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September 28, 2012
Economy, Politics Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Mitt Romney, Mormon, Mormonism Leave a comment
“Young LDS couples view government assistance as a way to bridge the gap between religious proscriptions and economic realities and as a stepping-stone toward the goal of self-reliance. I wish that Romney better understood that many of us in the 47 percent he disdains are doing the best we can in a world where our hopes and obligations don’t always match up with our opportunities and resources.”
September 16, 2012
Politics m, Midd, Middle East, Mitt Romney, Neo-Con Leave a comment
If you are an American who travels to the Arab World, you know that all is not well with the U.S.-Arab relationship. After decades of policies that resulted in trauma and tragedy for many Arabs, there is a deep East-West political divide. There have been too many insults and too much pain — inflicted both ways.
August 11, 2012
Politics Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney presidential campaign 2008, tax returns Leave a comment
Romney Wants Business Record Removed From Obama Campaign Attacks
Romney, what in the world are you thinking? You are in a political campaign, not a beauty contest. Just the fact that you say you wants both campaigns to stop attacking the opponent and concentrate on the issues – jobs and the economy – is the surest indication that you have something to hide. First you weren’t going to release any tax returns prior to 2010. Then you made a spectacle of yourself in Europe a few days ago.
Now you are whining about the Obama campaign wanting you to show your tax returns, which would be a good indication of what your fiscal policies would undoubtedly be if you should be elected. Well guess what, Mitt? The rest of America wants to see your tax returns, too. If you hope to have any credibility left at all, you should release tax returns at least back through your years running the Salt Lake Olympics.
Then you should insist that your campaign chairman plaster a big covering of STFU tape across your mouth. Mittens, you really don’t need a campaign chairman; you need a full-time caretaker.
August 7, 2012
Politics 2002 Winter Olympics, David Cameron, Mitt Romney Leave a comment
I took a couple days off from my retirement so I could have a long weekend. With the extra free time, I decided it was time to do a little thinking — and trust me, I’m capable of as little thinking as just about anyone you’re likely to find. As usual, I was thinking about the presidential election. The Republican big spenders are touting the fact that, according to them, Romney saved the 2002 Olympics. Well, I’m sure he did, because that’s what he indicated to David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, and surely a good American politician wouldn’t exaggerate. London’s Mayor wasn’t too sure about it, but you how how touchy some of those limeys are.
You have to remember that Willard Mitt Romney knows that you build a business yourself, and come to think of it, I guess the Olympics is really just a big business at that. Kinda like a big gymnasium with a few extras. Not a simple job like running the government on a couple or three islands so old that there aren’t hardly any trees left to cut down. I suppose the Olympics business qualifies Mittens to do bigger things than those fancy-talking British. You know, since Cameron runs the British government, maybe Mitt could get a job running Cameroon? Wouldn’t THAT be cool! Kinda like twin brothers!
But seriously, folks, Romney saved the 2002 Olympics with only $410 million of taxpayer’s money, obtained from the Federal government in Wishingtown, D,C. There’s a video floating around that ABC News got from someone who taped it when Romney addressed the New Bedford Industrial Foundation back in October, 2002. I suppose that was about the time the Mittster was running for Governor of Massachusetts. A couple things he said (and they are preserved on videotape so Rinocerous Prebus can’t say I’m a dirty liar) were, “I’m a big believer in getting money where the money is,” and “The money is in Washington.” He also said, “I want to go after every grant, every project, every department in Washington to assure that we are taking advantage of economic development opportunities.” I suppose that attitude proves how good a Governor of Massachusetts he was. He really does know how to do things on the other feller’s dime.
Another source says that he got closer to $1.5 Billion out of the government for the 2002 Olympics, so he might not be quite as good at saving as I made out he was, but at least he saved the 2002 Olympics all by himself. Yes ma’am, he did, ’cause I saw it in several of his ads just today. But I’m still not sure he’d do as good a job as the Kenyan feller that’s our legally elected President now, so I reckon I’ll just vote for Obama again, instead of for the Mittster.
