Remember how the economy grew when GW lowered the taxes on the wealthy?
Canada might want to take notice (out of a 10M population in the Dominican Rep. 2 million are Haitian immigrants). 
This was the classiest move since Nancy Reagan opined that the Carters should move out early so she could redecorate. At least the Reagans had the decency to actually win the election before wanting to evict their predecessors.
What are the indicia of success?
Outrage meter reads 0.
You know, this is an interesting point, and what’s more… it’s absolutely true. One may argue – and I believe – that the skill sets for corporate success translate well to the White House, but you’re correct when you point out that the actual end goals are not the same. Government is not, and cannot, be about profit; business must be.
“Start packing” would have been a great line if he had used it at the right time, maybe when he had a small lead in some poll. As it is, the line sounded, to me, flat and out of context. Even when he is trying to talk smack, Romney manages to make it sound like he’s reading a script. He may be able, using his business experience, to get the economy straight but he will never inspire me.
I agree that this isn’t that outrageous. But you should check that outrage meter of yours, I think the pin is stuck at 0.
:clap clap:
Yay! We agree!
I think there is something to be said for constitutional expertise in a president too though.
No. Your post sent it up to 8!
Oh, I couldn’t agree more. I don’t go quite so far as to say the President should be a lawyer, but he should have a thorough understanding of the Constitution and relevant caselaw.
Not that Governor Palin was ever held in my high esteem, but she forever torpedoed herself by being unable to answer the simple question, “Apart from Roe v. Wade, what Supreme Court decisions do you disagree with?”
Palin Answer Generator: “Oh all of them. When we SUPREME COURT DECISIONS in this great country with the troops and the sacrifice of the American patriot of the liberty and the founding fathers of a troops, we can [WINK] of the terrorists and liberty of SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.”
My outrage burns with the fury of an Easy-Bake Oven.
It’s boilerplate electoral smacktalk.
Probably not. This thread was not started in the pit. It got moved here (because there wasn’t much to discuss? I don’t know why).
Considering that neither I nor anyone I’ve voted for has ever held high federal office, I don’t think we’ve ever tried it “my way.”
More to the point, considering that the total number of people getting paid by the government, whether employees or contractors, has been rising steadily for years, under both parties, it’s pretty safe to say we haven’t tried the “increase efficiency, including laying off unnecessary workers” way.
She needs to add “Phillip J. Fry” in at awkward moments.
“Oh, all of them, PHILLIP J. FRY…”
I’m quite looking forward to this election season. It’s always fun when it’s the other side trying to muster enthusiasm for whichever second string crap candidate they trotted out to run against the incumbent. Bob Dole, John Kerry, and now Mitt Romney.
[Crap Candidate 20XX]
He’s What Our Party Came Up With This Year!
I guess by “all of them” she meant “Marbury vs. Madison”.
He won’t be. “Business experience” doesn’t translate into any understanding of macroeconomics. They’re entirely different. I’m sure there are people who are skilled at both, but Romney’s “business experience” has as much to do with knowing how to fix a national economy as Ron Paul’s optometry experience.
And even assuming he understands basic economics properly, and that’s a big if in a Republican (and one who, so far, hasn’t proposed anything that will actually help propel economic growth), he’ll still be shackled by a party that insists, in the face of all evidence, that the only way to fix the economy is to do things that we know will tank it. Remember, it’s the same GOP that had members last year saying that defaulting on our debt payments for no good reason was a positive step in fixing the economy.
Has it been? Including state and municipal employees?
I actually don’t know but now I’m interested in the answer, because I don’t believe it’s true.