There May Never Be Another Reagan, But Romney Is The Conservative Choice This Time Around

This an article written by a guest Contributor, Joshua Lawson, who is a fellow Canadian supporting Mitt. He is from Toronto and is an Evangelical Protestant.

"The Second Death of Ronald Reagan- Part 1"

Jeffery: You fool! As if it matters how a man falls down.

Richard: When the fall is all that is left, it matters a great deal.

-- The Lion in Winter


Mitt Romney is no Ronald Wilson Reagan.

In fact, I think that conservatives will probably never see the likes of such a sublime, warm, and inspiring politician ever again.

Reagan's electoral history is the stuff of magic. In the 1980 and 1984 campaigns he had Democrats cutting ads for him! Ted Kennedy was up there supporting Reagan for goodness sake. He literally painted the entire map red.



His 1984 victory is the most impressive electoral feat in U.S. history, with Reagan winning 49 out of 50 states and the popular vote by more then 18%. He came 3,000 votes from sweeping the entire country, but Mondale squeaked out a victory in Minnesota (his home state nonetheless).


Man I could just stare at this map all day...*sigh*

Mitt Romney would have had a much tougher time against Hillary. Right now, polls show him losing by about 10%.

These polls are early, and don't mean TOO much, but still...quite the uphill battle.

McCain obviously does better then Romney. Polls show him beating Obama and Hillary. The most up-to-date polling has McCain beating Hilary 48%-40%. He beats Obama 47%-41%! They have McCain ahead in Maryland (?!?!). His crossover appeal and moderate stances can woo independents left, right and centre.

But he is one nomination away from killing the Republican Party of Ronald Reagan.

I still can't get around the fact that the party of Reagan is apparently coalescing around John McCain. A candidate who is liberal on so many issues its painful. His worst sins being his sponsering of the FAILED Amnesty Bill and support for campaign finance reform...among other things.

And Florida voters right now have a LOT of explaining to do.

For instance, exit polls show Mitt won among conservatives, and pleasantly and surprisingly: evangelicals. But McCain won among voters who rated the economy their cheif concern. He won them by 6%.

This is not sour grapes. This is absurd.

Mitt Romney
- 25+ years experience in private sector
- rated North America's best businessman multiple times
- staged the greatest Olympic Games turnaround in history
- successfull Governor of Massachusetts

John McCain
- POW for 6 years in Asia
- U.S. Senator for 20 years
- stated multiple times on the record that he doesn't know much about the economy

ummm...

It doesn't take a brain surgeon who you'd rather have run an economy in crisis.

Choosing McCain over Romney on the economy is like choosing former Yankee Joe Torre to coach your hockey team over Scotty Bowman because Joe Torre looks tougher.

What is it with Flordia voters? Is there a way we somehow make it simpler for them other then "check the box next to the candidate you prefer"?

Perhaps the Republican Party of Reagan is actually dead. Perhaps we're witnessing the return of the Rockefeller, Ford, Nixon GOP.

I certainly hope not.

But here's the big question of the day:

Is it better to support McCain and keep the White House, and in the process move the Republican Party to the left?

...or to lose, and wonder in the wilderness for 8 years, waiting for the new heir to Reagan?

It worked before. Barry Goldwater was one of the best conservative candidates in the last 50 years. Then he got trounced by LBJ. [Apparently, people didn't like his "somewhat hawkish" stance on the Soviets and lines like: "Let's lob one into the men's room at the Kremlin."]

Oh that Barry.

But what happened? The GOP picked up its socks...wandered around for a bit, and got The Gipper. Since 1980, the GOP has been in the White House for 20 of the last 28 years.

Ironically by the way, the man who succeeded Goldwater in his senate seat in Arizona? You guessed it: John F*ing McCain.

Hopefully true conservatives and Big R Republicans will stand up against McCain, and realize Romney is the last, best hope to keep social conservatives, economic conservatives and national security conservatives intact. You can see here that the revolt has already begun. Hopefully McCain's lack of funds will hurt him on Feb. 5th and Romney endless money will actually help him for once (it hasn't so far...hear that Huckabust?).

