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The last time I checked, Harvard wasn't free.

Ron Paul will take Iowa. From what I've heard (I got a few friends there), Ron Paul signs are everywhere in Iowa.

There aren't any Romney signs.

I know between 10-20 Mormons, and not put a single of them in the White House. They are a very fake people. I respect that they strive for higher learning, but I don't agree if it comes in the form of free education, which 99% of the time it is.

Paula, please. Do you actually know any Mormons?

"Their formal education does not extend much beyond the teachings of Joseph Smith." Gee, I wonder how Mitt Romney managed to get a JD/MBA from Harvard with that restriction.

LDS church members are, on average, better educated. As a woman who earned a National Merit Scholarship, perfect score on the SAT, and Bachelor's Degree at 20, I resent people who think Mormons are brainwashed, uneducated, or care only about other Mormons. I now run an SAT prep and essay editing business, and let me tell you, nothing is more important to me (and most Mormons) than higher education.

I also strive to be a good neighbor to my neighbors, who include a lesbian couple, single moms, and other young professionals. In my neighborhood of about 40 households, I am the only Mormon, and I love my neighbors and would do anything to help them. Mormons follow Jesus Christ by loving people unconditionally.

Mitt Romney is just trying to serve our country and make the world a better place.

Thank you Paula. I agree with you 110%. Mormon in the White House = Alot of bad things.

Romney can beat Hillary!

Mitt Romney will make a fine president. He's intelligent, he's thoughtful, he's responsible and moral.

Sure – Mitt's first in Iowa – he spent enough on pork for the good people of that state – BBQd and otherwise – good example of how you buy an election.

What is scary is the fact that when GOP pollsters ask GOP voters some detailed questions, they don't have a clue as to where their candidates stand on the issues. Its easier to line up like cattle to the slaughterhouse and pull the old familiar GOP lever – sure beats thinking.

Posted By Dan, Saint Louis, MO : November 3, 2007 5:50 pm

YOu seem to me LDS member! I would not listen to you when I meet you out with that your BiBle. I think Ann is so humble to Romney because 1. She is one of the church member and she has to practice that. 2. She doesn't have a carreer and Romney inherited millions from his father. If I were to think of Romney term as Massachusetts governor, the guy changed on a number of issues...He said, I am for pro-life, Pro choice, then changes to abortion
He then said he was anti gay and then became the firt governor in the country to legalize Gay marriage..
If we skip changing potions, How signing for cheap concrete to build the Big dig, a 4 Billion turnel that came collapsing and killed a woman? How about taxing everything in the name of not raising taxes.. Talking of olympics don't you remember the scandals in salt lake city under his management? Google Bain the company he was managing in massachusetts and see the illegal activities it was involved in?
OOh, by the way the guy was very hyper to go campaign and the people of massachusetts didn't appreciate the way he abandoned his job to go and start bidding for presidency. This guy looks tough and convincing but he is a total joke! Romney father was involved in motor industry and that is where his wealth comes from but you know what that old white boy thing is not welcome anymore. We had had enough with G.W.Bush!

Dear Paula,

Where is your proof that the LDS church holds back women?

I am Mormon. I hold a graduate degree in secondary education and have been a teacher most of my life, my two sisters have BA's, all 17 of my female first cousins have college degrees and most have graduate degrees... we are Doctors, Attorneys, Teachers, Accountants, Engineers... all of my husband's nieces have graduated from college and most have masters degrees....my two nieces are both teachers, one back East and one in Provo.... please explain what you are talking about? Setting our country back 50 years? This is an unfounded statement.
Two years ago when I when to visit my niece ( who coming out of hight school had a 4.0 GPA and was student body president)at BYU in the dorms, I was able to meet the young ladies on her floor. Most of them had higher than 4.0 GPA's and were there on academic scholarships... they were pre-med, pre law... what are you talking about... they didn't seem very backwards to me,they are the leaders of tomorrow, bright,educated young ladies.. ready to take on the world.

