Romney, McCain launch new ads
Even as he stumps across Iowa in search of every possible supporter in Thursday's caucuses, Mitt Romney today launched a new TV ad in New Hampshire.
Like his latest ad in Iowa, the new Granite State ad is positive, and it is more forward-looking than other Romney ads.
"No one votes for yesterday," Romney says in the spot. "We vote for tomorrow. Every election is about the future. Many are pessimistic. I'm not. In the next ten years, we'll see more progress, more change than the world has seen in the last ten centuries.
"Our next president must unleash the promise and innovation of the American people," he continues. "I'm ready for the challenge. The future begins now."
It's another example of how the accelerated, truncated nomination calendar -- which brings the New Hampshire primary just five days after Iowa -- is forcing candidates to fight a two-front battle. Romney, in particular, is going up against Mike Huckabee in Iowa while competing against John McCain in New Hampshire.
McCain, meanwhile, unveiled a new web-only ad that contrasts his experience on foreign policy with Romney's.
After complaining about Romney's attack ads on him, the spot is hard-hitting. It features images of victims of terrorist attacks, then shows Al Qaeda militants, guns raised in the air.
"Mitt Romney says the next president doesn't need foreign policy experience," the announcer says, citing a comment that Romney made on Fox News Channel on Saturday. "John McCain for president."
The McCain campaign today also sent to reporters, via e-mail, a copy of the opinion piece in today's New York Times by conservative commentator David Brooks, who says that Romney, by "earnestly and methodically" reshaping himself to appeal to key Republican constituencies, has made himself unpopular with young voters, middle-class voters, and independents and cannot win the general election.
"In turning himself into an old-fashioned, orthodox Republican, he has made himself unelectable in the fall," Brooks writes. "When you look inside his numbers, you see tremendous weaknesses."
Romney hit back this afternoon with his own web-only ad, highlighting his endorsement by the National Review, which said Romney is the "full-spectrum conservative" in the Republican race.
"The National Review had it right," an announcer says. "Senator McCain is 'a hero' and a strong supporter of the war in Iraq. But McCain 'is not as conservative as Romney.' "
McCain endorsed Romney in glowing terms in 2004 as the most intellectually honest and capable of men. (See it live on You Tube McCain Endorses Romney) McCain was right then and is wrong now. Mitt Romney is brilliant and has shown throughtout the campaign how savy he is on foreign policy issues. He can hold many thoughts and a great deal of research at one time and is not afraid to rely on experts for research and information then makes splendid decisions based on the facts. He did this at Bain where it made him fabulously wealthy (Staples etc.). he brought the Olympics back from the dead and rescued Massachusetts, the bluest of blue states from a $3B deficit leaving with a surplus!
As far as McCain on Foreign Policy--look at his policy on Mexico and illegal aliens. The McCain Feingold act which amounted to amnesty for all illegals in our borders (sure they had to pay a little fine and fill out some paper work) is a perfect
example of the type of foreign policy shortfall of reason we could expect if McCain were elected.
Remember, he is also the one who doesn't think we should use "rough" tactics on prisoners even if it is to save thousands or millions of US lives--this sensitivity against an enemy that believes compassion to be weakness and that beheads our innocent reporters and aid worksers! TOOOO SOFT!!
McCain was correct in his endorsement of Romney in the first place. Please go to YouTube and look for McCain endorsement of Romney to understand why one should vote for Romney and not McCain.
I appreciate the opportunity to compare both Romney's and McCain's ads. What a contrast. Romney will govern with hope and McCain with fear. Hope will lift Americans through challenges, fear will sink us. It is human nature. In World War II the war was going poorly for fear gripped the hearts of the people. When America entered the war a new hope arose and the people responded to that hope. Romney has the inner strength to lead this nation in a very postive and productive manner. He will attack challenges full speed and with a confidence and leadership manner that will raise this nation up. McCain will work with anger and fear. I watched McCain in the Spring when his ratings were sinking....he was less, can I say, than Presidential in is approach to the challenges facing him at the time. We have a choice to make and I choose Romney.
Mitt Romney was able to promote change in the bluest of states by compromising core Republican stances on Gun Control, Abortion, and Gay rights issues. Selling the farm for political gain is Mitt's mode of operations.
Also, Mitt may not officially support amnesty for illegal aliens, however Mitt is the only Republican candidate to hire illegal aliens at his place of residence. The Republican base cannot support this sort of traitor.
Mitt Romney was able to promote change in the bluest of states by compromising core Republican stances on Gun Control, Abortion, and Gay rights issues. Selling the farm for political gain is Mitt's mode of operations.
Also, Mitt may not officially support amnesty for illegal aliens, however Mitt is the only Republican candidate to hire illegal aliens at his place of residence. The Republican base cannot support this sort of traitor.
All I ever needed to know about Mitt Romney, was that he "mistakenly" filed his tax returns with Utah as his official state of residency, when it was supposed to me Mass. It just so happens that this "mistake" saved him $10's of millions of dollars of taxes owed. I'm supposed to believe that this was a mistake coming from a man who he himself, and I agree with should be in the "investors Hall of Fame". Funny the guy was trying to screw the state he said he wanted to run. Do not kid yourself, no normal citizen could have done that with their taxes and then have been allowed on the ballot.
I just seems to me that every time there is a issue that he has flopped on, it is a flop that benefits him now. How am I to believe any position, becuase he has changed so much how do I know he will not change once elected. That is the key reason why he has been dropping and will drop. He is not believable
All I ever needed to know about Mitt Romney, was that he "mistakenly" filed his tax returns with Utah as his official state of residency, when it was supposed to me Mass. It just so happens that this "mistake" saved him $10's of millions of dollars of taxes owed. I'm supposed to believe that this was a mistake coming from a man who he himself, and I agree with should be in the "investors Hall of Fame". Funny the guy was trying to screw the state he said he wanted to run. Do not kid yourself, no normal citizen could have done that with their taxes and then have been allowed on the ballot.
I just seems to me that every time there is a issue that he has flopped on, it is a flop that benefits him now. How am I to believe any position, becuase he has changed so much how do I know he will not change once elected. That is the key reason why he has been dropping and will drop. He is not believable
Mitt Romney has deep connections to Sodexho Marriott and other companies that have dismal records on how they treat the working poor, as well as union activists. Race discrimination lawsuits ($80M settled related to 2600 black employees, across the USA) Sodexho Marriott (1998-2001)
Mitt Romney led Damon Co, which was convicted of Medicare Fraud and fined $119M
Mitt Romney avoided US taxes by exploiting the Cayman Island loopholes that is often critisized in Congress.
Romney has voiced straight lies about MLK, hunting, NRA endorsements, and has flip-flopped with the winds of the polls and constituency.
There are two ways a nation falls, 'from the outside in and...from the inside out.' Oligarchs can buy democracy, they really can.
Romney want to increase the military by 100,000 other people's kids
Sodexho will feed those kids (US Marines) and Romney's cronies will live in their oligarch palaces while other peoples' kids do the dirty work across the world fightinq alQueda, and later are cared for in first clase Walter Reed facilities where all that federal contractor money was put to good use for exterminating the rats, rodents,and other hunting game.
McCain's add is dishonest. It is a classic partial quote slander. The whole quote reveals the true context... America needs a president who can bring those with credentials together, that is Mitt Romney's forte. MCCAIN HAS MOUNTAINS OF EXPERIENCE ..... BUT HIS PRIDE WOULD IMPEDE AMERICA'S PROGRESS.
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