Following Jeb Bush’s Endorsement, Will Romney Release His Immigration Plan?
WASHINGTON, DC – More than 100 days ago Mitt Romney said he had been working with former Florida Governor Bush on a comprehensive immigration plan. Now that Bush, who has been vocal about immigration issues, has formally endorsed him, the question remains: will the Romney campaign finally roll out their plan? While discussing immigration during a December 7, 2011 editorial board interview with the Washington Examiner, Mitt Romney said, “I actually have a plan in mind,” before adding, “I haven’t unveiled it.” He then went on to say he sat down with former Governor Bush to work through the details of it during the summer of 2011. Romney said that 105 days ago. It’s time for Romney to show voters his plan for securing the border and what he would do with the millions of undocumented immigrants currently residing in the United States. Either Romney does have an immigration plan and he’s refusing to tell voters what it is OR he misled the Examiner, and actually has no such plan. Those are the only two possibilities. “As the leading Republican candidate for president, Mitt Romney has the responsibility to inform voters about what actions he intends to take if he were elected,” said American Bridge president Rodell Mollineau. “For him to have policy proposals that he refuses to disclose is an affront to voters and a slap in the face to the democratic process. What else is he hiding? "Mitt Romney thinks he can erase his belief that many immigrants just come to America for a ‘free deal’ and that they will ‘self-deport’ when their lives are made unpleasant," said Bill Burton, senior strategist for Priorities USA Action. "But the reality is, we won't let him back off his vision to make the extreme Arizona immigration law a national model."
Romney Flip-Flops On Domestic Drilling's Impact On Foreign Oil Dependence
In recent days, Mitt Romney has claimed that domestic drilling would reduce dependency on foreign oil. It's probably no surprise that he hasn't always said so. On the March 16, 2012 episode of Fox News' Fox and Friends, Romney responded to a question about gas prices, saying:
“Well, the best thing we can do to get the price of gas to be more moderate and not have to be dependent upon the cartel is drill in the gulf, drill in the outer continent shelf, drill in ANWR, drill in North Dakota, South Dakota, drill in Oklahoma, and Texas." [Fox and Friends, 3/16/12]In his 2011 book No Apology, Romney wrote:
“We consume roughly 24 percent of the world’s oil but possess only 2.4 percent of the world’s oil reserves. Even if we were to begin to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and on the continental shelf, it wouldn’t be enough to appreciably have an impact on our dependence on other nations for oil. And if we were to open the domestic oil spigot too wide and drain our last fields, we would risk leaving America even more vulnerable twenty-five years from now than it is today. But there should be no objection to preparing the energy infrastructure to tap known reserves and to discover more reserves: This is a vitally important insurance policy against future energy shocks or threats to national security. And it is always possible that new, very large discoveries could surprise us." [No Apology, 2011, Pg. 247]
Scott Brown Steals From Conan O'Brien
Did Scott Brown plagiarize AGAIN? This time, he poached from Conan O'Brien.
POLITICO: For Romney, It Could Be Worse
On March 15, 2012, POLITICO reported:
“Every campaign has to make decisions about what type of organization they want to build and what their priorities will be. Mitt Romney has been very fortunate that none of his opponents, from Perry to Newt to Santorum to [Tim] Pawlenty, have seemed to place a high value on research. He is an incredibly flawed candidate and every day we see opportunity after opportunity to highlight his hypocrisy,” said Democratic strategist Ty Matsdorf, war room director for the research-savvy group American Bridge. “Yet it seems his Republican opponents can’t even muster the simplest of pushback.”
Dick Lugar: The Jet Set Senator
It's not just that Dick Lugar has gone Washington. He's gone everywhere -- except Indiana.
Tim Johnson Calls Iraq And Afghanistan "Senseless, Silly Wars"
Johnson: War on Terror is "silly."
POLITICO: Santorum Mailer Highlights Limbaugh Praise
On March 13, 2012, POLITICO reported:
Limbaugh, who has been at the center of the last month's political firestorm over contraception, is quoted saying: "I know that if Rick Santorum were elected president, I wouldn't have one doubt any day what he would be fighting for, not one. And it would be great if he could get there."
Huffington Post: Tommy Thompson, Senate Hopeful And Former Governor, Says He's Not A 'Professional Politician'
On March 13, 2012, the Huffington Post reported:
In all, Thompson has served 35 years in public office and another four years as a Cabinet official, not counting the time he spent running for office. Thompson is 70 years old, meaning that he has spent at least half his life in politics. Nevertheless, on Tuesday, Thompson insisted that he is not a "professional politician."
POLITICO: Santorum Clings To Team Of Pals
On March 12, 2012, POLITICO reported:
“Every day we track as the Romney campaign touts endorsement after endorsement from lobbyists. So for the Santorum campaign to not fight back and show that Romney’s attacks are totally hypocritical is asinine,” said Ty Matsdorf, senior adviser at the oppo-slinging Democratic independent group American Bridge. “If it was malpractice for Gingrich to take four months to fight back against Romney’s Fannie/Freddie attacks, this is even worse because given how weak Romney is, with a little bit better of an organization Santorum would be cruising to the nomination.”