The Competent Conservative

The Gloves Are Off Mitt Romney spoke at the biennial Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference on Mackinac Island, Michigan last Saturday. He didn’t mince words.  Mitt said: After listening to Obama and Netanyahu, many bloggers have pointed out that many people are wondering who is the real leader of the free world? CNN reported this: MACKINAC [...]

Last week, Alex Knepper over at Race42012 sought to find fault with, yet again, with Governor Romney.  As is the case with almost everything that spews out of “The Knepper’s” mouth,  his emotions and disdain for Romney have clearly clouded his judgement. Alex had this to say: I had the pleasure of attending the first [...]

Mitt Romney’s 2009 Values Voter Summit Speech on You Tube -Part 1 Mitt Romney’s 2009 Values Voter Summit Speech on You Tube -Part 2 For the full text of the speech, click here.

Mitt Romney delivered the following speech to the Values Voters Summit earlier this morning.  As soon as there is a video of the speech available we will get it posted. Governor Romney’s address to the 2009 Values Voters Summit September 19, 2009 Thank you all very much. Tony, I appreciate your very kind words. And my thanks [...]

Former Governor Mitt Romney today issued the following statement on missile defense: “It is with good reason that the American people are focused on the economy and domestic issues—we continue to lose jobs, amass record-breaking deficits, and the President is promoting a plan to add a trillion dollar health burden. But foreign policy actions by [...]

Governor Mitt Romney issued the follwing statement regarding 9/11: “Today we celebrate the fallen. It’s difficult for our minds to imagine a human darkness so wicked that it celebrates the destruction of innocent lives. We remember each victim, whether taken in unknowing sacrifice or succumbing to death after heroic struggle. They stand in our mind’s [...]

By Human Events Yesterday, HUMAN EVENTS Editors Tom Winter, Jed Babbin and Allan Ryskind interviewed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney about health care reforms now being considered by Congress and his experience in creating the state plan for which he is well known. The following is an edited transcript of the interview. Jed Babbin: Governor [...]

For those critics of the Health plan in MA, put together by former Governor Mitt Romney and the state legislature, you may want to read this article.  One of the most important statements made in this article is this: “These are extraordinarily difficult times for all of state government, and it is not helpful to [...]

Newsweek posted this interview with Governor Romney today: By Katie Connolly In the last two weeks, political commentators have expressed doubts over President Obama’s time frame for healthcare reform. Meanwhile, even some Democrat lawmakers appear to be getting cold feet. In response, Obama is relentlessly pitching his plan. He has spoken about healthcare on eight [...]

Well, it is a sad day for Americans as Democrats, led by the inexperience and naivete of President Obama, have taken another wack at “The People’s” constitutional rights.  Having said that, we fought hard as Republicans to defend the constitution, and I suggest that we look forward and not backward.  What is done, is done, [...]