• Mitt Romney's statement on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court

   

  Former Governor Mitt Romney today issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court:

   

  The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court is troubling. Her public statements make it clear she has an expansive view of the role of the judiciary. Historically, the Court is where judges interpret the Constitution and apply the law. It should never be the place "where policy is made," as Judge Sotomayor has said. Like any nominee, she deserves a fair and thorough hearing. What the American public deserves is a judge who will put the law above her own personal political philosophy.

   

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  Posted at 10:43AM May 26, 2009 by Mitt Romney | Comments[19] del.icio.us Digg Reddit

• Cheney vs. Obama by Mitt Romney

   

  Two speeches, two very different men. Former Vice President Cheney seeks no political future. He speaks from the vantage of one who witnessed the killing of our fellow citizens, who deliberated and defined the strategy that would successfully prevent further murders of our fellow Americans.

  His address today was direct, well-reasoned, and convincing. 
  
  President Obama, on the other hand, continues to speak as a politician. Contrary to the advice I and others gave him, he has placed two of his top political consultants in the West Wing, looking to them to opine on matters of national security. Barack Obama is having a hard time going from politician to president. His speech and his policies have one foot in campaign mode and another in presidential mode. He struggles to explain how he is keeping faith with the liberal advocates who promoted his campaign but in doing so, he breaks faith with the interests of the American people. When it comes to protecting the nation, we have a conflicted president. And his address today was more tortured than the enhanced interrogation techniques he decries. 
  
  It is laughable to suggest that Guantanamo is a meaningful aid in terrorist recruiting. Before Guantanamo came the first bombing of the World Trade Center, the bombing at Riyadh, the attacks on Khobar, the bombing of our embassies, the Cole. There will always be rallying cries for recruitment whether it is the existence of Israel or the freedoms enjoyed by Americans. Appeasement has not ever, does not now, and will never satisfy a foe who looks to destroy freedom and rule the world. 
  
  Vice President Cheney has been the target of every media, from mainstream to comic. But he spoke today as before without regard to the politics but with abiding respect for the truth. Barack Obama is still hanging on to the campaign trail. He said that the last thing he thinks about when he goes to sleep at night is keeping America safe. That's a big difference with Vice President Cheney—when it came to protecting Americans, he never went to sleep.

   

  Originally posted on National Review Online

   

   

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  Posted at 2:47PM May 21, 2009 by Mitt Romney | Comments[21] del.icio.us Digg Reddit

• The golf shirt & water bottle

   

  Vice President Biden was right that the new president would be tested early in his administration. What the world learned was not good news for freedom and democracy. 
  
  Recently, Iranian President Ahmadinejad announced that his nation has successfully mastered every step necessary to enrich uranium, violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty it has signed. And North Korea's Kim Jong Il launched a long-range missile on the very day President Obama addressed the world about the peril of nuclear proliferation. 
  
  In both instances the world's equation for peace and security was altered, and the Obama administration chose inaction.
  
  It is true that we are still very early in the Obama years -- the president will have ample opportunity to defend America and freedom, and to deter nuclear brinkmanship. I, like many other Americans, am hoping for a stronger foreign policy.
  
  But we need to do more than hope -- we need to be doing everything we can to promote our shared conservative principles and ensure that Republicans take back Congress in 2010. And with your continued support and encouragement, my PAC and I will be working day and night to do just that. 
  
  Will you be willing to stand with me and make a contribution of $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000 -- all the way to the maximum $5,000 -- to my PAC ?  Your assistance will give us the resources to bring the conservative change we need to Washington and get America back on the right track  
  
  As a special thank you, if you contribute at least $30, we'll send you our official PAC water bottle so that you can show everyone where you stand. And if you contribute at least $100, we'll send you our official PAC golf shirt in addition to the water bottle.
  
  Thank you for your continued support and dedication. 
   

  If you are contributing at least $100, please select your shirt size below, and we will send you both a golf shirt and a water bottle.

  

  Or, if you are contributing $30-$99, please select the water bottle below. 

    

   

  Golf shirts and water bottles available for a limited time. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. For questions about your order, please email Donate@FreeStrongAmerica.com.

   

   

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  Posted at 11:40AM May 14, 2009 by Mitt Romney | Comments[4] del.icio.us Digg Reddit

• From Bad to Worse by Mitt Romney

   

   

  GM's new proposal, clearly produced under government duress, is worse than virtually any of the alternatives. It would give GM to the UAW and the U.S. government and make taxpayers pick up the bills. Of course, billions more from government would be drawn down right away. But the UAW could also depend on the Obama administration to keep up the subsidy for years and years to come. Government and Union co-ownership: It would be as ineffective as it is un-American.