It's not all over. But the coffin is already lined up. A resounding McCain victory on Super Tuesday will simply be the final nails...slowly hammered into the coffin of a party that once stood for something.

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The Dems Debate Reaffirmed Why I support Romney and Conservatism

Watching the Democratic debate tonight, I realized three things:

First, I realized how much I disagree with some of the Democratic views expressed (it was more of a reaffirmation than a revelation). Conservatism, even though it doesn't seem so at first, is about hope. It is about lifting people up and giving them confidence and self-respect. To those who truly understand, it is far more merciful to people that liberalism.

Second, I was impressed with Barrack Obama's ability to not only listen to his opponent, but give her respect (at least at this particular debate). This is the polar opposite to McCain who only showed pure hatred, immaturity, lack of humility and inability to talk about the issues, instead evading tough questions by taking shots at Romney or stating who endorsed him. If Romney had an opponent like Obama (not Clinton, because she is much like McCain), imagine the debate. For once the issues would be discussed and voters would simply choose which stance they prefer. It would be an incredible discussion. As much as I disagree with Obama on a lot issues, at least he sticks to talking about them. Every time McCain is confronted with a tough question he never actually answers it. Like when he was asked about whether he would be good for the economy his answer was something like "well if I wasn't good why would Jack Kemp, Phil Graham, yadda, yadda endorse me". No John, we asked why YOU would be good for the economy, not who your friends are. Why the heck can't McCain answer a friggin' question? Evading the issue is a Huckabee technique, and it's definitely not straight talk by any standard. I think last night Republicans saw the real McCain, full of hate, pride and contempt, and were left with a bad taste in their mouths. He's like that delicious bubble gum that has a burst of flavour for about 10 seconds, then becomes tasteless, and eventually (after about a minute) just tastes nasty and hurts your teeth.

Third, and I know I've said this many times but, Romney is the only Republican with a shot at taking down Clinton or Obama. Common, does anyone really think that liberals will choose McCain (a half liberal) over a full out liberal like Obama or Clinton. No way! And since he doesn't appeal to the conservative base, this group might not show up for McCain at all. Who's he left with? A few moderates and independents. He'll get the support of a Ross Perot or a Nader. It may not seem like this is the case while looking at the polls right now, but the polls change drastically every week and aren't always very accurate anyway. Take away McCain's support from the media when they turn on him to endorse the Democrat nominee and who is left to fight for him. It certainly is not going to be the conservative radio hosts or grassroots groups that led Bush to victory, many of which currently support Romney. He will be like the child superstar who grew up and suddenly wasn't cute anymore, used to being a star, but sadly has been terribly forgotten. Make no mistake, Romney is the only hope for a conservative to become president. I really hope that Evangelicals will realize this, and also that a vote for Huckabee is a vote for McCain. They will help make or break Mitt's chances at a nomination.

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McCain Doesn't "Straight Talk", He "Talks Straight" Out Of His ... (use your imagination)

Does anyone remember John McCain saying any of this? Most of it was said only a few weeks ago.

"Tonight we sure showed them what a comeback looks like," McCain said. "When the pundits declared us finished, I told them, 'I'm going to New Hampshire, where the voters don't let you make their decision for them.' And when they asked, 'How are you going to do it? You're down in the polls. You don't have the money,' I answered, 'I'm going to New Hampshire, and I'm going to tell people the truth.'" (Boston Globe)

McCain said, he was proof that "negative campaigns don't work"--a clear shot at Mitt Romney (Newsweek)

I think Senator McCain has said it best, "we are going to continue to run a positive campaign." (Newsweek)

These are just a few McCain quotes from MANY that show that McCain is suffering from the common political disease "Iamfullofcrapitis". The guy calls Mitt Romney a flip-flopper, but I don't think he's ever looked in the mirror to see the flip-flopped (reversed) image of a professional flip-flopper. Hopefully that makes sense!

