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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jan 1, 2008

But I want them to come here legally. And illegal immigration is a burden, and that is something I will stop.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jan 1, 2008

And with regards to Senator McCain, I think he was just wrong to vote against the Bush tax cuts twice.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jan 1, 2008

But I want them to come here legally, and illegal immigration is a burden, and that is something I will stop.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 26, 2007

Well, first of all, of course, you bring together your national security advisors. That would, of course, include officers, the leaders of the CIA and national intelligence team.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 26, 2007

He has been a faithful ally in the war on terror and has -- has done a very extensive effort to round up al Qaeda and Taliban operatives.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 25, 2007

One of the top voices of conservative thought in America is 'The National Review.' And 'The National Review' took a good, hard look at all the candidates. It's, of course, a national publication, and they endorsed my candidacy, and laid…

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

Any income should be taxed at a new rate, and the new rate should be zero.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

He thinks giving 12 murderers pardon shows a heart? He thinks giving a repeat drunk driver a pardon to get him out of jail shows heart? I think it shows a softness.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

I know how the economy works. I know why jobs come. I know why they go away.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

Any income on savings should be taxed at a new rate. And the new rate should be zero.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

So he thinks 1,033 pardons shows a heart? He thinks giving 12 murderers pardons shows a heart? He thinks giving a repeat drunk driver a pardon to get him out of jail shows heart? I think it shows a softness.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

I'm trying to be as accurate as I can be, and the -- if you look at the literature or look at the dictionary, the term 'saw' includes being aware of in the sense I've described. It's a figure of speech and very familiar, and it's very…

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 18, 2007

I think that Governor Huckabee made a significant error in insulting the president. I noticed Governor Huckabee was not happy with the fact that I have been laying out his positions on a couple of areas. Governor Huckabee raised taxes more…

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 11, 2007

And the sacrifice that we need from the American people, it's this: It's saying let the programs that don't work go.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 11, 2007

So don't put up barriers to keep us from being able to trade. America can compete around the world and to remain a superpower we must compete around the world.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 11, 2007

We have 13 different programs to prevent teenage pregnancy. They're obviously not working real well. And we can probably cut it down to one or two that are making a difference.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 11, 2007

I'm concerned about the taxes that middle-class families are paying. They're in a lot of pressure.

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