MITT'S PROPOSED ENERGY PLAN

ACTUALLY..... Governor Romney has unveiled his latest Energy Plan.  He got really wordy with this, so I will summarize the high points, as I see them.    I must give credit to the Washington Post for most of this information, but I believe it's worthy of sharing.  First of all Romney wants North America to have energy independence by 2020.  He says "North America is the fastest growing oil and gas producing region in the world".  There are some issues here that need to be accomplished before proceeding.

First: the United States will need to open up more federal lands and waters to oil and gas drilling.
Second: The federal government will have to give states more power to approve permits to speed up the rate of drilling.  Romney is promising "North American energy independence", not U.S. energy independence.There are many different views regarding oil and energy in his plan, therefore, I am giving you the five big points:

1.  The United States is already shrinking it imports on oil and gas.  It's unclear how much of Romney's plan would accelerate the process.  (In other's words, he has no idea and he's not saying)
2.  Energy independence will require more than just drilling - it will also depend on fuel economy - standards that Romney has opposed.
3.  Energy independence can't protect the U.S. from high oil prices
4.  More drilling could create jobs, however Romney's claims are probably false in that area.
5.  Romney's plan give no thoughts to other concerns, particularly global warming.  (That's interesting because he has said he doesn't believe in global warming).

The regulation question is certainly relevant when it comes to natural-gas fracking..  Public concern over fracking could prove a problem to gas development unless careful regulations are put in place. (How's he going to do that?) Romney's plan has a line about how he would "strengthen environmental protection" and not destroy jobs, paralyze industry or block the use of resources like coal. 

Main details are not yet announced, however, President Obama is criticizing Romney's energy plan.  The President is claiming that Romney is defending billions in oil subsidies instead of using oil more effeciently or developing other alternatives.  According to ABC News, President Obama feels that we will never reach energy independence by turning our backs on homegrown renewal energy and better auto mileage. "Under the Obama administration, America has produced the most natural gas ever, the most oil in 14 years and is on track to double the electricity production by renewable sources like wind and sun."

Perhaps you should go back to the drawing board Mitt.  Looks like this energy thing in covered. 

BELIEVE ???

ACTUALLY...... "Believe in our Future"  yes, believe it or not, that's the title of one ofs.Mitt Romney's latest ads.  Governor Romney is so proud of his record as a corporate buyout specialist, and as head of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, and lets not forget he was governor of Massachusetts. He wants to share all of his experiences as proof that he can balance a budget and create jobs.  He has said that, he will use those wonderful experiences to guide Americans to a better future.

I've done some research and found a breakdown of the record that he's so proud of.  Here is what his leadership really meant for people that were affected by his career.

 Corporate buyout specialist

David Firestone of the New York Times, has this to say  "As Bain's founder, Romney established its business model, which is to wring the maximum efficiency from a company for the benefit of Bain’s investors, even if that means closing plants, shipping jobs to China, and laying off American workers.”

1.  Job loss - under Romney's expertise, Bain Capital's investments were responsible for thousands of workers loosing their jobs.

2.  Bankruptcies - Romney saw to it that Bain's deals were difficult for the company, and certainly it's executives, to ever really lose, even if companies took on more and more debt and went bankrupt.  Romney and his investors made $400 million from 4 bankrupt companies.

3.  Outsourcing - Bain Capital made strategic investments under Romney's direction, in outsourcing and offshoring companies that "grew into some of the largest outsourcing and offshoring companies in the world.”

Olympic Lobbyist

 Sen. John McCain said:  “You’ve got well over $1 billion that’s just a rip-off of the taxpayers, and, you know, is really a national disgrace … Actually, there should be a federal investigation.”

1.  Record-breaking expense - Romney's leadership at the Salt Lake Olympics got more federal cash than any previous U.S. Olympics, and cost the taxpayers $1.3 billion.

2.  Pet Projects - Romney used this taxpayer money on unnecessary projects.  $30 million for parking lots, $2 million for sewer systems, $500,000 for planting trees, and $4.7 million to upgrade post offices.

Massachusetts Governor

1.  Poor job creation - The Wall Street Journal tells us “The most powerful statistic may be that under Mr. Romney, Massachusetts was 47th out of 50 states in job creation, down from 36th when he took office."  Job growth was slower than the national average during the entire term that Romney was governor.

2.  Outsourcing -"Romney vetoed a bill that would have prohibited sending work overseas, and even outsourced jobs to a call center in India."

3.  Debt - When Romney left office, "Massachusetts became the first state in the nation in net tax supported debt per capita."

Do we want to elect a man as President of the United States that has a record of outsourcing, poor job creation and unnecessary spending?  He's saying that all these experiences will bring a better future for Americans.

It looks to me like he's tried all his magic, and his grandiose ideas haven't worked in the past.  They sure won't work now!!