It sure seems like the Straight Talk Express has derailed. McCain has consistently told us that he ALWAYS tells the truth, that he runs a squeaky clean positive campaign, and admitted that he has his weak points such as the economy. Now (only a couple weeks later) he is straight up lying about Mitt's record to elicit support for himself in Florida, saying all kinds of dirty negative things about Romney, and saying that he never told anybody that he was weak on the economy (another blatant lie). McCain built his comeback in New Hampshire on the premise that he was a straight talkin’ good guy. It is a mystery to everyone as to why he is currently deviating from his high-minded maxims while campaigning in Florida.

National Review Online (NRO) wrote about what might viewed in the future as McCain’s downfall, where he abandoned the very principles that helped him to re-surge in the polls and become the apple in the media’s eye. Some notable excerpts from the article McCain's Dishonest Attack:

The writer, Rich Lowry, starts by giving McCain credit for his part in lobbying for the surge in Iraq.

As I've said before, McCain deserves a large part of the credit for the surge—he pushed to have it implemented both in his public advocacy and his behind-the-scenes lobbying of the Bush administration, and he has been its foremost defender. Romney wasn't as enthusiastic about it and in his body language, if nothing else seemed ready to distance himself from it if it failed. This is a perfectly legitimate issue for McCain to raise, and he has, by saying things like Romney was "looking at his shoes" while he was putting it all on the line for the surge.

Giving credit where credit is due, he then goes on to criticize McCain, who is practically a self proclaimed saint, for his recent unwarranted and dishonest attacks on Romney.

But that doesn't justify the rank dishonesty of his attack on Romney over the weekend. It's so shamelessly unfair, it's the kind of thing you'd expect of Bill Clinton attacking Barack Obama. Clearly, McCain wants to change the topic from the economy. And since he's suffering from his "straight-talk" about his relative lack of knowledge of and interest in the economy, he's trying to compensate with the opposite of straight talk—blatant distortions—about Romney's record. As Ramesh notes (citing Paul Mirengoff), McCain may feel entitled to this cheap shot given his own courage on the surge. He also might think that his press coverage is so adoring that he can get away with anything, and Romney is so firmly branded as a "flip-flopper" that any charge will stick. But I think something else is going on. McCain has always given the impression of reserving his true scorn for his enemies within his own party. I have a hard time imagining McCain making this kind of dishonest accusation against a Democrat—it would be uncivil and dishonorable. But making it against a fellow Republican running to his right? No problem. On top of this, there's the personal animosity McCain feels toward Romney. Indeed, in one of those debates in New Hampshire, McCain spoke warmly of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama at the same time he was giving off waves of hatred toward Romney.

The author then gives his analysis on how McCain's negativity, lying and hypocrisy might affect his campaign for the GOP nomination.

I wouldn't be surprised if it back-fires on McCain. The attack succeeded in the sense that it tipped the conversation back toward Iraq, but at a potential cost to McCain. His most important political asset is his political character, his reputation for truth-telling and honorable politics. This dishonest low-blow—if it continues to get attention in the closing hours—could chip away at that asset.

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Latest Rasmussen Poll Looks Promising For Romney

Not only does the latest poll conducted by Rasmussen show Mitt Romney leading Florida with 33% over McCain with 27%, but it gets even better when only conservative voters are polled, with Romney at 42%, almost doubling the next candidate, McCain, at only 22%. This is an integral stat, since only Republicans are allowed to vote in the Florida caucuses, unlike some of the other open primaries.

Looking at the issues specifically, here are the polling results:

Those concerned with the economy most - Romney 37%, McCain 33%
Those concerned with national security/war in Iraq most - Romney 31%, McCain 31%
Those who are concerned with immigration most - Romney 63%, McCain 7%

The poll also revealed Romney as the candidate that voters thought to be the most electable, with 76% saying they believe him to be somewhat likely to win the White House if nominated. McCain was next in line with 68%. Interestingly, last week both were at 69%, so public approval of McCain has dropped and has risen for Romney.

