Sunday, November 11, 2007

 

"Turnaround," part deux


In an interview published in the Weekend Wall Street Journal, Mitt Romney says he envisions a turnaround project for Washinton, D.C. A sample:

"Having established his biography, he turns without pause to the question, which he asks himself, 'Why am I running for president?'

"The answer to this question is as abstract as his overture was personal. The 'I' in the question seems to disappear: 'I think what America faces now are extraordinary challenges, which, if we deal with appropriately, will allow us to remain the world's military and economic superpower for an indefinite period of time.'

"Mr. Romney does then introduce a personal element, but it's not his own person. 'If we instead take the course that Hillary Clinton would prescribe,' he warns, 'it would lead to America becoming the France of this century -- having started as a superpower, ending up as a second-tier power.'"

Read the rest here.





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