National debt, economic recovery top issues
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Editor,
Let’s consider the Presidential election. Do we go with Mitt Romney, who even some prominent Democrats have said was a centrist, pragmatic and effective governor of Massachusetts, or do we continue with Barack Obama, who has taken a very Keynesian approach to lead us out of the Great Recession?
Despite some very injudicious campaign comments on his part, the perception remains that Mr. Romney has the requisite political and business skills to potentially be an effective chief executive. Also after running to the right to get the nomination, if elected, he will likely govern more from the middle as he did in Massachusetts.
As a contrast, under Mr. Obama, the ship of state seems gradually to be turning for the better. There is also a sense that the former law professor is growing into the job, much like Jack Kennedy, and that’s exciting. The question we all should ponder is, if elected, would Mr. Romney speed up the recovery? Or is it going to accelerate anyway following historical business cycle behavior?
Whoever gets elected, we have got to get a handle on this ever-increasing national debt, and that should rightly begin with a comprehensive overhaul of our Byzantine tax code.
Virgil Hess
Polson
