In a recent opinion piece from U.S. Senator Mark Warner from
Virginia, the senator systematically points out the economic disadvantages of
the “Romney/Plan” for the United States.
Warner, himself a former successful businessman who founded
and managed Columbia Capital[1],
knows a thing or two about successful business plans.
In the piece, Warner comments, “I spent 20 years in
business…where I had an opportunity to evaluate hundreds of business plans
before making investment decisions. That’s how I know that any investor who
honestly examines the Romney/Ryan business plan for America will clearly see it
does not boost our nation’s competitive edge.”[2]
Why not? Warner concludes, “The Romney/Ryan business plan
for America fails to make the necessary investments in any of these three
fundamental areas [workforce investment, plant and equipment investment,
long-term business plans].”[3]
What the Romney campaign hasn’t failed to do is mislead the
American public about President Obama’s role in putting America’s economy back
on track[4]
and Americans back to work. Of course, in the world of politics, all is fair,
but the Romney campaign has appeared to take this adage to a whole new
abominable level.
What’s more, instead of focusing on policies that will
actually help Americans, the Romney campaign has contented itself with released
policies that are big on words but short on viable solutions. In other words,
it’s the same playbook used by George W. Bush during his time as president.
The Republican Party and the Romney campaign in particular
have made it clear that rules are only so good as they allow for greater
returns on power. That is, ethics and decency have no place anymore among a
majority of Republican Party members.
We should all care because just as the GOP has no concern
for rules, they also don’t seem to care that their policies are bringing the
greatest country in human history to the brink of a devastating downfall, all
the while enriching a select few.
Few Americans share this vision but it is one embodied by
Mitt Romney.
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