   

  The right course for GM is an out-of-court restructuring or bankruptcy. Either would keep the company in business and rid it of burdensome costs, work rules and obligations. The government could backstop the post-restructuring debt, helping the company get on its feet. GM must not fail: If its costs are brought in line with its competition, it can ultimately thrive and grow jobs. What is proposed is even worse than bankruptcy—it would make GM the living dead. 

   

  Originally posted on National Review Online

   

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  Posted at 9:25AM April 29, 2009 by Mitt Romney | Comments[13] del.icio.us Digg Reddit

• Opening Day: Official PAC Baseball Card, Hat, and Signed Baseball

  

  

   

  It's Opening Day, and time to have some fun. For me, the first pitch of the Major League Baseball season means that winter is finally over and spring is here. I remember all the fun I had as a parent taking my boys to Fenway Park. We still have season tickets, and I'll be rooting for the Red Sox all season long. But whether you're rooting for the BoSox or for your own favorite team, there's one thing on which we can all agree - the need to keep promoting our conservative agenda and take back Congress in 2010.

   

  I'm troubled by some of the decisions of the Democrat-controlled Congress and the Obama administration. America voted for change, but not this kind of change. We did not vote for a boat-load of new government spending programs that would ensure higher taxes and high deficits as far as the eye can see and that will threaten our currency, our economy, and our future.

   

  At my PAC, we are fighting for policies that will keep America the world's economic and military superpower. Today, as much as ever, conservative principles are absolutely essential to keeping America strong, prosperous, and free.

   

  That's why I am writing you - as one of our key team members - to ask if you'd consider making a contribution of $25, $50, $75, $100, $250, or more, to my PAC. Your generous contribution will enable me to have the resources to help Republican candidates and promote conservative principles so that we can reclaim our majorities in 2010.

   

  And as a special thank you to those of you willing to step up to the plate, we're happy to offer the following gifts to members of the Free and Strong America team:

   

  - For a contribution of at least $25, we'll send you my official PAC baseball card.

   

   

  - For a contribution of at least $75, we'll send you both the card and our official red baseball cap - so you can display your team color with pride. 

   

   

  - And, for a contribution of $250 or more, we'll not only send you the card and hat, but I will also send you a hand-signed baseball. 

   

  It may seem like early in the season, but what we do now will help ensure we have the resources we need to win. Thank you for being a part of our team.

   

  Posted at 1:00PM April 06, 2009 by Mitt Romney | Comments[2] del.icio.us Digg Reddit

• Five for the Future

  

   

  We're in the second year of a major recession, and we need to get our economy moving again. Americans have already lost some $12 trillion in net worth as their homes plummet in value and their retirement savings are pulverized into dust.

   

  Right now, the future course of America will depend in many ways on the decisions of President Obama. Those choices are his to make, whether or not we see eye to eye. We wish him the best, but we won't be afraid to disagree with him when we must.

   

  Contrary to what you hear from some commentators on the left, the 2008 elections did very little to settle the most serious differences of opinion in American politics. Some of those issues were hardly debated at all in the fall campaign. As conservatives in opposition, we have a duty to press on ... a duty to state our case with confidence. 

   

  And we need the help of you, and every other member of our team, to ensure that our voice is heard.

   

  That is why I am writing to ask you to take the small, but important step of signing up for a new initiative at my PAC called "Five for the Future." Getting involved is easy. All you have to do is one -- or both -- of the following things today:

   

  1. First, I encourage you to sign up to make a recurring monthly contribution to my PAC of at least $5. Your monthly donation -- together with the donations of others on our team -- will go a long way toward ensuring we have the resources to support candidates like the Undaunted Dozen who are targeted for sticking to their fiscally conservative principles.

      

  2. Second, whether or not you can contribute at this time, I ask that you forward this email to five of your friends and family members and encourage them to get involved with this effort. We need to grow our team as much as possible if we are going to make a difference at this critical time in our nation's history.

   

  America's challenges are great, and we don't get to choose the tests and trials ahead. But we will meet them as conservatives have done before. We will find strength in each other, and answer our opponents with good will and honest words. And we will go forward -- confident in our beliefs, and certain of victories to come.

   

  We have a lot of work to do to reclaim our majorities in Congress in 2010 as a first step in setting our nation back on the road to prosperity. Your monthly contribution of at least $5 will get us started.

   

  Thank you for your continued support.

   

   
  Posted at 1:00PM March 19, 2009 by Mitt Romney | Comments[0] del.icio.us Digg Reddit

• The Undaunted Dozen

   

   

  I wanted to make sure you heard the news that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is targeting 12 House Republicans who voted against the $800 billion wasteful stimulus bill. They stood their ground and voted no -- and they were absolutely right. Now, the Democrats are mounting a major grassroots campaign against them. I want to do everything I can to help these courageous representatives and other candidates like them.

