Romney’s Moves Watched Closely

What? No comment about Bill Clinton saying Obama “hit it out of the park” with his Biden pick? I guess we all know that Bill was oozing with sarcasism.

With a McCain/Romney ticket, Obama wouldn’t stand a chance.
President McCain baby, get use to it!

Romney appears to be a pathalogical liar and just wait for the country to figure out his religion, war avoidance in France and his flip-flop count. He will say anything. He was the opposite of McCain on most issues they discussed.

Mr. Coffee, uh everything you just described is Obama. Nice try though.
Can’t wait till tomorrow’s “Greek Tragedy”
LOLOL. You can’t make this stuff up!

Opposite attraction, brother Coffee. Sounds familar? OB and Fiden.

Dear Mr. Keeney:
Yet again, the Obama for America campaign has sent a letter to you and your office, demanding now that the Department of Justice prosecute one of the donors to American Issues Project, Inc., (“AIP), a non-profit organization which is presently sponsoring advertisements to which the Obama campaign objects.
As stated in my letter sent in response to the Obama campaign’s first letter, AIP has not violated the law, is not violating the law and is taking every possible precaution to assure that it does not violate the law in the future.
The Obama campaign dislikes the content of AIP’s advertising – but is unable to contradict the facts contained in the ad. That is precisely why the ad is presently being broadcast by numerous television stations. It is accurate, documented, and truthful.
The Obama Campaign has specifically called on the Department of Justice to prosecute a donor to AIP, whose contribution was disclosed publicly in accordance with federal law. See 11 C.F.R. §109.10.
Information contained in AIP’s FEC Form 5, filed on August 19, 2006 was attached to the Obama Campaign’s Second Letter to DOJ and information contained in the filing forms the basis for the Obama Campaign’s latest demands of you and the Department.
The Obama Campaign’s request gives rise to a significant legal and constitutional question: that is, whether the Department of Justice would seriously undertake the prosecution of a citizen under pressure from a prominent government official / political candidate, relying on information contained in truthful and accurate government filing, disclosed in accordance with federal law. There are serious Fifth Amendment self-incrimination issues involved in a situation whereby a criminal prosecution could be ordered at will by political pressure on your Department based solely on a timely and accurate federal government disclosure.
AIP has sought and received the voluntary after-tax contributions of donor(s) to support its policy objectives, which happen to differ from those of the Obama Campaign. Rather than addressing the facts contained in the AIP advertisement, it has instead set about to “deal” with AIP through your Department.
This is, however, only the latest in a series of brazen public statements and efforts by liberal Democratic operatives and agents of the Obama Campaign to silence their critics and organizations with whom they disagree, by initiating what they acknowledge is a concerted national effort announced in recent weeks to intimidate, harass and otherwise bully conservative donors.
An organization calling itself “Accountable America” announced two weeks ago its intent to obtain publicly filed disclosures to attempt to coerce donors to conservative causes to stop making contributions and essentially threatening potential donors into not making contributions to conservative groups. Like the Obama Campaign, this group of operatives is using information obtained from legally mandated public disclosures to identify and target for their attack donors to conservative causes.
Of course, should the Department decide to yield to the pressure from the Obama Campaign and undertake its requested ‘investigations’ of donors to politically related conservative causes, the Department would necessarily be required to do so in an even-handed, non partisan and non-ideological approach. In that regard, the Department would be required to review all donors to all causes and political / policy organizations, whose contributions exceed $5,000 per calendar year to any such causes, the vast majority of which are donors to liberal causes, not conservative ones.
Based on calculations from the Center for Responsive Politics (www.crp.org ) the following are leftwing donors whose substantial contributions to political causes in the last three election cycles have consistently landed each of them on the top donors list and surely each of these donors warrant the Department’s review, scrutiny and prosecution, if the Obama Campaign standard is to be applied evenly:
George Soros:
2004: $23,450,000
2006: $ 3,542,500
2008 (to date) $ 4,650,000
Steven Bing:
2004: $13,852,031
2008 (to date) $ 4,850,000
Peter Lewis:
2004: $22,997,220
2006: $ 1, 624,375
2008 (to date) $ 850,000
Herb and Marion Sandler:
2004: $13, 008, 459
Linda Pritzker:
2004: $3,300,000
2006: $2,101,000
John Hunting:
2006: $1,647,000
2008 (to date) $1,243,000
Alida Messinger
2004: $ 3,580,200
2006: $ 1,042,000
2008 (to date) $ 883,000
Pat Stryker:
2006: $ 1,331,293
2008 (to date): $ 300,000
Jon Stryker:
2006: $ 1,271,313
2008: $ 604,054
The list is quite lengthy and this is but a partial list of those the Department would be obligated to pursue if it bows to the demands of the Obama Campaign to undertake investigations of wealthy donors making large contributions to political causes. The Obama Campaign should be aware that most of the donors on the list are individuals who consistently support left-wing, liberal and Democratic causes. And most of the donors listed above have made public statements regarding their intent to use their wealth to impact the outcome of federal elections should the Department need further evidence of their activities.
The letters from the Obama Campaign to you and your Department are a gross misuse of the power and prestige of that organization. However, because of the environment in which we function, it is important that AIP respond to the ongoing baseless allegations in the letter war now being waged against it by the Obama Campaign.
AIP has violated no provision of law. The donor(s) to AIP have violated no provision of law. However, if the Department of Justice decides to initiate investigations of donors to AIP and other conservative political and policy organizations, as well as the activities of citizens groups such as AIP, we will be prepared to counter such efforts with our list of targets and entities with which we disagree politically and philosophically for the Department to also investigate and prosecute.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Cleta Mitchell
Cleta Mitchell, Esq.
Counsel, American Issues Project

