Good post! As far as what may be clear to SC voters, I really do wonder if this is a distinction that the average voter will understand. If not, it may only serve to fire up more of the OWS-sort of class warfare, union thuggery, and increased gov't regulation advocacy that the Obamanation is using to drive this country straight into socialism. Reading some of the comments here, I'm not so sure.
I saw one of the commercials yesterday with a man who worked in steel for 30 years and was forced out on one of Romney’s deals and had no further recourse. This is a working-level guy who from his perspective had a ‘covenant’ with his employer for many years. That may not be a legal promise, but when you are in for 30 years and lose your job and there is no recourse and no small business incentive, it is natural that you will experience a terrible rejection and despair at seeing no options.
In the Reagan years, there was a tremendous amount of small business growth in construction, assembly, computers and high tech, telecommunications and on and on. The service industries grew in proportion with an increased production model. The problem with Romney’s model, and I see it in my industry, telecommunications engineering, is that the corporate restructurings invariably need to force labor overseas. This is because of the comparatively very high cost of labor as we see in the auto industry. We need to look at what it took in the 80’s to push deregulation as well as tax reform through congress. Look at the 90’s when after becoming Speaker, Gingrich passed Tort reform but Clinton twice shot it down. It was an election year and Billy needed the money coming in from the Trial Lawyers. It was a huge problem that now strangulates our medical industry.
Look at what what happened during the 96 campaign when Clinton had Chinese mobsters in the White House and military and satellite and telecom secrets were ‘mysteriously’ ending up in Chinese hands. Newt formed the Burton committee to go after this treason and was eventually hamstrung by all these withnesses who disappeared or had a collective case of amnesia. Newt understands the critical nature of our secrets as well as our vulnerability of losing business to our Chinese ‘friends’. I can tell you that in my industry, the intervening years from Clinton’s time to now have been catastrophic for hundreds of thousands if not millions of jobs just in telecom alone. Newt has the credentials and wherewithal to put our country and our people first. That is part of his history.
No other candidate in this race comes close to his leadership. This is why the liberals and moderates are doing all they can to kill his campaign. I remember all he has done for our country and I continue to contribute to Newt’s campaign.