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Who’s the conservative Presidential candidate for 2008? Of course we all know that Senator John McCain is really a moderate Democrat that just thinks that he’s Republican. Surely he won’t get much of the conservative Republican vote. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani, who supports gay rights, abortion, and gun control hasn’t attracted many conservative voters either. Did Mitt Romney tailor his views to try and fill this void on the right, believing that he could position himself as the conservative candidate? In the wake of recent articles that suggest that Romney did a “flip-flop” on gay rights and abortion, conservative Republicans are left wondering if he is genuine.

I wasn’t completely sure myself after writing the previous post below on the subject. I had to read the Oct. 6 1994 letter that Romney wrote to the Log Cabin Club of Massachusetts. I read numerous articles about his views on abortion. In a recent article in National Review Online Romney tries to clear the air. He admits that his views on abortion have evolved. He is now strictly pro-life. He believes that states should be able to make their own decision on Roe vs. Wade. Regarding gay rights, he says that he has been consistant in his views and that an examination of his record reflects that consistency. He has been opposed to gay marriage but he has been an advocate for equal treatment and non-discrimination of gays. While some might see a contradiction there, Mitt Romney believes that marriage is a union between man and woman and that the word “marriage” should not be re-defined to mean something different than what it is.

I believe that Mitt Romney has always held on to his conservative core.  He has been consistant with his values.  Let me end with a quote from David French.

No American governor has faced more critical cultural issues than Mitt Romney, Massachusetts’ chief executive from 2003 to 2007. In the midst of Governor Romney’s efforts to rescue his state from a fiscal crisis and create lasting and innovative health care solutions, activist judges and a far-left legislature forced issues of same-sex “marriage,” abortion, religious liberty, stem cell research, and gay rights into the forefront. Each time he was challenged, the Governor not only made the conservative choice, but also did so with an optimistic, unifying message. In doing so, he became a national leader on these vital cultural issues without squandering his ability to govern the Commonwealth. –evangelicalsformitt.com

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