Mitt Romney won primaries in CT, PA, RI, DE and NY Tuesday. He delivered a victory speech in Manchester, NH, that stirred echoes of Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Peppering his speech with such terms as “destiny” and appealing to traditional American notions of hard work and sacrifice, Romney steered clear of any political issue except the stuttering economy and the enduring pain of strapped Americans.
At one point, he paid homage to the campaign slogans of both Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton in their bids to defeat an incumbent president during economic turmoil.
“Is it easier to make ends meet? Is it easier to sell your home or buy a new one?” he said, as the crowd cheered “NO!”
“Have you saved what you needed for retirement? Are you making more AT your job? Do you have a better chance to get a better job? Are you paying less at the pump?”
“It’s still about the economy,” Romney added, bluntly. “And we’re not stupid.”
Romney sounded another line that’s sure to make its way into speeches as he gets closer to officially capturing the GOP nomination this summer: “A better America begins tonight.”
Newt Gingrich had staked the future of his campaign on Delaware and the 17 delegates on offer there. That’s 17 delegates out of the 209 that were up for grabs in Tuesday’s primaries. He finished a distant second to Romney there.
…sounded like a President to me.
“A better America begins tonight”. Excellent ! And a famous quotation comes to my mind :”This is not the end.It´s not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
I believe that we are about to see the carefully constructed Obama myth dissolve.
Guess we’llsee. Here’s hoping the hype is warranted.
It is fine to talk about Manifest Destiny and American traditions of hard work and sacrifice and I can understand a determination to to stick to positive expression of what has made us great and not mount an a furiously aggressive attack on Obama’s character and incompetence. But there is a clear issue of whether we chose our destiny to be free enterprise and adherence to our Constitution or Socialist rule by dictat and nomenklatura.
The GOP candidate should not make the same error McCain made in “08 by attempting to covert the swing vote to a conservative position on issues, and play be Marquess of Queensbury rules. This election, more than any in our history, will be won by the gut-feeling independents and the “Kick-the-bastards-out” massm Ignore them at your peril. The evidence of a deep commitment to a regressive Socialist philosophy is increasingly apparent, both in the legislative and preemptive actions of the White House and in the incumbent’s campaign rhetoric. It would be a serious mistake to not confront them, to pretend that it was nothing but “left-leaning.”
Socialism – not “Leftism”, ( whatever that is )- is the primary issue for the U.S,A. in 2012. Romney and his team must confront it as a key element in their strategy or we’ll all pay the price for their cowardice.
Millions of Americans are unemployed and losing their homes. Strip malls in my State are closing left and right along with small job shops. There really are no jobs. Talk to most young people and you will learn they see no future.
I have to take a chance on Mitt Romney, nothing more to lose. Last chance to save the republic and stop the Obama destruction.
One choice, one chance. I will work my behind off for our candidate. Please don’t let Obama divide us anymore, let’s roll, Romney 2012.
It was a great speech on a great night. Now the campaign to restore our nation really begins!
Mitt Romney is a lost cause!
It amazes me that Mitt’s supporters are now down to saying that their candidate needs to be depriving the opposition of issues to use against him by … capitulating to the opposition. You know, because this battle is the wrong one to pick. The current battle is ALWAYS the wrong one to pick.
Which just tells me what I already know: Romney and the GOP won’t do a damn thing about runaway government spending, any more than Obama and the Democrats will. We’re stuck with a choice between Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and we’re expected to be horrified at the thought of inadvertently helping Tweedledum by failing to cast a vote for Tweedledee. I’m sick of this game. We’ve been playing this game for a couple of decades and accomplished nothing. Why even vote against the Democrat if we’re going to get Democratic policies anyway?
Should we be surprised that some feel this way? His followers have told us repeatedly that policy does not matter and that the only thing which matters is removing Obama. If Romney were to come out tomorrow and announce he was going to raise taxes, implement cap and trade, and work on a new trillion dollar stimulus bill, his supporters would not budge an inch because he’s still “better than Obama.” Romney can and will run to the left (or further to the left) because he’s been given carte blanche by his own supporters to do so.
Your credibility is a lost cause, paultard. Go appease Iran and let the adults in the room continue the discussion.
Come back when you have something to defend your opinion besides simple insults.
