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The Romney Questions
As they did last weekend with the
Wall Street Journal article the
Romney folks sent around this
Weekly Standard article about Romney's management style. On one level Romney
remains an impressive figure who problem solves, handles a large
volume of information and reaches decisions after hearing all sides
of the argument. His intelligence and competence are on display.
But sections like this are a two edged sword: "'He's
super-pragmatic,' says an adviser. 'He's an eclectic conservative.'
And this has alarmed several conservatives who have met with
Romney. 'He kept saying he's a problem solver,' says an economic
adviser who believes this would put Romney at a disadvantage in
Washington. 'He may not be ideological, but Nancy Pelosi certainly
will be.'" And touting his work with Ted Kennedy is not likely to
impress GOP primary voters. (He says:"It's time to have some people
put the country first, and I think there are Democrats as well as
Republicans who will do that. In Massachusetts my political and
philosophical adversary has been Ted Kennedy. We disagree on almost
all issues . . . but we were able to
collaborate on the health care solution in a way that will be a
step forward.") I think the article raises two questions: 1) How do
we jive the nonideological, no preconceptions businessman approach
with the candidate trying to make an ideological appeal as the real
conservative? and 2) If everything is a practical problem solving
exercise will we get more Commonwealth Care type results? Will
conservative principles take a back seat to pragmatism as the
advisor quoted above indicates? For now the answers are not
clear.
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