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PLEASE NOTE: A CHANGE IN MY CONTACT INFO: I HAVE DISCONTINUED MY 614-840-0959 "OFFICE" TELEPHONE LINE.
Most of you already know my cell phone number and for those who don't can email me and I'll send it to you. The number of hangups and robo-calls on the "office line" was becoming intolerable, plus the number of important calls had dropped a lot (due to people using my cell phone).
A reminder: I usually don't answer calls in the early morning…(and early is anytime before 9AM!!) and I don't answer calls after 9PM (unless prearranged)… Best time to catch me by phone is around 10 in the morning or 4 in the afternoon (Eastern time).
LOTS OF THINGS TO COVER THIS WEEK--AND I'M A LITTLE LATE WITH THIS EDITION
I USED TO WRITE ABOUT BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT TOPICS IN HERE
These days, everything in business is so deeply tangled up with government that it's hard to separate the two. Sure, it is essential to serve customers, offer good value, be cost competitive, and earn a return on invested capital. It's just that doing these things with the "millstone" of government around the neck of business gets harder and harder. These are still the cornerstones of business success: Quality, Service, Cost Competitiveness, Innovation, and People--the best people working with the best Partners… Don't ever lose sight of these essentials.
WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO ALSO UNDERSTOOD THOSE ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMIC SUCCESS?
First a report on Mitt Romney: I went to see him when he was in Columbus this week. Several things struck me. (I am more supportive than ever. He is the right man for the times for America.) He spoke to a group of students, faculty and the general public at Otterbein University. It was an auditorium full of people and a far cry of the "pep rallies" Barack Obama holds. The first half of Romney's talk was more like a "classroom lecture" on the principles of free enterprise and the economy. I'm sure that I enjoyed it more than some in the audience--because it as a bit "dry."
A MAN ON A MISSION, WITH PASSION AND ZEAL--AND IT SHOWED WHEN YOU ARE UP CLOSE
However, when Romney got the second half, his character, his determination and his passion (his understated way of showing it was evident from my seat only 30 feet from him) were evident. I am constantly amazed at how candidates, and especially presidential candidates "hold up" under the rigors of the campaign trail. It has to be grueling. Romney is clearly a "man on a mission" to "save America," and help it regain its former glory and prosperity. The line I recall most vividly is when he said (paraphrasing) "that I am committed to the depth of my soul to help America regain its greatness…." or something like that. Word like "soul" are not a normal part of a campaign speech unless it is coming from a person's heart--and soul. I saw no teleprompters and he appeared to speak without any notes that I could see, either.
Mitt Romney is "for real." He doesn't need the money or the power, and he's plenty famous already. He wants to lead us so we can "fix" America--that's it.
A LITTLE BIT OF INFO I RECEIVED FROM THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN
This sort of shows what Barack Obama thinks his priorities are:
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THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN NOW AND 1980 ARE AMAZING
The weekend WSJ article "Fits and Starts" charted past recoveries and compared them to this one. In Real GDP, Total Nonfarm Jobs, Private Industry Jobs, and even Government Jobs, the two recoveries were more similar and closer to the same than any of the others 1975, 1991, 2001.
The other similarity, if you are into these "coincidences" is that a failed president is up for reelection (Carter and Obama), his opponent came from a background quite different than most political candidates, having been involved in business (movies and private equity), having been a Republican governor elected in a largely Democratic state (CA and MA), the aspiring presidential candidate had lost out on the nomination 4 years ago, and his last name started with R and had six letters. (Fill it in yourself R - - - - - . (And both of these men had "good hair!"(:-)
AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD--MESSES ARE PILING UP
Spain and Greece--riots in the streets over exactly the kind of dilemma the US is facing if someone doesn't take drastic remedial action
Scandals keep popping up: first there was Solyndra, et. al., and Fast & Furious, and the GSA partying and spending spree, and the Secret Service prostitution misadventures, and…
Threatening the Supreme Court while they are deliberating on Obamacare (and next the Arizona immigration lawsuits)
Are all of these the fault of Barack Obama? NO. But most of them are directly traceable back to his errors in leadership and decisions. The others are just reflective of a wave of permissive misbehavior running rampant. (Recall the "Occupy" movement which Obama supported?)
