September 3, 2008 Romney Part 2: McCain, Palin will keep America as "the hope of the earth" Play video

(NECN: St. Paul, MN) - Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts Governor, and candidate for president, harshly criticized liberals in Washington. He said that if Americans want real change, then it is to vote for his one time rival John McCain and Sarah Palin.

Romney said that the GOP ticket is the only way to bring the economy up, is to rein in government spending, and "taking a weed whacker to excessive regulation and mandates". He offered several energy plans including keeping Al Gore's private jet on the ground.

BELOW IS THE SECOND PART OF MITT ROMNEY'S SPEECH AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION:

It is to rein in government spending and to lower taxes, for taking a weed whacker to excessive regulation and mandates, for putting a stop to tort windfalls, and to stand up to the tyrannosaurus appetite of government unions! It is to pursue every source of energy security, from new efficiencies to renewables, from clean coal to non-CO2 producing nuclear, and the immediate drilling for more oil off of our shores! And I have one more recommendation for energy conservation - let's keep Al Gore's private jet on the ground! Did you hear any Democrats talk last week about the threat from radical, violent Jihad? Republicans believe that there is good and evil in the world. Ronald Reagan called-out the Evil Empire. George Bush labeled the terror-sponsor states the Axis of Evil. And at Saddleback, after Barack Obama dodged and ducked every direct question,

John McCain hit the nail on the head: radical violent Islam is evil, and he will defeat it! Republicans prefer straight talk to politically correct talk! Republicans, led by John McCain and Sarah Palin, will fight to preserve the values that have preserved the nation. We will strengthen our economy and keep us from being held hostage by Putin, Chavez and Ahmadinejad. And we will never allow America to retreat in the face of evil extremism! Just like you, there has never been a day when I was not proud to be an American. We inherited the greatest nation in the history of the earth. It is our burden and privilege to preserve it, to renew its spirit so that its noble past is prologue to its glorious future. To this we are all dedicated and I firmly believe, by the providence of the Almighty, that we will succeed. President McCain and Vice President Palin will keep America as it has always been - the hope of the world.

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