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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (199313)	8/30/2012 1:23:43 PM
From: Sam	Respond to of 542972

He'll do a way better job than you think because he won't want to be remembered as a failure. I can see why you say that, but IMHO, he won't be master of his own fate. He will at the end of the day be a pawn of the GOM of the GOP, and the people who yank the strings of the Congressional leadership. They will, as Norquist has said, present him with legislation to sign, and he will sign most if not all of it. Grinning all the time about how historic it all is. As Wharf has posted-- We are not auditioning for fearless leader. We don't need a president to tell us in what direction to go. We know what direction to go. We want the Ryan budget. ... We just need a president to sign this stuff. We don't need someone to think it up or design it. The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate. [...] Pick a Republican with enough working digits to handle a pen to become president of the United States. This is a change for Republicans: the House and Senate doing the work with the president signing bills. His job is to be captain of the team, to sign the legislation that has already been prepared." Romney is their guy, their tool "with enough working digits to handle a pen." His pick of Ryan to be his VP is his signal to the Norquist/ALEC crowd that he will play ball with them. That is how much he wants to presidency.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (199313)	8/30/2012 2:00:11 PM
From: Jeff Hayden	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542972

That's interesting. I don't think Romney has any say as to how he'll run the government. He has way too many 'contributors' to pay back if he wins.

To: Steve Lokness who wrote (199313)	8/30/2012 2:07:19 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542972

"The 29 depression maybe?" Sure, why not? CCC (300K at any one time) and WPA (3 mil)...public employees. REA, TVA, etc. In the end, the military in WW2. "he won't have a legacy worth a shit if he doesn't run the country successfully." Not a chance. Obama can make things less worse. Romney/Ryan will have people longing for the good old daze of Hoover.