Jun 2, 2007

Governor Mitt Romney and Business

Governor Mitt Romney and Business

  • The best minds are not in government. If any were, Business would hire them away.
    • Ronald Reagan

Business related Press Releases

2006

2005

2004

2003

Business Questions for Governor Mitt Romney

  1. Brian Lamb
    1. What does Bain do?
    2. what impact did you have on the creation of Staples ?
    3. how old were you when the Staples thing started ?
    4. What other boards have you served on?
    5. Have you had a failure that you can talk about in business ?
Business Incubation
 

Prior to his Olympic service, Mitt Romney enjoyed a successful career helping businesses grow and improve their operations. From 1978 to 1984, Mr. Romney was a Vice President at Bain & Company, Inc., a leading management consulting firm. In 1984, Romney founded Bain Capital, one of the nation's most successful venture capital and investment companies. Bain Capital helped launch hundreds of companies on a successful course, including Staples, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Domino's Pizza, Sealy, Brookstone, and The Sports Authority. He was asked to return to Bain & Company as CEO several years later in order to lead a financial restructuring of the organization. Today, Bain & Company employs more than 2,000 people in 25 offices worldwide.

An Extraordinary Business Leader

  • Mitt Romney did better in Business than any of the other candidates, Republican or Democrat.
  • The first thing you will notice about him is that he is a good business manager , more than he is a politician. A lot of us think that the government should be more like a business, and less political.
  • Member of the Board of Marriott Hotels
  • Member of the Board of Staples

From the Life of Governor Mitt Romney

  • Governor Mitt Romney was one of the nation's most influential businessmen during the 80's and 90's. Invested in and/or acquired Staples, Dominos, Sealy and Sports Authority (among others) while CEO of Bain Capital.
  • Prior to being elected governor, Romney was a cofounder and managing partner of Bain Capital, a Boston private equity firm.
  • From 1978 to 1984, Romney was a Vice President of Bain & Company, Inc., a Boston-based management consulting firm. Later, as the company's CEO, he led it through a highly successful turnaround . Today, Bain & Company has 32 offices in 20 countries and over 2400 employees.
  • In 1984, Romney co-founded Bain Capital, one of the nation's most successful venture capital investment companies. Among the first companies it invested in was Staples, an office-supply store. In 1986 Staples, Inc., had one store. Today it has nearly 1,700. Bain Capital founded, acquired or invested in hundreds of companies including Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Brookstone, Domino's, Sealy and The Sports Authority.
  • "Massachusetts is one of the most attractive states in the nation in which to do Business because of our tremendous resources. We have a highly educated workforce, some of the world's finest health care institutions and top-of-the-line infrastructure. "Now, we need to do a better job of getting the word out."

Governor Mitt Romney Business Quotes

2003

  • "As tough as our problems are, we have enormous potential in Massachusetts—a diverse Economy , a highly-educated workforce and major academic and research institutions. We need the right agenda to unleash the power of these resources."
  • "Today, we remember and recognize a true entrepreneur. The establishment of this award will help us show our appreciation to the individuals who contribute to our Economy and generate new wealth, prosperity and jobs ."
  • "Each month, we will present this award to an individual who, like Bernie Goldhirsh, uses innovation and drive to grow small ideas into the businesses that make Massachusetts the leader we are."
  • "Obviously, you faced a choice. You could have remained in Ohio, or moved to any of the other 49 states. Instead, you came to Massachusetts. We have the people, the capital and the technology market. But of course, you know all that. That's why you came here."
    • Governor Mitt Romney, 07-18-2003 Press Release
      • Romney told company officials at a welcoming ceremony.
  • "Today, we recognize entrepreneurs truly innovative company. Honoring Zipcar with this award shows our appreciation and value for entrepreneurs who contribute to our Economy and generate new wealth, prosperity and jobs ."
  • "We need to make sure we have the best available information about the state of our Economy . The findings from this survey will help us to identify the competitive strengths and weaknesses of each region, which will help guide our efforts to improve the Economy so that we can have more jobs."
  • "The Massachusetts Business Corporation Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act will make it much simpler to conduct private sector transactions in the Commonwealth."
  • "These bills represent an important piece of housekeeping for the state's Business community, one that will allow our state to keep pace with new technology and other changes taking place in the world."
  • "We established this award to acknowledge and celebrate some of the state's most innovative companies as well as to highlight the creative entrepreneurs who are helping to drive economic growth here in the Commonwealth."
  • "The story of Yankee Candle is a reminder that you don't need to manufacture a cutting edge product to be innovative, exciting and extremely successful."

