Kevin Bohn, of CNN, recently conducted an interview with Mitt at the office of the Free and Strong America PAC. The Governor commented on the elections last Tuesday and offered his view on the direction the GOP should take:
“I am just one force among many. But a time like this, I think the party is looking for voices that lay out a positive … vision for the future of this country and for our party. If I can be part of that, so much the better, and there are a lot of good voices out there,” Romney said. “I appreciate the fact that others disagree with me on some issues, but that kind of debate at a critical time like this is good for the country.”
…”From now until November of 2010, I will be working to help conservatives across the country,” the 2008 presidential candidate said. “The country, in my view, is being taken a direction that is very damaging, and I think people want to see a strong return of fundamental American principles.”
As to the current state of the GOP, he maintains that the party is seeing new blood and has been rejuvenated by President Obama.
“I think you are seeing Republicans from both sides of the spectrum becoming more and more enthusiastic, more excited about the future and more anxious to see change in Washington.”
…Although some in the party believe that it should be tilting right in whom to support in future elections, he said, “I will be by and large supporting conservative Republicans” but would not rule out backing some moderates, referencing former President Reagan.
“He was the one who coined the term ‘the big tent.’ He also said that you don’t build something by subtraction. So we welcome people who agree with us on most issues. Some will be very conservative on some issues. Some will be less so on others. We welcome you into the party.”
Romney said those within the party of different ideological stripes can agree on core principles, including strong national security, small government and fiscal responsibility.
“They want to distance themselves from the mistakes [that] were made by certain Republicans in the past,” he said without elaborating.
Whether he is hoping to lead the party into the 2012 presidential race is an open question. He insisted that he would decide whether to make another run only after the midterms.
…The entrepreneur has criticized the $787 billion economic stimulus plan as emphasizing too much spending and not including enough tax cuts.
“Don’t waste any more money. Stop using the stimulus to grow government. Instead, restructure what’s left to encourage the permanent acquisition of jobs,” he said.
Several of his potential challengers in a possible Republican nomination fight, including Huckabee and Pawlenty, have criticized the Massachusetts universal health care plan Romney helped create as governor. Although the state has greatly expanded the number of residents receiving insurance coverage, the costs have exceeded estimates.
…”We have a plan in Massachusetts that is working pretty well. It has flaws. It’s not perfect, but it is making a difference here,” he said. “We found a way to get everybody insured in the state, and we did that without a public option — no government insurance and without the need of raising taxes.”
…Romney called Obama a nice guy and said there are some areas they agree on, such as the president’s trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, to lobby for the Olympics to come to Chicago, Illinois. But “he’s just wrong on most big issues,” the former head of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics said of the president.
Some of Romney’s toughest criticism of the president has come over foreign policy.
“I think he has made America less safe in that our friends are more concerned about the reliability of the United States,” he said.
He pointed to such moves by the administration as pushing Israel to freeze settlements, the redesign of the missile shield program in Europe and the review of the Afghanistan war strategy.
“This president says he needs some time. Four months? Nine months? We have men and women dying in Afghanistan. They need to know if they’re going to get reinforcements and the support they need, or is this president going to take a different course?”
Again, I consider the Governor nearly pitch-perfect in this interview, especially with his promotion of an optimistic party focused on certain core principles – “strong national security, small government and fiscal responsibility” – but flexible on less essential issues. Couple this with proposals for solutions to issues voters consider most pertinent, and I think we have a recipe for electoral and governing success.
November 9th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Did anonymous change her moniker to MWS? You’re not even a little bit funny.
On a positive note, Mitt rarely makes a mistake, and he surely didn’t here. We absolutely need more party unity, and much less division.
November 9th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Rodent Hunter bores me. He reminds me of Bush.
After campaigning in Iowa the previous week, and then South Carolina, Ron Paul is going back to Iowa to campaign this week. Ya, no way does he has presidential ambitions.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
He didn’t mean use the remaining money….he meant stop spending the money, start from scratch and do it right with business incentives and stragegic cuts to stimulate the economy.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
“I am just one force among many.”
Romney identifies himself as “a force.” LOL!
New nickname….. Mitt “The Force” Romney!!!
His signs could just say “The Force ‘12″
November 9th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
“Use the Force!”
“The Force is with you!”