   

  Yesterday, I announced that my Free and Strong America PAC will be sending $1,000 checks to each of these congressmen who are running for re-election in 2010  with a promise to do whatever we can to help them fend off political attacks from the liberals.

   

  What conservatives wanted in the stimulus debate was a bill to strengthen the economy. The Democrats couldn't restrain themselves from throwing in tens of billions of tax dollars for their political friends and special interest groups. What we ended up with was a bill that stimulates the government!

   

  For the last several years, liberals have been griping about the $700 billion that was spent over the last six years to win freedom in Iraq. They have now spent more than that in 30 days. And with a government almost $12 trillion in debt, they are putting at risk the creditworthiness of the United States.

   

  Please help me support our fellow conservatives in standing firm against wasteful spending and excessive borrowing by making a contribution to my PAC today.  

   

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  Posted at 12:00PM February 24, 2009 by Mitt Romney | Comments[1] del.icio.us Digg Reddit

• Stimulate the Economy, Not Government

  

   

  A few months have passed since the election, and that's enough time to consider the outcome and take stock of our party's future. I want to make clear that I'm optimistic: our ideas are good, and our agenda will make America freer and stronger.

   

  And our voice needs to be heard, now more than ever.

   

  This is a time of hardship and uncertainty for millions of Americans. Unfortunately, the new President and the Democratic Congressional majority seem more concerned with stimulating the government than stimulating the economy. They have a lot of campaign rhetoric to make good on and plenty of special interests to pay back. 

   

  As the opposition party, we are entirely free to do what is right for the country. There are certain advantages to that kind of freedom, and I suggest we make the most of them.

   

  I know I have been.

   

  Recently, I addressed the House Republican Conference Retreat with my thoughts on how to turn around the economy and get America back on the right track. I also testified before Congress about the importance of making tax cuts the centerpiece of the 2009 economic stimulus package. And with your support, I will continue to fight for the principles in which we both believe.

   

  Will you join me in making the most of this opportunity and making your voice heard? One way to do so is by contributing $10, $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 - or even the maximum $5,000 - to my Free and Strong America PAC. And if you contribute at least $30, we will send you a signed, limited edition "Stimulate the economy, not the government" button. This is the perfect way to show your friends and neighbors where you stand at this critical time for our party and our nation. 

   

  This great party of ours has seen setbacks before. They have never defined us. For our party, I believe this will be remembered as the time when we demonstrated the strength of our convictions, when we defended the foundations of America's prosperity, security and liberty. The comeback for our nation and for our party starts with you. I hope I can count on you as an ally in the work ahead.

   

   

   

   

  Buttons are available for a limited time. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. For questions about your order, please email Donate@FreeStrongAmerica.com.

   

  Posted at 11:00AM February 06, 2009 by Mitt Romney | Comments[1] del.icio.us Digg Reddit

• A Republican Stimulus Plan

   

  Today, at the National Review website, I write about the need for economic stimulus.

   

  Government needs to take immediate action to boost the economy, without sacrificing our long term growth. This means lowering taxes for individuals and businesses, and investment in infrastructure, military modernization, and energy research.

   

  Posted at 11:00AM December 19, 2008 by Mitt Romney | Comments[0] del.icio.us Digg Reddit

• Thank you

  This is a quick note to thank you for your support for the Free and Strong America PAC – it made a real difference in the elections. First, it enabled me to travel across the country to campaign, build media and raise funds for Republicans in battleground contests. All totaled, I did events for 33 Republican candidates running for federal office. Your support also helped me in my effort for Senator McCain and Governor Palin – I participated in 37 surrogate events around the country for their election.

   

  In addition, your support permitted the PAC to make financial contributions to over 150 contests at the federal and state level, again on behalf of people and groups who we believe will help keep our country strong and free. We were highly gratified that in these races where we provided financial support we were largely victorious, with a 60 percent win rate.

   

  There is still unfinished business from the 2008 election. We are currently working to help Senator Norm Coleman in the Minnesota recount and Senator Saxby Chambliss in his runoff election in Georgia – it is critical that we retain the ability to filibuster in order to prevent a liberal reconstruction of our nation.

   

  I want you to know how much I appreciate all you have done to help. It means a great deal to Ann and me, and we believe that it means a great deal to the country as well. Like you, we are very concerned about the direction the nation may take under an Obama administration and a liberal Congress. The work we have done, thanks to you, has kept the conservative flame burning.

   

  The PAC will continue to work for a free and strong nation. During the coming year, I will travel, campaign, appear in media interviews, raise funds, write, blog and do everything I can imagine to stand up for what we believe. I consider it a privilege to have you on our team.

   

  Posted at 11:00AM November 14, 2008 by Mitt Romney | Comments[26] del.icio.us Digg Reddit

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