2004

  • "Our economic policies are contributing to the improvement in the Massachusetts employment picture, but we still have more work to do. Holding the line on taxes and creating a business-friendly environment will continue to be among our highest priorities."
  • Romney said Straumann is the kind of innovative technology company that his economic development team is committed to attracting to Massachusetts. "The opening of Straumann's new $50 million North American headquarters in Andover will bring 160 new manufacturing jobs to the Bay State right away and more than 300 over the next five years."

2005

  • "High health insurance costs are making it impossible for our small Business owners to provide a reasonably priced healthcare plan to their workers," said Romney, meeting with Rick and Linda DeWolfe, who own DeWolfe and Sons Auto Repair.
  • "We are committed to developing an affordable product for small Business owners who want to do the right thing by their employees, but can't keep up with the cost," Romney added.
  • "Small Business is one of the backbones of our Economy. It's through the initiative and drive of people like Fred Curtis that we are creating jobs and opportunity in Massachusetts."
  • "Permitting can take up to five years to complete, making it extremely difficult for businesses here to expand and add jobs. "If we're serious about encouraging Business investment and expansion, we have to take a chainsaw to the red tape that ties up the process for years and years."
  • "Grab your popcorn and soda, because Massachusetts is ready for its close-up."Movie and television production has increased dramatically over the past 10 years and we want to get a piece of that growth by encouraging producers, directors, and crews to do their jobs right here in the Commonwealth."

Beliefs about Mitt Romney and Business

  1. Mitt Romney is the most pro-business candidate .

Other's On Romney's Business Experience

If, as consultant he convinced Fortune 100 companies to spread their operations around the globe, might he also be capable of explaining that America's role in the elaborately layered world marketplace is not easily reduced to snappy campaign slogans and sharply defined solutions?

Multi-national Business strategies are as fraught with Machiavellian agendas and sinkholes as highly nuanced international trade agreements. The better the leader's grasp of arcane practices of the capital markets, the more effective he will likely be making the balanced, thoughtful and pragmatic "lesser of evils" choices.

It is not just his friends who say Romney has a formidable grasp of critical, but unheralded quality of life and economic issues. One self-described "occasional socialist," a Massachusetts healthcare expert, explains it this way: "Romney's grasp of the arcane procedures of the healthcare delivery and reimbursement system is quite detailed and deep. He knows how the system works and why it often doesn't. He would be a brainy policy-wonk-of-a-leader - a Bill Clinton without the perpetual hard-on."

    • By RB Scott, Boston, Massachusetts, May 12, 2007

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Quotes from others about Business

  • "I'll keep it short and sweet: family, religion, and friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business."
    • Montgomery Burns"When two men in Business always agree, one of them is unnecessary."
    • William Wrigley Jr.

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May 31, 2007

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http://myclob.pbwiki.com/Jobs