November 9th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Surprise, Suprise….Romney haters can’t argueon the issues, but need to make personal comments.
HA HA!
November 9th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
……other than that, a pretty good interview. I would disagree strongly with this though:
“…restructure what’s left (of the Stimulus) to encourage the permanent acquisition of jobs,”
No, cancel what’s left of the stimulus, which is financed 100% by debt.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
ilfigo,
Oh, lighten up. I got around to an issue in #5. Besides, “Romney haters” hardly have the market cornered on cheap shots.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
“A Force to Be Reckoned With.”
(picture of Romney in Superhero underwear)
November 9th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
MWS…I love the defense: Well others are doing it too!
Wow…how is the 6th grade treating you this year?
November 9th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Molly sorry but Paul is too old. If he wants higher office than the U.S. House why doesn’t he run for Senate or for Governor of Texas?
November 9th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Now that Mitt has supplied some of the verbage, perhaps some others can copy cat some of it and get on board for unity.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Molly, are you talking about the Ron Paul that stood on stage during the Republican debates and said he would not support any of the other candidates if they were our nominee? That one?
November 9th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Glad to see that Romney is attacking the President over his terrible foreign policy. Economic issues are dominant right now (no matter what people say about health care), but our potential candidates need to be going after the weakness, indecision, and incompetence of this administration in all fields of policy.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I just ran an errand and saw a Mitt 2012 sticker, on a Prius, in Beverly Hills.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
MWS,
Yes, others do cheap shots (and we know whom they are). You want to be numbered with them?
November 9th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
“strong national security, small government and fiscal responsibility” – but flexible on less essential issues.
Would the flexible on less essential issues be tax payer funding of abortion in the healthcare bill? Where is Romney fighting against this? He would be the perfect person to do so. He can talk about how he got strong armed into having $50 copay for abortions in his Romneycare plan and how he doesn’t want the rest of the nation to have to do that.
Again, where is Romney on this issue? You can say that it isn’t important and that its about jobs, jobs, jobs. But this past weekend showed that abortion and tax payer funding of abortion is still a key issue to congress and Americans.
Huckabee and Palin came out strong for the Stupak amendment and the prolife cause. Where is Mitt Romney’s near perfect pitch on this issue?
November 9th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
mark…MWS is the leader of the cheap shot group, and has been for a long time….he prides himself on it, and he’ll be ticked that you don’t recognize it.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
“This president says he needs some time. Four months? Nine months? We have men and women dying in Afghanistan. They need to know if they’re going to get reinforcements and the support they need, or is this president going to take a different course?”
This is the type of argument that I absolutely detest. “We have men and women dying in Afghanistan” is a common liberal tactic that the left used against Bush and supporters of the Iraq war. I have yet to see one poll that shows this argument is effective in raising questions about Obama’s foreign policy. Rather, it’s the type of argument that plays well to the 30%. Obama loves this argument because it’s another way for him to contrast himself with Bush, something that he has done a decent job of in his first year.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/afghanistan/poll-contra-cheney-big-majority-backs-obamas-dithering-on-afghanistan/
November 9th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Don’t worry Texas…he’ll fight it!
November 9th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
16. He is, Mark. He’s one of the worst offenders for cheap shots.
Romney said “I am just one force among many.” And Palin called herself “THE ONE”.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Texas,
Actually, I’m in disagreement with the two governors on the Stupak amendment for strategical reasons.
I’m absolutely convinced that a good majority of the Democrats that voted for the amendment are total frauds who will vote for a bill without the Stupak amendment, a likely result after the committee work is completed.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
ilfigo,
“MWS…I love the defense: Well others are doing it too!”
No, the defense was “Oh, lighten up.” The supporting material was “others are doing it too.”
Anyway, 6th grade is going much better for me this year. In fact this has been my best 6th grade year EVER(out of 5!) Thanks for asking.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
You Romneyites are much too sensitive. If comments like “The Force” irritate you, then it is going to be a very long couple of years. How is it going to be when the late night comedians or SNL starts taking cheap shots at him? You all are going to need some thicker skin if you are going to survive in this game.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
I appreciated this comment the most:
“He was the one who coined the term ‘the big tent.’ He also said that you don’t build something by subtraction. So we welcome people who agree with us on most issues. Some will be very conservative on some issues. Some will be less so on others. We welcome you into the party.”
