Category — Mitt Romney

MA has a Democratic governor, but you wouldn’t know that by the enmity between the corner office and Beacon Hill. In fact, except for party affiliation and bank account size, Deval Patrick and Mitt Romney are sharing eerily similar terms as governor. Romney spent a lot of time out of state campaigning for president when it became apparent the legislature ran the state. Deval Patrick spends his time out of state campaigning for Barack Obama, which might explain why his casino bill is getting deep-sixed.

Romney was a lame duck because there weren’t enough Republicans on Beacon Hill to sustain a veto. Patrick is a lame duck because he made the casino battle personal by trying to smear DiMassi. Romney’s singular accomplishment, if one could actually call socialized medicine an accomplishment, was handed to him because the legislature wanted it. Deval Patrick will also only get what the legislature wants him to because he’s only shown an ability to burn bridges and none at building them.

I’m betting an Obama administration cabinet post is looking awfully good to our Moonbat-in-chief just like being POTUS looked awfully good to Mitt Romney.

With news that Romney is leaving the Republican Presidential race, John McCain’s the nominee.  However, Super Tuesday demonstrated what that nomination is doing to the party’s conservative base:

One measure of his task is that more than 14.6 million Democrats went to the polls on Tuesday and only 9 million Republicans — indicating a vast enthusiasm gap between the parties.

Faced with a choice between a Democrat and a Democrat, conservatives are dejected.  I voted for Romney on Tuesday in the slight hope that he’d show enough of a pulse to hang in there.  His exit means that you’re just pulling the McCain lever out of party loyalty.  However, as a conservative, I simply can’t pull the McCain lever with a clear conscience.  He’s flat wrong on too many issues to make him substantially better than Hillary or Obama.

Good luck with your independents, John.  You’re going to need them.

Florida turned out the lights of the conservative wing of the Republican Party tonight. John McCain won the primary and most likely ended Mitt Romney’s shot at the nomination. Not that Romney was all that conservative, but I’m not down for another 4 years of RINOism from the Executive Branch.

Looks like it’s write-in time for the 2008 ballot.

This CNN exit poll for the Michigan Primary looks a lot like the New Hampshire one. McCain wins the Democrats and Independents. Mitt Romney wins the Republicans by a pretty comfortable margin. So the million dollar question is how will McCain compete in the closed primaries when he can’t count on crossover votes?

Tonight’s Romney win is a serious blow to McCain. By slowing his momentum, McCain no longer looks like the inevitable nominee. And without that forgone conclusion feeling, I have no idea how John McCain woos Republicans who don’t appear to be too fond of him yet. On the other hand, Romney is sitting pretty if he continues to hold serve with Republican voters.

The media punched McCain’s ticket to the nomination and wrote Romney’s epitaph way too early.

We have a Jane Swift sighting. You’ll remember Jane as the incompetent, ticket balancing lieutenant governor who liked to ride around in state helicopters and use her aides as baby sitters. She took over as acting governor (strong emphasis on acting) when Paul Cellucci made a run for the northern border by becoming the ambassador to Canada. It really says something about a state when even its governor joins the great unwashed in exiting stage left. But I digress.

Flash forward to today and “Pitbull Swifty” is trying to take a chunk out of Mitt Romney’s leg. It seems that “Swifty” is still none too pleased about being pushed aside by Mitt in the 2002 Republican state primary. So, in an attempt to return the favor Sicilian style, she’s attacking him for raising state fees while governor just before the Michigan primary.

Ironically and rather ineptly, while attacking Romney on fees, she officially supports John McCain. McCain voted against President Bush’s tax cuts twice. And that’s why I’d tell everyone considering Romney to take everything Jane Swift says with a few grains (read salt mines worth) of salt.

You won’t here it often but I am happy Hillary won last night. Nothing pleases me more than the possibility of Hillary and Obama beating each other up for the next couple of months. I hope she ends up winning the nomination if only because I think she is more beatable in November.