2003

  • "Ultimately, the only way for us to get the Commonwealth back on track is to find a job for every citizen who wants one…Extending the hours of operation for all of the One-Stops will help us achieve that goal – one person and one job at a time."
    • Governor Mitt Romney, 06-11-2003 Press Release
      • Romney, after a tour of Workforce Central Career Center, which is operated by the Division of Employment and Training in partnership with the Worcester City Manager's Office of Employment and Training.
  • "I'm not going to rest until we put Massachusetts back to work."
    • Governor Mitt Romney, 06-24-2003 Press Release
      • Romney, at a Logan Airport news conference announcing the "Jobs First" initiative
  • "I am thrilled about Cisco's expansion in Massachusetts. As the state's number one salesman, I am going to pursue companies up and down both coasts to encourage them to grow jobs in Massachusetts. This new site finder will add to our efforts to get the Massachusetts economy back on track."
    • Governor Mitt Romney, 06-27-2003 Press Release
      • Romney, attending the grand opening for the new Cisco facility.
  • "In the past, state government has had a poorly coordinated approach to identifying our strengths and weaknesses, and as a result, our public policy has been clumsy in terms of maximizing our overall growth potential. These Regional Competitiveness Councils will provide us with the information we need to boost regional growth and bring more jobs to the state."
  • "I am committed to putting Massachusetts back to work. As difficult as our challenges are, we have enormous potential – a diverse economy, a highly educated workforce and major academic and research institutions. But we can only be successful by working together, all of us, Democrats and Republicans, business and labor, to create an environment that allows job growth and development to take place," he said.
  • "I am committed to putting Massachusetts back to work. Our goal with this clearinghouse is to increase the amount of credit allocation to Massachusetts organizations and projects, so we can begin to attract and direct resources to qualifying communities whose reinvestment is an important pathway to entrepreneurship, community life and above all, jobs."
  • "These grants are an investment in the future of our workforce. Learning does not begin and end in the classroom – it extends to the factory floor and the boardroom. These grants, which will train people in management leadership, problem solving, high tech and manufacturing, are just one more way that the Commonwealth is working in partnership with the private sector to ensure more and better jobs for the future."
    • Governor Mitt Romney, 08-05-2003 Press Release
      • Romney, who made the announcement at Micro Networks Corporation, which received a $128,198 grant.
  • "This exciting and robust job expansion will reach cities and towns stretching from Fall River to Springfield. Over the long-term it promises to provide a boost to both the state and local economies."
  • "You went through a tremendous evaluation process to decide where to consolidate the plant. You analyzed over 30 scenarios and considered many other states. In the end, you decided to stay here in Massachusetts and for that, I salute you."
    • Governor Mitt Romney, 09-23-2003 Press Release
      • Romney told company officials during a tour of the facility.
  • "The core of our 'Jobs First' initiative is to ensure that every citizen who is in need of a job can get one. To attract employers and encourage faster growth rates, the Administration has already commissioned the career centers to extend their hours, and now with the events across the state today, we are one step closer to making sure every person who is looking for a job is given the tools to find one."
  • "All across the Commonwealth, today and every day, the state's 32 Career Centers are at the front line, providing hope and resources for job seekers such as Cheryl Tate. I will not be satisfied until we get many more citizens back to work. Through the state's one-stop career centers, we will work to accomplish this one person and one job at a time."
  • "The manufacturing facility that you opened today will begin Therion's next stage of development: the move from research and development into the commercialization of vaccines. It is a tremendous breakthrough and you could not have chosen a better place to expand."
  • "Businesses start up and find a home in Massachusetts because of the opportunities our Commonwealth provides to workers and employers. Our highly skilled workforce is one of our most competitive advantages and in order to maintain this workforce, we must continue to invest in our workers. When you think of cranberries, you think of Ocean Spray. With this grant, workers will be trained to help the company continue to make high-quality cranberry products faster and more cost effectively. And more jobs will come to Southeastern Massachusetts."
  • "The HIT program is yet another tool we use to invest in our workforce and in our businesses. Since its inception, the HIT program has succeeded in matching up out of work individuals with good jobs at companies that are looking to grow. We encourage even more businesses to take advantage of the program."

