Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is out with a new advert in Ohio called “Who Will Do More?” — a defense of his position on the GM and Chrysler auto bailouts. “Who will do more for the auto industry,” the ad begins, the optics an allusion to the days when the Detroit Three were running … Continue Reading →
When people tell you who they are, listen. And what the Romney family has told us is that they are singularly unsuited to do anything but take public tours at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It starts with Mitt Romney, the candidate, but it’s more than that. I have the problems with Romney that one would expect … Continue Reading →
The genesis of the now famous George Romney quote on tax returns is fascinating. It turns out it was George Romney’s biographer who originally asked for just one return. Although he was obsessively forthcoming in opening up the rest of his life to scrutiny, George initially refused:
Mitt Romney had a terrible week, what with the media all in his face about the conflicting evidence around his tenure at Bain. Team Romney scrambled to do damage control and try to change the subject. Mr. Romney himself did a whirlwind interview blitz on all the major TV stations Friday night to firmly declare … Continue Reading →
Then-Michigan Governor George Romney surveys the damage of the 1967 Detroit riot. It’s hard to believe it now, but the Twelfth Street neighborhood used to be a respectable place, humming with the joyful noise of family life, buzzing with the din of retail shopping, commerce. It wasn’t always Detroit’s most troubled neighborhood. But that … Continue Reading →