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The thing I like about Romney is his pro-business background. He would take an objective look at our burgeoning federal entitlement programs and departments, and likely downsize or eliminate them. He would reform the tax system and make the government more efficient.

I don't understand the hatred against Romney here. Of the so-called Big Three, he's the one I'll vote for if he's nominated.

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“He would take an objective look at our burgeoning federal entitlement programs and departments, and likely downsize or eliminate them.”

You would certainly hope so; but remember that the federal government is an entirely different beast. For all his political skill, Reagan couldn’t even drop the Department of Education.

I think such expectations are maybe overoptimistic, even for a proven executive such as Romney.