Thursday, May 10, 2007

Romney + Abortion

Mitt Romney has been questioned about his views on abortion recently. As a republican candidate, his conservative views should point him in the direction for a pro-life and anti-abortion stance, but while serving as Governor of Massachusetts, he signed a program that uses tax payers dollars to support health-care, which included abortions. Also, his wife Anne Romney made a $150 donation to Planned Parenthood. Now digging up old graves might seem shady from different points of view, but having a candidate waiver his opinions in controversial issues such as abortion shows signs of weakness to the American voters. Its like having a President who can't make up his mind for what to do in Iraq. Pull troops out? Keep them in? Maybe for a few months? We'll wait till the elections are over? This teeter tottering of decisions can't be good for a candidate. Also, Romney's wife makes donations to an organization in which her husband is not supposed to favor? She could possibly be the next First Lady and if she and her husband are not on the same boat, it is not going to be a smooth Presidency. She could possibly do her own charity work or lead separate lives like FDR and Eleanor, but they have to at least be on the same page on certain controversial issues. I just think this was a folly and will blow over soon.

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