The Fix has the story. This is a big deal. Good for Rudy. Mike is a great guy. Everyone knows him and loves him. And he’s worked with, literally, everyone. (and you thought all I did was bash Romney) It will be really interesting to see the rest of the Read more…
Wow. Pat Robertson must be an unhappy man. David Brody continues day 3 of his assault on Romney: Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s presidential aspirations may have just taken a big hit. So Pat Robertson’s group is unhappy with Romney, and the last major signup in the constellation in Iowa is Read more…
The AP had several stories on the wire relevant to this. First, Glen Johnson wrote "Romney’s Record on Gay Rights Questioned." (and yes, it did get in Iowa papers here) This one is significant because it makes it clear that religious and evangelical leaders are weighing in. Weyrich gets harsher: Read more…
The Romney/gay story appears to be getting some traction. It was carried today by Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network, with an article entitled, "Romney Family Values Stand Under Fire" (was this broadcast?): Romney has come under criticism because of a 1994 letter he wrote to the gay lobbying group Log Read more…
Leon Wolf at RedState notes two different discussions on Reagan by Romney. Recently, Romney said: The Governor practically gushed — "What a guy! What a guy!" And then he went on of course to call Reagan one of his heroes. And in 1994: "I was an independent during the time Read more…
Mitt Romney’s nascent campaign is beginning to respond to questions (here, here, and here) raised about a letter that he sent to the Massachusetts Log Cabin Republicans back in 1994. David Brody, from the Christian Broadcasting Network, got a response from the Romney press operation: Governor Romney believes Americans should Read more…
This is great. I have nothing to add.
Now the American Spectator has a write up: Republicans may have discovered another presidential hopeful who is a uniter, not a divider. Outgoing Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has managed to bring together religious conservatives and homosexual activists. Unfortunately for Romney, they’ve joined forces to attack him for gay-rights inconsistencies. The Read more…
It appears that the meme "Romney Flip-Flops" may be setting in. It made several appearances today. On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace asked Sam Brownback: It turns out that one of your potential rivals for that mantle up there on the screen right now, Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, has Read more…
A bunch of conservative blogs (here and here) are talking about today’s NYT article on Romney’s Log Cabin letter (Hotline has excerpts). The real interesting point is that they NYT got conservative leaders on record warning Romney that he has a real problem on his hand: Paul Weyrich, a founder Read more…