Romney FLIP-FLOPPING on abortion

[shawmut]

Romney hints of a shift on abortion
In interview, says he is 'in a different place'

By Scott S. Greenberger, Globe Staff | May 25, 2005


Governor Mitt Romney said this week in a nationally published interview that he is ''in a different place" on abortion than at the time of his first run for public office in Massachusetts, when he pledged to keep abortion ''safe and legal in this country."

His remarks were made during an interview with USA Today, which focused on Romney's unlikely success as a Republican in a Democratic state. But the comments were immediately seen by some close watchers of the abortion debate and presidential politics as a sign that Romney would shift rightward on the issue if he were to seek the GOP nomination for the White House in 2008.

''Understand, over time one's perspective changes somewhat," Romney told USA Today. ''I'm in a different place than I was probably in 1994, when I ran against Ted Kennedy, in my own views on that." The governor declined to elaborate.

Yesterday Julie Teer, the governor's spokeswoman, refused to explain how Romney's position has changed, saying only that it has ''evolved over time." Teer emphasized, however, that his ''commitment to the people of Massachusetts to maintain the status quo while he is governor has not changed."



http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/05/25/romney_hints_of_a_shift_on_abortion/

[merbex]

1. Naked ambition isn't a pretty sight is it?

Our state deserves so much better than him,his party,and the hacks they've hired who have let the infrastructure deteriorate

[MADem]

2. That asshole needs to be in a different place, all right

How about UTAH, where he belongs???

[welshTerrier2]

3. OK ... i'll give you 3 choices ...

A. Romney is a lying sack of shit because in 1994, when he pledged to keep abortion "safe and legal in this country", he lied just to get elected in Massachusetts ...

B. Romney is a lying sack of shit because now he's totally flip-flopped to appeal to a national audience ...

C. Romney is a lying sack of shit ...

[paineinthearse]

4. says he is 'in a different place'

That different place is usually Utah, South Carolina, Missouri, or some other "build the base" state.

[iwantmycountryback]

5. Romney takes a hard-right turn

How many of you think he will actually run again in 2006? I'm thinking if he does, he will probably get clobbered, and that won't look good for 2008. Of course the fact that he's only a 1-term governor, and he's from Massachussets, probably won't help him either.