Letters to the Editor
TinyBubbles
Published Letters: 102 Editor's Choice: 15
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To know him is to hate him
[Read the article: Mitt Romney suspends presidential campaign]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm still amazed
... that Republicans didn't fall in love with Romney. A self-made rich white guy, pro-business, fanatical about the GWOT and family values, etc. Plus, he looks the part, and he might be able to pull some swing votes from the Northeast. The minute I saw this automaton, I thought he was a Republican wet dream, especially against the unpredictable McCain and Giuliani. Was the Mormonism really that objectionable? What was the problem?
-- Tom 70
Don't be amazed Tom, I am from MA and I can tell you that to know Mitt is to HATE Mitt.
We lost more jobs under Romney and lost almost all of our big corporate leaders (Fleet, Gilette, John Handcock Insurance) than any Governor in recent memory. So much for the CEO Governor who will FIX the economy! Our job losses for the last year of his governorship were only outpaced by Lousianna, and we did not have much of our state destroyed in a hurricane! Romney's solution to the job losses was to try and steal jobs from other states! Typical venture capitalist. Don't create something new, just buy or steal from someone else. Anyway, that scheme didn't work either.
We also saw, under the reign of Gov. Romney, the mass exodus of people from MA. We do not have much in the way of natural resources and our biggest economic resource are the brainiacs who graduate from area colleges. Time was, people stayed around. Under Gov. Romney, because the high cost of housing and lack of good jobs, people actually left the state.
Finally, for all his vaulted economic experience, he left the state $3M in debt. Nice one.
Let me now apologize to the nation for Mitt. Massachusetts DID have the smartest electorate in the country (at least starting in 1968) but that ended when we believed Mitt and elected him Governor.
BTW, the success of the Olympics which got him so many votes here (that and lying about his position on choice and gay marriage) was accomplished thanks to a $1.3M federal taxpayer bail out.
Sheesh!
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Tread lightly
[Read the article: Despite Web success, Obama loses Silicon Valley]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thank you Farhad, as a political activist and former candidate for state office myself, I can tell you that organizing online can really lead you astray. It can give you a false sense of things. As you note, clicking is much easier than getting out and actually voting. I get very nervous when people point to online popularity of anything and extrapolate it to the real world.
Once again, thanks for suggesting cooler heads prevail.
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I agree with AnaHadWolves
[Read the article: What would Michelle Obama do?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Back Off!
I've seen and heard Michelle Obama on the stump while on the campaign trail and have a single opinion of her: damn! That is one angry woman!
Trying to imagine her as First Lady, I just can't; her stridency, vociferousness and petulance, in defense of "her man", leaves me cold.
I don't want a "Stepford Wife" as First Lady, but, I also don't want someone who practically snarls with every answer.
-- AnaHadWolves"
Here here. Now I generally like Michelle, but, I wish she would tone down her stridency. It started with the food fight she started with the Clintons with her comment about having to take care of your own house before taking being in the White House. I know Obama supporters feel this wasn't a swipe at the Clintons and that I was just listening to the right wing noise machine. Not true, since I formed that opinion after hearing her entire speech and before I heard any analysis (and I am not a Clinton supporter, AND I voted for Obama in the primary - so don't flame me.)
The worst for me, however, was when she was asked if she would support Clinton if she got the nomination and she said she would have to think about it. Excuse me! No, I say again, excuse me! Her husband is a man who got where he is today in part because of the Democratic Party. Had he not spoke at the Democratic convention, he NEVER would be running from president. PERIOD!! After that speech (which was GREAT) he was elected to congress with support from the party and ended up running against Alan Keyes. If that isn't a bit of a charmed few political years, I don't know what is. If Michelle can't see she and her husband owe the party at least the APPEARANCE of unity, I do not hold out much hope for all this VAULTED Obama NEW WAY FORWARD.
I hope she was just blowing off steam, that her inexperience in the political arena is showing just a much as her husband's. I hope it doesn't hurt in the general. I voted for Obama because I did see him as being more electable against McCain than Clinton, but I am afraid they may throw it away with this stuff.
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Touche tanouche
[Read the article: What would Michelle Obama do?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]When I heard this latest bit from Michelle, I was disgusted. She is really has to knock it off. With this attitude and chip on her shoulder, she may well piss as many people off in the general as Hillary did with her "stand by your man" comment in '92. I hope their inexperience gets taken care of soon, or crazy Uncle John may look kindly and grandfatherly in comparison.