As for the Republicans, I haven’t decided who to vote for yet but it was a definitely a disappointing night for Romney. Having said that, don’t believe the hype that he is severely wounded by this. He is actually leading the GOP delegate count at this point and has a lot more money than any of the other candidates. Even Michigan isn’t a make or break state considering it is an open primary where democrats and independents can skew the vote. In the end Republicans will decide who the nominee is and we will have a much clearer picture on February 5th.

Of course I will probably support whoever wins the nomination because almost any of the Republican candidates (excluding Ron Paul) would be better at defending this country than Hillary or Obama. As you can tell, National Security is the issue I care most about. Without that, the other issues don’t even exist.

This Suffolk University poll shows Mitt Romney up 29/25 on John McCain in NH. If it represents truth on the ground, Mitt’s commercial blitz against McCain might be having an impact. But keep this important fact in mind, the poll projects that more than 25% of the votes cast in the Republican Primary will actually come from independents. Those independents are projected to break overwhelming for McCain.

If this were a party only primary, McCain wouldn’t be a serious threat to anyone. Sadly, if McCain wins, the media will proclaim its favorite RHINO the front runner when in reality, his Republican support is thimble deep.

A McCain ticket might trounce its rival for the independent vote in November, but can it drive its own party to the polls? I don’t see the prospect of 4 more years of “compassionate” conservatism rebranded as the Straight Talk Express driving a huge turnout in November. And if the specter of another President Clinton isn’t lurking, say hello to President Barack Obama.

Anatomy of a political hangover

Listening to the promises made by the candidates, most overstep presidential powers and violate the Constitution. Tax law belongs to the House as does all money bills. Susurrations to the contrary, the President isn’t a King which makes the MSM anointments a futility in progress.

On Clinton–
Rush Limbaugh said last night was the worst night for Hillary since Bill’s second term. Not even close, people, for Communist Hillary, the election of Nixon crushed her ideals. Last night, this Alinsky drone’s pyloric valve seized in the open position, showing her true color.

You will never hear her expound upon her vision for the US. With Clinton, as Yoda said to Luke, “With you, it’s change, always change.” Her idea of change, abolishing the Constitution, doesn’t sound good on the hustings. Afterwards, the loud noise heard off screen was a boomer exploding.

On Edwards–
He wants to make your life better, but not quite the way he made his better. An envious man, he wishes to have more money than the collective you. To accomplish this end, everything will be free on his watch. Wait till you see what that costs. You will be verrucose in short order, waiting in line for universal medical relief. Then again, it would be kinder if he merely sued you. Under current tort laws, at least you keep your dignity.

On Obama–
Same droning sounds as from Silky. Different words used. Obama likes the word hope. We have hope. Hope we can make changes. Change is good for it gives us hope. He has no idea how the real world works. That will never prevent him from lurching into the breech. To give us hope for change, hopefully.

On Huckabee–
Having prodded GOP caucus goers with his RINO horn to get what he wanted, let us see how he dolls up the message for low denomination voters. I do not believe many NH voters place hands on the TV. Anyway, Huckabee is calling the NH primary, the Big Camp Meeting, can I get an AMEN.

On Romney–
Many questions need be asked of the Mitt. Does the U.S. deserve the type of government foisted on MA inmates? Do we need a “Big Dig” in every state? Why is the working population of MA shrinking? Why isn’t the illegal immigration population shrinking?
More to the point, which Mitt is running for office?

On McCain–
He is in the wrong party. That speaks to his good points. There isn’t room for the thought on the dark side.

On Paul–
Collaborating with the Donk moonbat Kucinich, both are investigating the appearance of illegal aliens at Groom Lake aka Area 51, instead of along the border and in meat packing plants. Art Bell is chairman of this primary of two.

On Thompson–
Not running hard while running, this makes one wonder, Wassup! If he keeps dissing the lame stream media, he may become the front-runner rather quickly. More of a Washingtonian politician (person, not place) he says it is about duty, not desire. We’ll see if this reaches fruition.

