…the Bleacherman has entered the stadium…
As I sit here and watch the nonsense of the attack on Romney and his tenure with Bain Capital bounce across my television screen, I wonder just how much it all really matters. Other than the news media on the left, far left, center, right and far right, and anywhere and everywhere in between, does anyone out there in voting America really care what Bain Capital did or didn’t do? Does anyone really care that Romney is super rich? Does anyone really want to examine the dirty laundry of capitalism at its worse?
While the media runs to commend or condemn venture capital and corporate raiding, no one is really asking the relevant questions. It really is simple. What Bain Capital did is not the issue. What is the issue is whether or not Romney, because of his experience with Bain, has skills that can be transferred and translated into successfully running the American economy as President of the United States. THAT is an issue.
Let’s face it; there is a fundamental and significant difference between a CEO of a company and the President of the United States. The former just has to snap his or her fingers and people go running. Policy is easy to implement and grand plans easy to execute. For the latter, the implantation of policy is much more difficult. Even if the President has a Congress that somewhat agrees with the chief executive’s economic ideology; translating policy into effective and efficient legislation is a completely different ballgame than that which is faced by a CEO. So what does Bain Capital have in common with the US economy? What real qualifications does Romney have because of his Bain Capital experience? Again, THAT is an issue.
We really should be examining Romney’s tenure as Governor of Massachusetts. How did his economic policies translate into job growth? What did he do or didn’t do that added to the state’s job growth? What capital investments, loans or tax breaks did he offer corporate America to come to the state and create jobs?
So Romney’s history with Bain Capital is irrelevant. Totally. Everyone knows that the Republican’s other candidates cannot beat Obama in a general election. That is a fact. Karl Rove knows this. Most Republicans know this. And there is no choice but for them to nominate Romney. Whether he is a true certifiable conservative is also irrelevant.
Doesn’t anyone really want to know more about Romney’s stance on Iran? Or does most America not care since their children would never volunteer to join the Army. Does anyone really care that Romney’s tax plan raises taxes for many Americans. Does anyone care that Romney will work very hard to insure that government will dictate a standard moral conduct for individuals to abide by even in the privacy of their own house
With the advent of the Super PACs this is only getting worse. Needed questions will go unasked and truth becomes the victim. America has been reduced to being nothing more than collateral damage.
…the Bleacherman has left the stadium…confused…sad…
