Mitt: I Won’t Detail Plans, Because Then I’d Lose

[Are_grits_groceries]

Last edited Tue Mar 27, 2012, 08:26 AM - Edit history (1)

Mitt Romney has embraced a budget plan that would entail cutting federal programs other than defense and Social Security by more than half. It does raise the question of how he plans to carry out such a sweeping goal. In an interview with the Weekly Standard, Romney says he'd eliminate a bunch of departments. But he won’t say which ones:

One of the things I found in a short campaign against Ted Kennedy was that when I said, for instance, that I wanted to eliminate the Department of Education, that was used to suggest I don’t care about education,” Romney recalled. “So I think it’s important for me to point out that I anticipate that there will be departments and agencies that will either be eliminated or combined with other agencies. So for instance, I anticipate that housing vouchers will be turned over to the states rather than be administered at the federal level, and so at this point I think of the programs to be eliminated or to be returned to the states, and we’ll see what consolidation opportunities exist as a result of those program eliminations. So will there be some that get eliminated or combined?
The answer is yes, but I’m not going to give you a list right now.

One of the things I have found in previous elections is that announcing my plans makes people want to vote against me!
<snip>
http://www.nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/03/mitt-i-wont-detail-plans-because-then-id-lose.html?imw=Y&f=most-emailed-24h5


He is a deeply stupid man in many ways.

[Mopar151]

1. It's the M &A man coming out in him (mergers & acquisitions)

I'm pretty sure Mitt's gonna fail due dilligence. He's hoping he can charm us into buying him anyway. That would not go well........ He's been cooking his own books for years, in the attempt to conclude a successful merger between RawMoney Inc. and The Great American Dream Company. It is up to us, the shareholders in GADC, to turn down his tender offer.

BushCo. was a hostile takeover.

[Aerows]

2. Gee Mitt

You are the first politician to EVER be criticized by an opponent. Here's a hint for you, Mitt. People don't want to vote for you when you share your ideas with them because they are horrible ideas.

He has got to be the lamest politician I've ever seen. I think he literally believes that no matter what dumb thing he says, he's got the election locked up. I keep wondering what stupid thing he's going to say that finally knocks him out of the primary. LOL.

[quaker bill]

3. Opponents will attempt to gut your plans

This is why we have a political system. Ideas are subject to criticism.

There are two ways to approach this:

(1) Adopt widely popular and reasonably sound ideas, and then stand for them.

(2) Adopt no specific ideas, then duck, dodge, and deny any attempt to criticise them.


Mitt is going for option 2.

[TeamsterDem]

4. He is such a waste of space. nt

[Tunkamerica]

5. Is there a link? I see a <snip>. Did you write this?

[Are_grits_groceries]

7. Sorry and thanks for letting me know. It's added. nt

[oldhippydude]

6. sounds like Nixon..

in 68 had a secret plan to end the Veit Nam war.. took till Oct of 72, same terms that were avalable in 68..

[CanonRay]

8. Yeah, "I have a plan to end the war'

the plan is to fight it another four years for nothing.

[Mopar151]

11. And take a giant crap in Laos, to boot. n/t

[Botany]

9. Most honest thing Mitt has said for a long time.

n/t

[Javaman]

10. he's like a mildly less stupid version of rick perry. nt

[TheKentuckian]

14. I'd go with considerably more polished rather than worry who is less stupid.

If he is less stupid, he is also more dishonest.

[Javaman]

16. Good point. I'll go with your description. It's more accurate. nt

[grantcart]

12. Yeah this is a real 'short campaign'

You have been going at it for 5 years and we still have 8 months.

[hifiguy]

13. Has there ever been an emptier suit than Rmoney?

Ever? Anywhere?

[TheKentuckian]

15. I'm sure there have been plenty of puppet monarchs that might be on tier

throughout history. Most of them were kids though.

[KamaAina]

17. Energy, Commerce, and... and...

...and the third one... (Psst... EPA!).