Almost every year come September, many returning students have to write the obligatory "What I Did On My Summer Vacation" essay.
This op-ed piece from Mr Romney reads like so many of these essays.
[i somehow can't link to the WSJ article, perhaps b/c there's no www?? its at: online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444270404577605140607907860.html ]
I mean, seriously, i can almost see the blank outline that he was handed where he need to write his topic sentence, his three supporting ideas, and so on.
he begins by noting that his time at bain taught him many things that could be used as president, but most important
A good idea is not enough for a business to succeed. It requires a talented team, a good business plan and capital to execute it.
it goes, paragraph by paragraph, giving examples of corporations that bain "helped" (Staples, Accuride, Steel Dynamics, Damon) and how each corp taught him a lesson he can use as president.
it reads, to me, as something very juvenile, and something that would earn a high school student a fair grade, but is a little weak for a presidential candidate.
the whole thing is large on generalizations
My presidency would make it easier for entrepreneurs and small businesses to get the investment dollars they need to grow, by reducing and simplifying taxes; replacing Obamacare with real health-care reform that contains costs and improves care; and by stemming the flood of new regulations that are tying small businesses in knots.
I will take a sensible approach to tapping our energy resources, which will both create jobs and make energy more affordable for every sector of our economy.
My plan for a stronger middle class includes policies to give every family access to great schools and quality teachers, to improve access to higher education, and to attract and retain the best talent from around the world.
I am committed to capping federal spending below 20% of GDP and reducing nondefense discretionary spending by 5%.
and small on specifics. it reminds me of the scarecrow in dark knight ~ "i said my compound would take you places. i never said they'd be places you wanted to go."
it also truly exposes, in R-MONEY's own hand, how he would run America ~ like Amercia, Inc. The whole thing will become no more than another corporation for him to "rescue." The very best thing that can be said about the essay is that it puts Bain and R-MONEY's experience there front and center again.
I mean, can a campaign really be this inept? After fighting off constant attacks about Bain all summer long, they're really putting this out there?? weird.
8:34 PM PT: It seems each of the companies listed have something funky going on concerning Bain.
Staples: (diaried by one of our own) http://www.dailykos.com/...
Damon: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
Steele Dynamics: (pointed out by another of our own) http://www.dailykos.com/...
Accuride: http://www.courierpress.com/...
You just can't make this stuff up.
Okay, well, Mitt Romney can, but you get my point.
Fri Aug 24, 2012 at 3:14 AM PT: And if you read it yet,
- this is what R-MONEY did on his summer vacation.
Fri Aug 24, 2012 at 3:14 AM PT: bah: this is! :p
http://www.dailykos.com/...