Thursday, January 04, 2007
'Romney potential wasted'
This editorial pretty much sums up the disappointing Romney years. It's not that he didn't accomplish things. It's that he could have accomplished much more. ... There were other bright moments not mentioned in the editorial. Threatening to appoint Alan Dershowitz and Howie Carr to the UMass board in order to oust Billy Bulger was simply brilliant. But it also underscored, in retrospect, how Mitt could have employed similar moves to accomplish things -- despite the petty and obstructionist antics of the Legislature. Sadly, he didn't. He was too busy running for president. So the 'potential wasted' label sticks. ...
This editorial pretty much sums up the disappointing Romney years. It's not that he didn't accomplish things. It's that he could have accomplished much more. ... There were other bright moments not mentioned in the editorial. Threatening to appoint Alan Dershowitz and Howie Carr to the UMass board in order to oust Billy Bulger was simply brilliant. But it also underscored, in retrospect, how Mitt could have employed similar moves to accomplish things -- despite the petty and obstructionist antics of the Legislature. Sadly, he didn't. He was too busy running for president. So the 'potential wasted' label sticks. ...
