conservative or republican value. Mitt is loose with the truth, wants to be on every side of every issue, and says whatever he needs to get elected. This is his track record all the way back to 1994. If he is the nominee he will be torn to shreds with his own words and record. Oh, and for those swayed by fake testimonials… I used to support Mitt, I really like his hair, he looks so Presidential, and he says things that make me feel good, maybe he will tell us all how to make money like he did. But this last reminder (Timetable) that he wants to surrender really has me switching to McCain. He is the only one who can lead us from day one as Commander is Chief. Go Johnny Go…
Willard AKA Mitt made his millions by raping companies. Bain bought them cheap, fires the workers, then sells them when the books are cooked. Vote Romney and bend over to be next. Kiss your job goodbye; it will be outsourced to Bangalore before you can say flipper. See about it below; http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/27/as_bain_slashed_jobs_romney_stayed_to_side/
Ok COWARD mccain supporter. Use a real identity. You are a Loser just like your-man-mccain. Everyone knows you are missusing my name, CF's and --from dovers. You are a COWARD, a FAKE, Loser . . . wait you could be a 25 year SENATOR running for president every four years. I would say "get a life", but we all know that is not possible--for you or Mccain.
McCain and Hillary — Bad Choices for America Monday, January 28, 2008 9:34 AM By: Diane Alden Article Font Size How any "conservative" could consider making John McCain the Republican candidate for president of the United States is beyond me. I can understand how celebrity or name recognition gives some few a feeling that voting for someone who appears tough or cowboy like ala McCain or George W. Bush makes that candidate what is best for America. Both men talk cowboy tough but as the old rancher said years ago: Some cowboys are “all hat and belt buckle and no horse.“
Whether the Clintons, McCain, Bush family, et al, all of them amassed power to themselves and to set in stone the marriage of government/corporate interests. Hillary takes money from foreign citizens or commercial interests including India and China, Goldman-Sachs executives, Silicon Valley and Wall Street: Both Clintons have done so for years.
They have stood by as growing animosity between Hispanics and American blacks rises and the Clinton style preference for identity group politics is coming home to roost. Anyone who is aware observe Hillary s primarily counting on women and Hispanics and celebrity to propel her to the White House. In South Carolina, the Clinton’s true colors were on display and it wasn’t pretty. The Clinton faction turned the primary elections into a contest that was clouded by race. If Hillary wins the nomination and Obama is not on the ticket, sooner or later, African-Americans will begin to realize they have been betrayed — again. Cynicism and betrayal, however, is not reserved for Democrats like the Clintons.
Monday, January 28, 2008 9:51 AM By: John LeBoutillier Article Font Size
McCain hired Juan Hernandez, the leading proponent of amnesty for illegal Mexicans living here in the U.S. On "Meet The Press" on Sunday McCain dodged the question from Tim Russert about whether or not, as president, he would sign his own McCain-Kennedy Immigration bill (which is, in fact, virtual amnesty for illegals). (He will give amnesty when in the Oval Office — especially with a Democratic Congress.) On Sunday in Florida, McCain promised there would be “more wars.” What a way to campaign! What a promise from a potential president! How about pledging to try to prevent more wars? He has already said that if it were up to him we’d stay in Iraq for “10,000 years.” He is a bad guy who, for a number of reasons, has the media eating out of his hand. He has a terrible anger problem. (See Ted Sampley's excellent article at the US Veteran Dispatch.) He wants to bomb all over the Middle East. Don’t be fooled by polls in January predicting what may or may not happen in November. The general election is a long, long way off. Campaigns are run to change polls. Someone may look electable today but not be so in six months. Remember President Giuliani? The Democrats will have a field day with McCain: He’s a third term of Bush; he’s too old; he’s a mad bomber; he is unstable.
