Citizens for Term Limits

Mitt Romney's Word is No Good

by Rense Johnson, Chairman, Citizens for Term Limits

Oklahoma Republicans remember how how presidential candidate Mitt Romney reneged on his promise to speak to their 2007 state convention at the last minute when it was too late to find a replacement. For details, scroll down from this article to “Did he plan to get by on his looks?” Conclusion: Romney’s word is no good. I’m not a mind reader, but it is easy to wonder if part of his strategy in waiting so late was to be sure that a rival could not then be found who might steal his thunder while he was out doing whatever he thought was more important than the State of Oklahoma. How sad, how bad.

In his Michigan victory speech Mitt ignored President George W. Bush and praised his father, George Herbert Walker Bush. Remember George Herbert Walker Bush? It was he who said “Read my lips: No new taxes.” then raised taxes despite his promise — at the cost of his second term reelection, thus opening the door for Bill Clinton. George Herbert Walker Bush’s word was no good either. Could there be a political promise-breaking contagious disease, a virus, caught by Mitt from GHWB? (I met GHWB in person when he was Vice President, and can say first-hand that I found his manners to be no better than his word. Perhaps the two go hand-in-hand.)

Is there a vaccine available to inoculate politicians from the promise-breaking disease?

Yes there is, but it’s sometimes very hard to find. It’s called truth and integrity.

Americans are tired of dishonest politicians. They are looking for a leader they can trust who means what he says and doesn’t keep his fingers crossed behind his back.

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Comments

I suggest you skip the political sniping and focus on what your web page suggests: TERM LIMITS. It is a very worthy and desperately needed cause. Other than a “contributions” section you show no efforts at real mobilization.
I also think your limits are too short and impractical. Two terms in the Senate, five in the House make more sense and would still help dampen the nonesense that goes on now.
If I can be of real help feel free.

Kind regards
Doug Hudson
— Doug Hudson Feb 13, 06:51 PM #
Doug Hudson true words, I would go two steps further and have the president elected to one 6 year term thus eliminating the 2 years needed preparing for a second term and campaigning for members of the party in the White House. The second step I advocate is to cap the spending for federal and state offices. It is insane to spend the money that we do to elect people to the state and federal offices. If we can do what is suggested here we can tap the vast talent that exists in this country to help govern the country without having to compromise their values and spend a fortune of contributed money. We need to return the goverment to the people for the people. Let’s do what Doug Hudson suggests, lets mobilize for term limits.
— Bernard Doherty May 2, 10:45 AM #

Samuel Adams

”[N]either the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.”

Harry Browne (1996 & 2000 Libertarian Party Presidential candidate)

“The government is good at one thing…it knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say ‘see if it weren’t for the government you wouldn’t be able to walk.’”

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After 1962, when New York City signed the nation’s first collective bargaining contract with teachers, teachers began changing from members of a respected profession into just another muscular faction fighting for more government money. Between 1975 and 1980 there were a thousand strikes involving a million teachers whose salaries rose as students’ scores on standardized tests declined.- – Chester Finn, a former aide to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, quoted by George Will in his seminal article Nation Held Back By (Lack of) Education 4-24-08.

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“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

2 Chronicles 7:14

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