Mitt Romney in New Hampshire

Earlier today Mitt Romney spoke at the New Hampshire GOP Convention. Mitt Romney said that he supports plans to decrease illegal immigration from Mexico. Mitt Romney also talked a little bit about China & Asia. Read about it at Eyewitness News.

Mitt Romney's problem

According to The Economist, the only problem that Mitt Romney could have is his religion. If Mitt Romney's religion is the only potential problem that he has, in about two years from now it will be "President Romney"!

Nutmeggers for Mitt

I found a new blog today. Introducing Nutmeggers for Mitt. Nutmegger is a nickname for people from the state of Connecticut. So that brings the number of states for Mitt Romney to 21! Another 29 states to go!

Texas Election Countdown

The November Elections are coming up fast.

11 until last day to register to vote in the November 7 election (Tuesday, October, 10 2006)

24 until first day of early voting by personal appearance (Monday, October 23, 2006)

35 until last day of early voting by personal appearance (Friday, November 3, 2006)

39 until general election day (Tuesday, November7, 2006)

Mitt Romney on RedState Radio

Mitt Romney was on RedState Radio this week. Be sure to listen to the interview before you read the comments.

The National Journal's "White House 2008 Rankings"

The Rankings got updated today. John McCain is still in 1st & Mitt Romney in 2nd. The only change to the top 5 for the Rupublicans is that George Allen is no longer ranked. It's a good thing that Mitt Romney is not the early front runner. Look at what happened to Mitt's Dad when he was the early front runner: he lost.

Christopher Rants joins Mitt Romney's Commonwealth PAC

Iowa's Speaker of the House, Christopher Rants has signed on with Mitt Romney's Commonwealth PAC! Read about it at the Krusty Konservative.

Bruce Keough joins Mitt Romney's Commonwealth PAC

Another big name for Mitt Romney in New Hampshire! Read about it at Hotline On Call.

Mitt Romney to do a fundraiser with President Bush

According to the Arkansas Family Coalition- ArkFam.com, Mitt Romney will join President Bush to do a fundraiser for the GOP!

MITT ROMNEY IS ARTICULATE

There are a lot of reasons why I hope Governor Romney gets the GOP nomination for the next presidential race. Today I want to discuss one of those reasons. Mitt Romney is articulate. He can present his decisions in a way that will convince fence sitters, and not offend people inclined to disagree with him.

Here is a clip of Tony Blair in the British Parlaiment, debating action in the recent Lebanon/Israel conflict. Notice how these men articulate their positions, and are expected to immediately respond to the person doing the criticizing.



I think we can all agree that President Bush would get destroyed if he was expected to jump into an arena like this. Cheney would probably do alright, but probably would have a reputation of being even less likeable. People like Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan would tend to rise to the surface. Here is a clip of Ronald Reagan responding to Sam Donaldson back in the 1980's:



Here is a quote from a fairly recent article in the American Spectator. I love it how Romney keeps his cool in a potentially tense, awkward situation. Here's the quote:

BOSTON -- During last year's St. Patrick's Day breakfast in South Boston, Democratic Speaker of the House Salvatore DiMasi abandoned the good-natured roasting typical of the event to acidly kid about the airline tickets he saw sticking out of Governor Willard Mitt Romney's pocket. "I don't want to keep you too long. You can leave any time you want," he said, to which the ever-unflappable Romney shot back, "I'll be here until you get funny." It was enough cool to make DiMasi lose his for a moment. "You being President of the United States. That's a joke," he sneered. A short time later, perhaps knowing somewhere deep down that he would still receive the biggest laugh of the breakfast, Romney chose to defuse rather than escalate the tension with his opening lines: "It's great to be here in Iowa this morning -- Oops, wrong speech. Sorry about that."

Here is a clip of the 1992 debate between Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, and Ross Perot. When I watch this clip, I tend to focus in on Bill Clinton, and Ross Perot, even though Bush and Clinton both basically ignore Mr Perot. This is Ross Perot who rose to the occasion in the 1970's and organized the rescue of American hostages in Iran because two of those Americans were his employees. Ross Perot had started a company that created over 100,000 good, high tech, upper middle class jobs. Bill Clinton had 'created' a bunch of Tyson Chicken jobs in Arkansas where American citizens make McNuggets. But we know in retrospect, and can see within this 10 minute clip that Bill Clinton is going to come across as the 'winner' of this debate. You can also see right away that George Bush is losing credibility fast.



I want a President who can articulate his policies in a way that persuades others to his way of thinking, without coming across as closed minded. Mitt Romney fits the bill better than anyone I can think of. Here is a clip of Romney discussing his decision not to provide Khatami with State funded VIP treatment. One of my favorite parts about this clip is when he says "Well I always believe in talking, even with people who are your avowed enemies. The opportunity to exchange perspectives provides an opportunity to learn something..."



And before this last clip, let me just say that I am not a hater of George W. Bush. But he just makes it way too easy to poke fun at him. Here is a clip that comes, I think, from the David Letterman show. These always make me laugh:



I think all Americans can agree that we want the leader of our country to be an intelligent person. One reason Mitt Romney has my support is because he is so articulate.

Romney receives Iraqi policy briefing from Bremer

Mitt Romney is also expected to announce his New Hampshire Leadershhp Team before this saturday. Read about it at the Boston Globe.

Romney Rides High

This article at the Opinion Journal talks about Mitt Romney's recent trip to Washington D.C.

Tom Rath has joined Mitt Romney's Commonwealth PAC

Former representative on the RNC (he just resigned) Tom Rath has put his support behind Mitt Romney! Read about it at the Union Leader.

