cheetah440
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In my opinion, the rational democrats and liberals understand what Romney said. The drooling hordes (on both sides) have an issue with it.... but that's more because of their lack of intellect than anything else.
They understand it but they will also let it be used to smear him and will turn a blind eye to the facts. Of course it was a dumb thing for him to say. I'm a bit concerned that he is making these mistakes. His margin for error is slight, these errors will mount, even if they can be explained.
But this attack on Bain and what Bain does and what PE firms do is infuriating. Romney needs to articulate it, needs to explain that companies grow and die every day as a natural part of the business cycle and that Bain and other PE firms are a NET positive to job creation.
I quite like my politicians to have feet of clay. Perfection is so very disappointing. The way I see it (and because I have a decent understanding of how it works), I don't get overly bent out of shape by any politician - left or right - making a half assed remark. Each and every one of us says something stupid, badly phrased or without thinking all the time. Politicians are no different. Why should we expect them to be script perfect when they are talking unscripted? I prefer the unscripted comments - one generally learns more from listening to unscripted speech than from hours of scripted, rehearsed speech.
We really need to learn to look rationally at our politicians instead of ragging every single sentence that can be misinterpreted. I like rational thought. It appears that many of the posters here do not.
Sure, I'm with you on this. Nobody is perfect and we should never expect that anyone will be perfect. Mistakes are made everyday by all of us. Point is, this was a big mistake by Romney (and I support him), in that jobs and being fired and job security is on the minds of a lot of people. He should know better. I like unscripted speeches too and have little use for the scripted baloney, but Romney has to be careful here. Obama is going to position himself as the big security blanket. "I'll never fire you", "I won't let them fire you", "vote for me and I won't let them kill your job". He's the bailout president. Us and them. Class warfare. While this will fade it's a net negative for Romney.
That said, it's disappointing to see Gingrich and others trash the work of Bain and PE firms. It's actually more than disappointing. It's sickening. I used to like Gingrich, a lot. Now I hope he goes away quickly and never returns. He disgusts me.