‘If Romney were to come out tomorrow and announce he was going to raise taxes, implement cap and trade, and work on a new trillion dollar stimulus bill, his supporters would not budge an inch because he’s still “better than Obama.” ‘
I understand your concern, Joey, but we can be confident that Romney is not going to do anything resembling that. Obama may be an idealogue who can’t or won’t learn, but few people are so far gone into political idolatry. Consider Bill Clinton, leftist at heart but certainly capable of seeing how the wind blew; after vetoing the hugely popular welfare reform, he signed it and reaped the benefits for two terms and beyond. Why would Romney be fool enough to do what already hasn’t worked? People don’t become self-made multimillionaires by ignoring reality.
In short, Romney might not be as conservative as we’d like him to be, but he’s not a damn fool, and my sword is at his service.
Josh, I feel your pain. We need to be moving in the other direction, and FAST! However, Romney has demonstrated a certain, shall we say, pliability and, as with puppets much depends on whose hand is up the backside. Our mission is to get conservatives into the senate and house in numbers that can’t be ignored while ‘steering’ Mitt in the right direction. If we can pull it off without a teleprompter we’ll be better for it.
Joey, I think I understand where you’re coming from. Like other conservatives, I’m concerned about incrementalism and the very real fear that government in our age can only grow larger, that we may have passed a point of no return for liberty and limited government. I was against Romney myself, while there was a chance of nominating anyone else.
But let me offer you one reason to hope that Romney would be vastly better than Obama, perhaps not only containing the growth of the federal government but even pushing it back down some: He has publicly talked about cutting whole government agencies.
From a conservative source:
From a liberal source.
It’s funny, both sources (liberal and conservative) make it sound as if Romney were being a very cautious politician by not giving a fully detailed list of what he would want to cut. But it seems like just a few months ago that Rick Perry was supposedly politically insane for doing just that, naming particular agencies he would eliminate. I think it’s probably politically dangerous for Romney to say he would eliminate anything at all—it’s so easy for the other side to demagogue things like that—and I appreciate the fact that he has said it anyway. I’m not surprised he hasn’t been more specific, and under current political constraints, I’m not sure we should expect him to.
I hope I don’t sound naive; I’m not saying I have a lot of hope that Romney will cut and reorganize our government as ruthlessly and effectively as he did to save failing companies in the private sector. But I think it’s possible that he’ll do something in that direction, and that would be great. There is roughly zero chance that the alternative, President Obama, will make government do anything other than grow enormously. Therefore we should all vote for Romney.
I also agree with Geld, below—the importance of nominating justices to the Supreme Court cannot be overstated.
Sorry Joey, there is a great deal of difference between the two. Go back to the dem sites where you obviously belong.
Supreme Court Of The United States
Political Futures
“If Mitt wins the nomination, as seems very likely, I will enthusiastically support his candidacy. For my friends who have hesitation on that score, I’d just ask you to keep four things in mind: Justice Scalia just turned 78, Justice Kennedy will turn 78 later this year, Justice Breyer will be 76 in August, and Justice Ginsburg turned 81 about a week ago. We wish them all well, of course, but the brute fact is that whoever we elect as president in November is almost certainly going to choose at least one and maybe more new members of the Supreme Court — in addition to hundreds of other life-tenured federal judges, all of whom will be making momentous decisions about our lives for decades to come. If you don’t think it matters whether the guy making those calls is Mitt Romney or Barack Hussien Obama, I think you’re smokin’ something funky.” –columnist Andrew McCarthy
Umm…Joe Biden and many others thing we should “sacrifice” for the deadbeats.
Every totalitarian said their people should “sacrifice” for the good, for the volk, for the poor and downtrodden…
The right needs a new mantra that isn’t based on collectivism.
If every one of those justices were replaced with someone not better than Anthony Kennedy. . we would still be ahead of where we are now.
CORPORATE FASCISM: The Destruction of America’s Middle Class
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTbvoiTJKIs&feature=related
Yuck. No, thanks.
It was a good speech, but I would still rather have Perry.
Rick Santorum: “[Romney is] the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama.”
Even if Romney somehow beats Obama, let’s check the tale of the tape…
Obama/Romney:
NDAA. check.