So a bit of my own analysis here. Why oh why is John McCain dropping the polls? Hmmmm.... let's see ... I would guess that the number one reason is because ... hmmm, what could it be ... oh yes, because he's a filthy liar. Even CNN, who absolutely adores John McCain (and they will until he's got the nomination and then they'll turn on him as planned and help the Dems crush him) admitted that he's been lying this past week. Here's a clip:


McCain does anything but "straight talk". He lies, he flip-flops, he flips out, and he makes himself look like a complete tool in interviews and during public debates. He is a bitter individual that wants to win the White House to fulfill his own selfish ambitions and prove to himself that he's not an absolute failure (having lost in presidential races so many times).

Good thing that more and more people in Florida, and all over America, are seeing him for what he really is: a fraud, and not a genuine conservative. Romney is the only serious shot the Republicans have at winning the presidency and the only candidate who can mae the changes needed in America today.

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Romney - McCain Race In Florida May Not Be a Close As We Think

As we saw in New Hampshire with Hillary Clinton's surprise victory over Barack Obama (who was supposed to win by a 10% margin), polls aren't always the most accurate. Admittedly, though, they are fairly "on" most of the time. However, according to the ACT Blog article "A Problem in the RCP Average", Romney may actually have a bigger lead in Florida than the major polls are telling us. I have updated the numbers since the above mentioned article was written. This is the average of all the latest polls (taken from the site realclearpolitics.com), which is far more accurate than any of the polls on their own. On average you can see that Romney and McCain are virtually tied for the lead. I have updated the numbers since the above mentioned article was written.

	Rudy Giuliani	Mike Huckabee	John McCain	Mitt Romney
InsiderAdvantage*	16	15	24	26
SurveyUSA	18	14	30	28
Reuters C-Span/Zogby	15	10	31	28
Rasmussen	20	15	23	27
Mason-Dixon	18	15	26	30
Strategic Vision (R)	22	18	25	20
Herald/SPT/Bay9	15	15	25	23
RCP Average	17.7	14.6	26.3	26

However, polls are sometimes a bit misleading. Remember that many of these polls were not exclusive to Republicans only (so the Dems and Independents have their say in them too). The thing to remember is that Florida is not an open primary, so only Republicans can vote (not Democrats and Independents like in New Hampshire and Michigan). Unfortunately, most of the polls do not include polling results for JUST Republicans. However, a few of them did. The ones highlighted in blue below had separate results for GOP voters only. Observe how the average at the bottom changes in light of the new found results.

	Rudy Giuliani	Mike Huckabee	John McCain	Mitt Romney
InsiderAdvantage*	15.7	14.9	24.7	27.8
SurveyUSA	18	18	24	33
Reuters C-Span/Zogby	15	10	31	28
Rasmussen	20	15	23	27
Mason-Dixon	18	15	26	30
Strategic Vision (R)	22	18	25	20
Herald/SPT/Bay9	15	15	25	23
RCP Average	17.7	15.1	25.5	27.0

Obviously Mitt is winning according to these results, albeit only by a little bit, but keep in mind two things. One, the polls for McCain coming out of South Carolina with victory momentum were much higher, and have been eroding at a rapid pace with more people hopping off the Boldface Lie, uh, I mean supposed "Straight Talk Expess". Two, the results sway in favour of Romney when only two of the seven polls above are modified to include Republicans only. Imagine the difference if all of them were changed (evidently an even greater lead for him).

The funniest part about this little exercise is McCain's boldface lie, oh crap, I mean "straight talk" (I always do that) during the debate on Thursday. He told everyone, in response to a question about whether he was conservative enough to get the Republican support he needed, that Republicans have supported him more than Mitt Romney. BS! Evidently McCain isn't smart enough (or too old to use the internet) to look up the results from New Hampshire (where he won) that show Romney beating him by 5% (if I recall correctly, it could be 7%) among Republicans only, or Michigan where Romney had a significant lead over him (not just with conservatives but overall). Let's not forget Iowa, Wyoming and Nevada. Time after time Romney has beaten McCain if you remove Dems and Independents from the vote. But McCain has the audacity to full-out lie to us by saying that he has won more support from Republicans. Can anyone tell me if McCain is honestly on crack? I think he might need to change dealers. Like how does he get away unscathed by the media for saying the unprecedented amount of garbage that he does. Or how about him saying at the debate, when asked about his earlier comments on how he didn't think he was strong on the economy, something to the effect of "I never said I was weak on the economic issues". COMMON, PLEASE, DO YOU TAKE US FOR IDIOT JOHNNY BOY! This guy has been hanging out with Bill Clinton and Pinocchio a little too much. Just a couple weeks ago he said these comments (click here for a plethora of quotes to show that John was lying to the American public).

