Romney invokes Reagan in abortion switch

[meegbear]

Governor Mitt Romney cited the change of heart by Ronald Reagan and a prominent former member of Congress in explaining his decision to oppose aborton rights to a National Review Online interviewer.

"I’m committed to promoting the culture of life. Like Ronald Reagan, and Henry Hyde, and others who became pro-life, I had this issue wrong in the past,'' Romney told NRO. (He has reached for the Reagan magic before.)

Romney was seen as a supporter of aborton rights in Massachusetts until he began readying for a run for president. An advisor later said he was "faking it."

The full interview is here and the Globe story on his recent efforts to dodge most members of the press is here.

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http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/blog/2006/12/romney_invokes.html

[brazos121200]

1. OK.. Was he lying then or is he lying now. In any case,

he HAS to be "pro-life" to get the Republican nomination.

[Warpy]

2. They always get religion when they want the nomination

Funny, isn't it? It's just like Poppy and Dole.

Yeah, fellas, that's right, push a religious agenda onto a secular government. That'll win you the nutcase vote, all right.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. and the same with gay rights?

there are weathervanes more solid than this guy.

[meegbear]

4. Here is his letter of support ...

http://www.boston.com/news/daily/11/romneyletterbaywindows.pdf

[DaveinMD]

6. there is a more recent letter

that is sure to come out in the campaign. Romney has no shot. Its over.

[sallyseven]

5. Romney is just an opportunist.

He will do and say anything if it means he will get ahead. He lies like Bush, behaves anyway the right wing wants him to. So obsessed in being president he will do anything. I don't want that man to become anything but unemployed in 2008.

[denverbill]

7. Flip-flop. Flip-flop. n/t

[blueblitzkrieg]

8. he's a fraud

i don't get how this guy is considered one of the front-runners. he is such a transparent fraud. do the right-wingers actually buy his pandering bullshit?

[knowledgeispwr]

9. He was faking it and really pro-life? Then why'd he say he switched and had it wrong? n/t

[AndreaCG]

10. Just wait, Giuliani will have a change of "heart" too

[bigdarryl]

11. hears a campaign slogan: Mitt( flip flop) Romney

[Roland99]

12. With apologies to Dion: "Cuz I'm the panderer. Yeah, the panderer."

"I pander around around around..."