Mitt Romney Rises Above the Fray
It’s good to have Mitt Romney back.
Technically, our former governor never left us. But during his presidential bid, it was like he was a different person. Romney was seemingly speaking in tongues typically used by evangelical conservatives, forsaking his native language of fiscal responsibility, and fairly moderate stance on social issues.
In an op-ed in today’s New York Times, we catch a glimpse of Romney circa 2002, as he lays out the case for why the Big Three automakers should go into bankruptcy.
Romney suggests that bankruptcy will force the companies to restructure their burdensome labor contracts, invest in new fuel technologies, and boot out the management that ran the companies into the ground in the first place. There’s nary a mention of radical Islamist jihad or the evils of gay people to be found.
If Romney is returning to his economic roots, it’s a brilliant strategic move. Mike Huckabee offers bass playin’ and score-settlin’, while Sarah Palin lounges around nice hotels, when not torturing us with her incomprehensible syntax.
Romney? Offers solutions. Like a real grown-up. Well done, sir.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Hanging out in Iowa surely cost him a few brain cells but he seems to be recovering.
November 19th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
This is the most mature answer to the Auto Industry I have heard in a long time. Why don’t Americans respond well to reason!?
November 19th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Mitt is professional, back to his comfort zone. He is brilliant, his record shows his excellence in business, and is spot on with the auto industry solution. Oh, how we will miss his leadership in the White House. Stay with us, Mitt, this country needs your expertise and honesty.
November 19th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Mitt Romney is the only politician on the national scene that understands economics and finance and how to mingle the two with governance. Everyone else has to rely on so-called “experts” for advice and/or they burn the midnight oil reading “Economics for Dummies.”
Wake up, America! Romney KNOWS what he is talking about.
November 19th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Undoubtedly, Mitt Romney’ skill and acumen, in contradistinction to those of his rivals, is refreshing and worth taking a second look at for 2012.
November 19th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
As long as Romney remains socially Conservative, he’s got my support.
November 19th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Also - nothing Romney said has ANYTHING to do with his social positons - so you can stop making it sound like Romney laying out a plan to help the auto industry is somehow connected with a swing away from his social conservatism.
November 19th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Mitt has it right. Let history be your guide.
The British tried to save British Leland in the ’70s and ’80s. It evenually died.
See article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/business/economy/18car.html?pagewanted=1&fta=y
Children always takes the easy way.
It takes an adult to guide children. It may be painful but the alternative is death.
November 19th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
During the primary race, it was Mitt Romney who had some very compelling ideas for the re-working of the Federal Government. In fact, the plans that he had went significantly farther and deeper than any of the other candidates, Republican and Democrat. He was planning on going that far by eliminating the substantial amount of waste that the Federal Government has grown itself into. We need the line-item-veto and we need Mitt Romney to man the pen that gets to use it. 2012 cannot come too soon.
November 20th, 2008 at 12:44 am
Mitt during the campaign said McCain was a defeatist to say that any job in Detroit would not come back and he would fight for any job. Now he says how poorly run they are and bankruptcy is the only issue. He also cites his father as a person who sacrificed some pay and benefits to strengthen American Motors. He just bought a huge house on the Pacific Ocean near San Diego to go along with hugh house on Lake Winapaskaee, Utah and other places. Something tells me he does not emulate his father
November 20th, 2008 at 3:16 am
Art says…. Something tells me he does not emulate his father.
Art keep reading about Mitt, his father and Mitt’s family. You’ll piece it together with common sense and fairmindedness.
For starters here’s a bit of a hint: Mitt has 5 sons. Guess what parts of the country they each live in? They have a family tradition of getting together. They love being together. What places do you suppose all the grandkids and sons could and do get together at?
If you’ve got the money what better way to spend it than on your far flung family. Something tells me a different something than you’re getting ART.