Romney Campaign Tries to Make Venn Diagram, Fails
BLAME THE HEALTH INSURANCE LOBBYIST, THEY HAVE BOUGHT THE REPUBLICANS(DEMS ALSO) IN CONGRESS, SHO' ME THE MONEY!!!! IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY......
OUR CONGRESS IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY SPECIAL INTEREST. WE THE PEOPLE DO NOT STAND A CHANCE, WE CAN NOT BUY OUR CONGRESSPEOPLE. WE CAN'T AFFORD IT
Romney Staffer No. 1: I got it! We'll illustrate the "Middle-Class Promise Gap on Healthcare" with a Venn diagram!
Romney Staffer No. 2: But ... how? I don't even think that's possible.
Romney Staffer No. 1: In the left circle we'll put the promise, in the right circle we'll put the reality, and in the middle, the difference between the two.
Romney Staffer No. 2: Yeah, like I said, that doesn't work. You see, in a Venn diagram ...
Romney Staffer No. 1: Shut up, Larry! You're always bossing me around and telling me why my Venn diagrams don't make any sense! Um, actually, the Venn diagram was founded in 1805 by Lord Venn at the — I can't take it anymore! It's bullshit!
Romney Staffer No. 2: Okay, jeez, stop crying. You can do the Venn diagram.
Romney Staffer No. 1: [Sniffles.] Thank you.
Some comments:
OUR CONGRESS IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY SPECIAL INTEREST. WE THE PEOPLE DO NOT STAND A CHANCE, WE CAN NOT BUY OUR CONGRESSPEOPLE. WE CAN'T AFFORD IT
Romney Staffer No. 1: I got it! We'll illustrate the "Middle-Class Promise Gap on Healthcare" with a Venn diagram!
Romney Staffer No. 2: But ... how? I don't even think that's possible.
Romney Staffer No. 1: In the left circle we'll put the promise, in the right circle we'll put the reality, and in the middle, the difference between the two.
Romney Staffer No. 2: Yeah, like I said, that doesn't work. You see, in a Venn diagram ...
Romney Staffer No. 1: Shut up, Larry! You're always bossing me around and telling me why my Venn diagrams don't make any sense! Um, actually, the Venn diagram was founded in 1805 by Lord Venn at the — I can't take it anymore! It's bullshit!
Romney Staffer No. 2: Okay, jeez, stop crying. You can do the Venn diagram.
Romney Staffer No. 1: [Sniffles.] Thank you.
Some comments:
Did the assignment say create a Venn diagram,because if not I am pretty sure that as graphic organizer this paints a pretty clear picture. Unless some law has been passed that says we can only use the intersection of two circles in one specific way?
If no one on this thread is from Massachusetts you have zero idea of what it will be like to have Romney as President. He was my governor for 4 years.
He entered office with a $650 million shortfall. Thanks to $500 million in Federal grants and $1.3 billion in revenue from capital gains tax we ended up with a surplus of $700 million for the last half of his governorship.
He raised fees for driver's licenses, marriage and gun licenses more than $300 million. He brought in another $60 million by increasing gas retailer taxes by $.02 per gallon. He closed tax loopholes on businesses and brought in another $300 million. He cut state aid to cities and towns in MA (you wonder why they're all broke now?) by $700 million forcing them to increase property taxes by 53%. He cut $140 million in state funding for higher education causing colleges to increase tuition by 63%.
He also launched an effort toward universal health care after the Federal Government, under Bush 2, threatened to pull $385 million from Medicaid funding if Mass didn't reduce the number of people using the service. This was funded by the implementation of a new payroll tax. The law incorporated an individual mandate and fined anyone who didn't take part in the new insurance option.
So, what will you get with Romney? A guy with some good ideas and that is fairly tolerant. He also has no problem dreaming up new ways to tax individuals and businesses. He has no problem yanking existing funding from cities and towns (likely from states as President, Texas should be very afraid here), from services that help us compete like higher education.
He was also against gay marriage and pro-choice, until he supported gay marriage and turned pro-life. So, you never know what you're going to get with Mitt.
His approval rating started at 61 and plummeted to 34% ranking him 48 out of 50 US governors. So, he might start off shiny but get rusty pretty quick.
He entered office with a $650 million shortfall. Thanks to $500 million in Federal grants and $1.3 billion in revenue from capital gains tax we ended up with a surplus of $700 million for the last half of his governorship.
He raised fees for driver's licenses, marriage and gun licenses more than $300 million. He brought in another $60 million by increasing gas retailer taxes by $.02 per gallon. He closed tax loopholes on businesses and brought in another $300 million. He cut state aid to cities and towns in MA (you wonder why they're all broke now?) by $700 million forcing them to increase property taxes by 53%. He cut $140 million in state funding for higher education causing colleges to increase tuition by 63%.
He also launched an effort toward universal health care after the Federal Government, under Bush 2, threatened to pull $385 million from Medicaid funding if Mass didn't reduce the number of people using the service. This was funded by the implementation of a new payroll tax. The law incorporated an individual mandate and fined anyone who didn't take part in the new insurance option.
So, what will you get with Romney? A guy with some good ideas and that is fairly tolerant. He also has no problem dreaming up new ways to tax individuals and businesses. He has no problem yanking existing funding from cities and towns (likely from states as President, Texas should be very afraid here), from services that help us compete like higher education.
He was also against gay marriage and pro-choice, until he supported gay marriage and turned pro-life. So, you never know what you're going to get with Mitt.
His approval rating started at 61 and plummeted to 34% ranking him 48 out of 50 US governors. So, he might start off shiny but get rusty pretty quick.
@michaeldurwin - @michaeldurwin - I do like how Romney seemed to look at problems from a consultant's perspective (gathering as much data as possible rather than assuming an ideological explanation), then fixed things based on said data like a true technocrat -- as you point out in the case of healthcare, the state budget, etc. Indeed many Romney profiles are laudatory of him based on this fact.
However, in Massachusetts, he didn't have to answer to the extreme right-wing of the Republican party. Now that he's in the national spotlight, he's shown he's willing to pander, switch positions, and be a hypocrite to get elected. Whether these are true ideological shifts are him just saying what needs to be said to win the election (before entering office and resuming his consultant/problem solver persona) is anyone's guess.
But considering the Republican party is far too eager to consume its own for any perceived deviance from the party line (see John Roberts), I think politics in the national spotlight is too poisonous on the Right for Romney to be able to truly act and fix things based on his consultant mindset. He's forced to hew to Republican ideology and in many cases, that could spell disaster.
However, in Massachusetts, he didn't have to answer to the extreme right-wing of the Republican party. Now that he's in the national spotlight, he's shown he's willing to pander, switch positions, and be a hypocrite to get elected. Whether these are true ideological shifts are him just saying what needs to be said to win the election (before entering office and resuming his consultant/problem solver persona) is anyone's guess.
But considering the Republican party is far too eager to consume its own for any perceived deviance from the party line (see John Roberts), I think politics in the national spotlight is too poisonous on the Right for Romney to be able to truly act and fix things based on his consultant mindset. He's forced to hew to Republican ideology and in many cases, that could spell disaster.
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