2005

  • "People want a chance to work so they can build self-sustaining lives instead of relying on a welfare check that will keep them trapped in poverty. By providing support services and incentives where necessary, we want to give welfare recipients the opportunity to achieve independent and fulfilling lives."
  • "The welfare policies that Massachusetts instituted in 1995 were ahead of their time. But, the times have changed and we now lag behind the rest of the nation. To help welfare recipients change their lives for the better, we need to update our laws."
  • "The Citizens Job Bank will boost economic activity in Massachusetts and help companies grow and thrive. Holding the line on taxes and maintaining a business-friendly environment are among our highest priorities to ensure that more people will be working."
  • "The businesses and the jobs that could potentially be created because of this important new law reflect our state's greatest strength – brainpower. That's what we bring to the table and that's what we need to nurture for future job growth and economic success."
  • "Our economy is on the move and we are creating thousands of new jobs, but we need to keep our foot on the gas pedal. I am asking the Legislature to join with me in making sure Massachusetts is competitive when it comes to business growth and job creation."
  • "Bringing new jobs to Massachusetts is a top priority and the partnership with Citizens provides an innovative opportunity for businesses to tap into the state's public and private resources. In just two months, the job bank has added hundreds of jobs for our citizens and helped local businesses grow and thrive."
  • "These funds to train our workforce in cutting edge technologies and workforce efficiencies are absolutely critical to enhancing Massachusetts' competitive edge."
    • Governor Mitt Romney, 06-15-2005 Press Release
      • Romney, who announced the grants at Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO), which received a $188,000 grant to train 310 employees.
  • "Our challenge now is to start spreading the news. The manufacturing tax credit is good for cutting edge companies, good for job seekers and great for Massachusetts.
  • "This is a no-brainer. If we make it difficult for businesses to grow, we're not going to have growing businesses. It's time to reform the permitting process in Massachusetts so that we can add jobs and chop away at the red tape that keeps good employers from coming to the Commonwealth."
  • "We need to send a clear message to companies in Massachusetts that we want them to grow and add jobs here. We can't sit around while other states actively recruit our companies to move away. Aggressive marketing efforts will keep more jobs here and will attract companies that want to move to Massachusetts."
  • "A highly-skilled workforce enables our state to compete and thrive in the global economy , and these workforce training grants will help our companies stay on the cutting-edge."
    • Governor Mitt Romney, 11-09-2005 Press Release
      • Romney said during his announcement of the grants at Infinity Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge, one of the 73 grant recipients.
  • "Businesses relocate and expand where they have access to well-trained and educated workers, and there is no better investment Massachusetts can make than to sharpen the skills of our employees.
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Governor Mitt Romney's Job Policy

Liberals love jobs but hate employers.

Liberals hate businessmen.

It is a good thing Hillary Clinton never worked for an evil corporation. Oh wait, she worked for Wal-Mart. My bad.

Explanation: I copied and pasted all of Governor Mitt Romney's press releases from his site, just in case they go away when he is no longer governor. Then I started copying quotes from the press releases, into each subject's page, as seen below. Next I want to make a list of actions from each press release, and start going through the press releases, creating links within this web page, and getting all the good content out. If you want to help I can try to explain better what I think still needs to be done, and how to do it.

Jobs related Romney press releases

2006

2005

2004

2003

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John and Cisco:

http://johnandcisco.townhall.com/

 

Cisco this morning gave the standard explanation of how a candidate from Massachusetts can run for president. He said Romney has changed his position on everything, and that he is now Running against Massachusetts. Then he turned around and said that Fred Thompson was viable because he could say that he has been to Washington, and Hollywood and could say that he hated them both. John tried to say that Rudy is doing the same thing as Romney. Speaking up their ability to work with the democrats, and pointing out the difficult political battles they had to fight in Massachusetts and New York City.

 

Cisco tries to come across as the smart one, but it falls pretty flat some times. John asked how what Romney is doing is different than Rudy. Cisco ignored that, and went on to totally contradict himself with the Fred Thompson can win by running against Washington and Hollywood.

 

Cisco is trying to have it both ways, saying Thompson can run against Hollywood and Washington, but Mitt can't mention the battles he had in Massachusetts .

 

Cisco explained his contradiction by saying that Romney changed. He used to be liberal now he is conservative. This just is not a fact, and I am tired of listening to people who get paid to tell us what they think that are too lazy to even read a wikipedia article about the people they are talking about.

 

If Cisco read Mitt Romney's wikipedia article, he would realize that abortion is the only thing Mitt has changed.

 

But people don't believe it. They don't see a conservative could have won in Massachusetts, so they just assume Mitt Romney has changed. The fact of the matter is that Mitt Romney ran on competence, and even people in Massachusetts don't like to pay higher taxes. Even people in Massachusetts don't like gross incompetence. Even people in Massachusetts want someone who did well in school. Mitt Romney graduated at the top of his class with two degrees in Harvard in 5 years. As a baker scholar from Harvard Business school, and Cume Lade from Harvard Law school. The person that Mitt Romney beat for Governor was too liberal even for Massachusetts. People in Massachusetts liked that Romney was able to turn around Bain Capital, hundred of struggling companies, and the 2002 winter Olympics.

