Misleading Michigan?

Lets face it folks how much does a win for Mitt Romney in Michigan really prove? Being a Romney supporter myself and Mormon (I just threw in the Mormon fact for search hits) I will try and take an unbiased stance on what this most recent win means to the Romney campaign. First, we must take a brief look at the Romney’s family ties to the Great Lakes State. George W. Romney, father to Mitt, was the Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. But it was the merger, years earlier, of automobile makers Nash-Kelvinator and the Hudson Motor Car to become the American Motors Corporation (AMC) that solidified the Romney’s celebrity status in the Motor City. He was appointed VP at AMC and shortly later named Chairman and CEO.

Mitt Romney graduated from the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in 1965. And later went on to attend Stanford, Brigham Young and Harvard. It wasn’t until his college years that he actually left the state of Michigan. So again, I pose the question, how much does a win for Mitt Romney in Michigan really prove? Sadly, I don’t think it does anything more than fire up supporters to donate additional campaign funds. Think about it, what would it mean if Romney couldn’t even hold down his old stomping grounds? It would be like the people of Boston turning on Patriots QB Tom Brady. The Romney’s are legendary Michiganians; it’s not going to happen! Romney supporters should be worried that he only won by 9 points. Even with Michigan’s economy being among the poorest in the nation and Mitt’s track record for fiscal responsibility, didn’t encourage more Romney voters.

I personally wish more American’s would just look at the track record when choosing who they vote for. The United States is a large business, with a sub-par CEO right now. Look at the candidates, take away religion, race, and gender and just look at the facts. Romney graduated cum laude from Harvard law school and also finished in the top five percent of his business school class. From there he went to work for the Boston Consulting Group where he started as an intern. That launched him into a variety of high level positions starting with Vice President of Bain & Company. He then co-founded a spin off private equity investment firm, Bain Capital. During his 14 years as head of the company, Bain Capital’s averaged annual internal rate of return on realized investments was 113 percent. He also invested in or bought many well-known companies such as Sports Authority, Staples, Sealy Corporation and Domino’s. In 1990, Romney was asked to return to Bain & Company, which was facing financial collapse. As CEO, Romney managed an effort to restructure the firm's employee stock-ownership plan, real-estate deals and bank loans, while increasing fiscal transparency. Within a year, he had led Bain & Company through a highly successful turnaround and returned the firm to profitability without layoffs or partner defections. He then pulled the 2002 Olympic Games out of the hole and made it a successful event. I could go on about Mitts accomplishments but will choose to end here.

If I were looking at a country where the currency was losing value, the housing market was halting, spending was out of control, what would I look for? A Senator from Illinois with no fiscal experience? How about electing a woman that can’t even stand up to her own cheating husband? More importantly if I were 90 years old, on my death bed, trying to decide who to let take over my life long business, who would I choose? The decision based on the facts is easy, remove yourself from bigotry and look at the facts on paper. There is only one candidate that can successfully run this country and it’s unfortunate that he won’t even win the Republican nomination.