Well enough about McCainian ... Florida is looking good for Mitt. He's rising in the polls, he's got a good ground team there, and most of all, he actually has substance, class, and an action plan behind his ideas (unlike other people in the race). On to victory in the Sunshine State.

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Pre-polls Look Good For Mitt in the Sunshine State

Mitt Romney won Nevada by a handsome margin and then left immediately for Florida, instead of spending the night in South Carolina waiting for results from their caucus. Some criticized this choice, arguing that South Carolina would be the gateway to the south, but now it's looking like old Mitt was right after all. According to the latest Rasmussen Poll, Romney is leading in Florida by 5% with 25% of in the pre-polls, followed by McCain with 20% and Giuliani with 19%. In the next Republican debate I can guarantee that both McCain and Giuliani will go after Romney; especially Giuliani, since Florida will probably make or break him. Hopefully, though, Rudy won't make the same mistake that Fred Thompson did and only go after Romney, just as Fred only really went after Huckabee, leaving McCain unscathed despite deserving much criticism for his liberal past. A strong showing for Mitt in Florida (gold or silver could really set him up for great voter support on super Tuesday).

While I still have your attention, one thing that I really wanted to mention is something that Mitt said in an interview after he won Nevada, but only came fourth (although a very close fourth) in South Carolina. When asked whether he thought voters in the south would support him, he gave an astute reply. He basically said that voters in the south will support whatever good conservative wins the nomination for the GOP, but that he has proved that he can win the "swing states" like Michigan and Nevada. This is an excellent point. To defeat the Democrats, the GOP doesn't need a candidate that will only win the south (because they will most likely vote Republican anyway). They need someone who will win the states that are sitting on the fence, deciding whether to vote Democrat or Republican. This shows that Mitt is not just thinking about winning the nomination, but actually the white house, and demonstrates his contagious confidence and optimism. Plus during the past few days he has been talking a lot about why Clinton and Obama aren't what American needs. In my opinion, Mitt has just stepped it up a level and has his head in the right place - winning the presidency so that he can represent conservatives and change Washington for the better. This race just keeps on getting better and better everyday!

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Iowa, Can We Talk?

Iowa, can we talk?

What happens there on January 3rd has huge ramifications on the Republican party, the nomination, the election. New Hampshire is watching, the country is watching, and the world is watching.

This is WAY too important to vote based on anything less than “Who is the best candidate to do the job, taking into consideration his qualifications, experience, and record”

The choice you make tomorrow could start a chain of events that could lead America (and ultimately the world) down two very different paths; one towards positive change and a promising future and one with very negative implications.

The Republican party has stood for life, traditional marriage and strong families. These are among many important values that hangs in the balance.

If Huckabee cons enough voters and wins, or even pulls off a close second, his victory could seal the deal for a Giuliani nomination, which means that the morality issues that mean so much to Republicans will be forgotten and a pro-choice candidate will represent the GOP!

To the point … Am I the only one who has had just about enough of Huckabee’s crap! (*Note - The following rant is in no particular order and does not include all the points I had wished to make).

I am sick of Huckabee whining about the money Romney has spent in Iowa. MIKE, call it what you want, but the rest of us call it a strategy, spreading the good news, and just plain common sense. This is an election, and a candidate’s ability to raise money shows, in part, how well he will do in the nationals. He was pretty much unknown and needed to get his message out. Just because you can throw out the “Christian leader” image and expect every Evangelical to line up and support you regardless of your actual performance and political ability, doesn’t mean that others have such luxuries. Because of much religious bigotry, Mitt has to work many times harder than the rest and spend more money to help others see past his religion (which should never be an issue in the first place) and view him for the quality leader his is.