 

Cisco needs to read these links:

 

http://myclob.pbwiki.com/flip-flop

http://www.politico.com/pdf/wmr_1994_senate_flier_side_1.pdf

http://www.politico.com/pdf/wmr_1994_senate_flier_side_1.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorship_of_Mitt_Romney
 
From 1994:

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May 26, 2007

Press Releases from governor Mitt Romney on veterans

2007

2006

2005

  • 06-07-2005, Romney announces $3 million veterans cemetery expansion
  • 11-03-2005, Romney declares November "hire a veteran" month

2004

  • 11-30-2004, Romney dedicates I-495 overpasses to wartime heroes
  • 09-23-2004, Romney signs law protecting armed service members
  • 05-28-2004, Romney marks memorial day by honoring veterans

2003

  • 08-28-2003, Romney appoints state's 1st secretary of veterans' services

Quotes from Governor Mitt Romney on Veterans

  • "For anyone who follows the news, the past few weeks has seen an increase in terrorist attacks against peace and civilization. From the bombing of the United Nations hotel in Baghdad to the continuing assaults against our troops in Iraq, we are coming to fully appreciate the sacrifice our men and women in uniform make on a daily basis."
  • "By elevating the commissioner's office to the secretariat level, we are bestowing on our veterans a stronger and more direct voice in the administration of our government," Mitt Romney said. "It is a status they richly deserve."
  • "Our veterans and their families have given so much of themselves to protect and defend our country that our state government in return should do every thing possible to ensure their voices are heard."
  • "It is time to acknowledge the extraordinary sacrifice of all of our veterans. While many Massachusetts soldiers served our nation in a period technically dubbed 'peacetime,' they restored American pride in the wake of Vietnam and helped bring a successful end to the Cold War. The service of these men and women was not without cost. There are countless stories of soldiers who served with great distinction only to be denied veteran status after returning home. Every man and woman who volunteered to serve this country should be treated with the same degree of respect, gratitude and dignity."
  • "The American servicemen and women of the Guard and Reserve leave their jobs, their spouses and their children to wear the uniform that defends our country. This selfless commitment should be honored by businesses across Massachusetts as we work to ensure they are treated fairly while they balance their employment responsibilities and obligations to the armed services. No business should ever put the bottom line ahead of America's front line."
  • "Today, on behalf of the entire Commonwealth, we remember Elia Fontecchio and offer a special thanks to every veteran from the Greater Milford area. In protecting the promise of individual freedom, they have created a better world for generations to come. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten."
  • ""This cemetery is a tangible reminder of the country's appreciation for the sacrifices veterans have made in the cause of freedom"
  • "Our veterans know the meaning of service better than anyone else and they aren't about to quit working when they come home. The best reward we can provide our vets for their service isn't a medal or a check; it's a livelihood and a means of supporting themselves and their families."
    • Governor Mitt Romney, 11-03-2005 Press Release
      • Press release promoting "Hire a Veteran" month
  • "I want to salute the Massachusetts employers who have hired or plan to hire veterans this year," said Romney. "As our troops return home, we remain mindful that the best way to honor their service is to help them to reenter the workforce."
  • "One of the highest duties of government is our obligation to take care of the men and women who defend this nation. This legislation follows through on that commitment by providing additional benefits to disabled veterans, as well as to the families of soldiers killed or missing in action."

See Also

  1. National Defence
  2. Military
  3. Peace Through Strength
  4. Terror
  5. Terrorism
  6. War
  7. War On Terror

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Governor Mitt Romney, Remarks at the Boston State House Veteran’s Day, 2006

Good morning.

 

In the past four years, I have spoken with service men and women from every part of our Commonwealth. I have met their families – parents, wives and husbands, and children. We have spoken in the anxious days and hours before deployment to far-off and dangerous places. And, I've welcomed our service men and women home.

 

Their sacrifices inspire – there's the star athlete who now walks with a cane, the proud hero who taught himself how to tie his shoes with an aluminum arm. And then, there were others who did not return. Army Lt. Derek Hines, a 25-year-old known for his love of hockey and infectious grin, was struck down in a firefight in Afghanistan. I met yesterday with the grieving 20-year-old widow of Edward Garvin, Lance Corporal – she and her husband were best friends since the 2nd grade, then sweethearts. He was killed 40 days after his deployment to Iraq.

