Ponder Away

Can I just say how much I love David Brooks and his article titled “Thurston Howell Romney”? Furthermore, I don’t understand how any sane, everyday American citizen could vote for Romney. If you want to learn more about the comments Romney made in private to an elitist audience - to which this article is a response - check out this article and the actual video recording. Let’s take a look at my favorite quotes from this amazingly succinct and punchy article:

“Romney, who criticizes President Obama for dividing the nation, divided the nation into two groups: the makers and the moochers.”

“…He really doesn’t know much about the country he inhabits. Who are these freeloaders? Is it the Iraq war veteran who goes to the V.A.? Is it the student getting a loan to go to college? Is it the retiree on Social Security or Medicare?”

“…Romney doesn’t know much about the political culture. Americans haven’t become childlike worshipers of big government. On the contrary, trust in government has declined.”

“Romney knows nothing about ambition and motivation. The formula he sketches is this: People who are forced to make it on their own have drive. People who receive benefits have dependency.”

“People are motivated when they feel competent. They are motivated when they have more opportunities. Ambition is fired by possibility, not by deprivation, as a tour through the world’s poorest regions makes clear.”