"Mitt Romney on the Campaign Trail" (Q & A with Hugh Hewitt)

Great Q & A with Hugh Hewitt.

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The RINO enabler and the centrist moderate meet face to face on the campaign.

Too much for me.

Hewitt’s a RINO; he’s consistently picking the Establishment RINO choice; no Thanks!

Which is which? You guys should publish a list of “formerly conservative commenators” so the rest of us can keep up. I hear Sean Hannity is on the outs now.

I don’t know about you, but all they ever say is “RINO this,” “RINO that.” I would not be supporting Mr. Romney (and neither would Hugh Hewitt) if this was the case. I guess using the word “RINO” has become a macho-thing now. No one is ever happy, I suppose. Gees.

>>>>>Which is which?

Doesn't matter.

H.H.When do we get a Rudy -Mitt-Fred debate that people will actually want to watch, as opposed to…

M.R.You know, I’m beginning to pine away for that myself. Of course, first, we’ve got to have Fred there. But once we get Fred there, then we can narrow it down, perhaps. But you know, the other guys want to be heard, and I think one of the reasons that a lot of guys get into this race is for the chance to be heard, and to have their message impact the body politick in the country. So you know, it’s going to be a long time,

No leadership shown in Mitt's answer.

~”...the centrist moderate...”~

Wow, it looks like Romney’s moving right in your book. Good news.

Hugh Hewitt: Last question takes me back to Michigan, Governor, and take as much time as you want, because it’s important. The head of Toyota North America went to save Chrysler today. It’s a big move. And as you said, Michigan depends on the automobile industry, as does a lot of the United States. What ought the government to be doing to help Michigan and the automobile industry generally, because that state’s hurting?
Mitt Romney : Well, you know, there are a number of other states that have been able to attract jobs and manufacturing from around the world. And they’ve done so by putting in place tax incentives and other enticements for people to come to their state, and by having progressive labor policies that make it attractive for companies to move there. That’s of course up to Michigan. Those steps suggest that you’ve got a Michigan problem, not an American problem. And the federal government isn’t going to solve a Michigan problem. That’ll be done by the governor there or the legislature. But what the federal government can do for the auto industry is to make sure that we are investing in new technology, and that we’re at the cutting edge with fuel economy, material science, automotive technology, the kind of research that the government can do in conjunction with, if you will, a public-private partnership, which can be licensed to our companies, and can fuel their growth, and their competitiveness long term. Of course, we’re also going to have to see that unions and the companies themselves work to be more effective in pulling back on some of the burdens they’ve placed on enterprises. You know, I’m disappointed when I see executives making money that roils the rest of the employee base of an enterprise, and I’m concerned when I see excessive benefits that put in jeopardy the future of an enterprise as well. So it’s going to take everybody coming together to make sure that we maintain the vitality and strength of the American automobile industry, and in my view, that’s an important job that needs to be done, and I’ll be happy to lead that as president.

Although Hugh is conservative, he asked a liberal question: what can the federal government do to help Michigan and the auto industry? I think answering these kinds of questions are hard for conservatives. I think Mitt did a good job. I liked his characterization that at least some of the problem was a “Michigan problem” that cannot be solved by the US government. Has President Bush or any of his personnel, or anybody in politics, noted a “Louisiana problem?” Or a “New Orleans problem?” Not to my knowledge. And note, Mitt is saying this before campaigning in Michigan. There are some other things that I like about his answer. Even the one thing that I didn’t like so much, I can live with.

Ann Coulter and Michelle Malkin too. Not Fredheads. Don’t know if they are officially RINOs now or not though.

Ann Romney and Josh Romney were in SLC this morning (Sept 12.) They are very articulate positive people. They talked about traveling around the country and meeting good American people and how they have hope for America, due to its citizens.