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Romney the better choice

Mitt Romney may not be the best representative the Republicans could have selected. At least we know what religion he is, what his education is. He actually believes that people are created equally; he won’t desecrate the flag, he won’t bow down to foreign powers, or practice fiscal irresponsibility.

We also know that he will look you in the eye – something that I have never observed the current president to do – and talk to you. We know he has the ability to turn this financial debacle around, which the current regime has gotten us into.

We won’t like all the things necessary to do to recover from this debt quagmire, but someone with Romney’s background can get it done. But, on the minus side, Romney never was a community organizer, never took drugs or smoked pot or got drunk, didn’t associate with communists or terrorists, nor attend a church for years whose pastor called for God to damn the United States.

TV ads suggest that Romney sent jobs overseas but would never suggest that was caused by union greed. Others suggest that health care for women will be free! What about the tax to support Obamacare – do people not understand?

Les Spillman

Spokane

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