Tag Archives: Mitt Romney

Throwback Thursday: A really dumb argument against Romney

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Thomas Mets

This was something I wrote during the 2012 presidential election, on a criticism of Mitt Romney that was probably forgotten minutes after the think pieces were written. There were legitimate complaints with Romney’s numbers regarding the number of jobs he … Continue reading →

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Can Mitt Romney Run Again?

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Thomas Mets

There’s some chatter about Mitt Romney for President again. He ‘s a man who wanted to be President, and he has had a terrific year. The Netflix documentary, various media appearances and the flap about statements regarding his black grandson … Continue reading →

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Recommended June 3 2013

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Thomas Mets

The AV Club considers the shortcomings of Star Trek: Voyager. Still, Voyager’s ratings declined in tandem with its four-year project to defang the Borg, and its final two seasons underperformed Deep Space Nine at its lowest. After the new Star Trek standard of seven seasons, Voyager ended … Continue reading →

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A True Conservative Would Not Have Beat Obama

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Thomas Mets

At CPAC, Rick Perry suggested that the presidential elections can’t be used to gauge whether the public disagreed with conservative values, since the last two losing Republican nominees were not conservatives. Bloomberg media reported that Santorum and Gingrich came pretty close … Continue reading →

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It’s been a good week for Jon Huntsman

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Thomas Mets

The last week has been pretty damn bad for Mitt Romney, Scott Brown and David Petraeus. And as a result, it’s been a good few days for John Huntsman. Huntsman’s chances of becoming President remain in the single digits. But … Continue reading →

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The implications of Obama’s Victory

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Thomas Mets

President Obama won reelection, and many pundits and opinion writers are trying to argue about the significance of this. But it’s probably too early to tell. The 2012 Presidential election can fit three historic narratives. We won’t know for some time … Continue reading →

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How Experienced are Potential Presidents?

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Thomas Mets

The last few Presidents, in terms of their resumes when they were elected to office, have been among the least qualified to hold the office. Bill Clinton is the only small-state Governor to ever become President. While George W Bush … Continue reading →

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Women and Tall Hall Debates

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Tonight’s presidential debate will be in a town hall format, moderated by CNN’s Candy Crowley. Mark Halperin described for Time how Crowley made both President Obama and Governor Romney nervous. In a rare example of political unity, both the Romney and … Continue reading →

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So, the Romney- Obama debate

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Thomas Mets

The consensus is that Romney did rather well at his first presidential debate against Obama. For the last few days, I haven’t heard any Republicans complaining about how it would have been better had they just nominated anyone else. There … Continue reading →

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The Upcoming Obama-Romney debates

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Thomas Mets

In a cover story for The Atlantic, James Fallows looked forward to the Romney-Obama debates. He noted the President’s disadvantages. As a campaigner and orator, Mitt Romney is no Ronald Reagan. But the great danger for Obama is a set of … Continue reading →

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