Willard AKA Mitt made his millions by raping companies. Bain bought them cheap, fires the workers, then sells them when the books are cooked. Vote Romney and bend over to be next. Kiss your job goodbye; it will be outsourced to Bangalore before you can say flipper. See about it below; http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/27/as_bain_slashed_jobs_romney_stayed_to_side/ Posted by jt | January 29, 2008 3:42 PM (Hello,everyone,this article aginst Gov.Romney is not pasted by me (jt)this article is copied and pasted by (CF)whoever it is by using my initial(jt)Bevare all of you,liberals are wearing the chiken suit!! jt
Mitt Romney's presidential run is a gift to this country. I think it's awesome certain people still have the character to understand true public service. I wonder, why won't Cindy McCain put any money into her husband's campaign? Doesn't she believe in him? Is it just a hobby for him? Whatever it is, it ain't right. McCain has served the country for many years and it has left him shriveled, grumpy and mean - and liberal.
jt - Enough with the cutting and pasting of articles. Come up with an original thought. Oh that's right, Mittbots don't HAVE original thoughts, they just do what Willard programs them to do.
01-29-2008, 08:38 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The American Thinker Senator John McCain's lifetime rating of 82.3% from the American Conservative Union is often cited as proof that he is conservative. Here is a closer look at that 82.3 rating. First, a rating of 82.3 is not really that high. It puts Senator McCain in 39th place among senators serving in 2006, the latest year for which the ACU has its ratings posted online. For that most recent year in particular, McCain scored only 65, putting him in 47th place for that year. Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Chuck Hagel (R-NE), for example, scored 64 and 75, respectively, in 2006. Generally, McCain has voted less conservatively in more recent years. His average for 1990-97 was 88, but was only 74 for 1998-2006. Below are his yearly ratings since 1990. (It's good to know some facts!)jt
America needs to wake up and send Mccain home on his crazy train express. Mitt Romney is the only choice for a better America!
Mexico First? By Mark Krikorian
The blogosphere has been abuzz over the news of Hernandez’s position in the McCain campaign, thanks to the spadework of Michelle Malkin (see here, here, and here) and Jerry Corsi. Thanks also to the power of the Internet, McCain was actually asked about this at an event in Florida Sunday, though he tap-danced his way out of answering directly. But this potentially explosive story hasn’t gotten any traction in the mainstream press. The first explanation that comes to mind, of course, is that McCain is the media’s preferred Republican, a sense reinforced not only by Thursday’s endorsement of him by the New York Times , but also the Washington Post’s quasi-endorsement on Sunday. But the more likely explanation is that many people don’t see the news value. After all, whom do you expect McCain would name as his Hispanic outreach director but a fellow supporter of amnesty and accelerated mass immigration? But this is a bigger deal than that. Contrary to some of the more enthusiastic venting on the web, the problem is not that McCain has a Hispanic outreach director; while the government shouldn’t have anything to do with race or ethnicity, it’s perfectly natural for a political campaign to do outreach to any and every kind of voter. In fact, McCain’s “very close” friend, Hillary Clinton, last spring named Raul Yzaguirre to lead her Hispanic outreach effort. Naturally, Yzaguirre is a big supporter of amnesty and mass immigration — until he retired in 2004, he was president of the National Council of La Raza. But even Yzaguirre has never been a foreign government official. After Vicente Fox was elected in 2000, he named the U.S.-born dual citizen Hernandez (a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas) to head the newly created, cabinet-level Presidential Office for Mexicans Abroad (making him, in effect, Fox’s “Hispanic outreach director”). Hernandez’s oath of office was presumably similar to the one taken by his boss: I swear to follow and uphold the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and the laws that emanate from it, and to perform the job of President of the Republic which the people have conferred upon me with loyalty and patriotism, in all actions looking after the good and prosperity of the Union; and if I do not fulfill these obligations, the Nation will demand them of me. “Loyalty,” “patriotism” — it’s a good oath. For a Mexican. Not for an American. Before Earl Warren started making up emanations and penumbras of the Constitution (in this instance, the case of Afroyim v. Rusk in 1967), Hernandez would have been stripped