Posted by
Michael A. Minton on Monday, February 04, 2008 6:46:15 AM
Well, we are only 24 hours away from the start of “Super Duper Tuesday.” All I can say is that I hope ‘Super Tuesday’ will be like Super Bowl Sunday, and will produce an upset victory for Mitt Romney.
But since it is so close, I wanted to take this opportunity to point out a few things that I have highlighted in my coverage of the Republican side of this primary fight, and the fighters who are still standing.
Let me start by announcing to all you conservatives, moderates, and even liberals who are concerned about illegal immigration and who would best fight it, that Gov. Romney has appointed “immigration warrior” Kris Kobach to be part of his advisory staff. Mr. Kobach, as reported by www.womenforromney.org, “Is A Noted Immigration Expert, Professor Of Law And Head Of The Kansas Republican Party. In 1996, Professor Kobach joined the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law (UMKC) faculty. In 2001, he was awarded a White House Fellowship serving in the office of U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. There he would serve as the Attorney General’s chief adviser on immigration law and border security. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Kobach was charged with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) efforts to tighten border security and implement the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System. Before leaving DOJ in 2003, he led the reform of the immigration court system. Professor Kobach has litigated a number of high-profile immigration lawsuits including representing the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania. He is a Senior Counsel at the Immigration Reform Law Institute. At the Law School, he teaches Constitutional law and immigration law.”
In stark contrast to Romney’s pick as advisor on illegal immigration, McCain picked Juan Hernandez to reach out to the Hispanic population. Juan is an open borders crusader who has dual citizenship with Mexico and America, and a man who served on the cabinet of former Mexican president Vicente Fox. These picks alone should tell you something about the men running for the White House and where there loyalties on immigration lie.
As Ann Coulter points out on her blog, “In 2003, McCain told The Tucson Citizen that ‘amnesty has to be an important part’ of any immigration reform. He also rolled out the old chestnut about America's need for illegals, who do ‘jobs that American workers simply won't do.’
“McCain's amnesty bill would have immediately granted millions of newly legalized immigrants Social Security benefits. He even supported allowing work performed as an illegal to count toward Social Security benefits as recently as a vote in 2006 -- now adamantly denied by Mr. Straight Talk.”
If you’re concerned about Illegal immigration, Mitt’s your man.
For social conservatives, as I have stated before, yes, Gov. Romney has changed his position on abortion and now adamantly opposes it. However, as I have also pointed out, this is not something that he did lightly. And almost every pundit I hear talk about this issue, either Democrat or Republican, believes that this was a conversion of true conviction, not of political expediency.
John McCain would have you believe that he has ALWAYS opposed abortion, but that is not truly the case. Here is a quote from McCain on embryonic stem cell research: “ I believe that we need to fund this. This is a tough issue for those of us in the pro-life community. I would remind you that these stem cells are either going to be discarded or perpetually frozen. We need to do what we can to relieve human suffering. It's a tough issue. I support federal funding.” (Source: 2007 GOP primary debate, at Reagan library, hosted by MSNBC May 3, 2007)
And on overturning Roe vs. Wade? “I would not support repeal of Roe vs. Wade.” (Source: Ron Fournier, Associated Press Aug 24, 1999)
If you are concerned about abortion, Mitt’s your man.
How about fiscal conservatism? Well, Mitt Romney is all for tax cuts. He also has the real world experience of running businesses with budgets the size of the economies of some countries. As for McCain, while he would have you believe that he has always supported tax cuts, he twice voted against the Bush tax cuts which brought us out of the Clinton recession, and saw us through national tragedies and corporate scandals.
If you are a fiscal conservative, Mitt’s your man.
Yes, folks, we are headed for a Super Tuesday showdown. The polls are saying McCain will come out smelling like a rose. But we have all seen how reliable those polls have been this cycle.
I urge all of you to investigate these things for yourselves in the next 24-36 hours. Don’t listen blindly to the media and become part of the koolaid drinking sheople. Look at the facts, and then go to the polls and vote for the only true conservative in the race…Mitt Romney.
One way you can tell how liberal McCain is is by the endorsements he has picked. I mean, the New York Times? Come on, how much more liberal can one get? Giuliani? The guy is pro-choice and ran a sanctuary city. Oh yea, and married the woman with whom he was having an affair on his ex-wife. And Arnold? Another moderate Republican who married a Kennedy and is more liberal than I think a Republican should be.
Yes, go to the polls, tell a friend, and let’s see Romney all the way to Pennsylvania Avenue!