rich and richer…just what america needs. go for it mccain-it’ll play in peoria.

I would love a McCain/Romney ticket! I hope McCain will select Romney. Romney is awesome and will be a great VP.
McCain * Romney ’08!! The Dream Team :)

McCain/Romney?
God, Obama and Biden are going to eat them for breakfast. LOL

Is there any way we can forget the primaries and just flip a McCain/Romney ticket?
MITT ’12

More Obama Chicago mob ties
One of the speakers at the DNC on Monday night was Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, whose speaking slot raised a few eyebrows. Not only is he very young and in a low level state office, his family’s business, Chicago-based Broadway Bank, has ties to organized crime.
Just how bad is Giannoulias’s reputation?
Giannoulias is so tainted by reputed mob links that several top Illinois Dems, including the state’s speaker of the House and party chairman, refused to endorse him even after he won the Democratic nomination with Obama’s help.

We need Smarts and Mitt Romney can deliver….he will eat the Democrats alive and I can’t wait to see it.
McCain-Romney 08

I’ve never seen so many ignorant racists reply to a single news story.

david from texas,
Your just like your candidate McSenile. You can’t win on or even talk about the issues. So all you have left just like McBush and the Repuke-licans are personal attacks!
How Pathetic you loser….
Obama/Biden 2008!!!

If they pick a cult member like Romney you can kiss off Virginia and likely Ohio. Christian fundamentalists wont vote for a Mormon, especially women who know how backward the Mormon Church is regarding women’s rights

If its Romney millions of Christians all across the country will not vote for McCain.

Oh God help me 2 millionares I don’t have a chance to survive as much as a snowball does in hell. Just what is this country coming to be. A haven for Millionares and we poor bastards have to live with it or die trying.

It’s him, the next US Vice President and then President because Hillary Clinton is no longer the Nominee of Dem Party.
We the middle and working class have no other choice but voting for McCain/Romney ticket. And Mitt Romney could be US President for the next two years because McCain might not able to finish his first term because of age.

catholic hispanic women for mccain/romney 08

Southern Baptist:”If its Romney millions of Christians all across the country will not vote for McCain.”
Do they have other choice?

Mitt – a great place to store McCain’s BS…..

I don’t understand what some of you are even trying to write! Were you raised by a village?
I love to read the comments after these articles. Some of us are ignorant, some are racist, some love the freedom to work hard, learn lots and get somewhere in life, others want a free ride and a little cave to hide in where they can continue to be ignorant. Of course there are always the Mormon haters.
Despite all this, this is still the best country in the world in which to live and it was colonized by people who wanted to practice their own religions and be free from oppression. Let’s hope it stays that way for a long time! God Bless America.

Rose you sure sound like a dude….you should change your name or the tone of your posts.