Very good interview. Romney is certainly ready for prime-time, always has been in my opinion.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Tommy Boy…I totally disagree with you…Mitt is saying exactly what needs to be said regarding the President’s procrastination…..he puts the increase of deaths in that country squarely on the shoulders of Obama, exactly where it belongs.
The election thing has been ironed out, and Obama is still sitting on his butt on the issue…he very much needs to be held accountable for it.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Jonathan,
Now there you go with the cheap shots!!!
November 9th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
#27, disagree completely. You guys actually put the increase in deaths on Obama? I find that to be outrageous.
I absolutely despise this guy but pushing what I perceive to be extreme arguments is not the way to increase his disapproval ratings.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
MWS:
How is “Oh, lighten up.” a defense? Really?
Tommy Boy:
It appears that the poll you cite says nothing about people dying while the President waits. Therefore, you shouldn’t use that as you basis, even if it is logical that people made their decision with that in mind. I imagine the numbers would look significantly different if such language was included in the questions.
Anyway, liberals use that type of language alone. However, Romney, as others have done, are criticizing the fact that the President is failing to make a decision for months even after receiving a recommendation from HIS general, which by itself is a reasonable critique. (Note: this is the issue that your poll addresses)
What makes the President’s actions worse, is that Americans are dying as he waits: either without the necessary support or in vain if the President decides the mission is no longer achievable or worthwhile.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
17. Texas,
Ironically, The Stupak amendment is what got the bill passed. It was s dumb move, strategically.
Texas, did Romney say abortion is not important?
You know that Romney is pro-life, and there’s no legitimate reason to wonder where he is on the issue. He’s made it clear time and again.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Agreed Anthony. I backed Mitt until Fred and still think that if he had not been in Iowa so long and had contested NH and SC all out, he could have won the nomination and that when the banking crisis hit he would have been able to weather it better than McCain.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
“Molly, are you talking about the Ron Paul that stood on stage during the Republican debates and said he would not support any of the other candidates if they were our nominee? That one?”
He never said that.
The Huckster on the other hand did say that he wanted to amend the Constitution to make it like the bible because he says the bible supercedes the Constitution.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Tommy Boy,
Didn’t we learn anything from Iraq?
Of course Obama is causing more deaths by refusing to grant the necessary increase in numbers to adequately keep our troops safe.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Tommy boy #19:
“This is the type of argument that I absolutely detest. “We have men and women dying in Afghanistan” is a common liberal tactic that the left used against Bush and supporters of the Iraq war.”
Why is it that some tactics only be reserved for those on the left side of the political spectrum? I say take Saul Alinsky’s very own play book an beat the liberals over their heads with it. I want to win, I want our nominee to use all valid options to win. Please allow me to remind you that the liberals were very effective rallying voters against Bush with this sort of rhetoric. To me, this comment reminds voters of Obama’s hypocrisy in this matter. The longer Obama dithers making this decision, the louder this sort of thing needs to become.
” Obama loves this argument because it’s another way for him to contrast himself with Bush, something that he has done a decent job of in his first year.”
I disagree, Romney & others are beginning to draw blood with this argument. This is a huge political liability for Obama especially as the war deteriorates. Also, I love it when Obama campaigns against Bush. That is the only thing they know who to do effectively. They deflect legitimate criticisms by blaming their predecessor Bush 43. At some point, one has to ask, Where is the leadership? At what point do they stop blaming Bush and actually start leading and taking responsibility?
That is a wonderful argument to smack down liberals with. They are totally inept. This is just one way to prove that.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
25. I didn’t see anyone get too upset about the force comments.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
#35:
I agree we should go after Obama on Afghanistan and the rest of his foreign policy, but waving folded flags around saying “our soldiers are dying because of you” is a big turnoff to the electorate. To the voters it makes us look like we care more about scoring political points than dealing with the actual problems in Afghanistan.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Despite their protestations that they only care about issues, some of the Rombots decided they’d rather comiserate about what a meanie I am than discuss what I think was a very important issue Mitt “The Force” raised, which I addressed in #5.
Should the rest of the Stimulus be redirected or canceled?
