Governor Mitt Romney is uniquely qualified to handle the challenges facing our nation at this critical time:
• He is a devoted and loving family man whose wife, children and grandchildren form the core of his values and are the foundation for his life.
• He is a generous and caring member of the community, counseling others through life's challenges, from unemployment and illness to helping them find spiritual meaning in their lives.
• He has spent a lifetime creating good, high-paying jobs, helping start and build successful businesses and turning around failing ones, including well-known companies like Bright Horizons, Sports Authority and Staples.
• A patriot, he selflessly gave of his time and energy to rescue the scandal-plagued 2002 Winter Olympics from deep debt by overhauling its leadership, trimming its budget and regaining the public's trust. Just months before the Opening Ceremonies, terrorists launched the attacks of September 11, 2001, posing a massive security challenge. His leadership averted a potential national embarrassment and transformed the Salt Lake City Olympics into one of the best-run Games ever.
• When he was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 2002, the state was in severe disarray: its budget was $3 billion out of balance, spending was out of control, taxpayers were paying more for diminished services, businesses were closing and workers were losing jobs. He balanced the budget in the first year - without new taxes or additional borrowing. By the end of his term, after more than 800 vetoes to impose fiscal discipline, Massachusetts had accumulated a $2 billion "rainy day" fund and thousands of new jobs had been created.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2012
tony curtis
