Friday, May 29, 2009

Why Voters Should Consider Romney

Okay, Mitt Romney is popping up more and more-making numerous appearances on major news shows, speaking engagements and writing op-eds for websites and magazines.



Since Mitt Romney spoke last night at the Virginia GOP state convention, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to provide my commentary on why Americans should vote for Romney if (well, it's pretty obvious he's making all of these appearances for a reason) and when he tries again for the White House in 2012.


1) Lowered taxes and spending: Romney pledged during his last presidential bid that he would decrease taxes and lower spending if elected President. In fact, he already did that as Massachusetts' governor. According to his biography on http://www.freestongamerica.com/, the official web site of Romney's political action committee, the then-governor "balanced the budget every year of his administration without raising taxes or increasing debt."



Also, as President and CEO of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Committee, Romney ensured fewer tax dollars were used than previous US Olympic games thanks to working with the private sector, according to a Sept. 2007 New York Times article. He collected $100 million from local companies who never gave sponsorship and increased sponsorship from $500 million to $860 million.

2) The cost of health care is a huge issue for many Americans right now. Obama and many Democrats want universal health care for all Americans which sounds fine and dandy on the surface. Where the heck will we get the money so everyone has insurance? Under the Democrats' plan, raise taxes.

In his Newsweek magazine op-ed he wrote in May, Romney has a better solution. The former governor recommends making health care consumer/market driven, not controlled by the government who has no clue. He proposes using the tens of billions of dollars the government gives to hospitals for free health care to help people buy and keep their own health insurance. For those who can afford insurance yet expect to be given free health care at the hospital will be required to pay for their own care or buy insurance.

3) Finally, Romney would be proactive, not reactive when it comes to terrorism and protecting our country. In my view, Obama, most Democrats and many Americans forgot what happened on Sept. 11. If Obama continues his actions on foreign policy, we could experience another national tragedy.

The same day Obama gave his speech on nuclear disarmament on his European tour, North Korea fired a nuclear missle which landed in the Pacific Ocean. What did Obama do? Nothing. According to Jeffrey Emanuel's May 27 column on the CBS News Web site, Emanuel writes that Obama only uses words to stop terrorism which does absolutely nothing. Also, he writes that Obama is demonstrating that he is clearly unsure how to handle North Korea.

Romney has also criticized Obama for doing nothing when it comes to such countries.

There you have it: reasons and examples on why we should consider Romney for the job. Obama is proving that his "Change" provides no hope at all. If and when Romney is elected in 2012, that is the change we, as Americans, can believe in.

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