I am tired of hearing people say that Huckabee is so likeable. His likeability is in the eye of the beholder. It seems that every single day we are introduced to some other controversy that involved him in his service Arkansas governor. It seems as if there is going to be more skeletons found in his closet than were found in the Cambodian Killing Fields. Questionable state appointments, pardons/clemency based on donations, cover-ups while his son was investigated for brutally murdering an innocent dog, receiving lavish gifts by taking advantage of his title and authority, and destroying hard drives when leaving office that documented his incompetence are just a few of the stunts that Huckabee has pulled.

Governor Huckabee claims to be a unifier but, he is quite the opposite. He states openly that Evangelicals should support him whether or not he is the best candidate. His “Don’t Mormons believe that Jesus and Satan are brothers” stunt with a reporter while claiming to know nothing about Mormonism is pure garbage! What does this say about his character if he expects us to believe that he knows nothing about Mormonism, yet he was the keynote speaker at a Baptist Convention in Salt Lake City back in 1998. Who is he fooling, the American voter now, or all the Baptists that attended the convention then? Was he just making stuff up or did he indeed know? Either way Mike, it doesn’t come off as honest. He claims that he is the victim of negative ad campaigns, which Romney states are accurate (not trying to hide what he’s doing), yet he’s been trying so hard to take negative shots at Romney but still look like he’s the good guy. Was his comment in the ad he decided not to run about Mitt’s dishonesty really just describing himself?! Dividing the party along religious lines is dangerous.

And about that press conference, he must feel that voters severely lack intelligence. I find it insulting that he thinks people are stupid enough not to see that the whole thing was a sad attempt to get the media to do his dirty work, while he looks like the nice guy. If Huck gains the world and loses his soul, he profiteth not voters and the respect of intelligent people everywhere. It’s one thing to pull a stunt like that, but it’s another to do it and then act as God’s political protégé. I bet God is shaking his head at Huck’s desperate antics.

Huck’s apparent grasp of foreign policy is a complete façade. His constant charade demonstrates his mastery of the art that the Iranian government perfected, namely fanning the fire behind the scenes and yet claiming to the world that they are trying to help.

Perhaps next time an opponent states a difference in policy or practice, or Huck is asked a searching question about an important issue, maybe he should actually state his stance and plans for action, instead of a semi-funny one-liners or stupid comments. It might help for people understand his positions, not just that he is capable of evading them through humour. Maybe he should change his name to Duckabee (as in ‘duck’ the issues).

It seems fitting that Huck is going on Jay Leno tonight so he can joke around and have a few laughs. His rise in the polls is anything but laughable though.

I just saw him talking to a crowd in Iowa saying something to the effect “if you will vote for me and I win, it will go down in history as a huge shock”. In other words, vote for him because, well, wouldn’t it be cool to make history. Ironically, his words are, in a way, an ad against him. Why would it be such a shock if Huck won - BECAUSE HE SHOULDN’T EVEN BE CLOSE TO THE TOP! Even he seems shocked. Hello!!! If the candidate is shocked that he won, shouldn’t that tell you something right there.

Iowa, you know who the real conservative is. The candidate who should come away from Iowa with the win is the same and only runner in the race that can take the fight to the Democrats in the general election. He is the only one who can unite all types of conservatives together. Face it, the Mitt fits.

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Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Wouldn’t it be nice if we all could put aside all the things that divide us and look at the things that bond us and thus makes us stronger? The attacks on all candidates on both sides are astonishing. Let’s imagine for a moment that we could filter out all the negative information real and fictitious about all the candidates and looked at just the things that should really matter. What kind of person are they, what good things have they done to make America a better place… Most importantly, WHAT can they bring to the presidency that will help the country during the tough times now and in the future and help improve the lives of all her people?