Paula in Las Vegas
I would like to know how the Mormon Church will set our country back 50 years in the way we treat women and minorities. The Mormon Church has a Society Called The Relief Society which all Women belong. It is the most powerful organization not only in the church but probably in the world.
Come on? Congtinue on and put your foot in your mouth and prove your statement..

If you want our country run by the LDS "church" then you should vote for Romney; but please investigate his religion first - you may be very surprised at what you find. He is just a mindless drone for the church doctrine - which will set our country back about 50 years in the way we treat women and minorities. Mormons are brainwashed to care only about other mormons and the ideaology of the "church". Their formal education does not extend much beyond the teachings of Joseph Smith. Church doctrine is drilled into these gullible people day and night so that they do not stray from the cult like LDS community.

Congrats, Governor Romney !

didnt do his job in Mass,wait until hear's that Iowa is putting a tax on pumpkins.

Everyone gets so caught up in political rhetoric, name-calling, etc. that they forget the actual track record of the candidate. Romney was valedictorian of his college and aquired both a JD and MBA from Harvard, earning high honors in both degrees. He became CEO of Bain Capital and was wildly successful. His company managed over $50 billion. He then was asked to save the Salt Lake City Games, which were mired in scandal and impending scale-backs. He turned a $300 million deficit into over $100 profit in the course of a few years. Then, as Massachusetts governer, when dealt with a heavily democratic legislature in the most liberal state in America, he was able to get things done. He immediately was able to achieve health insurance for half of the state's uninsured without raising taxes at all. He refused to offer special privilges to illegal immigrants looking to settle in his state and milk the taxpayers' money. Like a businessman, he used his veto several hundreds of times, refusing to allow pork projects or tax increases. In all, he inherited a $1.2 billion defecit in Massachusetts and left with a $700 surplus. There seems to be a pattern with Romney's ability to turn around defecits.

His big knock, obviously, is the abortion issue. Back in the early 90's, Romney ran as someone who was personally pro-life, but as a politician, he would support Roe. As Governor, when the issue of abortion became more than an issue, and his position would actually affect fetuses, he realized he was wrong. He vetoed every bill for expanding abortions and defining life after conception. You may see that someone, as they grow more mature and assume greater responsibilities, could truly change their mind on this difficult issue. You may also see this as pure political expediency (although it did make him unpopular on this issue in Massachusetts). Either way, consider the fact that Ronald Reagan, Henry Hyde and George HW Bush were all once pro-choice and became staunch supporters of life. On the other side, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy, were once pro-life and switched positions. Why is it that Romney's conviction is constantly questioned and these others are merely accepted as the flag-bearers of the pro-life and pro-choice movements, respectively?

When voters who care about social values try to judge a candidate's heart, instead of looking to rhetoric, look to the actual decisions that person has made in their life. Giuliani has been married 3 times, including once to his cousin and once to his mistress. Some of his kids refuse to talk to him or even support other candidates. Thompson has been married twice, as has McCain. Hillary's "marriage" with Bill has been well-documented and has been the butt of jokes for years now. Romney married his high school sweetheart and has been committed to Ann throughout his success as a businessman and politician. He has raised 5 boys who are successes in their own right and who love and actively support their father. When looking to a candidate's heart, I truly believe their family is an important place to start.

I am excited about Mitt Romney, who is both an experienced leader and a Washington outsider. Look to his campaign, which is characterized by tireless work, high energy and efficiency, and it seems very likely this is someone who would change Washington to the extent a president can. Romney's main obstacle remains his relatively unknown status to much of the country. If people get to know Romney in time for the primary, he'll probably win.

Romney is leading in most of the early states, not just Iowa and the poll did NOT ask Romney or Bush. Desperate RomNots.

Duh, he is leading in Iowa because he was the only credible Republican candidate to participate in the Straw Poll. That is a REAL hard one to figure out, Mr. Schneider!

The fact that he has spent millions of his own money to try and get an early victory doesn't hurt either.

This will be the ONLY state Romney wins, if he wins it.

Please look at the fine print of the polls. I could be in the lead too if I asked people who I would vote for, Romney or Bush.