"SOMETHING DRAMATIC"

ACTUALLY......Mitt Romney is doing it again.  He's making statements regarding what he would do to ignite the economy if he is elected President, but not telling anyone how he plans to do so.  In an interview with CNN he said: "I can absolutely make the case that now is the time for something dramatic and it is not the time to grow government. It’s the time to create the incentives and the opportunities for entrepreneurs and businesses big and small to hire more people and that’s going to happen.’’ Problem here, as usual, Governor Romney is skating around the issue and is not releasing specifics for his economic plans.  Could it be that he has no plan??

Romney continues to downplay President Obama's tax plan that would preserve tax cuts for all
Americans except those who earn more that $250,000.  Romney wants to preserve tax cuts for everyone - one small thing though, he hasn't said how he would pay for this. Romney says ‘‘The great majority of small businesses pay taxes at the individual rate so as Obama raises these taxes ‘‘on the wealthy’’ he is raising taxes on small business.’’  Are there many small business that make more than $250,000??

Romney criticizes Obama for not visiting Israel since 2008, during his last campaign.  At that time Obama received a warm reception from the Israeli president who said his fondest wish was for a “great president of the United States.”

When Romney was in Israel recently he caused accusations of racism from the Palestinians when he said "that cultural differences help explain the economic disparity between Israelis and Palestinians".

Was that "dramatic" enough for you Mitt?




 


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JOB CREATION

ACTUALLY....The President is taking aggressive steps to put Americans back to work.  Before the economic crises middle class security was slipping away, wages were at a standstill and health care costs were rising.  We've added back more than 4.2 million private sector jobs and seen 26 straight weeks of job growth. Way to go Mr. President!!!

There is nothing causing more pain for middle class Americans than being out of work.  We are facing a real sense of urgency over joblessness because from there it's a downward spiral to not being able to pay your home mortgage, putting enough food on the table, having proper health care and in some parts of the country heating your home.   OMG! That sounds like too much to handle! Yet there are millions of Americans facing this crises.  On top of all this, we have Gov. Mitt Romney sticking his wealthy nose in things by sucking the life out of companies across the U.S. and often loading them down with more debt.  He slashes pensions, health care benefits, and causes workers to loose their jobs.  But not to worry about Gov.Romney because he makes a healthy profit for himself and his partners by outsourcing jobs and bankrupting companies.  I'm sure he's quite proud of himself and he undoubtedly added a bit more lavishness to his La Jolla split level beach house.

Manufacturing has added 489,00 jobs since 2010 and plants and equipment business can expense 100% of their investment under a proposed tax extension.  The President also included a proposed 20% income tax credit on expenses for companies moving their operations back to the U.S.  Quickly after taking office the President passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  This cuts taxes for small businesses and 95% of working families.  This Act also included emergency funding for about 300,000 educator jobs and at least 4,600 law enforcement positions, as well as investments in the clean energy sector that supported over 200,000 jobs through 2010.  Terrific!!!

In the last couple of weeks, President Obama released his administrations plan to boost job creation.  His straight forward, emphatic words were "This is a bill that Congress needs to pass".  "No games.  No politics. No delays".  Pretty strong words wouldn't you say?  His administration announced a series of tax policy changes that officials say will pay for the costs of the Presidents job creation plan.  The provisions, announced by the Office of Management and Budget would raise a projected $467 billion over a 10 year period.  The American Job Act, outlined by the President, would cost an estimated $447 billion.

Oh! Let's not forget that Chrysler, GM and Ford are profitable for the first time in years and are adding  jobs and facilities across the country. Mitt Romney said "let Detroit go bankrupt".  WOW, that turned out to be not such a good idea, huh?  Gov. Romney is not so much about job creation as he is about profit creation.

WOMEN IN AMERICA

ACTUALLY,  In my opinion, I'm as qualified as anyone to talk about Women in America - you see as well as Ann Romney, I have also have been a stay at home mom.  However, I did this while running my own business, taking care of 3 children (sorry not 5), leaving my business to drive them to various school events and of course doctor and dentist appointments.  This also included taking them to their jobs after school, etc.  That was my choice!  Ann Romney made her choice!  You know what - all 3 of my children were outstanding students, even though I was not always at home.  I realize that Mrs. Romney was staying home, however, she also made time to compete in national dressage equestrian events: devoted time to various charities: worked with teen age pregnancy prevention:  helped faith based groups and was on the Board of the United Way of America.  Wow, that sounds a little like work to me.

In speaking of Women in America I would be negligent in not including their health care.  Does anyone out there really know all the benefits of Planned Parent Hood.  I'm not sure I did until Gov. Romney said that was one of the first thinks he would "kill".  All women, perhaps even Mrs. Romney, have taken advantages of some of that plan.  Yes, sex education and necessary abortions are included, but also all the female physical exams that we need, cancer screening and mammograms - and don't forget the freedom to choose our own physicians and hospitals.  Women of America, we MUST keep that program.

Because we live in America we have other astounding options.  We can worship whatever God we please: dress the way we want: drive our 'Cadillac's' when and where we wish, and last but not least live our lives in freedom.  I think fortunate is much too inadequate to describe this fantastic way of life.