Mitt Romney's interview with Bill O'Reilly

Read a partial transcript at BillOReilly.com.

Hat tip Jeff at Iowans for Romney.

Romney praises Bush at end of whirlwind two weeks of campaingning

Read about it at Eyewitness News - East Providence,RI.

O'Reilly Gives Early Edge To Romney

Bill O'Reilly said that Mitt Romney is his early favorite to win the 2008 presidential election over Hillary Clinton. Read about it at the Michigan Republican Party Blog.

Romney On The Stump

Today Mitt Romney spoke at the FRC (a.k.a. Family Reseach Council) briefing in Washington D.C. Read about it at Hotline On Call.

McCain Wasn't The Only One Making Most Of His Day

Mitt Romney joined the House GOP's "Theme Team" for lunch today. Read about it at Hotline On Call.

Mitt Romney's Rising Poll Numbers!

A poll done by Strategic Vision Political asked the following question in Michigan:

"For the 2008 Republican Presidential Nomination whom would you support? (Republicans Only)"

John McCain 37%
Rudy Giuliani 22%
Mitt Romney 16%
Newt Gingrich 3%
Bill Frist 2%
George Allen 1%
George Pataki 1%
Rick Santorum 1%
Chuck Hagel 1%
Undecided 16%

mitt in '08

Another blog has joined the Romney blogsphere, mitt in 08.

FNC in Boston

Mitt Romney was on "Fox & Friends" this morning. Read about it at Inside Cable News.

Mitt Romney on Fox News

Mitt Romney will be on "The O'Reilly Factor" tonight @ 7pm.

Hat tip Nancy.

Mass. Gov. Romney says its to early to declare 2008 candidacy

Read about it at WTVM, GA.

Romney, Nussle To Run Joint Headquarters

Read about it at Hotline On Call.

Romney gives Florida GOP $1 million to help Crist

Mitt Romney has announced the RGA will give:
$1,000,000 to Florida
about $1,000,000 to Michigan
and $750,000 to Iowa

Read about it at the Bradenton Herald.

Frist raises money for Buaer; Romney talks to state GOP

Governor Mitt Romney endorses President Bush's plan for legislation to help CIA officials question suspected terrorists. Read about it at Contra Costa Times.

Bloggers Endorse Mitt Romney for President

Read about it at the BYU NewsNet.

Who the Bush People want in '08

This is an interesting blog post at TomRoeser.com.

Binge spending days are over

Economics 101 by. Governor Mitt Romney. Read it at The Boston Globe.

Mitt Romney's remarks on 9/11 (pdf)

You can download the .pdf "here".

Meet the next president: Mitt Romney

Read about it at The Examiner.

Iowa Christian Alliance "Friends of the Family Awards Banquet" Report

Mitt Romney was not at the banquet. So how did Mitt Romney do at the banquet? Read about it at Iowans for Romney.

Evangelicals leader says "good government" is important in presidential candidate

Read what Rev. Ted Haggard, President of the National Association of Evangelicals said at Salt Lake Tribune.

Michigan Mighty Important in 2008

Read about the Romney-McCain battle that is going on in Michigan at The Fix.

Killion with Mitt

Rich Killion has joined Mitt Romney's Commonwealth PAC. Read about it at PoliticsNH.com.

Romney's Ex-Sis In Law Pens Abortion Apologia

This Letter at Hotline On Call.

Governor Romney Assails Bush on Iran-US

Governor Mitt Romney assails President Bush on Iran-US. Rea about it at The Conservative Voice.

A personal-history Romney aside:

Why is Mitt Romney, K-Lo's favorite pick for 2008? Read about it at The Corner on National Review Online.

Romney, Roosevelt, and Giuliani

"Romney, Roosevelt, and Giuliani" is an interesting editorial from the New York Sun.

Rich Killion

Rich Killion is about to Sign on to Mitt Romney's Commonwealth PAC.

Hat tip - Union Leader.

The Conservative Case Against John McCain in 2008

Read about it at Right Wing News.

The Conservative Case Against Rudi Giuliani

Read about it at Human Events.

Mitt Romney Denounces Khatami Visit To Harvard

Read about it "here".

A new Mitt Romney website

My Man Mitt is another pro-Mitt Romney website. The people running the site have interesting bio's.

Fox News Poll

Mitt Romney is rising in the Fox News Polls!

Mitt Romney got:
6/14-15/05 %2
3/14-15/06 %4
8/29-30/06 %5

Pro-Life Election News: Romney, Texas, Florida, Pensylvania, Missouri

Gov. Perry & Gov. Romney each have a paragraph in this article at Life News.

Vote for Mitt (Napoleon Dynamite Style)

I find this to be very funny! But if you are interested in checking this out, head on over to Illinoisans For Mitt.

Mitt_Romney_For_President_2008 (Yahoo! Group Rankings)

The Mitt Romney For President 2008 (Yahoo! group), is ranked #10 out of 350+ Yahoo groups in the same catagory!

FYI - The results will probably be different in about 30 or so days.

Latest Polls: McCain and Allen Have Fallen

Read about it at race 4 2008.

GOP 2008 - Finding our next Republican President

Thanks to Oval Office 2008, I found a new website/blog "GOP 2008". In the "rankings" for GOP 2008, Condoleezza Rice is 1st followed by Mitt Romney in 2nd!

Mitt Romney's Alaskan fishing trip has presidential overtones

Read about it at the Boston Globe.

Mitt Romney wins some polls

Mitt Romney won the August polls at Straw Poll '08, and The Next Prez!