Posted by
Richard on Sunday, February 03, 2008 11:40:48 PM
Okey dokey...done my late night analysis, and although I failed most of my math classes, here goes....
After all the voting and caucusing and counting and punditry on February 5th, I predict...
McCain....676 delegates
Romney....459 delegates
Huckabee...221 delegates
Paul....33 delegates
Can you say..."brokered convention"? Sure ya can!
There you have it. Care to weigh in? Tell me what you think...but as long as I've got your attention, here's why I'm a Romney guy, one more time...
Although he has a propensity to pander, and double speak, a skill I detest, but acknowledge is paramount in any POTUS in researching Mitt Romney the man, I found this...because its not about the words they say, its about what they DO!
I found a man who has pledged to forego his salary as President of the United States and who refused the same as Mass’s. Governor. Imagine, the president as a true public servant…..have we ever had a president do this before? I find it supremely refreshing.
I found a man who recently spent a free Saturday morning in October helping San Diego fire victims, without so much as a word to the press? Chopping down trees and cleaning up “thy neighbor’s” property. He didn't know the guy, just some friend of his son, and if Romney could buy anything, why wouldnt he buy the grunt labor in this case? The guy is a doer! Sleeves rolled up and ready to rumble.
I find a man who once shut down his private business, and paid his staff to search for the missing daughter of one of his employees? No questions or expectations, just “let’s go find her”! No one was watching and no one was listening. What does this say about the man?
I found a man who has been loyal, faithful and true to his one wife and love for 38 years. Is this fact lost on our 21st century, live for the moment world? Some say he can't be trusted because of his double speak and flip flops, but what does it tell us about his inner most core, to have been so devoted and perfectly faithful in this most sacred of all relationships.
I found a man who donated thousands of hours per year to his church congregation over many years…no compensation….no salary…no personnel donations accepted? You may not like the doctrine or dogma of Mormonism, but what does it say about any person’s character, commitment and integrity to give so much of oneself to one’s faith, with no expectation of material gain in return?
Finally, I find a candidate who routinely turns organization’s fiscal mismanagement into economic victory for the company and its employees and interests. And far more importantly, there is no one suggesting that he ever broke any laws or violated ethics in doing so! No Blackwater, no Whitewater, no Halliburton.
So, I am left to conclude, given that I can trust no one’s words that it is only actions I can measure, and behaviors I can assess. From this standpoint, my choice for president is so easy.