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Excerpts from Books by and about 2008 candidates
Sen. John McCain (R)
Why Courage Matters
Sen. Barack Obama (D)
Dreams From My Father
Sen. Joe Biden (D, VP)
Promises to Keep
Rep. Bob Barr (L)
The Meaning of IS
Rep. Cynthia McKinney (G)
Green Party Debate
Ralph Nader (I)
The Good Fight
Alan Keyes (NAIP)
Our Character, Our Future

Sen. Hillary Clinton
It Takes A Village
Sen. John Edwards
Ending Poverty in America
Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Leadership
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Citizen Power
Gov. Mike Huckabee
Character Makes A Difference
Amb. Alan Keyes
Our Character, Our Future
Rep. Dennis Kucinich
The Courage to Survive
Rep. Ron Paul
Freedom Under Siege
Gov. Bill Richardson
Leading By Example
Gov. Mitt Romney
Turnaround
Sen. Fred Thompson
Government at the Brink

(click a book cover for excerpts and a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)

Mitt Romney
The Man, His Values and His Vision,

by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field, published Aug. 2007



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Click here for 30 full quotes from Mitt Romney in the book The Man, His Values and His Vision.
OR click on an issue category below for a subset.
Abortion
   Firmly in the "legal but rare" camp.
   2005: Vetoed availability without Rx of morning-after pill.
Civil Rights
   1994: Gays ok in Boy Scouts.
   2006: Marriage: I agree with 3000 years of recorded history.
Corporations
   Spun off Bain Capital from Bain Consulting & earned fortune.
Drugs
   Mandatory sentence & higher penalty for repeat drunk driving.
Energy & Oil
   The time for true energy independence has come.
   Exporting carbon emissions to China hurts US and planet.
Foreign Policy
   2006: Blocked services for Iran's Khatami speech at Harvard.
Gun Control
   Compromise MA gun bills were not gain for gun owner.
Health Care
   MA plan blends personal responsibility & universal coverage.
   Conservative idea: individual responsibility for health care.
Homeland Security
   Sharply increase military investment to face radical jihad.
Immigration
   Make America more attractive for legal immigrants.
   Priorities: secure border, employer verification, no amnesty.
Principles & Values
   Father George Romney born & raised until age 5 in Mexico.
   Apologized for phrase "tar baby", but not meant racially.
   2002: Offered Olympic job as "turnaround king".
   1967: Father was presidency frontrunner until "brainwashed".
   Wife Ann in remission from Multiple Sclerosis.
   Stresses commonality of Mormonism to mainstream Christianity.
   Evangelicals know Mormons are fiscal & social conservatives.
   Americans want person of faith as president, whatever brand.
   Reid(D) vs. Hatch(R) show that LDS doesn't control opinions.
   Mormons for president included Udall (1976) & Hatch (2000).
   1984: As Mormon bishop, led recovery after church fire.
   Valedictorian at Brigham Young University.
Tax Reform
   Death tax just doesn't make sense.
Technology
   To compete globally, invest in education and technology.
   Invest in nanotech and materials science.


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The Man, His Values and His Vision,

by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field, published Aug. 2007.

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