Mitt Romney has been busy last week, underscoring his views on aspects of domestic policy both in word and deed. On December 4th, in an effort to show his strong anti-immigration stance and to dispel continued criticism from the Guiliani campaign, Romney fired the gardening company he employed, 'Community Lawn Service with a Heart' . Romney fired the company on Tuesday because they continued to use illegal immigrant workers despite his protests. Romney said that this was the company's second chance, citing that he " gave the company a second chance with very specific conditions" last year. He went on to say that "Community Lawn Service's" actions were "disappointing and inexcusable."
On Thursday, Romney made headlines again, as he made what is surely a landmark speech of his career. In his reportedly self-written discourse, entitled 'Faith in America', was a chance for Romney to emphasize how his religion would not affect his governance of the of the country. His speech was likened to John Kennedy's speech made on September 12th, 1960 to a group of Southern Baptist ministers about his Roman Catholicism. Critics have said that like Kennedy, Romney's speech was directed towards members of a faith he was trying to attract-- evangelical Christians. In his speech, Romney touched on a number of examples to prove that he would keep politics separate from his own personal religion, most notably his past record as the governor of Massachusetts. He even went on to postulate that it is "inappropriate for a presidential candidate to be asked to explain the details of his religion." Romney has had the speech prepared for months, and was unsure whether he should give it or not. Recent events, such as Mike Huckabee's new leads in the polls, prompted Romney to give the speech to dispel any doubts about his faith. Romney has taken further steps to try to boost his standing in the polls. His campaign has begun to send out pamphlets in New Hampshire that include detrimental comments about other Republican candidates position's on immigration.
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It is interesting to see how strong Romney was on immigration. I knew he was against it but I didn't exactly know the extent of it. On his faith speech, I was actually talking to a teacher about the separation of church and state and they brought up the speech Romney had made saying that he would not apoligize or renounce his faith. I have to give him credit on letting people know about that and so it would stop unnecessary rumors. It was comparable to when JFK ran and everyone was afraid the church would be running the country. So even though I am not a fan of Romney, I must respect him for the speech he gave defending his religion.
So where exactly, Caroline, do you think Romney is in the nomination standing right now. it seems interesting that he felt necessary to answer questions about his faith, is it a sign he is feeling pressure and needs to get a major boost? I dont know a lot about JFK's history, and i would be interested to know how his speech influenced his campaign, in order to gauge how this speech may affect Romneys campaign.
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