They don't only make money sending jobs overseas. This is a capitalistic country. Bain has every right to make money as long as it's "legal". It doesn't even have to be "ethical", just legal.
But that doesn't mean he would make a good president. In fact, from what he did in the past, his presidency would be more of a matter of perspective. Republicans believe in every man for himself. They don't care about the middle class. They support cutting police, firemen and teachers. And cutting taxes on rich people. So if Romney did these things, Republicans would see a great president they could admire.
First, I agree with your first assessment. I was just trying to explain why it happens. On Romney, I'm not a fan. Don't see much difference between the two. Hence while I no longer call myself a Republican (haven't since McCain won the nomination). I've since gone back and revisited Bush's policies and found so much that I disagree with that its disgusting.
We will agree to disagree on Republicans.
Mike
I can only go by what the Republican leadership has said. When Obama said the private sector was doing fine, you could look at that as a comment taken out of context (which it was) because he was comparing it to the government sector or you could view it as a "gaffe".
When Romney said "less police, firemen and teachers", that wasn't a "gaffe", it was his honest to goodness policy. He made the same claim a week before at a school in Philadelphia when he said larger class size is good. When I say Republicans said this or that, I don't make it up. It's what they actually said. "Feed the poor and they'll breed" is something that wouldn't even occur to me. Or "education is for snobs". Or "I like to fire people". These thoughts don't exist in my mind until Republicans put those phrases there.
If that's what you're going to say then I suggest you pull out full quotes. So far all you have done is pull out the "juicy" part. You tell me that if that's what you say they said, then that's what they said and you seem to rail against cherry picking... then lets look at the speech in context. Do you have a link to the transcript?
Mike
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