3) A foolish consistency, etc.
Debating Ted Kennedy during their 1994 Senate race, Romney offers a passionate defense of abortion rights, referencing his mother, Lenore, in the process. “I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country,” Romney says. “I have since the time that my mom took that position when she ran in 1970 as a US Senate candidate.” Later in the debate, Romney says a relative once died after an illegal abortion, and adds: “Since that time, my mother and my family have been committed to the belief that we can believe as we want, but we will not force our beliefs on others on that matter, and you will not see my wavering on that.” Romney subsequently wavers on that, telling Fox News’s Chris Wallace in 2006 that he is “very firmly pro-life.”
2) Rock that vote
In 2004, Romney recruits 131 Republican candidates to run for the Democrat-dominated Massachusetts legislature, introducing his “Reform Team” at a gala ceremony in May of that year. Come November, however, the Republicans actually lose three seats, thereby allowing Democrats to retain veto-proof majorities in both chambers.
1) Tough job, but somebody ... er, scratch that
After the Boston Red Sox win the 2004 World Series, Romney decides to personally dismantle the REVERSE THE CURSE sign hanging from a bridge over Storrow Drive. In the course of his labors, the governor causes a massive traffic jam
and gives himself a nasty bump on the head.
Even if you disagree with his politics, Romney’s stumblebum ways are kind of endearing, and we’ll remember them fondly when he leaves the corner office later this year. Of course, whether they would serve the Republican Party well in 2008 is another matter entirely. Forewarned is forearmed.
On the Web
Adam Reilly's Talking Politics blog: //www.thephoenix.com/talkingpolitics
Massachusetts Office of the Governor: //www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov2homepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Agov2
Elect Romney in 2008 blog: //blog.electromneyin2008.com/
Romney is a Fraud blog: //romneyisafraud.blogspot.com/
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