Tom from Seattle….you are so screwed up…you forgot to fill in so many of Obama’s other traits…..hangs with country hating terriorists and Reverends, does business with criminals to get his lovely home for that great family and hasn’t done anything while in public service except get asbestos removed from a bldg. in his neighborhood.
McCAIN AND HIS FAMILY…..ALL AMERICAN COUNTRY LOVING WELL DESERVING
GONNA WIN TOO.
The arrogant ignorant one will lose.
McCAIN/ROMNEY ’08
HILLARY ’12

McCain is a hero, but he or Romney do not inspire or instill future hope in American voters. This used to be the Republican trademark. Over the last 8 years the Republican brand has been damaged big time. Due to the Bush / Chaney nightmare.
McCain for the sake of the party, your only hope is to – divorce your love fest with Bush/Chaney and their energy and Black Water lobbyists. Then pick a female as V.P. to target females. Oh ya! pray more!! a storm is coming to land during your convention.

Amazed by the assuredness many on the Blog think Mitt will bring in the way of ‘Evangelicals” and the bold calls to” bring it on” against Obama regarding his Christian past. There are many doctrines related to the LDS church that are in conflict with mainstream protestants. Blood Atonement, Adam-God Doctrine, Joseph Smith as a prophet and much more.

Well as a 36 year old, white, Republican, Christian woman from Georgia – I can assure you all that we aren’t all racist as many of you seem to think. We also don’t all hate Mormons as many of you seem to think.
Some of us are educated, accepting, concerned Americans. I think Barack Obama seems to be an intelligent, well spoken, moral and ethical man. I’ve been very impressed with him and his beautiful, intelligent wife. However, I disagree with many of his policies. I don’t think that makes me racist or stupid.
I voted for Mitt Romney in the primary because I thought he could do wonders with the economy and the national debt. I would be thrilled to see a McCain/Romney ticket. You’d be interested to know that MANY Christians that I’m friends with also voted for Romney in the primary. None of us cared that he was Mormon. Frankly, I wouldn’t care if he was Baptist, Jewish, Buddhist or whatever. I think we should elect the best man for the job regardless of his religion.
I really just want a President that can get us out of the mess Bush has gotten us in and yes – I voted for Bush. Do I regret that? Yes I do. That doesn’t mean that I’ll vote Democratic just to correct that mistake. McCain isn’t Bush and it isn’t fair to say that he is.
I’m tired of the silly name calling too. To call Republicans “Repuke-licans” and to call McCain “McBush” or “McThuselah” is just immature and it shows an utter lack of intelligence.
By the way, even though I’m a Republican I voted for Bill Clinton twice. I thought he was the best man for the job. If I thought Barack Obama was the best man for the job, I’d vote for him. I don’t think he is right for our country right now because of his policies.

ABC is one more main stream media outlet that is in the tank for Obama. They are even repeating his montra about how many houses Romney owns when it didn’t have anything to do with this story. Whatever happened to reporting the news. How do they expect to stay in the “news reporting” business when they are so biased. Of course they must think that their listners and readers are ignorant and stupid not to see right through their obvious bias. Way to go ABC.

Diane: “Mitt Romney’s house in NH is worth 10 million dollars. It’s on a lake and Mitt actually tried to section off part of the lake in front of his house for himself. That’s illegal…”
Not sure that one is a big deal, though. A rich guy in a big house, who wants to limit access somewhere. Its all stuff I expect. What I don’t expect is a rich guy so removed from reality he doesn’t even know how many houses he owns.
But that aside, if Romney proves to be a bad pick, I think it will because of the flip-flopping and perceptions of lacking authenticity more than anything else.
I don’t think the Mormon aspect will be a big deal. Sure there will be some, and they’ll probably be more vocal than the average Republican voter in their discontent.

Stephanie: “However, I disagree with many of his policies. I don’t think that makes me racist or stupid.”
Hey, what’s a reasonable girl like you doing in the place like this?

More liberal bias from the Obama media. Democrat talking points insist we always mention how many houses Romney has.
One less than John Kerry, aand 3 less than Ted Kennedy.
Stop stooging for Obama, ABC News

Game over

Romney is perfect for the job. He is intelligent, experienced and articulate. He has brought positive change to the organizations he has been involved in. He knows the economy and can raise money. He can help win states like Michigan, Colorado and Nevada.

Not really Cliff. What do prolifers do when someone has a child that they don’t want, nothing. And sometimes these innocent children are abused because they are unwanted. And there are so many that never get adopted. Why don’t prolifers do anything to help with this. They like to preach but don’t want to take action.

