Lawrence Kudlow made the case for Mitt Romney in a column in The Washington Examiner, saying the former Massachusetts governor might be the most conservative candidate since Ronald Reagan.
As the tough primary season ventures on, Romney has clarified and evolved his views into tough conservative positions.
On economic policy, for example, he would limit the government budget to 20 percent of gross domestic product, slash $500 billion in his first term and restrain Medicaid, food stamps and other entitlement transfers before block granting them to the states. His Medicare reform is nearly identical to the Wyden-Ryan approach. He’s for a true all-of-the-above energy policy that would take the regulatory handcuffs off drilling on federal lands. He would repeal Obamacare. And he has come up with a supply-side tax cut that would lower marginal rates by 20 percent across the board and drop the corporate tax to 25 percent.
Those are very conservative positions. One could seriously ask whether Romney isn’t the most conservative presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan. (Read More)
Kudlow acknowledged the Romneycare problem, but has been impressed with Romney’s calls for more economic freedom, and his endorsement of Paul Ryan’s budget proposal. He believes Ryan will have a place in a Romney administration, should Romney be the nominee and go on to win in November.
In related news, Romney has a huge lead in the primary polls in California, he also had a big lead in New York over his Republican rivals in a poll conducted earlier this month.
Update: Bill Quick linked and is underwhelmed by Kudlow’s argument.
[...] Headed Tool Posted on March 26, 2012 11:30 am by Bill Quick Kudlow: Romney Most Conservative Candidate Since Reagan | The Lonely Conservative Lawrence Kudlow made the case for Mitt Romney in a column in The Washington Examiner, saying the [...]
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It is bad enough you are going to vote for him but can you kindly not push him until NY votes? Thanks!
I am now the only, lonely conservative…
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Who are you voting for? I could have plenty to say about whoever that person is not being a true conservative. I expect to get crap from the liberal trolls. Go somewhere else if you don’t like this website.
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Wow… (did I touch a nerve?). I have never seen you respond to a post like that before and I have been visiting for over a year (I think) even though my first post wasn’t you announced that you were voting for Mitt.
I am in no way, shape, or form, a liberal troll, in fact I despise trolls of all kinds. If you must know I live in the same state as you. I am registered R. I consider myself a common sense conservative independent with some libertarian leans (Yes I know, it is a mouthful). I cannot be put into a little box because I do not fit : )
I am voting for Santorum. No, I did not have to answer that, but it would seem disingenuous of me if I didn’t.
I am not looking for a tit for tat. I am sure we could play that for weeks and even sell tickets on a Mitt vs Rick match up.
The only people that are ‘tickled’ about their guy are the solid Romney voters (the ones who loved him in ’08), and the Paul voters. Rick is my 4th choice of who was actually running. I am not coming at this not knowing his record. He even beats Newt in my case because of the whole Dee Dee Scozzafava situation along with other RINO activities.
I am tired of hearing that Mitt is the ONLY one that can _______________________. (Not by your per se’)
I am not just fighting Mitt. I am fighting the ‘powers that be’ from crowning my nominee. I hate the primary process. I think it has been hijacked to push a chosen one instead of people actually being able to vote for who they want. I want to vote. I want a say. I want to choose, and I want to do it BEFORE someone is crowned. I do not care if this goes all the way to the convention floor for a fight.
So, the point to my first post was directed towards that. Please, do NOT shove Mitt down our throats until everyone has a chance to vote!
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Passing along something someone else wrote about Mitt Romney is not “shoving him down your throat.” Don’t read it if you don’t want to. And seeing that this is my website I’ll write about whatever I damned well please. The “powers that be” wanted Chris Christie, or Jeb Bush, or one of their other chosen ones to run. I have nothing to do with the “powers that be.” I didn’t create this field of candidates and I’m sick of hearing a bunch of crap from my own side.
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Sorry if I sound harsh. You caught me on a bad day.
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Again…WOW. I don’t think you are very happy with your choice.
And you are right, you did simply post something someone else wrote however, you did not post a positive Santorum article someone else wrote…so I guess I consider that biased. I certainly never blamed you for the candidates we are left with or for the ‘powers that be’. I also was not ‘giving you crap’, or, I didn’t think I was anyway…it was supposed to sound more like a request than a ‘bunch of crap’.
I recently left a FB site that is run by women in the GOP. It’s called The Kitchen Cabinet. After reading your responses to me, I think you would fit in nicely over there. Don’t worry. I won’t be back.
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I’m voting Romney because I think he will have the best fix for the issues that concern ME.
I do not vote for a President who will fix the concerns of others, without fixing mine. That would be an Obama supporter.
And I won’t argue or apologize. I have my reasons for supporting him. Everyone go off and support your guy and we’ll see how it shakes out. We can still, thank-God-and-despite-Obama, VOTE for our President. So celebrate that and forget about beating people up that don’t agree with you. That would be the SEIU.
The process is not perfect, but I’ve been outside the United States and I’m here to tell you…if you’re not a free loader and you treasure the freedom to become just as prosperous as your work and talent will let you be, the United States is still the best place on the planet. And we don’t ask the U.N. for help when some flyover state is flattened by a tornado. We just help our neighbors, it’s what we–as a people–tend to do. So focus on preserving the Constitution, which is what is really at stake here. Now, go, all you people, and be nice.
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