The president using the "Chicken Little--the sky is falling" approach, claiming a Darwinian plot and every form of scary outcome--using this demagoguery to disrespect the first realistic budget proposal during his term of office (Although he's submitted two--that were resoundingly defeated by even his own party in the Senate--they don't count. NO BUDGET since he was elected. Spending $1.40 for every $1.00 of revenue, to run up deficits in the $1.25--$1.3 Trillion range--a total of $5 Trillion in 4 years!!!!
IF YOU THINK YOU CAN TRUST BARACK OBAMA TO RUN YOUR COUNTRY--WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS: "THE PIGFORD CASE"
This just shows how he thinks, and what he's doing to America--and it is only a small instance--but it is symbolically important.
Did you know Obama actually publicized a short "LIST" of prominent GOP/Romney donors too. What might he use the power of the presidency to do next--punish those who support his opponent. Welcome to Russia!
CONTRAST THIS TO MITT ROMNEY--A STORY YOU HAVE LIKELY ALREADY READ...
Sometimes, this facet of Romney’s personality isn’t so subtle. In July 1996, the 14-year-old daughter of Robert Gay, a partner at Bain Capital, had disappeared. She had attended a rave party in New York City and gotten high on ecstasy. Three days later, her distraught father had no idea where she was.
Romney took immediate action. He closed down the entire firm and asked all 30 partners and employees to fly to New York to help find Gay’s daughter. Romney set up a command center at the LaGuardia Marriott and hired a private detective firm to assist with the search. He established a toll-free number for tips, coordinating the effort with the NYPD, and went through his Rolodex and called everyone Bain did business with in New York, and asked them to help find his friend’s missing daughter. Romney’s accountants at Price Waterhouse Cooper put up posters on street poles, while cashiers at a pharmacy owned by Bain put fliers in the bag of every shopper. Romney and the other Bain employees scoured every part of New York and talked with everyone they could – prostitutes, drug addicts – anyone.
That day, their hunt made the evening news, which featured photos of the girl and the Bain employees searching for her. As a result, a teenage boy phoned in, asked if there was a reward, and then hung up abruptly. The NYPD traced the call to a home in New Jersey, where they found the girl in the basement, shivering and experiencing withdrawal symptoms from a massive ecstasy dose. Doctors later said the girl might not have survived another day. Romney’s former partner credits Mitt Romney with saving his daughter’s life, saying, “It was the most amazing thing, and I’ll never forget this to the day I die.
So, here’s my epiphany: Mitt Romney simply can’t help himself. He sees a problem, and his mind immediately sets to work solving it, sometimes consciously, and sometimes not-so-consciously. He doesn’t do it for self-aggrandizement, or for personal gain. He does it because that’s just how he’s wired.
Many people are unaware of the fact that when Romney was asked by his old employer, Bill Bain, to come back to Bain & Company as CEO to rescue the firm from bankruptcy, Romney left Bain Capital to work at Bain & Company for an annual salary of one dollar.
When Romney went to the rescue of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics, he accepted no salary for three years, and wouldn’t use an expense account. He also accepted no salary as Governor of Massachusetts.
Character counts!! (and yes...that's worth reading again!) But it does help if you've been successful enough to be "self-funding!"
Character counts!! (and yes...that's worth reading again!) But it does help if you've been successful enough to be "self-funding!"
WHAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE?
Mitt Romney simply wants to restore America to its former greatness--and fix the ills that have befallen it--from Obama and predecessors' mistakes. He doesn't need to do this; he doesn't need the money; he doesn't even need the power of the Presidency. It's a huge headache. Why would anyone want it if they were already wealthy, powerful and comfortable? Because of character and patriotism? Old-fashioned? Maybe. Noble? Probably. Passionate? Definitely! I saw it with my own eyes.
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]BEST, JOHN
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John L. Mariotti, President & CEO, The Enterprise Group, http://www.mariotti.net, http://mariotti.blogs.com/my_weblog/
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