As Governor, Romney Did Not Seek To Amend Or Repeal A 2002 Massachusetts Law That “Mirrored” President Obama’s Proposal To Require All Employers To Provide Health Insurance That Covered Birth Control. “Mitt Romney faulted President Barack Obama's original push to require church-affiliated employers to pay for birth control as an ‘assault on religion,’ but as Massachusetts governor, Romney was largely silent about a state law that required virtually the same contraceptive coverage. The Massachusetts law, which essentially mirrored Obama's proposal, was signed by Romney's predecessor in 2002, the year before he took office. Romney did not seek its repeal. …As governor, Romney made no similar effort to amend or repeal the state law, which required employers that purchase insurance plans in Massachusetts to pay for contraceptives.” [Associated Press, 2/11/12]
Lonecowboy said:Tam's right there isn't a nickles worth of difference between romney and obama- if that is our only options we would be better of with repubs in control of both house and senate and obama as pres.- that way they might both cancel each other out! and not totally destroy repub party again. the TEA aprty has made some great strides in reforming the repubs whether they like it or not, lets not waste that with romney.
can you trust what he says when he says it is the Santorum and Gingrich Super Pac ads that are bringing the nasty in fighting into the primary race. When it is his attacking anyone that looks like a threat to their man.
okfarmer said:Romney's buddies are trying like crazy to get everyone convinced he is the guy, before heading to the states that won't support him.
Santorum would kill him if Gingrich wasn't in the race. And he will anyway in the remaining states.
So many delegates are still undecided. But boy they are going all out right now with Romney is the man campaign.
Tam said:okfarmer said:Romney's buddies are trying like crazy to get everyone convinced he is the guy, before heading to the states that won't support him.
Santorum would kill him if Gingrich wasn't in the race. And he will anyway in the remaining states.
So many delegates are still undecided. But boy they are going all out right now with Romney is the man campaign.
EXACTLY the Estblishment and the Media are pushing hard to put Romney out there as the only man for the job not the voters. The question is WHY. What do they know that the voters don't? :?
Oldtimer said:Tam said:okfarmer said:Romney's buddies are trying like crazy to get everyone convinced he is the guy, before heading to the states that won't support him.
Santorum would kill him if Gingrich wasn't in the race. And he will anyway in the remaining states.
So many delegates are still undecided. But boy they are going all out right now with Romney is the man campaign.
EXACTLY the Estblishment and the Media are pushing hard to put Romney out there as the only man for the job not the voters. The question is WHY. What do they know that the voters don't? :?
Because the Establishment Repub Party can see that the Newt and Santorum are unelectable in a general election...It would be just like another Goldwater throatcutting (which is the last time the far right put a candidate into the general election).....And either of those two as the candidate (with some of their out of the mainstream beliefs) could lose the R party several Congressional seats like Goldwater did...
Romney is the only Repub that stands any chance of beating Obama in Nov..
Oldtimer said:Tam said:okfarmer said:Romney's buddies are trying like crazy to get everyone convinced he is the guy, before heading to the states that won't support him.
Santorum would kill him if Gingrich wasn't in the race. And he will anyway in the remaining states.
So many delegates are still undecided. But boy they are going all out right now with Romney is the man campaign.
EXACTLY the Estblishment and the Media are pushing hard to put Romney out there as the only man for the job not the voters. The question is WHY. What do they know that the voters don't? :?
Because the Establishment Repub Party can see that the Newt and Santorum are unelectable in a general election...It would be just like another Goldwater throatcutting (which is the last time the far right put a candidate into the general election).....And either of those two as the candidate (with some of their out of the mainstream beliefs) could lose the R party several Congressional seats like Goldwater did...
Romney is the only Repub that stands any chance of beating Obama in Nov..
Lonecowboy said:Oldtimer said:Tam said:EXACTLY the Estblishment and the Media are pushing hard to put Romney out there as the only man for the job not the voters. The question is WHY. What do they know that the voters don't? :?
Because the Establishment Repub Party can see that the Newt and Santorum are unelectable in a general election...It would be just like another Goldwater throatcutting (which is the last time the far right put a candidate into the general election).....And either of those two as the candidate (with some of their out of the mainstream beliefs) could lose the R party several Congressional seats like Goldwater did...
Romney is the only Repub that stands any chance of beating Obama in Nov..
Your terrified the Republican party will become Conservative Republican's again!
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Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.)
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) (endorsed Sen. John McCain in 2008)
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) (endorsed McCain in 2008)
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.)
Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) (endorsed McCain in 2008)
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) (the 2008 GOP nominee)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho)
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) (endorsed McCain in 2008)
Rep. Sandy Adams (R-Fla.)
Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.)
Rep. Charles Bass (R-N.H.)
Rep. Dan Benishek (R-Mich.) (Initially endorsed Herman Cain; endorsed Romney on Jan. 20)
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) (endorsed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 2008)
Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) (endorsed Giuliani in 2008)
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.)
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)
Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) (endorsed Romney in 2008) (Initially backed Perry in 2012)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) (endorsed McCain in 2008)
Rep. Robert Dold (R-Ill.)
Rep. John Duncan (R-Tenn.) (endorsed ex-Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) in 2008)
Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) (endorsed McCain in 2008)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) (endorsed Giuliani in 2008)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.)
Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.)
Rep. Wally Herger (R-Calif.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.)
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) (endorsed McCain in 2008)
Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.)
Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) (endorsed McCain in 2008)
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.) (endorsed Giuliani in 2008)
Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.)
Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)
Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) (endorsed Thompson in 2008; dropped White House bid in September)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)
Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) (endorsed Thompson and later McCain in 2008)
Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas)
Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)
Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio)
Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.)
Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) (endorsed McCain in 2008)
Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.)
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) (endorsed McCain in 2008)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.)
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.)
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Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas)
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) (endorsed Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) in 2008 and initially backed Bachmann in 2012)
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.)
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) (endorsed Romney in 2008)
Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.)
Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.)
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) (endorsed Thompson, and later, Romney, in 2008)
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.)
Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.)
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Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)
Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.)
Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.)
Oldtimer said:Tam said:okfarmer said:Romney's buddies are trying like crazy to get everyone convinced he is the guy, before heading to the states that won't support him.
Santorum would kill him if Gingrich wasn't in the race. And he will anyway in the remaining states.
So many delegates are still undecided. But boy they are going all out right now with Romney is the man campaign.
EXACTLY the Estblishment and the Media are pushing hard to put Romney out there as the only man for the job not the voters. The question is WHY. What do they know that the voters don't? :?
Because the Establishment Repub Party can see that the Newt and Santorum are unelectable in a general election...It would be just like another Goldwater throatcutting (which is the last time the far right put a candidate into the general election).....And either of those two as the candidate (with some of their out of the mainstream beliefs) could lose the R party several Congressional seats like Goldwater did...
Romney is the only Repub that stands any chance of beating Obama in Nov..
Former Governor Ronald Reagan was the early odds-on favorite to win his party's nomination for president after nearly beating incumbent President Gerald Ford just four years earlier.