How are the American people going to be able to make an educated decision when the time comes with all the mis-information, half truths, distortions of facts…? This is not about electing a class president; we’re talking about The President of the United States here.

Although my opinion is biased, I believe it to be true that Governor Romney is still the best person for the job based on the type of person he is, what he has done and what he can do. It is time for people to quit knit picking and get behind Mitt and put the best person in the oval office. The coming months and years are going to be tough times for all kinds of reason, too many to list here. We need a person of action, a thinker, an achiever…

Mitt Romney is that person!

Ken.

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Why Canadians For Mitt

Why did we create Canadians For Mitt considering as Canadians we cannot vote in the U.S. election. Well, there are several reasons, first as to the interest in the American election is that every day we are exposed to American politics through our own media as well as our exposure to the many U.S. TV channels we receive and of course the availability of the internet. We are neighbours, allies, friends… Much of what America does has an effect on Canada and the rest of the world.

Another factor to consider is that at any given time there can be as many as half a million Americans living in Canada that can vote in the U.S. election. And given how close the elections have been, this could be an important group of voters. Republicans Abroad Canada is a group that among other things, promotes interest in the Republican Party and promotes voter registration and the casting of absentee ballots by Americans in Canada.

The main reason though is that Mitt is the smart an logical choice to be Commander and Chief of The U.S. and for that matter the free world. Mitt Romney is a family man of faith, knowledge, ability, action… Check out the links to our friends to see more about the man and his vision.

We may have little or no effect on the future of the coming choices our friends to the south make but, we might be able to prove to our American friends living here in the north that Mitt Romney isn’t the only choice but, he is the smart choice.

“What is liberty without wisdom and without
virtue?”
Edmund Burke

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Here’s Another Recent Poll

Check out this poll that was on line at The Brody File. The question was…

"As a pro-life voter, who would you vote for? John McCain or Mitt Romney? Who do
you view as the candidate that will best represent the pro-life movement?

To which the response was…

After being deluged by emails, the answer is Mitt Romney in a runaway. It wasn't
even close. More than 90% of people who emailed me said Romney was the guy,
hands down. Now, this isn't scientific of course and I realize that Romney
supporters may have gotten word about my post and reacted accordingly. Nobody
knows for sure. What is apparent is that those who are for Romney on the life
issue, love this guy with a passion.

Check it out for yourselves!

http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/107719.aspx

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A Great Article

My wife found this article while researching for an answer to a question she read about what would Mitt do if he wanted to go to the temple as President of the United States. The answer that also is in this article is that there are LDS (Mormon) members in the Secret Service that could accompany him. The piece as a whole is a great article worth posting here. Enjoy!

A Reader’s Commentary on Mormons

This editorial appeared in "The
Signal,” Santa Clarita, CA

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

Editor: I
have heard and seen enough! I have lived in the West all my life. I have
worked around them. They have worked for me and I for them. When I
was young, I dated their daughters. When I got married they came to my
wedding. Now that I have daughters of my own, some of their boys have
dated my daughters. I would be privileged if one of them were to be my
son-in-law.

I'm talking about the Mormons. They are some of the
most honest, hard-working people I have ever known. They are spiritual,
probably more than most other so-called religious people I have
encountered. They study the Bible and teach from it as much as any
Christian church ever has. They serve their religion without pay in every
conceivable capacity. None of their leaders, teachers, counselors, bishops
or music directors receive one dime for the hours of labor they put in.
The Mormons have a non-paid ministry - a fact not generally
known.

I have heard many times from the pulpits of others how evil
and non-Christian they are and that they will not go to heaven. I decided
to attend one of their services near my home to see for myself. What a
surprise! What I heard and saw was just the opposite from what the
religious ministers of the day were telling me. I found a very simple
service with no fanfare. I found a people with a great sense of humor and
a well-balanced spiritual side. There was no loud music. Just a simple
service, the members themselves giving the several short
sermons.

