Archive for the 'Romney' Category

You break it, you bought it

Just another reason why Mike Huckabee is the GOP candidate that steals every debate with his folksy way of relating his position on tough issues.  When asked about whether or not we should pull our troops out of Iraq, the former Arkansas governor told a story about how as a child his mother would harp [...]

Why Romney is succeeding

An old friend called me the other day to catch up and discuss the business of politics. He and I have both worked in the business long enough to have more than a few campaigns under our collective belts, but never had the pleasure to actually work together (which may be why we remain [...]

Republican CPC Round Three (post mortem)

It’s getting better all the time… the title line from the Beatles’ “Getting Better” popped into my head last night as I watched the third in what is becoming a movable feast of Republican candidates seeking the party’s nomination for president (the Democrats apparently are opting for more of a packed lunch approach as they [...]

Buying his way to the nomination

If Mitt Romney can’t convince the electorate to vote for him by changing his opinion on major issues to better align himself with the social conservatives, perhaps the Stepford Candidate can buy his way to the Republican nomination.
Highlighted in the previously mentioned CQ Politics Report, Ann Romney’s $25,000 donation to the RNC in this year’s [...]

Early money no indication of future performance

Over the weekend I was one of the many parents (according to today’s news) who doled out cash and time to spend a little over and hour and a half sitting in a movie theater with their child. The catalyst that caused this to happen was the opening weekend of the much awaited (at [...]

Romney in 2002 on protecting abortion rights

“…I make an unequivocal answer, yes”
All hail the Stepford Candidate.

Romney calls the REARvrEND Al a bigot

The REARvrEND Al Sharpton’s comments about Mitt Romney’s faith during a Monday night debate with Christopher Hitchens have warranted a reply from the Stepford Candidate:
“It shows that bigotry still exists in some corners,” said Romney, who spoke to reporters after a campaign event. “I thought it was a most unfortunate comment to make.”

A Mormon primer

In vacillating on my feelings about the Republican candidacy of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, I’ve posted about the potential of this campaign serving as nothing more than preparation for 2012, I’ve talked about the origins of his early money successes and his faith, and I’ve discussed his robot-like campaign behaviors. Each one [...]

The stepford candidate

As the media spotlight starts to shine brighter on Mitt Romney, his plastic veneer has begun to reflect the glare. Last week’s NRA episode (“I purchased a gun when I was a young man. I’ve been a hunter pretty much all my life…” followed by a litany of discoveries ranging from the fact that [...]

Thank God here come the Mormons!

Earlier this week as the candidates for president in 2008 started to release their fundraising results from this year’s first quarter, I already knew on the Republican side that Mitt Romney would be the leader. I knew this not because I had access to some inside FEC information or a leak from the [...]