Sunday, February 05, 2012

Is Mitt Romney fit to govern?

Mitt Romney seems to be out of touch with so much. His statements include "Not concerned with the very poor" and "Corporations are people". Yeah! Made up of people, but it's the few who speak for the corporation without consultation with the many. Those few are not elected in competitive elections by the many. Then his math is atrocious "I’m concerned about the very heart of America, the 90, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling." See "Romney fails the empathy test", Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, 2012-02-02.

If 90-95 percent are struggling, why are new car sales up? Why are many brew pubs opening and why are popular restaurants full? Yes, many of that 90-95 percent are struggling (including the 15-20 percent who are considered poor), but many others of that group are not struggling. It could be that this statement is an attack on President Obama; in other words, everything is screwed up because of Obama and I, Mitt Romney, will make it all better. Interestingly, some of the data coming out seem to indicate that Obama "has made" a lot better already. Or maybe more people are thirsty for good beer or more people like the features in newer cars or…