On the usual perennial weeds–
After signing up for campaign matching funds, they cash the check; spend a minimal amount on electioneering and pocket the rest. This is a common trope for most politicians, usually seen as groveling for power and re-election, and by the older politicians, sex in strange places with alien DNA types. Their attendance is for obfuscating purposes only, this heterophony helps shield the front-runners from real questions.

The MA judicial system is just awful. We really need to start electing our judges instead of having lifetime political appointees. This story really needs to be read in its entirety because it’s just that stunning:

The father of a Washington woman slaughtered along with her new husband - allegedly at the hands of a convicted Bay State killer - said his daughter’s accused murderer never should have been released from prison here.

“It’s because of stupidity in Massachusetts that my daughter is dead,” said Darrel Slater, 55, who is preparing to bury his daughter, Beverly Mauck, 28, and her husband Brian Mauck, 30.

The couple was executed in their home in rural Graham, Wash., Saturday after an alleged argument with Daniel Tavares Jr., 41, who in 1991 pleaded guilty to hacking his mother to death with a carving knife in their Somerset home in served 16 years for that crime.

Tavares finished his sentence on June 14, but was immediately re-arrested on a warrant charging him with two counts of assaulting Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center prison guards during his troubled stint behind bars, Department of Correction officials said.

Worcester prosecutors requested $50,000 cash bail for each of those charges, an amount approved by Clinton District Court Judge Martha Brennan, according to court documents.

But Tavares appealed the bail and on July 16, Superior Court Judge Kathe Tuttman released him on personal recognizance. Tavares was freed and fled the state to marry and live in a Washington trailer with Jennifer Lynn Tavares, who met the convict at Walpole after answering an inmate personal ad. He defaulted on a July 23 court date, prosecutors said.

“How does a guy who killed his mother, get charged with more crimes, get out of jail? How can he leave the state?” an angry Slater said last night.

“That judge needs to get her head out of her (expletive). My little girl was only 28. She was a newlywed. They just started their lives. This never should have happened,” Slater said.

Reached last night at her Andover home, Tuttman, who was appointed to the bench by former Gov. Mitt Romney, said, “I’m sorry, I’m not able to comment on this.” When informed what the slain woman’s father had said, she repeated, “I’m sorry, I’m not able to comment about this.”

A spokesman for Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early said prosecutors had wanted to keep Tavares behind bars last summer and argued for high bail because of the brutality of the alleged attacks on correction officers.

Correction officer Michael Kasprzak was allegedly punched in the head as he removed restraints from Tavares in December 2005. Two months later, the con allegedly spat on correction officer Matthew Atter and screeched, “I’m going to kill you (expletive) . . . I’ll break your (expletive) arms off!” according to court records.

“Obviously, we tried to keep him incarcerated,” said Worcester DA spokesman Tim Connolly.

Tavares also was disciplined by the DOC for writing a series of bizarre and threatening letters to his father, Daniel Tavares Sr. The elder Tavares complained about the letters to a DOC victim advocate, but they did not stop, he told the Herald yesterday.

In one letter, Tavares wrote about receiving a college education behind bars and learning seven languages.

He described his achievement this way:

“Only in Massachusetts.”

This animal hacks his mother up with a carving knife, assaults correction officers and commits more crimes while incarcerated, and is released on personal recognizance? I’m not even sure how to comprehend why that would happen. It’s too bad we can’t make this animal and the judge cell mates.

“The United Nations has been an extraordinary failure of late.”–Mitt Romney 10/18/2007

One question for Mitt, Are you just coming to this realization now?

Tennessee: Thompson Leads Clinton But Clinton Leads Giuliani, Romney

If former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is the Republican nominee in 2008, the Volunteer State is likely to cast its Electoral College votes for the home town boy. A Rasmussen Reports statewide survey finds that Thompson leads Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton by fifteen percentage points (54% to 39%). He leads John Edwards by twenty-one points (56% to 35%) and Barack Obama by thirty points (60% to 30%).

