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View larger image ADEL, Iowa (AP) - Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Friday that the country is angry over the lack of progress in the Iraq war, a stinging assessment of the Bush administration's handling of the conflict from a Republican candidate. Campaigning in Iowa, the former Massachusetts governor also argued that despite the nation's frustration over the war, voters aren't ready to replace President Bush with a Democrat. "I know the Democrats are getting all ready, they are measuring the drapes and getting the carpet all ready for how they are going to take over the White House, and I think they are going to get a big surprise," Romney told a crowd gathered at a golf course. "America is not happy with how the war in Iraq is going, and is angry. But America is not about to take a sharp left turn and put somebody in the White House who would turn America into a European-type state." While Romney supported the March 2003 U.S. invasion o...

PEOPLE EXCLUSIVE: Ann Romney Opens Up THURSDAY JULY 26, 2007 11:00 AM EDT By Sandra Sobieraj Westfall Ann Romney Photo by: Ben Baker Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, finds strength in her family and her horses – and she's emerging as a potent political force this campaign season. "Ann deserves a lot of credit," says GOP pollster Neil Newhouse. "Politicians talk about family values, Ann and Mitt Romney live them." Her husband calls her "one of America's great moms" – a description she's "totally satisfied with." Mrs. Romney, 58, invited PEOPLE into the sunshine-yellow sitting room of her Belmont, Mass., home on June 12 to talk about her Mormon faith, raising five boys, living with Multiple Sclerosis – and her designs on the White House. Here is the complete interview: What do you most want people to know about you? The thing people are most curio...

Mitt Romney at Jack's Mitt Romney (GG file photo) Jack's in New London was a happening place this morning, July 25, when I arrived about 10:15 am. It helps to know the area, so I didn't even try to park at Jack's since I assumed the lot would be full. It was. So, I scooted directly down to the Kearsarge Regional Middle School which is behind Jack's and parked the ole' gal and walked up to Jack's. The place was full when I arrived with some spillover outside. Since I'm an "undecided" at the moment, I was asked to give an interview for the local Argus-Champion paper. The nice young reporter, Phillip, diligently wrote everything down I said so check it out next Wednesday. Hopefully, he won't misquote me on anything, but then, hey, I've been called names and misquoted before. Likely, I've misquoted people as well. I hope I don't do that here, but I'm a lefty, took some notes in shorthand and longhand and wrote a lot while I was...

Governor Mitt Romney and Children Quotes "The total education of our children is the measure of a generation's success or failure," said Romney. "We need to make sure our education system takes our kids from kindergarten all the way to being qualified for a good paying job." 02-26-2003 Press Release Governor Mitt Romney and Children Press Releases 2006 03-21-2006 ; Poutre panel recommends reforms in child welfare system 2005 05-25-2005 ; Healey pushes tool to protect children from sex offenders 10-19-2005 ; Governor Mitt Romney lauds nation-topping performance by Massachusetts students 12-15-2005 ; Governor Mitt Romney awards free tuition to 14,000 Massachusetts students 12-21-2005 ; Healey kicks off student drug testing program in new bedford 2004 08-27-2004 ; heads up: Healey signs law requiring helmets for kids 01-20-2004 ; Governor Mitt Romney opens door to college for top scoring students 01-22-2004 ; Healey de...

Ravi Zacharias on a Mormon in the White House July 25, 2007 Posted by Paul Edwards in Ravi Zacharias , Mitt Romney , Mormonism . trackback Internationally renowned Christian apologist and theologian Ravi Zacharias raised a bit of controversy in evangelical circles back in November of 2004 when he accepted an invitation to speak at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, UT.  He chose for his subject "The Exclusivity and Sufficiency of Jesus Christ." I asked Dr. Zacharias recently if he were at all concerned about the potential for a Mormon becoming president in the person of Mitt Romney: What we want is a politician who will understand the basic Judeo-Christian world view, and on the basis of that  the moral laws of this nation are framed, and then run this country with the excellence of that which is recognized in a pluralistic society: the freedom to believe or to disbelieve, and the moral framework with which this was conducted: the sanctity of every individu...

