Blogger Gives Romney A Thumbs Down
By Jeff Soyer at Alphecca ~ Like Kerry and Edwards and other fake, phony frauds, former MA Governor Mitt Romney is suddenly embracing gun rights as he lurches right in anticipation of a run for the Republican primary (for president). Like so many other opportunistic politicians, he forgets that there's a paper trail: Courting the NRA seemed to be the last thing from Romney’s mind during his unsuccessful 1994 bid to oust Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. In an interview with the Boston Herald during the 1994 campaign, Romney positioned himself as a moderate outsider, warning special interest groups to stay out of the race and saying he supported a ban on assault rifles and the Brady gun control law.
“That’s not going to make me the hero of the NRA,” he said at the time. “I don’t line up with a lot of special interest groups.”
It’s theme that would carry over into Romney’s 2002 campaign for governor. During a debate with Democratic candidate Shannon P. O’Brien, Romney said he would do nothing to change the state’s firearms statutes.
“We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts; I support them; I won’t chip away at them; I believe they protect us and provide for our safety,” he said.
And as governor, Romney signed one of the toughest assault weapons laws in the country.
The state ban mirrored a national ban set to expire at the time. So, for those who are keeping track, he goes on my list of unacceptable candidates that I will never vote for. Here is the full list (so far) of Democrats considering a run that I will never vote for: Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd.
And on the Republican side: Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Bloomberg, John McCain.
Simply put, if either of the two national parties want my vote in 2008 they must run a candidate with a solid voting record in favor of gun rights and the 2nd Amendment. Period. Otherwise I look elsewhere. I believe there are about four million other (NRA members and) voters just like me.
“That’s not going to make me the hero of the NRA,” he said at the time. “I don’t line up with a lot of special interest groups.”
It’s theme that would carry over into Romney’s 2002 campaign for governor. During a debate with Democratic candidate Shannon P. O’Brien, Romney said he would do nothing to change the state’s firearms statutes.
“We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts; I support them; I won’t chip away at them; I believe they protect us and provide for our safety,” he said.
And as governor, Romney signed one of the toughest assault weapons laws in the country.
The state ban mirrored a national ban set to expire at the time. So, for those who are keeping track, he goes on my list of unacceptable candidates that I will never vote for. Here is the full list (so far) of Democrats considering a run that I will never vote for: Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Christopher Dodd.
And on the Republican side: Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Michael Bloomberg, John McCain.
Simply put, if either of the two national parties want my vote in 2008 they must run a candidate with a solid voting record in favor of gun rights and the 2nd Amendment. Period. Otherwise I look elsewhere. I believe there are about four million other (NRA members and) voters just like me.
Labels: 2nd Amendment, Mitt Romney
posted by Mike McCarville @ 7:38 AM
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