However, if the Republican nominee is Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney , Tennessee’s eleven Electoral votes could conceivably end up in the Democratic column. Clinton has a statistically insignificant two-point edge over Giuliani (46% to 44%) and a six-point lead over Romney (46% to 40%). Clinton also has an edge over Republican hopefuls in three other southern states Arkansas, Virginia, and Florida. If any Democrat is able to win Southern states in Election 2008, it will be a long night for the GOP. [snip]

This is good news for the vast right-wing conspiracy. Not so good news for the RINO’s and those sheep who call themselves moderates. The wearers of the old gray flannel suits now have reason to worry about how they appear to the voters. Let us see how they twist their voting records to look different.

By the way, have you seen the Bush helps Clinton stories making the rounds. Searching for the Legacy, it is called. Maybe she’ll give him the W’s back for the computers.

A lot of people naturally assume the Democratic Party has the biggest, most ideologically diverse tent. However, an analysis of the parties’ 1^st tier presidential candidates implies otherwise. The Democratic candidates lean so far left they’re practically horizontal. Hillary Clinton’s main governmental “accomplishment” is a failed attempt to socialize our medical system. Barack Obama thinks 5 year olds need sex education. And John Edwards wants to expand the nanny state because he thinks we all live in broken down trailers with a car on cinder blocks in the front yard.

On the other hand, the Republican presidential field is dominated by squishy moderates trying to convince the party faithful they’re conservatives. Rudy Giuliani is a social liberal who supported making New York a “sanctuary city”. Mitt Romney is trying to explain his abortion flip-flop and ran as a centrist in MA. John McCain takes great pleasure in annoying the party’s base on issues like immigration and campaign finance reform.

I’d wager that a socially conservative Democrat could not achieve the front runner status that a socially liberal Giuliani has in the Republican race. Could a Democrat ever be pro-life? Democrats talk about diversity, but they’re all died in the wool liberals.

Mitt Romney on Barack Obama:

“I mean, in one week he went from saying he’s going to sit down, you know, for tea, with our enemies, but then he’s going to bomb our allies,” said Romney. “I mean, he’s gone from Jane Fonda to Dr. Strangelove in one week.”

Here’s the video:

The Democratic presidential candidates seem far better organized at the grassroots level than their Republican rivals. The Hillary Clinton web site lists 10 events in the NH/MA area alone over the next week. Barack Obama’s site includes what look like more general public service events, but still lists numerous house meetings and phone bank organizing events.

There appears to be a real dearth of activity at the grassroots level on the Republican side. John McCain is busy trying to pay the bills and only lists expensive fundraisers as events on his site. I searched the Rudy Guiliani web site for a long time, but couldn’t even figure where he’ll be appearing let alone if there are grassroots activities. At least Mitt Romney’s site lists campaign activity, but there aren’t any events by local supporters.

Democrats seem a lot more energized and their presidential campaigns are taking advantage. Is the Republican base disillusioned with the party? Are the campaigns just not tapping into grassroots supporters? I suspect it’s a little of both, but right now, Democrats appear to have a real edge.

I can’t remember a time when a party’s presidential candidates leveled such strong criticism at their own sitting president.  Some people probably thought they’d accidentally tuned into the Democratic debate.  Here’s a sampling:

“It’s a typical Washington mess,” former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said of the immigration bill Bush wants Congress to approve. 

“I think we were underprepared and underplanned for what came after we knocked down Saddam Hussein,” former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said on the topic of Iraq.

“The president ran as a conservative and governed as a liberal,” said Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado. “That is what has really been the basis, I think, of the distrust that has developed among the Republican base. It’s well founded.” 

Rep. Ron Paul of Texas said: “The president ran on a program of a humble foreign policy, no nation-building and no policing of the world, and he changed his tune.”

“We went to Washington to change Washington, and Washington changed us,” said former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, once a member of Bush’s Cabinet. “If we’re going to spend money like as foolishly and as stupidly as the Democrats, the voters are going to vote for the professional spender _ the Democrat _ not the amateur spender _ the Republican.” 

If this keeps up, President Bush’s Republican Convention speech will be at noon on local cable access channels.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like anybody at the White House is listening.