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Mitt Romney and the Rise of Practicalism

hypocritexposer

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Leadership...obama knows nothing about it.

And people like OT know nothing about recognizing leadership potential


Mitt Romney and the Rise of Practicalism

By Reed Galen - October 20, 2012

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With two presidential debates in the books, two things are clear: First, Mitt Romney has demonstrated a command of the issues the next president will face. Second, of the two candidates, only Romney spends any significant time talking about what he’s going to do when elected.

Despite President Obama’s resurgence in Tuesday’s town-hall debate at Hofstra University, the incumbent spent far more time criticizing Romney’s plans and blaming George W. Bush -- if not by name, then by inference -- for the problems facing this country.

The most consistent feature of Obama’s performances is that he does not offer a vision for the future, or a plan he’s willing to share with voters -- either because he knows it will be unpopular or because he doesn’t actually have one.

Indeed, the president has not shied away from blaming Congress for what ails us, despite inheriting a filibuster-proof Democratic majority in both houses of Congress for half of his first term. As his own vice president said, Obama gives the impression he just wants Congress to “get out of the way.” This is far easier than actually working with them.

If elected president, Romney will have his work cut out for him with the folks on the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. But he gives the impression that he’s more likely than Obama to work constructively with the stubborn denizens of Capitol Hill.

On Tuesday night, Romney reminded voters of his central role in the dramatic resurrection of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics. This is exactly what voters want to hear after four years of a president who tells Americans why the record of his predecessor and the agenda of the opposition party bar him from successfully managing the country’s problems.

In the first debate, Romney conveyed that he understands the very concept of compromise means not everyone at the bargaining table gets what they want -- that’s not the goal. The goal is to achieve the best possible outcome in confronting a given issue -- actually solving a problem while giving everyone something they can take home as a win.

This is the kind of president this country needs right now. We don’t need vague slogans like “Forward” or “Change you can believe it.”

We need a person who knows what it’s like to look across the table at someone with a different viewpoint and a contrasting agenda -- and yet somehow have the temperament and skill to forge a mutually agreeable conclusion.

We also need someone who will not allow the ideologues among the loyal opposition -- or the special interest groups in his own party -- to derail the process of governing. Spirited debate is essential and necessary. Pulling out symbolic bogeymen to torch potential solutions is not.

We need someone who understands that beliefs are an important component of decision-making. But we also need someone who not only can diagnose the underlying issues causing the symptoms we face today, but how to work collaboratively across party lines to get the best deal possible for all involved.

In this case, it’s the best deal for the American people. Isn’t that what this is all about?
 
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Second, of the two candidates, only Romney spends any significant time talking about what he’s going to do when elected.
:lol: :lol:

BUT the major problem is he has had 2-3-4 differing stances on all the issues depending if it was a few years ago, during the primary, after he won the nomination, or now that he's morphing into a "Liberal Republican or "Conservative Democrat"....

Romney’s positions on many issues have changed so much over the years, no one knows who the heck he is. He has been for and against abortion rights, the assault weapon ban, campaign spending limits, gays in the military, global warming, immigration, the TARP bailouts, privatizing Social Security, and universal health care.

This is out of an August article-- so I'm sure there are many more...I quit listening to his positions on issues or keeping track- as it doesn't matter what his stance is today- tomorrow it could be the opposite... :(
 

Steve

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for months many folk have said Obama must move to the center to win the race.. but he didn't,,, probably couldn't..

they are the same ones that criticized Romney for moving right to win the primaries and shore up the base... often shouting that he needs to moderate his policy views..

and now... they are criticizing him for doing what they wanted..

you really can't please the liberals can you... I think their "the major problem is they have had 2-3-4 differing stances on all the issues depending if it was a few years ago, during the primary, after he won the nomination", :?
 
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Steve said:
for months many folk have said Obama must move to the center to win the race.. but he didn't,,, probably couldn't..

they are the same ones that criticized Romney for moving right to win the primaries and shore up the base... often shouting that he needs to moderate his policy views..

and now... they are criticizing him for doing what they wanted..

you really can't please the liberals can you... I think their "the major problem is they have had 2-3-4 differing stances on all the issues depending if it was a few years ago, during the primary, after he won the nomination", :?

So you're saying it doesn't matter to you what Romneys stance on any of the issues are- as long as he's an R culter and not Obama :???: ...

And thats what I'm saying in the other thread... I think that was the same feeling of many of the people in the country in 2008 after the stacks of disappointments of Bush and the rubber stamp Repub Congress..

They would take anyone as long as it wasn't an R cult member or Bush look alike....
 

hypocritexposer

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Oldtimer said:
Steve said:
for months many folk have said Obama must move to the center to win the race.. but he didn't,,, probably couldn't..

they are the same ones that criticized Romney for moving right to win the primaries and shore up the base... often shouting that he needs to moderate his policy views..

and now... they are criticizing him for doing what they wanted..

you really can't please the liberals can you... I think their "the major problem is they have had 2-3-4 differing stances on all the issues depending if it was a few years ago, during the primary, after he won the nomination", :?

So you're saying it doesn't matter to you what Romneys stance on any of the issues are- as long as he's an R culter and not Obama :???: ...

And thats what I'm saying in the other thread... I think that was the same feeling of many of the people in the country in 2008 after the stacks of disappointments of Bush and the rubber stamp Repub Congress..

They would take anyone as long as it wasn't an R cult member or Bush look alike....


A real leader would never change his opinion, or be flexible, based on new information or opinions of those he leads. Is that what you are saying OT?
 

Steve

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Oldtimer said:
Steve said:
for months many folk have said Obama must move to the center to win the race.. but he didn't,,, probably couldn't..

they are the same ones that criticized Romney for moving right to win the primaries and shore up the base... often shouting that he needs to moderate his policy views..

and now... they are criticizing him for doing what they wanted..

you really can't please the liberals can you... I think their "the major problem is they have had 2-3-4 differing stances on all the issues depending if it was a few years ago, during the primary, after he won the nomination", :?

So you're saying it doesn't matter to you

nope.. I thought I was clear.. you liberals change your ideas of what is more important so often that we stop listening to you... and started looking at the real person and his character..
 

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