Romney in '08?

Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was campaigning touring wandering through North Carolina this past week, making speeches. I'm not really sure why a sitting governor of a northeastern state is speaking to citizens subjects peons in North Carolina, but here he was.

He at least appears to have a clue. When speaking of terrorists:

[They're] not just intent on blowing up a little bomb here and there at a shopping mall. Awful as that would be, they want to bring down our government, bring down our entire economy. They want to put in place a huge theocracy.

At least he realizes that we're at war and simply calling the local sheriff isn't going to make this war on terrorism stop. He also seems to understand basic economics, unlike any elected Democrats in North Carolina:

It just kills jobs to raise taxes

He may not be a social conservative (he's from Massachusetts), but he certainly scores points for fiscal conservatism: when he took office just 2 years ago, the state budget was $3 billion in the hole. They now have a surplus.

I'm not supporting his campaign just yet, but he sure sounds miles better than Hillary vs. McCain.

Posted by: Ogre at 04:01 AM

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