Romney Issues: July 10-17

On an Iowa radio show of July 10, 2012 Romney said “My investments have been held by a blind trust and are managed by a trustee. I don’t manage them and don’t even know where they are.” Boy was this dumb. He wants you to believe that he can handle the country’s finances when he doesn’t handle his own. July 11 Romney was booed at an NAACP gathering; Rush Limbaugh took shots at Obama for sending Vice President (VP) Biden (he had a scheduling conflict); Romney said the reaction was expected but he wasn’t changing his message; others said he should speak to his audience like John McCain did. Talk about someone out of touch with the people.

July 13 Romney said he left Bain in February 1999 and worked on the 2002 Olympics but the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) papers show him as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Bain until 2002 (did he commit a felony by not participating in the company). Bain did outsource and offshore jobs in the early 2000s when his name was listed on the SEC papers. On July 10 it was reported that the US  Olympic team will be wearing opening ceremony uniforms by Ralph Lauren that were made in China; everything from head to toe was made overseas; if the clothing and mementos were made here a billion dollars (of private funding) would have been kept is the US; Congress got upset and a bill was introduced on July 16 to have all future uniforms made in America; the American people said they could do it for this year and on July 13 ABC News emailed the names of the companies to both the Olympic Committee and Ralph Lauren; Lauren said there was no time to order new uniforms for this year but will have them made in America for the 2014 Winter Olympics and thereafter (China was upset with our reaction and Russia said it wants American clothes). When asked whether or not he thought the Olympic uniforms should be made in America – Romney said he wasn’t going to weigh in on that. The ladies on the View weighed in on this subject on their July 16^th show and a good point was made – Governors should know what factories are empty in their states and the people available for work, why doesn’t the government or businesses identify what we need in this country and use the empty buildings and unemployed to get things made in the US. We heard such a thing on March 22 - CEO billionaire Lynn Tilton of Patriarch Partners had revitalized Gorham, New Hampshire by converting a paper mill into a tissue factory. It seems everyone but Romney weighed in on this issue. I hope the American people want a President that cares enough to answer such a simple question. But perhaps it’s because the uniforms worn in the 2002 Olympics were made in Burma. 

July 14 in response to the Obama ads regarding his work at Bain, Romney did a lot of interviews and said he wants an apology from the President – he said its Chicago style politics at its worst, he ought to disavow it and reign in these people that are running out of control. Of course Obama is not giving an apology – I guess the truth hurts. On this same date it’s mentioned that Condoleezza Rice might be considered a potential VP candidate although earlier she said she wouldn’t consider the position. Romney said Rice has been helpful to him and his campaign in regard to foreign policy issues. The Times of Israel reported on July 15 that this would upset the Jewish community because she was a strong Palestine supporter and others said she’s a pro-choice supporter. Back in June it was said that Marco Rubio wasn’t a Romney pick for VP (he hadn’t submitted any of the questionnaires or other paperwork) and Romney said he was being considered. Rubio has different ideas about immigration than Romney and although Rubio was baptized a Mormon he steered his family back to Catholicism. It seems to me that the media is looking for a minority person to help bring in votes.

On July 15 it’s said that the Obama campaign has spent $100 million in ads. On July 16 it’s reported that economists are growing pessimistic about the country’s slow growth. On July 17 a report came out predicting that 2 million American jobs will be lost if Congress fails to resolve last year’s budget issues and the automatic cuts go into place.

Here’s what I have to say. If Romney can’t take the heat of the Obama ads then he sure can’t handle the pressure of the presidency. I’m tired of hearing of Romney’s tax returns. Because he filed for an extension he’s had all this time to address the issues brought up in the ads so his 2011 return when completed could be erroneous; it’s just another legal thing that he did that I don’t think sets a good example for the people of America. As far as economists go, I think they’re as bad as Wall Street speculators who have just added fuel to an existing fire. And Congress needs to get to work on the budget as the deadline is just a couple of weeks away.

Tomorrow I start talking about all the things that the Republicans have tossed a cookie on (No Child Left Behind, Fast and Furious, information leaks, the clean energy program and immigration) that I feel they have overreacted on just to get a candidate in the White House and keep the tax credits they don’t deserve.