November 9th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Molly, Paul did too say that….they ask him point blank right on the stage and he said he couldn’t support them.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
MWS…How about next time you try substance first, then attacks. My issue was not that you are a “meanie” (good choice of words) but that you lack the ability to attack Romney on the issues. However, I might need to apologize to you, someone of your age and intellect was likely only following what you saw the prior commenters do. Remember…well others are doing it too!! (tear drop)
November 9th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
“I disagree, Romney & others are beginning to draw blood with this argument.”
We’ll agree to disagree on this point. I don’t believe Romney and others have drawn any blood with this argument.
“This is a huge political liability for Obama especially as the war deteriorates.”
Agree on this point. However, check out the drudge report.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Martha,
“Ironically, The Stupak amendment is what got the bill passed. It was s dumb move, strategically.”
It was a smart move, for those interesting in saving lives, and insuring that taxpayers don’t pay for abortions.
Besides, how do you know 2 or 3 of the pro-life Dems that convinced Pelosi to allow the amendment to come to the floor weren’t bluffing? In that case, we’d have Obama care passing the House subsidizing abortions. As it is, Nancy doesn’t really know if she has the votes (and apparently assumes she doesn’t) when Conscience Provision is stripped in conference.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
#37,
The liberals can spin it as if we are trying to score political points, like you point out. But I don’t think that argument is going to hold muster as the death toll keeps increasing.
The inept liberals are brilliant at not taking responsibility even though they control the media and all three branches of the government, they are in total power here. The sick thing is, Romney & other Republicans become the bad guys for simply pointing out the deteriorating situation, rising body count, and Obama’s prolonged dithering. Where is the responsibility? Where is the accountability? Which party is in power? Why must it be scoring political points of the dead by calling out their total incompetence? We need to beat this drum & beat it hard..
As if the liberals themselves would not really be seeking political advantage on the issue, they certainly did when the shoe was on the other foot a few years ago.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Jonathan, if this was all about votes, I may agree with you about the soldier dying issue, but the fact is people ARE dying because of it, just like they were before the surge, and Mitt putting this square on the shoulders of Obama forces him to make a decision sooner, or at least it should, thus saving many lives.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Drudge seems to have his facts wrong:
Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/78516.html?storylink=MI_emailed
November 9th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
ifilgo,
“good choice of words”
Thank you. You honor me undeservedly with your praise.
(ifilgo). “However, I might need to apologize to you, someone of your age and intellect was likely only following what you saw the prior commenters do.”
Indeed. I accept your humble apology. While someone of my age and intellect can occasionally come up with a good choice of words, I am typically resigned to merely aping what I see in others. Astute observation on your part.
Now, do you think the Stimulus should be canceled or redirected?
November 9th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
#41 Tommy boy:
Which Drudge Report article are you referring to?
I’d like to check it out..
November 9th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
I see it now:
“REVEALED BY CBSNEWS TONIGHT: OBAMA’S PLAN FOR AFGHANISTAN; send four combat brigades plus thousands more support troops… close to the 40,000 that McChrystal wanted…”
November 9th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Yes, McChrystal had asked for 40,000, not 80k.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Considering the GOP is not in control of the Stimulus funds and the DEMS are clear tha they want it and likely more smaller stimuli, I think Mitt is correct in stating that it should be geared towards job approval. For the unemployment number will be the number 1 reason why the GOP will have a chance to regain some control (at least in the House, unsure in Senate).
November 9th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
#43:
Yes, we go after his dithering over Afghanistan, but the moment we start bringing up coffins and folded flags, it makes us look less like concerned citizens and more like opportunists and won’t help the overall cause of getting the President to grow a set. And yes, the left and Democrats turned everything into politics, especially Iraq and Afghanistan, but I would think we are above that.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Mitt’s putting this squarely on Obama’s shoulders prompted quicker response than even I had thought.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
MWS,
On second thought, you may be right about the Stupak amendment. It has drawn the President out of hiding. He’s gone all in with the feminists in his party.
http://www.politico.com/politico44/
November 9th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
OK great, Obama finally decides to act & do something. I agree that he is doing the right thing by listening to his Generals here. It is too bad it took nearly 5 months for him to give them what they’ve been asking for.
OK, so now the dynamic shifts. Obama who campaigned on getting us out of the wars has just committed more resources and heads to them. This will not sit well with his liberal base, who truly detest America, who believe that we deserve this attacks, he has to square with them for breaking his campaign promises. There could be in fighting.
