The article's headline, "Mitt Romney outlines his governing plan to POLITICO," is grossly misleading, although what follows is more than just vaguely familiar.
In Politico's interview Romney outlines no "plan" at all; a style, maybe, a style universally imitated by freshly minted MBAs looking to impress the universal jadedness of Wall Street, but not a plan.
What's Romney's plan style? Are you ready for this David Mamet script--a federal government by Glengarry Glen Ross?
You asked for it:
Romney is who he is, he boldly proclaims, and he "pledged to bring corporate order to the West Wing" and he "sees life, business and governing as an exercise in problem-solving" and "He would take a hands-on, CEO approach to the job."
And there you have it. Herbert Hoover, white shirt, black tie, perfectly pressed trousers, at your door, peddling the practical wisdom of a very sincere confidence man.
That's it. That's the plan, or, at least, the stylistic roadmap.
I wonder if Romney knows that plenty of us know "corporate order" firsthand and none too impressed with it.
PM, I hope you saw Chris Matthews rip into Reince Priebus on Morning Joe this morning, but in case you haven't: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/chris-matthews-gop-priebus-race-card-birther-welfare.php
Posted by: You Don't Say | August 27, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Didn't we just have a CEO president? Why does he keep bringing George the Lesser into his campaign? How did things work out when George the Lesser was in office those eight horrible years? Why does he have so many Bush era team members advising him, yet he won't mention George the Lesser's name?
Posted by: AnneJ | August 27, 2012 at 01:17 PM
Sounds like Ross Perot: If something's wrong with America, let's pop the hood, take a look, fix what's broken, move on . . .
Posted by: John Haas | August 27, 2012 at 03:35 PM