 

In these last few years, I have attended almost 40 funerals and wakes. Every fallen soldier, every wounded veteran, every grieving loved one, paid the price for freedom and for peace. All they require of us is to care for those they left behind, to console and to shelter, and to remember the immeasurable debt we owe.

 

New heroes are paying the price, even today. I fear that freedom will always exact a heavy toll, until perhaps, at last, the Creator will say, "It is finished." Oh how I wish peace and freedom could be won without so dear a price, without conflict, without soldiers, without war, without death. The history of mankind tells a very different story. Think of the human toll: the people who died in the last century because of organized violence was over 160 million.

 

The sad lesson of history is that war is not a rare or random occurrence that can be wished away by those of us who love peace. In the years since our nation's founding, no American has reached their 50th birthday without having lived through at least two major U.S. wars.

 

The best ally of peace is a strong America, an America with unparalleled strength and resolve, an America fully engaged in every imaginable effort to pursue peace, and an America committed to lead others toward liberty. As Ronald Reagan once said, "I have seen four wars during my lifetime and none of them began because America was too strong."

 

This day marks the signing of the armistice that ended the First World War -- at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 88 years ago. Some claimed that World War I was "the war to end all wars," but they had forgotten the lessons of history. General Douglas MacArthur, himself a veteran of World War I, said that old soldiers never die, they just fade away. Almost all of the nearly 5 million American veterans of that war have faded away with General MacArthur.

 

But, astonishingly, there are two Massachusetts citizens, veterans of that awful conflict, who are alive today. Please hold your applause until I've introduced them both.

 

Antonio Pierro of Swampscott was an Army Private in the 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 82d Division. He fought in France at the battle of St. Michel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the final campaign of the war. If life is a journey, Private Pierro's life is an expedition: He was born in 1896 in a small town in Italy. What a long way he has traveled: from the 19th Century to the 21st; from a mountaintop village in Italy to Swampscott, Massachusetts.

 

Russell Buchanan, of Watertown, tried to join the Marines to fight in World War One, but he was turned down. He turned to the Navy, but at 115 pounds, he didn't weigh enough to meet the Navy's 118-pound cutoff. So he worked hard, gained the extra three pounds, and joined the Navy in July of 1918. His duty to serve didn't end there either: sensing that America would soon enter World War II, he enlisted again, 10 months before Pearl Harbor. This time he joined the Army, where he served as a technical sergeant and was sent to Europe as a member of 26th Yankee Division of General George Patton's 3d Army.

 

Gentleman, will you please stand so that we may recognize you? (Long applause)

 

There is a great continuous chain of service, linking every American generation – past, present, and future – through love of this country and all that it stands for. Every veteran is a link in that chain. They are the senior members in the half-a-million strong group of proud military veterans in our Commonwealth.

 

Recognition takes on many forms. We have our disagreements in politics, but making sure that our veterans are honored and appreciated is one issue that all but erases party differences. I'd like to thank the legislature for working with me to enact important measures like the Welcome Home Bill to help ensure that Massachusetts veterans and Guard personnel receive the benefits they deserve.

 

But none of that ever balances the scale: there is nothing that we can do to match our gratitude for the men and women who risk everything they have to defend this nation. America will always be producing veterans, as long as there are people outside our borders who hate freedom and people inside them who love it.

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May 25, 2007

Mitt Romney Was A Conservative Republican Governor In The Bluest Of The Blue States

Reasons to agree:

