Romney Stresses Conservative Values In Speech To Florida GOP Lawmakers

By: S.V. Dáte
Palm Beach Post
Tuesday, Apr 24, 2007

"Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney stressed his conservative credentials during a presidential campaign visit to the capital Monday, calling for federal judges who oppose abortion and blaming Democratic President Bill Clinton for cutting the nation's military.

"'I am a solid, Republican conservative,' he told an applauding conservative audience of House Republicans at a luncheon speech a few blocks from the Capitol."

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"He said later, regarding the appointment of judges who oppose abortion: 'I think not only in the appointment of judges, but in the development of law, it's important that you have somebody who shares your view on something like life.'"

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"He said he supported Bush's 'troop surge' strategy in Iraq, but said the answer to 'radical jihadist' terrorism warranted a 'second Marshall plan' to modernize the Islamic culture.

"'We're going to have to change hearts and minds, as the saying goes, and I think one of the first things I'd want to do is to call a summit of nations, led not just by us, but by moderate Islamic states, and other leading nations of the world, to say: How can we help move Islam towards modernity?' he said.

"Romney also accepted Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson's endorsement Monday, before flying to Sarasota to speak to a local party's Lincoln Day Dinner."

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