And just a word from me to Romney — real personal like: Sonny boy, I don’t care who you pick for your running mate, it won’t make you any smarter.
July 18, 2012
Politics BainCayman Islands, Mitt Romney, Offshore Banking, Romney Swiss Bank, Romney Tax Returns Leave a comment
Now, the Bane of Romney’s existence really gets to be troubling! Former associates of Romney’s tell Abby Huntsman that had the Mittster forseen the pressure on releasing his tax forms, he wouldn’t have entered the presidential race.
Mitt Romney Never Thought He’d Have To Release Tax Returns: Bain Sources
July 9, 2012
Politics Financial Disclosure, Mitt Romney, Republican Party Leave a comment
From The New York Times OPINION PAGES
“Once upon a time a rich man named Romney ran for president. He could claim, with considerable justice, that his wealth was well-earned, that he had in fact done a lot to create good jobs for American workers. Nonetheless, the public understandably wanted to know both how he had grown so rich and what he had done with his wealth; he obliged by releasing extensive information about his financial history.”
July 2, 2012
Politics Chris Christie, Leadership, Mitt Romney, Republican Party (United States), Rupert Murdoch Leave a comment
Will the REAL Willard Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?
How will the American voters ever be able to find out who the real Mitt Romney is when he continues to expresss his duplicitous nature? It happened again last week, when he told a group of about 50 of his high-profile prospective donors and supporters that he knows the Hispanic vote will be important to him in November, but he doesn’t want to be seen as a flip-flopper.
Apparently he prefers to side-step and soft-shoe around whether he will, if elected, continue measures the present administration has put in place, or do something different. Romney insists that he won’t contradict things he stated earlier in his primary run, but says if elected, he will address immigration with a long-term solution, not a temporary one. (Talk about “wiggle-room”!)
Rupert Murdoch, owner of FOX News and of newspapers around the English-speaking world, was at last week’s meeting. A few days later said that he has not contributed to Romney’s apparent campaign. Earlier, on June 24 — a few days after Romney delivered a speech on immigration — Murdoch said on Twitter, “When is Romney going to look like a challenger? Seems to play everything safe, make no news except burn off Hispanics.”
This writer has a feeling that Romney has one primary goal in mind, and that is putting Mitt Romney in the White House. Beyond that, I believe he has no clue.
One of the primary responsibilities of a leader is selection of good assistants who have the qualities to assume the primary leadership role if called on to fill the boss’s job. Chris Christie, rumored to be a potential vice presidential pick for presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, has made a habit of abusing people who ask questions he doesn’t agree with, yet Romney has praised Christie’s confrontational demeanor, citing it as a sign of good leadership skills.
Folks, here’s another case of having to “get real.” Who, in their right mind, would call outburst like the following from Christie, an example of Good Leadership? Late last month, Christie turned on a Democratic state senator, calling him an “arrogant S.O.B.” for his opposition to the governor’s proposed 10 percent income tax cut.
Now this:
June 25, 2012
Economy, Politics 2012 Election, Bill Clinton, It's the economy stupid, James Carville, Mitt Romney Leave a comment
That’s what Yogi Berra exclaimed when Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris repeatedly hit back-to-back home runs during the early 1060′s. Those of us baseball fans who follow the economy and politics have had similar thoughts as we recall the sign that James Carville, Bill Clinton’s campaign strategist, hung in Clinton’s Little Rock campaign headquarters in 1992. It read, simply “The Economy, Stupid.” Twenty years later, Carville’s campaign advice still applies.
According to M. A. El-Erian, CEO of Pacific Investment Management Company,
Success here speaks to much more than whether it is Obama or Romney who wins the November presidential elections. It also relates to whether our political system as a whole can regain over time the ability to agree on a common economic vision, and to pursue it with the proper sense of shared responsibility, adequate seriousness and focused implementation.
Here’s the link to the rest of his summary:
