20080128

On Mitt Romney


Today we have a second candidate: Mitt Romney. While he's also not my choice (I should stop admitting these things, though I suppose most of you know anyhow who I'm supporting) here is some basic information (also from CNN) on him:

- He opposes abortion rights except in cases of rape, incest, and protecting the mother’s life

- He opposes guest worker plan, opposes allowing illegal immigrants to gain legal status besides ways already in place, supports use of police for enforcement

- He supports banning assault weapons and thinks current background check are adequate

- He supports “covering the uninsured without raising taxes or creating a government-controlled system” (CNN)

- He opposes federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and opposes creating new embryos for research

- He opposes troops withdrawal, supports sending additional troops

- He opposes both same-sex marriage and civil unions

- He supports private firms providing for retirement

- He supports tax cuts and wants to make Bush’s cuts permanent

For more information, go to his campaign site: http://www.mittromney.com/

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