Praise for Romney

"Fixing the economy will not be easy, but Mitt has shown throughout his life that he has the leadership ability and expertise to lead our country toward a recovery. Republicans should recognize the importance of this election and realize that if they are serious about regaining the White House, Mitt Romney is the only candidate to back."(2)

"The single most thing this country is starving for is leadership – leadership that is reinforced with the right balance of private sector and executive experience. Governor Romney epitomizes that balance, making him the right candidate to lead America during these tough times."

"Mitt Romney is our best chance to defeat President Obama and take back the White House in 2012. With millions of Americans unemployed, we need a president who will not only make job creation a priority, but has the experience to be successful. Mitt’s record in the private sector and as Governor of Massachusetts is characterized by results. I am proud to get behind his campaign."

On Mitt's Plan to cut spending: "Look at what he put out! This is a great development. It shows that the elusive adult conversation is taking place, but all on one side...I was very pleased with these kind of entitlement reforms."(1)

"I would go with Mitt Romney... As far as competence is concerned, this guy knows how to turn things around. Knows how to run things... As far as you asked me raw competence, Mitt Romney is the best guy running. I would go with him."

"[N]o one in the field, on either the Republican or Democratic side, can approach Romney's credentials on understanding the economy and how it can be kept growing both in overall productivity and also in crucial areas in which America must lead. The top rate team of advisors Romney has attracted is a testament to this."

"No other candidate will do more to advance the conservative judicial movement than Governor Mitt Romney ... I also support Governor Romney because of his character, his integrity and his stands on the major issues facing the United States."

"He makes decisions based on researching data more deeply than anyone I know. As people get to know him better, they'll see an extremely competent, strong leader."

"Romney's record turning around the Winter Olympics which was spectacular, his record as a very successful business leader, his record as governor of a very, very Democratic state - he's an impressive guy."

"Romney has done his best to defend the culture of life on what is possibly the most inhospitable terrain in the country...a good case can be made that Romney has fought harder for social conservatives than any other governor in America, and it is difficult to imagine his doing so in a more daunting political environment."

"He is the only candidate who can claim to be a true agent of change from either party."

"A conservative fellow, which is good... I think he'd be a good president, a very good president."
"I'll go with George. Mitt Romney, - I like a lot of them. But I like people who feel that you can respect other people's ideas. I like that a lot."

"Both conviction and courage are necessary for effective pro-life leadership, and Romney, in office, displayed both."

"On marriage and cloning, he has provided aggressive leadership as a positive, pro-family governor."

"Governor Mitt Romney has left this state in a better place than it was when he came in... Mitt Romney cares, and he is fearless. I know that he is a man of compassion. He is a man of integrity. The kind of character that he has, and the concerns that he has [demonstrate that]. He believes in family. He's always wanted to know what was going on and how he could help."

"If the election were based on resume bullet points, the guy would be a shoo-in."

"In the worst possible circumstances, he confronted one of the toughest issues of our politics with considerable moral seriousness and political skill, that's the mark of a conservative statesman."

"The candidate Republicans should be clamoring for is the one liberals are feverishly denouncing. That is Mitt Romney by a landslide."

"I think Mitt is a very prudent businessman. He’s very data driven. He knows what he needs to do and he’s focusing on it with laser-like intensity... He sounded not just like a presidential candidate. He sounded like a president."

"Everything I know about Romney speaks very well of that. I've got a lot of friends who say he lights up a room when he comes in. He's got a fine personality, he's friendly, he's an extremely handsome man, his father was. And he's always got a big smile."