At some point, these liberals who get constantly stoned of the Obama pixie dust, have to begin to realize that the fairy tale is ending as reality smacks down hard..
I certainly hope Obama will continue to support our troops by giving them the resources they need so that this war can be prosecuted successfully. It took them 5 months to make a decision here? That sort of thing does not engender confidence.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
38. MWS, I didn’t hear anyone commiserate about you being a meanie. They just said that you take cheap shots all the time, and you do.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Yep. Waving the bloody shirt is to follow groups like Code Pink, etc. If it comes from the right, it will be viewed as cynical, no matter what the intent.
(In my view, the approach to Afghanistan should be either Go Big or Go Home. We either fight to win or get out.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
ifilgo,
“Considering the GOP is not in control of the Stimulus funds and the DEMS are clear tha they want it and likely more smaller stimuli, I think Mitt is correct in stating that it should be geared towards job approval. ”
Well, considering the GOP is not in control of the Stimulus funds and the DEMS are then Mitt could just as well have called for the Stimulus to be canceled. As you so sagely noted, Mitt can really influence the what happens with the Stimulus, and was just speaking on a matter of principle.
As a matter of principle, I think the Stimulus should be canceled. We cannot afford to borrow more money to hire people. If the debt were 1 or 5 or even 7 trillion, then maybe we could swing it, but we are rapidly approaching a point where rising interest rates could swamp the federal budget, and bring its own crash.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
I don’t think there’s any problem in pointing out that a President’s decisions can lead to more casualties, or it can lead to a lessening of the fighting. Then ask voters whether they feel Obama’s decisions regarding Afghanistan are more in the former category, or the latter.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
#56 Mark?
So are you & others just saying that we should just give up on the argument and cede the point to the liberals? Shall we just give them a pass on their dithering incompetence for fear of being unjust criticized?
I just disagree. They are in power, they need to take ownership. Responsibility & accountability is never something the liberals were ever big on.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Romney won’t get the nominee in 2012. He is not conservative. I don’t like his politic and don’t agree on every issues what he stand for. He is so wishy washy about every issues.
If Romney does get the nominee in 2012, the conservatives will stay at home and won’t vote for him. The Republican Party will lose the 2012 election and this means that we have Obama back in the White House in his second term. I think Sarah Palin or Tim Pawlenty can win the White House in 2012. Not Romney!
November 9th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Correction to #57,
Should read “Mitt can **NOT** really influence the what happens with the Stimulus…”
November 9th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Romney on the stimulus:
“But if it’s stimulus you want, taxing less works best. That’s why permanent tax cuts should be the centerpiece of the economic stimulus.
Second, any new spending must be strictly limited to projects that are essential. How do we define essential? Well, a good rule is that the projects we fund in a stimulus should be legitimate government priorities that would have been carried out in the future anyway, and are simply being moved up to create those jobs now.
As we take out non-essential projects, we should focus on funding the real needs of government that will have immediate impact. And what better place to begin than repairing and replacing military equipment that was damaged or destroyed in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan?”
November 9th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
#57:
“(In my view, the approach to Afghanistan should be either Go Big or Go Home. We either fight to win or get out.)”
I certainly agree with you there..
November 9th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
57,
Is it possible that Romney’s intent with the word “restructure” was to convert the budgeted money to tax breaks?
November 9th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Tommy,
Do you think that he has come out against the Stupak Amendment in order to placate the party base, which will likely disapprove of his Afghanistan decision?
Also, who else find it ironic that the person who so often sounds the “change” bells and attacks “defenders of the status quo” advocates exactly that – the status quo – for abortion?
November 9th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Also, to answer MWS’s question, I would absolutely cancel the unspent stimulus funds, if I had my choice. As MWS noted, we have to borrow the funds, and since government has no resources of its own, it must take from productive members of society – individuals – to spend.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
So where is what Obama is doing:
“Plan under consideration would send more than 30,000 troops — roughly halfway between two requests made by Gen. McChrystal, U.S. officials say…”
What a blithering fool. Obama is going to end up angering his liberal base any way for committing more resources, and he still renders himself vulnerable from the right by not fully supporting the troops.
So effectively, McChrystal only has half of what he asked for to prosecute this war. I would love to give Obama only half his federal budget to operate the government on then force him not to run a deficit.
How can this be a smart move politically?