Romney leads in Iowa because he has spent tons of money in ads there, while Giuliani hardly spent any. Romney front loads all his campaign efforts in Iowa and a few other early state primaries (New Hampshire, South Carolina, etc), and hope the wins in these states will propell his win to other states.

Ditto for Obama. His ads in Iowa are at least double that of Hillary, as he also think that a win in Iowa may save him. Unfortunately, the latest poll by ARG shows that he is still 10 pts behind of Hillary.

I don't know about the t-mobile stuff, but he's lawyer happy. We'll never hear the truth with this guy.

Also they call him fee-fee because he wants fees on everything so he can say he "I didn't raise taxes". how clever.

I heard an interesting comment on TV about Romney. This commentator, I don't recall his name, said that Romney is a businessman with CEO values. For example, T-Mobile may be telling us that AT&T provides crappy service and poor connections. Then T-Mobile might buy AT&T, so their slogan might be "The great service and connections of the powerful AT&T network has been combined with T-Mobile's equally powerful network to bring America's consumers the very best in cell phone experience."

In other words, you say what you need to say to get customers. Truth is not important; persuasion is important. So, to Romney, if the electorate wants to hear that abortion is bad or good, he will tell them what they want to hear. This is not called lying in the corporate world. This is called marketing. Good marketing gets customers/voters; bad marketing fails to do so.

He is simply bringing corporate ethics ("Profits good; losses bad.") into the election process.

I am so sick and tired of everyone using the term "flip flop." Did he actually say, I support abortion. No He said I will support the law, as if he could have done anything about it anyway. Those who keep using that term just show me that they know nothing about this guy. I'm not completely sold on Romney, but I'm of the same faith so I hold him to a higher standard. All I know is that he can organize and manage his surroundings. Isn't that all the president really does anyway. One thing is for sure, he, or anyone else will be better for this country than Hillary. Anyone who supports a museum to honoran event based around, not music, but irresponsibility is not fit to run this country.

Romney would never get my vote! He's a phony and trying to buy the White House with his personal fortune.

Romney is awesome! He is dedicated, focused, energetic, innovative, devoted to America and professional. You deserved this one! No one works harder.

The only thing that Romney would be endorsed in Iowa for is the scariest person to be tied to a stake out in a cornfield to scare away the crows.

The chance has been lost for the Republicans in the 2008 election, and there won't be another one.

We'll flip-flop this one for you Mitt. You'll be last after the Iowa caucus.

Huckabee? You are kidding right? No way in hell will this country elect a preacher who'll push his moral values from the white house.

Frankly the only person who the Democrats should fear is Ron Paul...because he takes away their anti-war advantage, and puts it back to the classic big government with high taxes and handouts, or small goverment with no taxes and phased out handouts.

A pro-war candidate shoots himself in the foot with the 75% of the voters who are against the war in Iraq

This is actually heartening. The only GOP candidate I fear is Huckabee - his sincerity and genuineness distinguish him from the other GOP candidates and make him dangerous in a general election.

I am not a republican but If I were this guy would never get my vote based on how he runs around making a false impression and calling Obama other names that are not his. That to me was very childish for a presidential candidate!

He only looks Presidential but he couldn't be patient to finish his term here in massachusetts coz his eys were in the white house. I don't know who would employ such a person the second time with a promotion actually. Americans remember it is about your lives and your money at the end of the day. This guy allowed bad concrete for the tunnel in Mass which eventually collapsed and killed a woman......I would not vote for this guy even the way he tells one thing then change to another...There is no worse thing than that!! I just don't want G.W.Bush duplicate no matter how presidential they look from the outside......I don't wanna ignore those signals and regret....

The only way I could vote for Romney would be because his opponent is Hillary. Otherwise, he wouldn't be worth the trip to the ballot box.

That's great, Governor! Congratulations! This is obviously the fruit of your hard work, diligence, passion and commitment to our country.

On the other subject: has anyone heard from lazy Fred? Is he still in the race? It been a long while since I've seen his face (not that I miss his face – just curious).

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Romney is also tied for first in the latest South Carolina primary poll!