They urge their youth to be morally clean and live a good
life. They teach the gospel of Christ, as they understand it. The
name of their church is "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
Does that sound like a non-Christian church to you? I asked them many questions
about what they teach and why. I got answers that in most cases, were from
the New Testament. Their ideas and doctrines did not seem too fat-fetched
for my understanding. When I read their "Book of Mormon" I was also very
surprised to find just the opposite from what I had been told I would
find.

Then I went to another church's pastor to ask him some of the
same questions about doctrine. To my surprise, when he found out that I was in
some way investigating the Mormons, he became hostile. He referred to them
as a non-Christian cult. I received what sounded to me like evil propaganda
against those people. He stated bluntly that they were not Christian and
that they did not fit into the Christian mold. He also told me that they
don't really believe the Bible. He gave me a pile of anti-Mormon
literature. He began to rant that the Mormons were not telling me the
truth about what they stand for. He didn't want to hear anything good
about them. At first I was surprised and then again, I wasn't. I
began to wonder. I have never known of a cult that supports the Boy Scouts
of America. According to the Boy Scouts, over a third of all the Boy Scout
troops in the United States are Mormon.

What cult do you know of
that has a welfare system second to none in this country? They have farms,
canneries and cattle ranches to help take care of the unfortunate ones who might
be down and out and in need of a little help. The Mormon Church has donated
millions to welfare causes around the world without a word of credit. They
have donated thousands to help re-build Baptist churches that were burned a few
years ago. They have donated tons of medical supplies to countries ravaged
by earthquakes. You never see them on TV begging for money. What cult do
you know of that instills in its members to obey the law, pay their taxes,
serve in the military if asked and be a good Christian by living high moral
standards?

Did you know that hundreds of thousands Mormon youth get
up before high school starts in the morning to attend a religious training
class? They have basketball and softball leagues and supervised youth dances
every month. They are recruited by the FBI and every police department in
the country because they are trustworthy. They are taught not to drink nor
take drugs. They are in the Secret Service who protect the president. They
serve in Congress and in the U.S. Senate, and have been governors of several
states other than Utah. They serve with distinction and
honor.

If you have Mormons living near, you will probably find them
to be your best neighbors. They are Christians who try to live what they
preach. They are not perfect and they are the first to admit this. I
have known some of them who could not live their religion, just like many of
us. The rhetoric which is spread around against them is nothing more than
evil propaganda founded in untruths. Others had successfully demonized
them to the point that the general public has no idea what they actually believe
and teach.

If you really want to know the truth, go see for
yourself. You, also, will be surprised. When I first moved here some
25 years ago there were five Mormon wards. Now there are 15. They
must be doing something right.

Paul Allen
Santa Clarita

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IT'S OFFICIAL

It’s Official

Today at 9am EST in Dearborn Michigan Mitt Romney announced his candidacy for President of the United States. Now the fun begins!

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Here Is Another Poll

Today Glen Beck http://www.glennbeck.com/home/index.shtml has a poll stating that if the election were held today, who would you vote for. He had a similar poll a couple of weeks ago and Mitt finished first and he is leading this one too. Check it out and vote. Glen Beck from what I have seen likes what he sees from Governor Romney.

Ken.

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Welcome

Welcome To Canadians For Mitt

At first it might seem strange for Canadians to take an interest in the American elections. The close ties we share are much more geographical. We have stood shoulder-to-shoulder in good times and bad. Like any relationship we have our differences but we see past them and are thankful for the wonderful things we share.

Most Canadians are exposed to American politics on a daily basis, from our many American TV channels to the internet to our own media’s coverage of events from the south.

So, that being said and while we can’t vote, it doesn’t mean we can’t have an opinion. Like a friend that offers their two cents (2.6 cents Canadian) when you are about to make an important choice in your life, we feel that when something good comes along you need to grasp it. Well grasp Mitt Romney fast because he is exactly what the U.S. needs, North America needs, what the west needs and what all that is good needs.

The world needs a strong America and Mitt Romney is the leader with the tools, the values, the vision, the drive to be that strong commander and chief.

“Canadians For Mitt” is a blog for not only Canadians but also anyone that wants to find out more about the man, the mission, and the quest.

Ken.

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