Category Archives: Life


Quote of the Day

This is how Bonnie Erbe hears Mitt Romney on abortion:
"I was never really for it, but I pretended to be for it before I was against it"

H/T: GMP1

Tags: Life, Mitt Flop, Romney

Romney flip-flops on abortion … again

I just don’t believe this guy:

Before: Federalism
After: No Federalism

No shame. Or integrity. Sam Brownback beats Mitt Romney up on abortion, so Romney flip-flops again. ABC has the full story. But here’s what Romney told Marc Ambinder back in February:

NJ: You would favor a constitutional amendment banning abortion with exceptions for the life of the […]

The week of Ames, Romney is talking about abortion and Mormonism

I was at a family reunion this weekend. While the debate was showing, I was on the way to attend Stonewall Wesleyan Church in Lexington, KY, where my dad’s family attended church when he was growing up. I didn’t really see any news, other than the local paper, until I got to the airport and […]

Brownback’s autocalls against Tancredo and Romney

Sam Brownback’s campaign has been making phone calls in Iowa with solid facts. He has been attacking Tom Tancredo:

Brownback’s campaign has been making phone calls in Iowa that criticize Tancredo for taking campaign money from a Planned Parenthood backer.
Tancredo says Brownback is a longtime friend who “is well aware of my lifelong commitment to […]

What happened to abortion and the GOP?

Once you take John McCain off the table, as many do, the top-tier of the GOP is left with three candidates. Two of them gave money to Planned Parenthood and one lobbied for an abortion group. And none of them support the Human Life Amendment, which, in many states, is the test for a Right […]

Hint to Romney staffers

Don’t let your candidate do non-softball interviews:

Tags: Life, Romney

Romney on his 2002 campaign promise

In his speech to the Right to Life Convention, Mitt Romney had one whopper of a paragraph:
"Recently, I was attacked by one of my opponents because when I ran for Governor I promised to maintain the status quo with regards to laws relating to abortion in Massachusetts. Of course, I kept that promise. But in […]

Brownback whacks Romney again

Mitt Romney: Proud of Taxpayer-Funded Abortions
Signed legislation forcing taxpayers to fund abortions as governor

DES MOINES - Although Mitt Romney signed legislation expanding taxpayer-funded abortions in Massachusetts, his campaign said Thursday that Romney is proud of his actions as governor pertaining to abortion.

As governor, Romney signed "Commonwealth Care" into law, legislation that […]

Brownback drops hammer on Romney

In light of the Kansas City National Right to Life convention, Sam Brownback has dropped the hammer on Mitt Romney. It is a fun read, but Brownback’s politcal director has a fun line:
“One would think that Mitt Romney is in training for an Olympic gold medal in verbal gymnastics, as his various political contortions on […]

Logic of the McCain/Romney attack

Patrick Ruffini argues that it doesn’t make sense for John McCain to be attacking Mitt Romney. His argument boils down to the fact that if the punch lands, it still leaves Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson standing and, probably, helps them.
But there are a lot of strategic and tactical things going on here.  First of […]