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Posted on 06/27/2007 5:59:53 PM PDT by Reaganesque
(Fortune Magazine) -- Willard Mitt Romney looks great in a suit. Which is good for him, because all day "Matinee Mitt" has been wearing a crisp, gray number. Speeches, grip-and-grin events, a veterans hall - no venue-appropriate costume changes, just pure Brooks Brothers. Even now, when it's 85 degrees and he's surrounded by people in shorts, the man won't so much as loosen his tie.
It's Memorial Day, we're standing around waiting for a photo shoot to begin in front of his summerhouse on New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, and he's refusing his handlers' pleas to at least take his jacket off. "This is going to be like Nixon on the beach," a campaign worker mutters, referring to a 1960s photo of the late former President strolling the sands of sunny San Clemente, looking as though he'd rather be negotiating with the Soviets.
You could interpret Romney's wardrobe as a sign of Nixonian stiffness. Or as a deliberate choice, which may be closer to the truth. Perhaps he wants to convey extreme focus and discipline. (He talks the way he looks, in perfectly controlled, press-release-ready platitudes. For example, when I ask what he'd do first as President, he answers, "I will do a complete assessment of where we are, where the problems are, what challenges we face. Every dimension of government I would take apart - look at how effective they are.")
He is, after all, the most serious major-party presidential candidate to come out of the business world since ... well, since his father, George Romney, onetime CEO of American Motors, who ran in 1968. Unlike fellow Republican George W. Bush, Romney, 60, can't be accused of being a political heir with some private-sectorish experience...
(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...
I admire your tenacity. :o)
Something about this guy just isn't right.
He is the only candidate with proven management and executive experience.
U.S. Wants Competence in Presidential Hopefuls
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in the United States have a clear idea of the traits they prefer in a presidential candidate, according to a poll by Zogby International. 82 per cent of respondents say it is very important for a contender to be a competent manager.
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/15976
Sounds like a mannequin.
“No mention about animal cruelty”
You lost me on that one, Reaganesque.
Literature from the Romney campaign in 1994 reveals the truth about Romney's conservative positions on the issues in the Senate race.
A campaign flyer unearthed from the 1994 race lists a side-by-side comparison of positions between Romney and Kennedy for 24 election issues. Images of the front and back of the flyer are available on the web. A closeup of the flyer with the candidate comparison on the issues is shown below:
Romney held the solid conservative position for 23 of the 24 issues listed; the only exception being the pledge to maintain the status quo in Massachusetts regarding a woman's right to choose. A pro-choice position in Massachusetts in 1994 was a socially moderate stance accommodating the large majority opinion of voters in the state.
Once Fred Thompson announces, he will be open season for the MSN for obvious reasons..
Great article. Thanks.
Standing in the Sun until you have a heat stroke doesn’t impress me!
I especiallly like how he supports term limits for Congress! If only....we wouldn’t have been subjected to Teddy for over 40 years.
It’s a reference to a hit piece in Time magazine today. Twenty-four years ago, Mitt took his family on a trip and put the dog carrier on the roof. The animal rights types are outraged. This is what passes for news over at Time.
Thanks!
At least your guy has some $$ to spend. LOL
Was the dog okay?
Yes, the dog is fine. It was the best, wind-blown day of his life.
Once again. I’ll NEVER vote for him..
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