Patriot Act. check.
TARP. check.
bailouts. check.
gun grabbing. check.
mandated health care. check.
Loves Ben Bernanke. check.
Loves The Fed. check.
Loves Goldman Sachs. check.
Policeman of the world. check.
A man who loves America, believes in giving a hand up, not a hand out, promotes unity not division, and who also says Bernanke must go:
Mitt Romney – check.
“a better day for fat cat ruling class policians whose bigidea for the country is a modestly slower pace of government takeover and crony fascism.”
Romney’s Sensible 2012 Campaign Approach: the “BUTT” negates all that precedes it!!!! An Egyptology-based summary of my feelings of Romney’s presumptive nomination, his campaign approach, and Pharaoh Obama’s many failures. There is also a look back on McCain’s “The One” video, also featuring the iconic movie.
Word has it that Obama and Romney met to discuss the limits each should put on their respect parties during the upcoming election process. After having discussed the proposed limits, they both decided to take a walk and clear their heads. As they left the White House, they were followed by a gaggle of Secret Service men and reporters. The crowd hadn’t walked more than three blocks when they came upon a disheveled man lying on the street. The man looked up at them and asked them to help him, obviously pan handling. Obama saw this as an instance for a good photo op and he reached in his pocket and took out a dollar bill. With a smile on his face, he said, “Here, take this you poor man!” Romney was not to be outdone. He too reached into his pocket and withdrew a dollar bill. With a flourish, he said, “Invest this wisely!”
Mr. Preston:
“Clean Sweep for Mitt
Mitt Romney won primaries in CT, PA, RI, DE and NY Tuesday.”
Ummm, he was effectively running unopposed. Is it “news” that he WON?
“He delivered a victory speech in Manchester, NH, that stirred echoes of Ronald Reagan in 1980.”
Yes, he’s got the hair, he’s got the looks, he can speak the words…that’s all swell, and I’ll vote for him and wear the bumper sticker for him, but his main “sell” has been that he’s “electable”.
So now it’s time for his backers to do what they must to make “electable” actually happen.
Because if Romney loses, there’s going to be a whole bunch of people in the GOP establishment who are going to get served a “big steaming cup of STFU!” come 2016. In fact, many of these people backed McCain in 2008, and Romney’s underwhelming appeal to the Conservative base may be interpreted as THIS cycle’s message of “STFU” to those who foisted the Left’s “Favorite Republican Senator” upon us.
One other thing…I’m of the age that I remember that Ronald Reagan was NOT, by any means, the Conservative that he has been canonized as. He made happy noises that caused the Rev. Jerry Falwell to call him “Our Beloved President”, but little of actual substance was DONE.
I don’t think that Romney has that luxury, he’d do best not to take the base for granted…gut the EPA by 75% and make “Right To Work” legislation nationwide while slashing tuition subsidies for Puppetry degrees.
Is keeping the Department of Education worth alienating the GOP base?
Awesome. We have a choice between a Kenyan born, terrorist raised, big government communist and a cult following, big government, RINO.
I can’t wait to run to the poll to pick the person that for the next four years will do everything possible to destroy the US from the inside.
Well…I guess one could argue that RomneyCare is just the state level of ObamaCare…and somehow that makes it better.
Doesn’t anyone else in America get sick of the same, borderline psychotic, greedy leeches that keep getting elected? This is pretty much a joke as no matter which clown gets elected, Romney or Obama, the hard work of closing the borders, ending entitlements, and shutting pointless government agencies like the Department of Energy, Education, Transportation, Homeland Security…and cutting any of the countless union based pork projects is never going to happen.
Anyone that honestly believes that Oven Mitts is a marked difference than Barry…you’re insane. They are cut from the same cloth. They will say and do anything to get elected and they are going to just raise taxes, increase spending, and waste the potential that is America. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!
Testify!
I just saw a Youtube video of Ron Paul supporters in Spain. Spain! They were holding a rally and questioning why their media was blacking out the one U.S. presidential candidate who actually wants to make things better not only for the U.S. but for them as well. Pretty interesting watch.
…and what the GOP is doing on the local levels is so disgusting
http://www.freedominion.com.pa/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=154306&sid=9c34aa229a3838afa6a6f11361ebd229