  1. The Economist, On Governor Romney: "Being The Republican Governor Of Such A Liberal State As Massachusetts Must Be Like Swimming Through Sugary Sludge." "Being the Republican governor of such a liberal state as Massachusetts must be like swimming through sugary sludge. Everywhere he looks, he is surrounded by sweet-talking liberal legislators, judges and citizens." (Editorial, "Mitt Romney And Gay Marriage," The Economist, 6/30/05)
  2. Massachusetts is the bluest of the blue states
  3. Gov. Romney Turned The Legislature's $250 Million Retroactive Capital Gains Tax Increase Into A $250 Million Tax Refund. ("Romney Signs Bill Abolishing Retroactive Tax," Boston Business Journal, 12/8/05)
  4. Gov. Romney Closed An Inherited $3 Billion Shortfall Without Tax Increases. (Pam Belluck, "Romney Candidacy Puts Massachusetts Economy In Spotlight," The New York Times, 3/16/07)
  5. Gov. Romney Has Championed Traditional Marriage, And Fought Efforts To Redefine The Institution. (John DiStaso, "Romney: 1 Man 1 Woman," The Manchester NH Union Leader, 4/4/07)
  6. Gov. Romney Enforced A 1913 Law Preventing Out-Of-State Same-Sex Couples From Marrying In Massachusetts. (Pam Belluck, "Romney Won't Let Gay Outsiders Wed In Massachusetts," The New York Times, 4/25/04)
  7. Gov. Romney Funded Abstinence Education For The First Time In Massachusetts' Classrooms. (Andrea Estes And Tracy Jan, "State Widens Teaching Of Abstinence," The Boston Globe, 4/21/06)
  8. Gov. Romney Vetoed A Bill To Expand Stem Cell Research That Included Embryo-Destructive Methods. ("Massachusetts' Gov. Romney Delivers On Promise To Veto Stem Cell Bill," The Associated Press, 5/27/05)
  9. Gov. Romney Vetoed Legislation That Would Have Provided For The "Morning After Pill" Without A Prescription. (Governor Mitt Romney, Op-Ed, "Why I Vetoed The Contraception Bill," The Boston Globe, 7/26/05)
  10. Gov. Romney Filed And Promoted A Bill Protecting Religious Liberties. (Brooke Donald, "Romney Files 'Religious Freedom' Bill On Church And Gay Adoption," The Associated Press, 3/15/06)
  11. Gov. Romney Took Action To Enforce Immigration Laws. (Michael Levenson and Jonathan Saltzman, "Troopers Can Arrest Illegal Immigrants In Romney Deal," The Boston Globe, 12/3/06)
  12. Massachusetts Liberals Are Trying To Roll Back Gov Romney's Conservative Record .
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May 19, 2007

Questions for Governor Mitt Romney

Questions for Governor Mitt Romney

Actual questions asked from Mitt Romney Interviews , organized by subject. Click on the question for the answer.

This would make a great tool for anyone who is interviewing Mitt. You can see the questions that have already been asked a number of times, and which ones still need to be asked.

Abortion

  1. So do you now believe that abortion is murder ? (George Stephanopoulos)
  2. Should women who have abortions and doctors who perform them be jailed ? (George Stephanopoulos)
  3. If it's killing, why should states have leeway ? (George Stephanopoulos)
  4. What do you believe the punishment should be for an abortion ? (Stephanopoulos)
  5. Have you changed your opinion on Abortion ? (Blitzer)
  6. What is your current position on abortion ? (Blitzer)
  7. How do you account for your change on abortion ? (Katherine Jean Lopez)
  8. Were you faking it when you said you were pro-choice ? (Katherine Jean Lopez)
  9. Do you support making abortion illegal ? (Dan Balz, David S Broder and Ruth Marcus )
  10. What do you think about the partial-birth abortion ban ? (Mary Katharine Ham)
  11. What policies would you initiate to show your sincerity ? (Mike Allen)
  12. Would it be a good day for America if Roe v Wade was repealed ? (1st Debate)
  13. Have you always been for life or effectively pro-choice ? (1st Debate)
  14. When you said that being a pro-life president entails more than just appointing strict constructionist judges, was that directed at Giuliani ? (1st Debate)
  15. What would you say to someone who lost a wife or a daughter to an illegal abortion if you named the Supreme Court justice who tipped the balance and over turned Roe v Wade ? (2nd Debate)
  16. Governor Romney, during this campaign, you have been criticized -- and again tonight you've been criticized -- for changing your position on some issues. You say that it's a part of learning from experience. Can you point to an area in which your learning from experience led you to change to a position that is less popular with the Republican base ? (2nd Debate)

America

  1. What do you dislike most about America ? (1st Debate)

Asia

  1. Governor, you recently got back from a trip to Asia. What were you doing there? Katherine Jean Lopez
  2. Did you have qualms going to China ? Katherine Jean Lopez