November 9th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Is there audio on this? He may have said “voice”, not “force”. His next sentences refer to many voices in the party.
I’ll need to find this interview when I get home and can get audio but it sure seems like “I am just one force among many” could easily have been “I am just one voice among many”, especially when you put it in context with his next sentences.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Loren,
“Voice.” “Force.” Whatever. It’s only a big deal to a hand full of Rombots here. I know that anyone who runs for President has an ego the size of Texas. I just thought it was funny.
November 9th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
I agree with Tommy Boy that the line “We have men and women dying in Afghanistan” is terrible and counterproductive. But then I also thought that Palin’s Death Panel nonsense was counterproductive, over-the-top, rhetoric.
November 9th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
U.S. Monitored Fort Hood Suspect Before Shooting
Intelligence agencies intercepted communications last year and earlier this year between Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., and a radical cleric in Yemen known for his incendiary anti-American teachings.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/us/10inquire.html?pagewanted=print
Rell Will Not Seek Re-Election
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-rell-no-relection-1109,0,2210088.story
November 9th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
That’s surprising about Rell, she probably would have won had she decided to seek re-election.
November 9th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
The CBS report may not be accurate or it was just a floater that went up in flames.
http://twitter.com/stevebruskCNN/status/5574954791
November 9th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Obama is causing more troops death because he had traveled to 57 states,if he traveled only 50 states,he will save more troops .American people just didn’t think how can he withdraw troops immediately as he lied in the campaign to get elected,I myself have never believe he can do it.Yes, now is true that he couldn’t keep his promised,what do you say? now the war in Iraq and Afghanistan had changed immediately after Obama took Office by his weakness.
You guy just hated Mitt and don’t listen to his speech word by word what he said,you just talking for yourself and will be re-defeat one more time,but every things he said is more important and contained high value for the American people and for the country.What Obama had experience in his life to compare with Mitt experience,sorry man,it is 1-20.the true “Obama is a socialism that doesn’t fit for this great country” but Mitt is a great and loving America leader that America really need now.
November 9th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Can someone clarify regarding the costs exceeding estimates etc. I hear evidence from both sides and people keep propagating the same “facts”. Which is it? And can anyone prove it?
November 9th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Rell may be going for the Senate, though I’d rather we just get Lieberman to switch over to us to ensure his permanent status as Senator of Connecticut. Antiwar folks hate him, prochoice gang hates him, and now Obamacare proponents hate him. His propensity to support rational government policies is forcing him away from the Dems on major issues. And he’s a senior leader in the Senate. It’s time he became a Republican.
Come 2012 we could have two Republicans out of CT – Sens. Simmons and Lieberman.
As far as Romney’s use of rhetoric goes, I don’t think it was too out there. It was in the context of a bigger point, namely, stop dithering while we lose ground.
November 9th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Palin wins Bill O reilly poll
Palin 30%
Huckabee 29%
Romney 25%
Newt 16%
November 9th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
As of now, Romney seems best poised to play the McDonnell role in the 2012 election.
November 9th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
I’d probably agree. I think it’s going to be tough for Pawlenty to get in there from such a low start and packed field on both sides of the party, though I’d love to support him when he does. Even if he doesn’t, if he can raise his profile some as a great campaigner and potential leader, it helps put him in a VP slot for future years.
I think Romney/Pawlenty would probably be our most likely (and best) ticket at this point.
November 9th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Here’s old Huckabee being his petty self.
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/11/09/huckabee-palins-getting-more-media-buzz-than-me-because-shes-attractive/
November 9th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
In his own not so subtle back handed way, Huck just called Sarah and ignoramus.
November 9th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/11/09/yellin.mitt.romney.cnn
Romney’s latest live interview
November 10th, 2009 at 3:47 am
Mitt Romney in 2012!!!
November 10th, 2009 at 4:29 am
“Molly, Paul did too say that….they ask him point blank right on the stage and he said he couldn’t support them.”
show meh
November 10th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Paul is notorious for addressing thing in terms of policy only. He never refers to his opponents by name.
I can possibly see him saying that he won’t support any candidate (Obama and dems and republicans included) that do not support immediate withdrawal and defunding of all overseas bases.
November 10th, 2009 at 8:12 am
Molly, if you had watched the debates, you would have heard it with your own ears. I’m not your baby sitter.
November 16th, 2009 at 8:31 am
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