More creative memory.

Romney was voted on by the members of the Republican Party state by state until such time as all the other candidates had self-destructed. The insiders didn’t want a Mormon to run against that Baptist, Obama, since those are less acceptable to mainstream Christians than most others. They didn’t want a rich man to run against the millionaire, Obama.

Yes, he spent much money but so did the others without getting support from the voters. Money doesn’t buy votes unless it goes directly into my pocket. It might buy consideration but consideration isn’t acceptance. The other candidates were considered and rejected by the primary voters.

Substandard? Possibly. But still the best the Republican Party has to offer, just as President Obama is the best the Democratic Party has to offer.

David not running

I see Romney as being part of the Daddy Bush Club, corporate raiders exporting jobs overseas.

I think it is safe to say, either way, there will be a turkey in the white house

Creative memory.

Enron used fraudulent accounting practices throughout the 1990s and peaked in stock price in August 2000. Top officials knew it was a house of cards and were unloading their shares as quickly as possible. (This was all before the election of President George W. Bush.)

The bankruptcy took place on W’s watch but the underpinnings were well in place ere he was even NOMINATED to office. In fact, under his Administration laws were put in place to avoid such things in the future, the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 which supposedly nurtures an ethical culture, forces top management be transparent, holds employees responsible for their acts and protects whistle blowers who rat on the corrupt.

So if Romney would clean up after the previous president’s failures, that would be a good thing, right? Not that the president enacts legislation, but somehow everybody THINKS he does. (Congress be where it at.)

David for history, lest we forget

Nope, I wasn’t assigned to Brazil, just passed through on my way to The People’s Republic of Angola (Republica Popular de Angola). Brazil had a military dictatorship at the time and super inflation. Nowadays it is democratic and in much better shape partly because they‘ve developed more of their vast resources.

All US military officers swear to uphold the Constitution of The United States. If any ever tried to seize control of the government, no matter how bad or apparently justified, they would become domestic enemies, guilty of treason and would have broken their solemn oath and unfit to serve the people.

Dictatorships are never good things. Sometimes they are better than worse things but should never be sought and should be avoided at great cost. It was interesting that the military dictators in Brazil came to realize that fact and returned power to the people.

David for self government

It is a scary thought, civil unrest on a nation wide scale, services interupted, transportation brought to a standstill. Former and standing US officials attempting
to flee the country.

David you mentioned your assignment to Brazil, if I recall correctly Brazil has a Military Government. It appears to work well for the Brazilians. The politicians here had better start fixing things before some of our Senior Military officers begin to think hard about that part of their oath that says “all enemies foriegn and domestic”.

Yeah, well I’ve already been through an ordeal that last 4 years so keep your wishes to yourself.