Background

  1. Why did you pick Mitt over Willard ? Brian Lamb
  2. Where were you born? Brian Lamb

Books

  1. How can you read science fiction ? Hugh Hewitt

Brain Washing

  1. Well, you know, if you ever look at the history of your father and running for president, they all say the same thing, it's all the "brainwashing" comment. Why would that have been the issue? I mean, why would he have been accused of saying something stupid about being brainwashed in Vietnam? Brian Lamb

Bush

  1. Do you have any problems with the president's policy on Iraq ? Wolf Blitzer
  2. Where do you disagree with Bush on Iraq ? Chris Wallace
  3. Should Scooter Libby should be pardoned ? 1st Debate

Business

  1. What does Bain do? Brian Lamb
  2. what impact did you have on the creation of Staples ? Brian Lamb
  3. how old were you when the Staples thing started ? Brian Lamb
  4. What other boards have you served on ? Brian Lamb
  5. Have you had a failure that you can talk about in business ? Brian Lamb

Campaign

  1. When you decided not to run again for governor, how much did your thought of running for president enter into that discussion?
  2. So how's the campaign going for you so far ? Tom Bevan
  3. What's the question you get asked most ? Tom Bevan
  4. How do you turn your money advantage into a win ? Mary Katharine Ham
  5. How do you stop overconfidence from getting into the system here ? Hugh Hewitt

Cabinet

  1. Which current cabinet official would you keep ? 1st Debate

Character

  1. How do you convince voters that some of these changes are sincere, coming from conviction? George Stephanopoulos

Conservatives

  1. What are some of the things you would offer conservatives ? Robert B Bluey
  2. Do you regret comments you made about Jesse Helms and Ronald Reagan ?
  3. Are you a clear and consistent conservative ? (2nd Debate)

Competition , Fred Thompson, John McCain, Rudy

  1. What do you make of all the attention being given to Fred Thompson . Mike Allen
  2. Do you look forward to his formal announcement ? Hugh Hewitt

Debate

  1. What is your mission in the debate coming up at the Reagan Library, and what do you think will happen ? Mike Allen
  2. What are the reactions around Team Romney today ? Hugh Hewitt
  3. How many debates between now and 2008 do you think you'll have to go through ? Hugh Hewitt

Education

  1. In you history, it includes Stanford for how long ? Brian Lamb
  2. You finished first in your class at Brigham Young University in Utah ? Brian Lamb
  3. Why did you go to Brigham Young ? Brian Lamb
  4. How did you -- how were able to get an MBA and a law degree at the same time? Brian Lamb
  5. And clearly it would be why you did well and, as you know, you finished well enough to give the valedictory address -- the question I want to ask you though is why do you think you did well? Other than having a lot of brainpower, did you have an approach to education? Brian Lamb

Ehud Olmert

  1. Are you surprised at the reaction to the handling of the Hezbollah war ? Hugh Hewitt

Family

  1. Is divorse something voters should take into account ? (George Stephanopoulos)
  2. Why did your father not give you any of his inheritance ? Brian Lamb
  3. Did he have a philosophy that he didn't want to pass on a lot of money to his kids . Brian Lamb
  4. When you father thought of running for president in '64, and then actually ran for a while in '68, how old were you in those years and what did you experience during that time? Brian Lamb
  5. You can't be born out of the country and run for president, how did that work ? Brian Lamb
  6. When did your father George Romney move to Utah ? Brian Lamb
  7. At some point I noticed you were on the Points of Light Foundation board, but you go back to either your father starting the volunteer organization that merged into Points of Light? Explain that . Brian Lamb
  8. How are you different from your father ? Brian Lamb

Flip Flops

  1. Why isn't your pledge to not raise taxes a blatant appeal to the party base ? (2nd Debate)
  2. Have you always been for life or effectively pro-choice ? (1st Debate)

Gay Rights

  1. Should gays and lesbians be able to serve openly and honestly in the military ? George Stephanopoulos
  2. Do you want to tell our viewers why you disagree with Mary Cheney ? Wolf Blitzer:
  3. Would you accept another endorsement from the Log Cabin Republicans if it was offered to you? Robert B Bluey
  4. Have your positions on gay rights changed ? Katherine Jean Lopez
  5. Do you want to change don't ask don't tell ? Katherine Jean Lopez

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