Thursday, November 20, 2008

Why Didn't This Guy Run For President?

Yesterday, the New York Times ran an Op-Ed piece on the pending government sponsored automotive bailout. It was only a matter of a few sentences before I could feel myself begin to salivate. With straight forward phrases like, "new labor agreements," "management as is must go" and "managed bankruptcy," I could hardly believe it when I realized that the voice behind this article was the one and only, former Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney. Mr. Romney goes on to say what everyone was either too scared or too ignorant to suggest. That is, he prescribes that the American people stop worrying about short-term losses and begin making decision with long-term growth as the ultimate litmus test for decision making. If the same guy who wrote this piece would have shown up in the debates--or even in the entire campaign for that matter--we might have had ourselves a chance. Why is it that politicians seem to become "dumbed down" when it comes to political campaigning? Read the piece, let me know your thoughts.

1 comment:

Christian said...

Because the presidential race is all about being the next american idol. you sing songs that will get you votes, not songs that demonstrate you have talent.