The Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, December 22, 2008
The gold in economic turnaround?
Mitt Romney, the guy who turned around the Salt Lake Olympics, offers his blueprint for an economic stimulus program in the National Review. Romney calls for action stat!
What is Washington waiting for? The inauguration is less than five weeks away: At the rate we’ve been going, another 500,000 jobs will be lost by then. The downward spiral is deepening and accelerating: Congress and the president must act now.
Mitt puts forward a list of items that Republicans should demand in any stimulus program:
  • Tax cuts.
  • Military spending.
  • An "Apollo-like" energy independence effort.
  • Streamlining state and local governments before federal aid is granted.
  • "All new spending projects should be selected by the responsible federal agency . . . , not by congresspersons and senators based upon favors and politics."
If Barack Obama truly believes in his "Team of Rivals" approach to government, Mitt, who likely will be a presidential candidate in 2012, would be a daring choice for the so-called car czar in the automotive industry bailout.

1 Comments:

At December 22, 2008 7:49 AM , Blogger rlunan said...

Absolutely agree with the first posting. These idiots making decisions dealing with billions of our (and our grandchildren) dollars can not even read a balance sheet. Mitt could do it but I doubt that "politics" will allow it. Here is an opportunity for Obama to show "CHANGE" that he promised us. Bring the right guy in for the job, do not make your decision based on politics. Unique approach but one that is best for the people.

 

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