Santorum vs. Romney: How They Compare on Women's Issues


Updated 05/08/12 10:54 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney on Women's Issues

Rick Santorum endorsed Mitt Romney last night in a late-night email to supporters. Santorum wrote that while there are areas where they disagree, "We certainly agree that abortion is wrong and marriage should be between one man and one woman." During the Republican primary, Mitt and Rick worked hard to woo conservative Americans, and social issues like contraception and abortion indeed played a Read more

Mitt Romney Called Out on "Working Mom" Flip Flop


Updated 04/18/12 11:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Mitt Romney and Working Mom

Last week's heated back-and-forth between Mitt Romney's wife Ann Romney and Hilary Rosen over whether or not Ann should be the voice of "working moms" due to her stay-at-home mom past has come back to bite Mitt in the butt. In defense of Hilary's comment that Ann "has actually never worked a day in her life," Mitt has responded with "All moms are working moms." It sounds innocent enough, but Read more

Ann Romney's Defense of Stay-at-Home Moms Distracts From Real Issue


Updated 04/12/12 12:50 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ann Romney on Twitter

In an attempt to attract female voters turned off by his stance on Planned Parenthood, reproductive rights, and women's issues in general, Mitt Romney has been using his wife Ann Romney as his token woman for his campaign. When questioned about gender roles and the war on women, Mitt Romney continues to bring up Ann, recently saying: "My wife has the occasion, as you know, to campaign on her own Read more

Santorum Says Sayonara to GOP Presidential Candidate Campaign: See the Road to Romney


Updated 04/12/12 11:45 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Rick Santorum Drops Out of Presidential Race

Well, it's official. Rick Santorum has dropped out of the race for Republican presidential candidate. The announcement comes after he took a break from his campaign to aid his sick daughter, Bella, and that combined with ailing poll numbers marked the end of his journey to the White House. It's been a long road to newly crowned GOP nominee Mitt Romney, who will now be up against Barack Obama in Read more

3 Proposed Renovations For Mitt Romney's La Jolla Hood Beach Home


Updated 03/30/12 7:23 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Mitt Romney San Diego House Pictures

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney purchased this San Diego beach home nearly four years ago for $12 million — an exorbitant buy for most anyone — but he wasn't satisfied with its lap pool, spa, generous 3,000-square-foot size, and patio overlooking the beach. He's been trying to push through a renovation — essentially a teardown — which would replace the house with a Read more

Mitt Romney Promises to "Get Rid of" Planned Parenthood


Updated 03/14/12 1:29 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Mitt Romney to Get Rid of Planned Parenthood

Mitt Romney told a St. Louis reporter yesterday that if he were president he would "get rid of" Planned Parenthood. Romney specifically said, "Planned Parenthood, we're gonna get rid of that," when discussing programs he would cut. Since the president of the United States can't eliminate Planned Parenthood altogether as it's not part of the government, Romney meant he would eliminate all federal Read more

Then and Now: Mitt Romney's Positions on Reproductive Rights


Updated 05/15/12 2:48 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Mitt Romney Flip Flops

Happy Super Tuesday! Today 10 states will vote in GOP presidential primaries, as Mitt Romney hopes to gain the final momentum needed to clinch the party's nomination. When running for the Senate or governor in liberal Massachusetts, Romney took nuanced positions on topics like abortion and emergency contraception. But over time some of his positions on reproductive rights have changed in Read more

Romney Wins Conservative Straw Poll — How Would You Vote?


Updated 03/07/09 8:00 AM · Posted by CitizenSugar · 38 comments

Romney Wins Conservative Straw Poll — How Would You Vote?

If you're still going through presidential election withdrawal, here's a little something to chew on before the 2012 campaign. Conservatives have picked Mitt Romney as their number one choice for Republican nominee in 2012. Mitt won 20 percent of the vote in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll. Despite his apparent front-runner status, Mitt could still have a tough time Read more

Should Congress Bail Out the Automakers?


Updated 12/10/08 3:25 PM · Posted by CitizenSugar · 108 comments

Should Congress Bail Out the Automakers?

If Michigan-bred Mitt Romney doesn't think Congress should bailout the auto industry, then the plan to save Detroit might need a set of jumper cables. Mitt wrote today: Without that bailout, Detroit will need to drastically restructure itself. With it, the automakers will stay the course — the suicidal course of declining market shares, insurmountable labor, and retiree burdens, technology Read more