A Biden romney debate would be a repeat of the Benson quayle debate. romney will constantly have the deer-in-the-headlights look. Obama/Biden 2008!!!

Wow! How quickly the obamazombies fold and collapse! This is way too easy!

You people of hate have never won. America is a country of the free and not the controlled. We were bound for 8 years, lost over 4,000 lives on a war generated by an inconsiderate, selfish, uncaring, manipulative and deceitful president who took advantage of the American people who were at their most vunerable after 911; while they were in mourning and said Sadaam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden are working together and IRAQ has weapons of mass destruction and so lets go to war. It worked and many were killed. Mothers and Fathers, Brothers and Sisters, Sons and daughters. Enough is Enough. OBAMA will be the next president.

I like liberals, they are good people, unfortunately, they are on the WRONG side of the issues, ie pelosi and the dems going on vacation when the american people want a vote on drilling, obama raising taxes on corporations and repealing the bush tax cuts on middle america, keeping blacks and other minorities in poverty by promoting the ideology of victimhood.
Romney is a sharp contrast to this liberal cycle of dependency, he is a self made man, turned around the olympics, a democratic state (giving them a billion dollar surplus), Bain capital, he knows money, he knows the economy. It’s got to be Romney.
McCain/Romney 08!

“…where the wealthy former primary contender owns one of several homes.”
So, are you getting paid by the Obama campaign for deliberately throwing their talking points in; or is this an “in kind” contribution?
Are you paying taxes on this contribution, doing your part to try to get Obama elected?
Aren’t you supposed to have the “this ad was approved by” at the end of your parroting of one campaign’s talking points with no discussion or journalism?
And seriously, how much do you get paid by your currently employer (or your new employer from the Obama Campaign) to deliberately parrot talking points without so much as a nod to the fact that you’ve taken a dump on journalistic integrity, decency, and honesty?

Mr Coffee, are you decaf or regular. Haven’t you been watching those flip- flop morans from your two faced party. I think you need some more caffine.

In my opinion, all of the labeling of Romney as a flip flopper is a bit hypocritical when ones sees that all of the other candidates (both Dems/Repubs) have been waffling dramatically on the own positions in this campaign.
I am OK with a candidate having changed their opinions as long as the candidate can describe to the American people the reason “WHY” they changed their mind (added evidence, persuasive debate, etc). I think that we need a candidate with some intelligence and an ability to consistently weigh the data in light of their current thinking.
My 2 cents…

The way I see it is like this: Dem or Republican…..we all want the same things…..lower gas prices, better economy, national security, etc. Instead of arguing over STUPID things like how many houses a person has or things like that, why dont we focus on the things WE THE PEOPLE want from our leaders and then pick that leader?Every 4 years we hear the same promises from the same types of people and NOTHING ever gets done about it. They’re all the same and the American people get so distracted by the stupid and little differences that we dont pay attention to what the candidates are capable of. Stop arguing, name calling, and all that other crap and lets somehow unite to get what WE THE PEOPLE need!!! Unfortunately I dont like either candidate. Oh and by the way, lets leave the Mormons (LDS) alone. IF you havent actually been to a mormon church service and you havent actually talked with a mormon bishop to ask questions about them than just shut up because you have NO IDEA what you’re talking about. You’re just acting like a puppet and repeating what other people say. Mormons ARE Christians, they treat women with total respect, they are NOT into plural marriage, they dont have and mormon security taking Mitt to the airport and most of all……why does this matter in a presidential race??? Oh and they are NOT a cult!!! They’re just normal, God fearing, Bible reading, Christmas celebrating people. The sad thing is that no one actually takes the time to go see for themselves. But again, it shouldnt matter

Hey MCCAIN — No ROMNEY, no VOTE!

As a politically active member of the LDS church, I am actually pleased with the policy choices that Mitt Romney makes that are contrary to what is generally accepted church beliefs.
It shows that he knows how to balance what he believes to be right and good (to the best of his knowledge) with what is timely and appropriate in current political atmosphere. I can think of no better description of “leader”.
I appreciated geevill’s comments. In contrast, I think the results of the Republican primaries this year, in reference to Romney, proved that the South is generally much more undereducated than anyone knew.
I’d like see Romney on the ticket like alot of people. But I don’t think it is something the nation will be ready for – well, not in my lifetime anyway. (That’s not a compliment.)