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Romney stands out in GOP field
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Nevada's Republican presidential caucus is Saturday, and much like the GOP caucus of 2008, it's been an afterthought in the national campaign. The caucus hasn't brought the spotlight that state Republicans had hoped for, considering Nevada is one of a handful of battleground states -- and the one with the deepest economic problems.
Back in October, the last time Nevada was the focus of the GOP race, seven candidates took the stage at The Venetian for a debate televised nationally by CNN. Since then, businessman Herman Cain, Rep. Michele Bachmann and Texas Gov. Rick Perry have dropped out of the race. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum remains in the field only because of his relentless focus on social issues, which are hardly of critical importance given the country's growing debt and stagnant economy. And Texas Rep. Ron Paul, whose views offer principle and much common sense, has never had the kind of broad support needed to win the nomination.
This race is between former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia. Mr. Romney won New Hampshire, while Mr. Gingrich won South Carolina. Regardless of who takes Tuesday's Florida primary, both men will make a late, hard push for support in Nevada, either to build momentum or stage a badly needed resurgence after a tight loss.
Mr. Gingrich led the Republican revolution of 1994 behind the "Contract with America," a sweeping promise of more limited federal powers, fiscal responsibility and personal liberty. This victory forced President Bill Clinton to sprint to the center and work with Congress, leading to tax cuts, balanced budgets and welfare reform.
But Mr. Gingrich's tenure as speaker was brief. He burned bridges and became a divisive figure for much of the electorate. After resigning from office in 1999 under pressure from his party, Mr. Gingrich became a political consultant.
Mr. Romney, on the other hand, has less political experience and a lifetime in the business world. His greatest strength is his command of economic issues and his understanding of what the private sector needs to create jobs. He has criticized the uncertainty President Obama and Congress have created by not passing budgets and refusing to provide businesses and investors with a predictable, permanent tax code. And he understands the economic ruin that lies ahead if Washington can't conquer its spending addiction. "We can't have a government that keeps spending more than it takes in, otherwise enterprise will not invest in America," he said.
Mr. Romney is pro-growth all the way. He wants the country to develop all its energy resources, not punish the oil, coal and gas sectors. He wants states and citizens to have more freedom to innovate. And perhaps most importantly, Mr. Romney is a Washington outsider, not a capital insider.
Nevada Republicans should attend their caucuses with two questions in mind. Who best represents their party? And who has the best chance to defeat President Obama? We believe Mitt Romney is the answer to both of those questions.
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Jack.assWebb...First off thank you for calling me a...LasVegasRadicalIndividualistAnarchistLibertarian: I like it alot!
First time I ever agreed with one of your posts! As for accomplishments; yes I have and there are many, but I am not the sort to brag...However, The important thing isn't how much money one has but what sort of spirit one has!...Did you make your own way in life?...Did you do it on your own with your own sweat and blood?...Or do you expect others (the Govt.) to 'give' you everthing (courtesy of the workingman)? That really is the difference between our viewpoints...You think the workingman owes the leeches a paycheck, you think govt. knows best and I and real conservatives / libertarians believe in the American people and most of all our great constitution - as it is written not as you liberals want to 'interpret' it!....GO RON PAUL!!!!!
GO RON PAUL!!!!
I think what this article fails to mention is that Mitt is a venture or vulture businessman.He buys companies and then fires everyone and sells the machinery for scrap.They charge millions of dollars in consulting fees and bleed the company dry and then they sell the stock leaving the company worthless and screwing the remaining stockholders.He hides his money offshore.While I am sure that this is an all American trend,I am sure that is not the solution to America's problems.
QUOTING FROM THE ABOVE: "..Rick Santorum remains in the field only because of his relentless focus on social issues, which are hardly of critical importance given the country's growing debt and stagnant economy." Ah, WAKE UP PEOPLE! TAKE A GOOD CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THE WORD ALIENATION MEANS, CUZ THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE, AS STATED ABOVE. THE FOCUS SHOULD BE ON SOCIAL ISSUES->WE GOT THESE SOCIAL ISSUES, LIKE BEING ABLE TO SURVIVE AFTER WORKING ALL OF YOUR LIFE AND FACING THE REALITY THAT YOU ARE LOSING IT ALL OR ARE ABOUT TO-->EXACTLY BECAUSE OF THE COUNTRY'S GROWING DEBT AND STAGNANT ECONOMY. Recognize statements that take the form as represented above as logistical arguments to PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE and FOOL ALL THE PEOPLE. Ah yea, that be what it is.
LasVegasRadicalIndividualistAnarchistLibertarian:
Have you ever accomplished ANYTHING in your life?
Note to all you liberal-leeches; you have no right to comment about taxes or tax rates when most of you are on welfare, unemployment or some other form of government assistance...Just go whine to Maobama and he and his commie bureaucrats will write you a check (courtesy of us folks who actually work for a living)...By the way Jack.assWebb, shouldn't you be out there occupying somewhere?
Jack, don't you know that all multi-millionaires have cones of silence installed in their homes?
n7v, are you saying that Romney and Gingrich are just klepto-republicrats that serve the fascist/globalist banksters, just like Obama, Bush I & II, and Clinton? What a shock!
Gallup: Obama Most Polarizing President In History http://goo.gl/fb/Gl5C6
We need a business man in the White House. Obama had three years and did nothing except take expensive vacations. Jobs and economic development are what count. Forget everything else. Who cares about economic disparity if there are no jobs available. Jobs are everything in the next election.
Shhhh! Romney wants economy talk in 'quiet rooms'
January 13, 2012
We're going to talk about the widening income gap between rich and poor, tax policy and the seemliness of predatory investing, and GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney wants us to do so only "in quiet rooms."
He made this suggestion in an interview Wednesday with NBC "Today" host Matt Lauer,
"I think it's about envy," Romney replied. "I think it's about class warfare.
Lauer asked, "Are there no fair questions about the distribution of wealth without it being seen as envy, though?"
"You know I think it's fine to talk about those things in quiet rooms," Romney said.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-13/news/ct-oped-0112-zorn-20120113_1_mitt-romney-bain-capital-investment-firm-envy