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More on Why I Like Mitt

I know some people are dismissing Romney's win in Michigan as simply a favorite-son triumph, or saying it is just more of Mitt pandering to some group. I see it differently. What I saw when I watched Romney speak to Michiganders was the real Mitt, a practical problem-solver who knows how to surround himself with smart, capable people and is a master at crafting solutions. i was living in Salt Lake City during the Winter Olympics, so i saw it first-hand. Lest anyone forget, the olympic games were on the brink of disaster, deeply in debt and scandal-ridden. Some wondered if Salt Lake City would even be able to go through with it. He turned it into the most successful winter olympics in history, and a sparkling presentation of our country to the world at a time when it was critical to show off to the world the stuff that America was made of. The "show" that is the olympics was breathtaking, with Olympians bringing into the arena the american flag that had flown on 9/11. For anyone who saw it, they will never forget it.

Another reason i am supporting him is that with all the talk about "national security" (justified), it is sometimes forgotten that the economy, especially in the area of trade, is also a national security issue. Japan has little in the way of natural resources, but the high standard of living its citizens enjoy and its large productivity give the country a measure of security as a nation that much larger nations, with significantly greater natural resources, and in some cases more military strength, simply don't enjoy. i feel totally confident that no candidate is as well-prepared to guide the country economically as Mitt Romney.
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