John Ashcroft Endorses Mitt Romney For President

Former attorney general John Ashcroft endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Monday.

"As a conservative who served as governor of Missouri during the Reagan revolution, I admire Mitt's record of fiscal responsibility, lower taxes, and defense of traditional values in a politically difficult state for a Republican," said Ashcroft, who served in the administration of former President George W. Bush, in a statement.

Romney said in a statement that it was an "honor" to have Ashcroft's backing.

Ashcroft is the third high-profile Republican to back Romney in recent days. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) announced he was supporting Romney on Sunday. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) wrote an op-ed in The Oklahoman Sunday endorsing Romney ahead of the state's Tuesday primary.

Missouri, where Ashcroft served as senator, governor and attorney general, already held its primary on Feb. 7, and Rick Santorum won the contest. However, Santorum's win was merely symbolic as the state will begin a process to award delegates on March 17.

Comments

[good4you]

12:47 PM on 03/06/2012

Ashcroft...just a tiny little cancer cell in the whole (R) disease !!!

[litespeedrider]

05:36 AM on 03/06/2012

Is Ashcroft going to anoint Romney (maybe with cooking oil?)?

[2tellthetruuth]

02:16 AM on 03/06/2012

Looks like everyone that got a deferment has endorsed him, I guess we are waiting on Gingrich, Limbaugh, GWB, Cheney, Alito, Clarence Thomas, Clinton, Tom Clancy, Tom Delay and all the rest of the stalwarts of virtue to heap more praise on him.

[One more Thing]

06:21 AM on 03/06/2012

What about Cardinal Dolan? Isn't it time he came out publicly? Or, is he waiting to see if the Pope's spokesman on women's sexual regulations appears the more likely winner of the nomination?

[2tellthetruuth]

10:43 AM on 03/06/2012

Not really sure he'll probably wait. The republican party is now morphing into the religious party and they are bent on dominating all of society in the name of righteousness. Woe unto us.

[capt hastings]

12:50 AM on 03/06/2012

Ashcroft is a war criminal. His legacy in service to our country is shameful.

[jeffie 3]

11:53 PM on 03/05/2012

I would think, getting Ashcroft's endowment would drive votes away. After all. He lost an election to a dead man.

[DIgnified]

11:28 PM on 03/05/2012

The Regan revolution haha. The least third of the big steal (the first part being the founding of the fed for the third time, the second part being the implementation of fiat currency in the early 70a). When trickle down economics makes its way to the white house, it was all over, money had become master. True republican bragging rights.

[thisaintnews]

11:23 PM on 03/05/2012

Big deal!! He can get the endorsement of every single Republican in Congress, but he will never get the 1144 delegates needed to be nominated. Is it going to be a GOP coin toss.

[drwtsn]

10:46 PM on 03/05/2012

This announcement is a great relief to the three people who were waiting to see who Ashcroft would endorse.

[Portlyric]

10:32 PM on 03/05/2012

First Barbara Bush and now Ashcroft, ( one of the architects of Bush's criminal war ). These endorsements are as beneficial as bullet holes in the bottom of a boat.

[ondbuyu]

10:24 PM on 03/05/2012

Rpmney's great family values and his capability to create JOBS will make him a
great choice............

[hotbarb2614]

11:59 PM on 03/05/2012

Yeah rommey was heard telling kids to join the military if they want money for coolege. Rommey is an idiot and will never be President. Family Values he has none, He didn't fire RUSH

[Honest Ed]

10:03 PM on 03/05/2012

Ashcroft's endorsement mean he may vote for you if you give him a job. Cantor's endorsement is worthless. That's the kiss of death from that over the side far right winger. He probably will vote for you also. Endorsements today are worthless. They onl;y vote once like everyone else. And going by the latest polls Obama is a shoo in come November. The Republican Party is in a shambles and is too radicalized by extremists and rascists. Obama will get in. The economy is getting better. The stock market is over 13,000. Osama bin Laden is dead.We are out of Iraq. It's a win win for Obama and put that in your pipe and smoke it.

[Devin Garner]

09:24 PM on 03/05/2012

Ashcroft your endorsement and a dollar will buy nothing at Starbucks.

[DK111]

09:14 PM on 03/05/2012

Let's hope Romney and Ashcroft never sing a duet. 2 worst singing performances in polical history.

[mrrgl]

08:44 PM on 03/05/2012

Burt and Ernie will also be endorsing Mitt. Stay tuned.

[Devin Garner]

09:25 PM on 03/05/2012

No they will not.

[r2t4]

08:43 PM on 03/05/2012

The ol' establishment banding together for another 4 years, (if elected), of mussiness. But if we must take mussiness, its better than the insanity of obama again. We're all doomed if he gets a 2nd term.

[2tellthetruuth]

02:20 AM on 03/06/2012

You guys aren't that smart. Your appearances are getting tawdry. The writing and the punctuation are to very similiar at trying to be random.

[r2t4]

01:58 PM on 03/07/2012

Which guy's are you refering to. Republicans or democrats. Only poor minds or lefties try to "change" the subject with nonissue things, ie, writing and punctuation. The national government should not be pushing to cover any sex or sex prevention drugs. It is not a "national" issue! It is a "states" issue. The left and the democratic party are trying to make it a national issue as they do with so many other "non" national issues. Unfortunately for all, the Republican party is doing the same thing. The USA is a "republic" of 50 individual states at this time. It is not a democracy, although we follow some of the principles of democracy. The national government "is" supposed to deal with things like national defense of said 50 states. Now also, in my opinion, Keeping jobs in this country instead of spending our money to send them out. And because of the hugh unconstitutional intervention of the Clinton white house, the massive home foreclosure problem needs to be dealt with also. They also deal with the national highway system and some other national issues.