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Telemarketers are calling Iowans to collect data regarding the potential presidential candidacy of Strong America Now founder Mike George. I received one of these calls Thursday evening. Strong America Now already has a heavy presence in the 2012 presidential campaign, especially in Iowa. The group hired several of the state’s most prominent political operatives. SAN collected signatures from over 25,000 Iowans, hosted a well-attended summit in Des Moines, and bused supporters in for the Ames Straw Poll.Strong America Now asks all the presidential candidates to sign their pledge to erase the federal deficit by 2017 using the Lean Six Sigma...

Gov. Rick Perry signed the Strong America Now pledge which binds him to tackling wasteful spending in Washington by implementing the waste elimination process Lean Six Sigma. The pledge was signed at the fourth annual Kaufmann Family Barbecue where Perry was the special guest. Perry is the eighth presidential candidate to sign the pledge, but the first who has also signed Lean Six Sigma legislation. Perry signed a Texas state bill, which formed a pilot program to improve efficiencies and quality of operations while reducing costs, as well as adopt a structured approach for identifying the wasteful use of state...

While presidential candidates furiously work to charm Iowa's Republican electorate, a visit with Texas businessman Mike George has become a vital stop on the road to the 2012 nomination. More than 20 years ago, George created Lean Six Sigma, a business methodology that the U.S. military and major businesses have employed to cut waste. ...."It is the largest grassroots organization in Iowa -- and it's not me, it's the message," George said. In the past two months, several Republican candidates have met with George and enthusiastically adopted his group's pledge. There are indications that Gov. Rick Perry may also support...