of his American citizenship for having committed an “expatriating act,” specifically “accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of any office, post, or employment under the government of a foreign state or a political subdivision thereof.” (8 USC 1481) On the radio Saturday, Hugh Hewitt and Michelle Malkin noted the incongruity of the McCain campaign’s embrace of this former foreign government official: HH: I know. I’ve got a question for you. If John Kerry had employed as a senior adviser a dual citizen who had served in the French cabinet under any of our many French adversaries/allies, how would the Republicans have treated that Kerry adviser position? Wouldn’t we have raised holy hell about that? MM: Oh, yeah, it would be worth five Drudge sirens in 100 point, World War IV font. No kidding. The contempt for American citizenship that McCain has shown by naming this political bigamist to a post in his campaign isn’t even the whole problem. One might also ask how McCain could even consult with a person of such extreme views, let alone name him Hispanic outreach director. McCain’s support for amnesty and accelerated mass immigration is bad enough, but you can, at least in theory, be for those things and still support firm borders and patriotic assimilation. But McCain’s Hispanic outreach director is a man who has spent years opposing the very legitimacy of America’s borders and Americanization in the most public way possible. The man has been on every TV-news show in creation rejecting as passé the very idea of sovereign borders and patriotic assimilation into the American mainstream. (Digger’s Realm has compiled a greatest-hits video.) Before teaming up with McCain, Hernandez became (he still is) a senior fellow at the Reform Institute, the think tank McCain set up after his unsuccessful 2000 presidential campaign — Brian Anderson of City Journal described it as “the 2008 McCain-for-President campaign-in-waiting.” And Hernandez’s job there is to run — what else? — the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Initiative. If any more evidence of the institute’s leanings were needed, note that last year it sponsored an online contest to “Design Your Portion of the Border Fence” and gave top honors to a design that explicitly compared border fencing to the Berlin Wall. (See all the entries here.) This is much worse than the similar controversy over Ron Paul’s ghost-written newsletters; it’s obvious McCain and his people knew perfectly well what Hernandez was about, and they didn’t see anything wrong with it. That tells us all we need to know about the sincerity of McCain’s newfound support for secure borders. — Mark Krikorian is executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies and an NRO contributor. —
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Review Online - http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YmI4OGJhMjE2Y2ZkYzU5ODNiNGQ3ZTE1MjJiY2EwZTg= (Real facts about Mccains hard work in WA DC)! jt
Kat,I hope you had a chance to read about Gov.Romney earlier today,which I wrote.There was,this one person(CF)was keep writing few lines,most of them were not even have the journelistic standard.So,I thought to paste some facts,those been written by professional writers.so that I can help this (CF)to be little more educated to be able to compete with liberals.Any way,thanks for the complement,Iam not writing today about the matters related to,Mccain.Most of theese articles sounds like,different branches of the same political party,the GOP,jt
My protest against a McCain candidacy, if he should win the COP nomination: In November please DO vote but use the write-in option. DO you want to really get his attention? Write in DUNCAN HUNTER! Also do a google search for a web page called "Zippos Corner" and read what Vietnam Vet and POW, Major Mark Smith US Army (retired), has to say about POW John McCain, and his fitness to be president.
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One hopes that the ads, and everything else, will sway Florida voters to Romney. A McCain presidency would be as big a disaster for the U.S. as McCain has been as a family man and as a Senator.
And, one can easily imagine the sheer turmoil and turnover one would constantly see in a McCain cabinet. Little would get done with the acrimony and the publicity surrounding constant Congressional hearings on new staffers coming, and old ones going. This is what his campaigns have been like.
The media primarily care about the "story". And, like some free wheeling NBA start with a glib mouth, McCain will constantly give the media a "story".
However, unfortunately for voters and citizens, that "story" will largely likely be a "Horror Story" as the economy sinks further and further, and turmoil and turnover go hand-in-hand in a McCain White House.
Posted by diligentdave | January 29, 2008 8:15 AM