“Thank you for calling the Romney campaign, Mitt will be with you in a minute — he’s just changing positions.”
Throughout his bid for the GOP’s 2008 presidential nod, Mitt Romney has called for overturning Roe v. Wade so that states can go their own way on abortion rights. Rejecting a “one-size-fits all” approach to abortion, Romney has described his position as reflecting a “federalist approach.”
“My view is not to impose a single federal rule on the entire nation — a one-size-fits all approach — but instead allow states to make their own decisions in this regard,” Romney told the National Journal in its Feb. 9 issue.
It now appears, however, that if the former Massachusetts governor succeeds in getting Roe v. Wade overturned, he would ultimately like to see two federal measures whose cumulative effect would be to curtail the ability of states from granting their residents abortion rights.
Appearing Monday on “Good Morning America,” Romney was asked by ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos if he supports the Republican Party’s 2004 platform on abortion rights, which states, “We support a Human Life Amendment to the Constitution and we endorse legislation to make it clear that the 14th Amendment’s protections apply to unborn children.”
Romney replied, “You know, I do support the Republican platform, and I support that being part of the Republican platform and I’m pro-life.”
Pretzels to Romney: Quit making us look so bad.
Actually, she wanted a job in Cheney’s office, but she couldn’t quite get her head all the way there.
I’m surprised he’s gotten as far as he has, in no small part due to McCain’s implosion. But stick a fork in him now — it’s his fellow Republicans who can’t stomach a Mormon POTUS moreso than the Dems.