Posted on 01/06/2010 9:45:33 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Mitt and Ann Romney sat for an interview with Fox News that aired this morning (video after the jump). Here are some nuggets of interesting material:
When asked if he's intimidated by the big crowds and book sales Sarah Palin drew on her "Going Rogue" tour, as he prepares to embark on his own in March to promote his upcoming book, "No Apology: The Case for American Greatness", the former governor says he's not: "Oh no, not at all, it's great--that's terrific news. I'm glad to see people are buying books from conservatives."
(VIDEO AT LINK)
More on Palin: "She is a great, energizing member of the party. She has good ideas that have galvanized a lot of support for the party, and she's a welcome addition."
Asked about presidential ambitions, Romney said he'll decide after the 2010 elections whether or not he'll run: "You know, you really don't think about that until the time comes when you need to make a decision. It's always a possibility, and you keep the options open, but you concentrate on the task ahead. For me, that's trying to get some good people elected in 2010, and then I know once that's done, the next item on the agenda is: what's 2012 gonna be? Ann and I will give that some thought and make the decision then."
Romney says President Obama should be more like President Clinton, when asked about Obama's fallen approval ratings: "You know, I had higher hopes for him. I knew he was a smart individual. I thought that he would learn that governing from the middle was the right way to go, as President Clinton learned in his second term...(continued)
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Mit is not a bad guy, I worked to help to get him nominated and elected. He sucked when he won, he is just like his Father a rat by another name.
Unfortunately that’s probably the case because you weren’t a constituent and GOP member in MA when he was governor there. He got me energized about the local party again—and then let everyone down.
He was against, but now he is for, Ronald Reagan.
Mitt's book is #1,783 on amazon.com’s best seller list. I don't think you'll have to camp out overnight to meet Mitt on his book tour.
Did you see the cover of his book?.....I WILL buy a book and support conservative efforts. Anything to jab the left!!! Its not a vote for President its a BOOK>
What experience? Best impersonation of a sail?
This country needs a businessman in the WH to work with business and help the economy.
As opposed to an excellent communicator, leader, and child?
LOL! Good one!
By that logic, Warren Buffet, Donald Trump, Steve Wynn, Lee Iacoca, and ten thousand other successful businessmen are worthy presidential material.
Citizen taxpayers are not employees and the U.S. government is not a business; it should not be in the business of being a business.
An exec businessman like Romney does what he does by negotiating and strategic manipulation of resources, including the human resource of employees, in order to make the business function more efficiently and hence more profitably. The goal is to achieve the highest output/profit with the least costly use of resources in order to benefit the business.
Think long and hard before you wish for "leaner" "more efficient" government, because all it really means is that that government will aim for achieving the same or more regulation, repression and taxation using fewer resources to accomplish it. A businessman will tell you true that a leaner business is in no way connected to less business. American doesn't need leaner government, it needs less government.
While one of the skills of a leader is to negotiate, negotiating is entirely separate from leading. Romney, with his businessman's model, is all too eager to negotiate for Republicans on Democrat terms. THAT is not leading; that is sacrificing conservative principle on the altar of business-minded "pragmatism."
Romney has stated that he believes "moderate" politicians from both sides of the aisle are what America needs for "leadership." I think a pretty good argument can be made that the concept of "moderate leadership" is an oxymoron.
Enslavement awaits those who support applying a business model to government. Businesses are the engines of our creative energy and productivity and belong in an environment of freedom and self-determination. Government is our servant and belongs in the servants' quarters.
Words fail me.
I will give you credit for swimming upstream at this post. You are not a conformist.
While I now have serious reservations about Romney(TARP1 and Romney-care) , I will admit he is one of best communicators and debaters I have seen in a long time. It seems like most freepers dont understand how critical that is. It should be obvious after GWB.
LOL. God bless, GWB.
You are correct. I’m not a conformist. I can actually think and decide for myself what I think is best. If I am wrong, I eventually get it. ;-)
And you are correct, communication is very important, especially when it comes to our politicians. Without that, people can’t have as much trust and faith in the person or feel part of the process.
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