slick liberal/moderate/conservative from Utah/Michigan/Massachusetts
You may be right...(I don’t see him as slick as in conniving)...but if this economy gets any worse Romney may be the man. None of the other candidates..none in either party - have the kind of business acumen, private sector experience he has.
When was the last time a high-powered businessman became president? Look at the election of 1992, held when a mild recession was already going away. Clinton won easily campaigning on the economy and promoting his economic mush.