A lot is being said in the media about Mitt Romney not being “likable” or that he doesn’t “relate well” to people. Frankly, I’ve struggled to understand why. So after much research, I have come up with a Top Ten List to explain this “unlikablility.”
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Noonan: A Remedial Communication Class
July 20 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaWorth skimming. ======= Thoughts on three recent failures to communicate: In the controversy surrounding the uniforms of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, the problem isn’t China. That the uniforms were made there is merely a deep embarrassment and a missed opportunity. Our textile and manufacturing companies deserved that work. You wonder how it could be that no one in the American Olympic Committee... Read more
The Incredible Bain Jobs Machine
July 17 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, EconomicsSome basic Econ 101… To bad Republicans, including Romney, cannot verbalize these basic concepts. ============ By ANDY KESSLER Did Mitt Romney and Bain Capital help office-supply retailer Staples create 88,000 jobs? 43,000? 252? Actually, Staples probably destroyed 100,000 jobs while creating millions of new ones. Since 1986, Staples has opened 2,000 stores, eliminating the jobs of distributors and brokers who charged nasty... Read more
Asians Top of the Immigration Class
June 19 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, EconomicsGood article. I work with a number of Indians and they certainly exemplify the subject(s) of the story. ================ Asians Top of the Immigration Class – WSJ.com.
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Consumer Bureau Brushback
June 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, The Left, US Constitution, US CourtsAre you serious? OK then,… 9-0 ======== Washington’s regulators have great power, and in the case of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created by Dodd-Frank as an independent agency, they also have no serious Congressional check. So three cheers for a recent Supreme Court decision reining in regulatory discretion that has zero foundation in law. And by the way, the... Read more
Exodus
May 24 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, Politically correct, Radical IslamI know the ‘news’ has been saturated with these stories, but indulge me just this one time… =========== As far as the media were concerned, the murder of Jewish schoolchildren in Toulouse and a black teenager in Florida were the same story — literally: Angry white male opens fire on “the other,” his deeply ingrained racism inflamed by the tide of toxic... Read more
