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What Can Voters Expect from a President Romney?
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| 3/13/10
| David Frum
Posted on 03/13/2010 10:08:52 PM PST by pissant
ts page 258 and suddenly we are back in Campaign Mode. The transition is very abrupt. On pages 256, Romney is describing an interesting program he advocated in Massachusetts: a Parental Preparation Program for every underperforming school district. In order for parents in these districts to enroll their children in public school, the parents would have been required to attend classes themselves, where they would learn about the value of education as well as ways in which they could support their childrens educational experience.
On p. 257, a funny story about Romneys business career, about his unsuccessful attempt to woo a bright young MBA to join Bain in the late 1970s. The MBA declined, preferring to join a college friends startup company. Punchline: I saw Steve Ballmer twenty-five years later at the home of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. He reminded me of my long-ago effort to recruit him. I joked that if hed taken my offer instead of joining Microsoft, hed likely be doing pretty well by now.
And then, p. 258 we are suddenly hearing about the dangers of soft tyranny extinguishing the American entrepreneurial spirit and of the imminent threat from monarchists in spirit. And from there to the end its a long series of salutes to one after another Republican constituency and shibboleth. I am unapologetically pro-life, Romney says on p. 265. Then its on to same-sex marriage and liberal judges attack on the Constitution, and from there to catch-in-throat heroism and sacrifice. I hope I am not belittling any of the gallant people Romney mentions here when I say that these pages read very much like the road-testing of some future nomination acceptance speech.
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To: Diogenesis
Are you calling me RomneyBOT.
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posted on
03/14/2010 6:25:33 AM PDT
by
Clyde5445
(Gov. Sarah Palin: :"You have to sacrifice to win. That's my philosophy in 6 words.")
To: Diogenesis
Clyde5445 : (RomneyBOT) Clyde's a good guy, Dio. He helps me manage the Palin PING list.
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Sorry, FRiends.
Deval Patrick has plenty of his own problems,
which do not include Mitt’s prior impositions
of Mitt’s ideas and Constitution-ripping process
involving improper executive authority.
So why link the two?
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posted on
03/14/2010 7:34:28 AM PDT
by
Diogenesis
("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." --Thomas Jefferson)
To: aumrl
It worked out just like conservatives said it would. Want to win? Nominate a conservative.
64
posted on
03/14/2010 9:23:44 AM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: pissant
Piss on Romney and his sycophants
65
posted on
03/14/2010 9:24:57 AM PDT
by
big'ol_freeper
("Anyone pushing Romney must love socialism...Piss on Romney and his enablers!!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: familyop
66
posted on
03/14/2010 9:26:13 AM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: pissant
Nothing; for there will BE no President Romney.
(Check back later and see how I am A TRUE prophet!)
67
posted on
03/14/2010 12:43:44 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: Elsie
"Nothing; for there will BE no President Romney."
Excellent response.
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posted on
03/14/2010 12:47:40 PM PDT
by
verity
(Obama Lies)
To: gardencatz
Required to attend? Just who the hell does he think he is?Romney loves mandates--he's said it himself!
69
posted on
03/14/2010 1:45:52 PM PDT
by
ellery
(It's a free country.)
To: aumrl
The smart argument is that if the US is is going to crash under Liberalism, make it quick. Under RINOs it’s slower but the end is the same. You have NO ARGUMENT. The US is broke due to BOTH the ‘Rats AND RINOs.
70
posted on
03/14/2010 1:48:59 PM PDT
by
VRWC For Truth
(Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bail out)
To: VRWC For Truth
71
posted on
03/14/2010 2:22:14 PM PDT
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: 101voodoo
Perhaps parents aren’t as engaged but it’s bad enough we REQUIRE attendance (you can’t force kids to learn, that whole you can lead a horse to water thing). How about, before we require anything of parents we REQUIRE things of the institution...teachers, administrators, etc. They’re reaping the benefits of our taxes in salaries and compensation. We should be the ones setting the standards and then replacing the ones who under perform. This crap about “we’ll take your money and also require you to play in our sandbox like the nanny state we are” is crap.
If you take your car in for a tune up you don’t expect to have to attend a seminar on how to maintain it between visits, especially when you’re paying for their service. Schools have set themselves up on a pedestal for far too long. We’re paying handsomely for a service that we’re not getting. Perhaps it’s about time we acted like the boss instead of the underling.
Cindie
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posted on
03/14/2010 4:35:17 PM PDT
by
gardencatz
(Proud mom US Marine! It can't always be someone else's son.)
To: pissant; 101voodoo; gardencatz
Sarah Palin may beat Romney on funding for public education. Maybe we'll find out after 2012.
Facts about Sarah Palin (my title) Via Email | Unknown | [Not unknown. Here it is.]
Dewie Whetsell, Alaskan Fisherman
Posted on Sun 11 Oct 2009 01:18:45 AM MST by Neil E. Wright
"
2 - Now with the CBC gone, there were fewer Alaskan politicians to protect the huge, giant oil companies here. So, she constructed and enacted a new system of splitting the oil profits called "ACES". Exxon (the biggest corporation in the world) protested and Sarah told them "don't let the door hit you in the stern on your way out." They stayed, and Alaska residents went from being merely wealthy to being filthy rich. Of course the other huge international oil companies meekly fell in line. Again, give me the name of any other governor in the country that has done anything similar."
TRANSCRIPT: Sarah Palin's RNC Speechhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074322/posts
This was the spirit that brought me to the governors office when I took on the old politics as usual in Juneau, when I stood up to the special interests, and the lobbyists, and the Big Oil companies, and the good-old boys...When oil and gas prices went up dramatically and filled up the state treasury, I sent a large share of that revenue back where it belonged: directly to the people of Alaska. And despite fierce opposition from oil company lobbyists, who kind of liked things the way that they were, we broke their monopoly on power and resources. As governor, I insisted on competition and basic fairness to end their control of our state and return it to the people.
...supports
extra, "early funding for [public] education" (Alaska State).
Governor Palin Signs Domestic Violence Legislationhttp://us4palin.com/governor-palin-signs-domestic-violence-legislation/
["Domestic violence,"...little bonus there.]
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posted on
03/14/2010 7:42:39 PM PDT
by
familyop
(cbt. engr. (cbt), NG, '89-' 96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote.)
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