http://news.yahoo.com/opposition-file-romney-hits-internet-likely-2008-mccain-094643763.html Massive opposition file on Romney hits Internet If you think youâve already heard everything there is to know about Mitt Romney, think again. A 200-page document that appears to be Sen. John McCainâs entire 2008 election-year opposition research file on the former Massachusetts governor hit the Internet with a vengeance Tuesday evening. And itâs an eye-opener. The file explores everything from the assessed value of Romneyâs house (â$3.162 millionâ) to his views on the Boy Scoutsâ ban of homosexuals (âpublicly opposed ⦠in 1994 and 2002 campaignsâ). It was made public Tuesday on the social media website Buzzfeed, although it appears to have been accessible online for two months. The document, given the name âThe Romney Book,â was viewed less than 100 times on the page where it was originally uploaded by its anonymous leaker on November 11. Neither McCain nor his former presidential campaign staffers have authenticated the untitled document, and McCainâs recent endorsement of Romney makes that highly unlikely. Still, the file is comprehensive enough â even by Washington, D.C. opposition-research standards â to suggest that it was assembled as a tool to counter a Romney candidacy on a national scale. And the news articles it references stop late in 2007. After a four-page introduction and timeline of Romneyâs personal and professional life, the fileâs next six pages cover what the authors called âtop hits.â The last six pages are an appendix describing a âBoston Video Archive.â The biggest portion consists of a detailed and heavily sourced exploration of Romneyâs evolving positions on social issues (22 pages), economic issues (21 pages) and domestic policy (48 pages). A 33-page section details his business record at Bain Capital, and 16 pages cover political issues that the authors believed can be exploited against Romney. Another 11 pages are devoted to his âflip-flops.â The extensive research on Romneyâs business history includes many snippets and quotations from news stories that are no longer available online or have disappeared behind newspaper paywalls, making the file a likely gold mine for Romneyâs political rivals this year. For instance, a 1991 Boston Globe article explored how Bain âcultivated a mystique around the secretive firm, which was once dubbed âthe KGB of consulting.â Partners didnât carry business cards and referred to clients by code names. ⦠And it inculcated in the recruits such a sense of mission that young consultants became known as Bainies, a reference to the Unification Churchâs Moonies.â Citing a 1994 Globe article, the file concludes that âRomney used Drexel Burnham junk bonds to finance [a] 1988 leveraged buyout, right around the time SEC officials were taking formal action against the company.â In a followup article cited in the file, the Globe reported that Romney and another Bain Capital partner âdefended their decision to hire Drexel before the SEC suit â at a time when rumors of the investigation were rife on Wall Street â as well as after the suit was filed.â The dossier also explores the history of Bainâs business transactions related to Ampad, Maytag, Haier Group, and seven other companies that were subjects of Bain takeovers. In the section covering Romneyâs political liabilities, the documentâs authors note his praise for Hillary Clinton during a 1998 event where he declared, âHillary Clinton is very much right, it does take a village.â They also explore his support for former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson, who returned the favor by running an ad in which he said, âTake it from this liberal Democrat. If you want an amazing leader, vote for Mitt Romney.â The authors also claim Romney âopposed [Newt Gingrich's 1994] Contract with America without even reading it.â The video library, if it still exists, includes undated footage of Romney describing his position on assault-weapon bans as the âsame as [Sen. John] Kerry and [the late Sen. Ted] Kennedy.â In another video clip described in the file, Romney outlines a position on illegal immigration that closely approaches a recommendation for amnesty. â[T]hose who are here contrary to the law should seek to establish legal residence,â the document claims he said, âand if they do so, Iâd be delighted to provide support.â One tape, filed under the heading âawkward momentsâ is summarized by noting Romneyâs observation that the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team has trouble making touchdowns. In another, the documents authors claim, Romney had this pearl of wisdom: âI thought becoming rich and famous would make me happy. Boy was I right.â David is The Daily Callerâs executive editor. Follow him on Twitter
All accounts relate that Bain added value and did a good job. Obama just added a Bain executive to his financial staff so there is evidently no problem having Bain on ones resume. Of course, you wouldn't know much about resumes and probably have more expertise in the area of preparing welfare and foodstamp applications.
I dont like it but if a Wall Street guy has to be in the White House I would prefer he be in the presidential cabinet rather then being the President
LOL... people might want to do a little bit of homework on things before they start firing. In August 2011.... In a harshly worded email, former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson this week asked the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to remove his name from its list. "I'm done with the Democratic Party. As I said on Amy Goodman's show a couple years ago, I've put my 'Proud Democrat' coffee mug in storage. I think now I'll just throw it in the garbage and have done with it," he wrote. LOL, Democrat huh?!? 90% of what is in that document either looks ridiculous like the example above, is old news, or was never worth talking about in the first place.