My top five favorite cartoons this week, beginning with a good one by Steve Kelley at GoComics.com…
by Nick Anderson at GoComics.com…
by Rick McKee at Cagle.com…
by Glenn McCoy at GoComics.com…
by Michael Ramirez at Townhall.com…
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“I never negotiated directly with Romney; he was too high-level for any interaction with me. Rather, I dealt often with other Bain senior partners, who were very much in his mold. In my experience, Bain Capital did all that it could to game the system by consistently offering the highest prices during the early rounds of bidding — only to try to low-ball the price after it had weeded out competitors.”
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Would you buy a used car from Mitt?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/when-romney-ran-bain-capital-his-word-was-not-his-bond/2012/01/12/gIQACvQxwP_story.html
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Your wet blanket was pretty dry. What a devastating quote! :)
It sounds to me like a football team going all out to win every game they can, so they’ll be a high seed and get a week off and a weak opponent for the first playoff game.
Capitalism involves strategy too. So they assured it that lesser competitors dropped out, and then tried to get the best deal they could? Not exactly as scary as the crony capitalism going on now.
Well, you call it whatever you want.
In my world, we calling it reneging, failing to live up to a promise.
Well, you call it whatever you want.
In my part of the business world, we call it reneging, failing to deliver on a promise.
This time I read every word of the Post article, and that was a chore (bore) for me. To use another sports analogy, it’s like a basketball player using a head fake and saying, “No fair! I thought you were going that way!”
Look, a proposal is not a legal promise, unless it’s guaranteed in writing, so there is no lawsuit. This is big business, not a private arrangement among friends. Only the seller can insist on a rock-solid price. The buyer tries to get the best possible deal for himself.
We can only demand a supply’s availability. But it’s the seller’s responsibility for the price he’s going to get.
I just got a chane to watch the Mike Huckabee candidate forum. Wow…Mike Huckabee is certainly a gentleman.
After listening to all of the candidates present I was quite impresssed with the economic plans of Santorum, Perry, and Gingrich.
I have to say Mr. Romney’s comments on revitalizing the economy were not as impressive or as detailed as the other candidates. I am now seriously wondering where all this pro-Romeny rhetoric is coming from. Aside from scrapping a few of the programs begun by Obama there doesn’t seem to be a clear plan of attack or growth. For being a business leader, I was not impressed. Perhaps it is in his campaign literature, but he needs to articulate it.
Mr. Santorum’s plan seems to be well thought out plan. His idea to revitalize the manufacturing sector in the US seems to me what is exactly needed. It cuts across many issues desire by many Americans and conservatives in particular. It brings a vast number of jobs, back to American shores, creating both blue and WHITE collar work. In focuses on manufacturing, it will help build communities and families again – those communities that once thrived around the local manufacturing plant. It also help in differentiating him from Obama and his big business and regulatory economic plan. It will help the conservatives attract all Americans who are concerned for work. Obama will be offering many Americans who are currently unemployed welfare while Mr. Santorum’s plan will offer many Americans a chance to work again. Furthermore, by focusing on the manufacturing sector almost guarantees that Mr. Santorum will be for deregulation across the board.
Mr. Perry’s plan, while I like it, I don’t think it is feasible to implement in a struggling economy. Mr. Perry wants to slash the current tax code and implement a more simplified system. This will help businesses eventually, but it will take a much longer time to have the desired effect than a targeted focus on one particular industry, such as Manufacturing, that Mr. Santorum’s plan is doing.
And Mr. Santorum did a good job of explaining why Manufacturing should be focused on in preference to other industries. Manufacturing, more than other industires, is involved in the global marketplace. Retail businesses want to be everywhere the products can be bought, while Manufacturing businesses want to build their plants where it costs the least amount while being able to manufacture the best product. As his example stated, to paraphrace: “Hotels generally don’t move to other countries.”
Family, Freedom and a Functioning Economy. After seeing this Huckabee forum Mr. Santorum should be the GOP candidate and is a candidate who can beat Obama.