Jun 16, 2007

Mitt Romney and the Military

Governor Mitt Romney Military Press Releases

2003

2005

In the News

Military

Gov. Romney Will Increase The Military By 100,000 Troops And Commits Specific Funding To Do So.

Governor Mitt Romney Military Quotes

2007

  • "We need to increase our investment in national defense. This means adding at least 100,000 troops and making a long-overdue investment in equipment, armament, weapons systems, and strategic defense. ... We are going to need at least an additional $30-$40 billion annually over the next several years to modernize our military, fill gaps in troop levels, ease the strain on our National Guard and Reserves, and support our wounded soldiers. ... The next president should commit to spending a minimum of four percent of GDP on national defense."

2003

  • "With these extensions to the Massachusetts Military Reservation leases, we are ensuring the continued presence of the United States military – a major contributor of jobs and revenues to the Cape's economy and a key component of our homeland defense network," said Romney. "At the same time, we are protecting the region's water supply known as the Sagamore Lens, Cape Cod's sole source aquifer."
  • "I support our troops overseas and recognize that families across Massachusetts are making sacrifices by having their loved ones away defending our nation," Romney said. "We don't want them to also worry about paying their bills. This will help ease that burden for state employees."

2005

  • "We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure," Romney said. "Now is the time for the people of Massachusetts to respond by offering a helping hand to the brave men and women of the Guard and their families."
  • "From the day that the colonists in Massachusetts took up their arms to secure their liberty to the present day, Americans have had to fight to protect the freedom that makes our country great," said Romney. "The men and women who have volunteered and who are now serving our country in the global war on terror deserve our support."
  • "Our men and women in uniform carry on a brave and noble tradition of service to their state and country," said Romney. "They sacrifice much through their service, and I'm pleased that through this package of benefits our state has properly recognized all that military families do to keep us safe." *
  • Governor Mitt Romney, 11-11-2005 Press Release

Subcategories

  1. Homeland Security
  2. Veterans
  3. War On Terror
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Mitt Romney In The News

2007

2006

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Tancredo on Romney

"I have to tell you. Governor Romney is the kind of guy that if you were to send to central casting and say, "hello, ah, send me someone that looks like president of the united states" you know their would be a knock on the door and it would open and their would be Mitt Romney he is tall nice looking guy and presents himself very well. And he is very smart, very competent, um, but I have to tell you that, to me, he, you know again, you go back to, well being, being, smart and competent and show-y, are those the qualifications that we as republicans want?"

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Mitt Romney: Good to go with the Illinois GOP Base, or is there a Kjellander issue?

In his first press conference with the Chicago media [held yesterday afternoon at the Hilton Suites Chicago in the Loop], Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney seemed at ease, disciplined and well spoken-- and he displayed a good sense of humor—an often undervalued virtue in politics. Romney is a Harvard MBA and Harvard Law School Graduate [cum laude, but unlike Barack Obama, not President of the Harvard Law Review]. He was a private sector entrepreneur, venture capitalist and turnaround artist who fixed the 2002 Olympics. After losing to Senator Teddy Kennedy in 1994, Romney found that the second time was the charm when he became Governor of Massachusetts in 2002, winning over the State Treasurer-- who Romney argued was somewhat responsible for the state's financial mess-- sound familiar?

Romney's short stint in Chicago included a late morning meeting with Mayor Daley on Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics and the problems of cities; a meeting with a half dozen or so potential donors followed by a 1:30 pm presser with about a half dozen cameras and a dozen members of the media; and then a 2:00 pm meeting with some "Republican Party activists." Then the Governor was on to St. Louis, Mo. Such is the life of a Presidential candidate. Fun, huh?

Mitt Romney began the presser with a three minute statement and then answered questions for about thirteen minutes on a wide range of topics. The questions related, but were not limited to, the Massachusetts universal healthcare insurance program that Romney promoted and passed [with some modifications by the legislature] during his 2002-06 gubernatorial tenure, the Iraq War and the emerging war funding impasse between the President and Congress, Romney’s reversal [or evolution] of positions on (a) abortion and (b) “Don’t ask, Don’t Tell,” the state of the Republican Party in Illinois and Romney’s leadership team in the Land of Lincoln. See generally here and here.

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