UPDATE: GOPProgress and Jim Geraghty have now written on this. Earlier in the week, Mitt Romney released his National Faith and Values Steering Committee. In doing so, he entered a brave new world. Four of the people on the list are bloggers: – David French, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defense Fund, Read more…
Mitt Romney: Proud of Taxpayer-Funded Abortions Signed legislation forcing taxpayers to fund abortions as governor DES MOINES – Although Mitt Romney signed legislation expanding taxpayer-funded abortions in Massachusetts, his campaign said Thursday that Romney is proud of his actions as governor pertaining to abortion. As governor, Romney signed "Commonwealth Care" Read more…
In light of the Kansas City National Right to Life convention, Sam Brownback has dropped the hammer on Mitt Romney. It is a fun read, but Brownback’s politcal director has a fun line:
“One would think that Mitt Romney is in training for an Olympic gold medal in verbal gymnastics, as his various political contortions on abortion are stunning in their timing and flexibility,” Gillespie added. "The best advice for Mitt Romney comes from Mark Twain: ‘Always tell the truth. That way, you don’t have to remember what you said.’”
Full text, including a great timeline of Romney’s multiple positions on abortion, after the jump
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Brownback really whacks him: Mitt Romney is a good man. But there are many differences between us on the issues. I am for a three state political solution in Iraq. He is not. I am pro-life. He is not. I am opposed to gun control. He has not been. I Read more…
Sam Brownback got $2m. That’s 4x Mike Huckabee. That’s good for him. John McCain got $12.5m. Not so good… He is expected to have a high burn rate. What’s the COH? Read the statement for a little self-flagellation.. All in all, Mitt Romney won the day.
The Club for Growth‘s Pat Toomey was interviewed on Fox and Friends and had some explosive things to say about Presidential candidates: Quotes: Nobody walked away with it either. But there’s an opening…. What disappointed me a little bit is that no one came out with a really bold platform Read more…
Last week Rasmussen released polls on 2008 head-to-head match-ups between various Republicans and various Democrats. The Brownback campaign touted one that showed Brownback only 5% behind Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee. Rasmussen notes: Brownback is an unknown to 43%, and viewed favorably by only 19%. Just a couple weeks Read more…
Isn’t this funny? But did Sullivan and the Romneys get comped or did they pay for their tickets?
The Club for Growth continued its evaluation of 2008 candidates with Sam Brownback, with a mostly positive result. This is important for Brownback because it differentiates him from Mike Huckabee, who the Club has savaged. I think that this confirms that Brownback is in the 2nd-tier, not the 3rd. He Read more…
Update: Hugh Hewitt responds to the Giuliani bit with an explanation that reminds me of Jonah Goldberg’s thesis. The Hill interviewed Richard Land, the Chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Convention. He had some interesting comments to make about the leading candidates for President. First, Rudy Read more…