SC for the huckster says this: "Our second candidate in the spotlight is former Governor Mitt Romney who served 1 term as the Governor of Massachusetts. Compared to that of Mike Huckabee who has 10 ½ years of executive experience as the Governor of Arkansas." I don't think the huckster wants to get in the business of comparing resumes. Mass has 6 million people, Ark has 2. So Romney was governor of more people for more years (24 million man-years... is that a new term?). Outside of government... do we even need to go there? What the Hell has the huckster ever done, beside attract elmer fud looking supporters like this guy? You go dude. You hunt those things with your dog. That is awsome. You go. That is the most important thing we need in our next president... someone who can attract elmer fud... Elmer Fud has a bachelors degree in 2½ years before attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas ! OMG! OMG! That sounds presidential? Mitt Romn...

Anyone else think that it is funny that Romney mentioned that video as one of his favorites? Click here for the link. If anyone cares (these are the dog days of summer, and not much is going on) "doublespeakshow" has some weird stuff. One of them is labeled "switch" about Bloomberg switching from D to R to I. They are liberal, because of this video . Nice logic "doubelspeak". No on in Wisconsin could possible be a terrorist!

I was watching the YouTube debate and I found it interesting that the Democrats kept singling out Mitt. I don't remember them mentioning any of the other Republican candidates. To me this is a sign of who really scares them. I saw a graphic Jonathan Martin at the POLITICO mentioned depicting that most of the attacks from the DNC were aimed at my dad too: http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0707/Charting_the_DNC_attacks.html Posted at 2007-07-24 05:43:03 by Matt Romney

Tuesday, Jul 24, 2007 "[Democrats] think about big government, big taxes and Big Brother. That's the same course Europe has taken over the last couple of decades that has led to a level of growth far below our own." – Gov. Mitt Romney (Lisa Rossi, "Romney Blasts Obama, Others," The Des Moines Register , 7/21/07) Romney's Vision Of A Stronger Defense Vs. Defeatist Democrats Gov. Romney Stresses The Importance Of Winning In Iraq And Defeating Radical Islam Globally. "The congressional debate in Washington has largely, and myopically, focused on whether troops should be redeployed from Iraq to Afghanistan, as if these were isolated issues. Yet the jihad is much broader than any one nation, or even several nations. ... The jihadist threat is the defining challenge of our generation and is symptomatic of a range of new global realities." (Gov. Mitt Romney, "Rising To A New Generation Of Global Challenges," Foreign Affairs , July/Au...

By RICHARD COHEN | Posted Monday, July 23, 2007 4:30 PM PT   Fred Thompson has stepped out of character. To much of America, he is Arthur Branch, the district attorney he portrays on the TV series "Law and Order." Branch is a straight shooter, a no-nonsense kind of guy who says what he means and means what he says. In contrast, the actor who plays him can be quite a different man. I don't think Arthur Branch would vote for Fred Thompson. Branch's problem, as well as my own, is that Thompson does not always tell the truth. He clearly did not when it was revealed that, back when he was a lobbyist, he worked for a family planning outfit. Such honorable work is, of course, verboten to most Republicans, and so, for understandable but inexcusable reasons, Thompson — through a spokesman — lied. There are nicer words, I know, but when you give the impression that what is true is false, that is a lie. Arthur Branch would understand. "Fred Thompson did not lobby ...

Press Releases, Quotes, Speeches, and Videos from Mitt Romney about Education organized by year     Education Brian Lamb In you history, it includes Stanford for how long ? You finished first in your class at Brigham Young University in Utah ? Why did you go to Brigham Young ? How did you -- how were able to get an MBA and a law degree at the same time ? And clearly it would be why you did well and, as you know, you finished well enough to give the valedictory address -- the question I want to ask you though is why do you think you did well ? Other than having a lot of brainpower, did you have an approach to education ?   Governor Mitt Romney and Education   "The least of learning is done in the classrooms." Thomas Merton   "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Mark Twain   "My education was dismal. I went to a series of schools for mentally disturbed teachers." Woody Allen Majo...