OK…this title may appear to be a bit inflammatory and cynical — but I don’t mean it to be. I’m watching Hannity & Colmes, and they’re doing a feature on Mitt Romney. Sean Hannity seems very friendly to Romney…which is cool. But the main focus of the segment is an interview with Hugh Hewitt, who has written a book called, “A Mormon in the White House?” — making the case for Mitt Romney as President of the U.S.
I have a tiny bit of experience in the realm of publishing, and that experience inclines me to wonder if Romney paid Hewitt to write this book as an overall part of his White House strategy. I’m not saying that this is a horrible thing….it’s the American way…but I’m just wondering if Romney paid Hewitt to write this book, and if so, how much he paid? Any ideas? Guesses?
3 things that were interesting to me about Hewitt’s comments:
- Hewitt claims that Romney is a Billionaire. I didn’t know he had that much $$$. Maybe I should be more careful about criticizing him.
- Hewitt says that to write his book, he was granted access to, and spent time w/ LDS apostles. Again, not a bad thing, just interesting.
- Hewitt claims that Romney will likely pick Jeb Bush as his Veep. That seemed crazy to me.
Anyway, I’m still not crazy about Romney. I’m trying really hard, but I just can’t get there. I don’t think he’s a horrible guy, but in the post-Bush/Cheney era, his 11th hour flips on core issues (gays, guns, abortion) just turn me off. I don’t know who’s better, but for now, I just can’t stomach this degree of ambition or “pragmatism.” Romney makes me long for the days of Bill Clinton.
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Story Background: Here we see the Wizard’s softer side, and learn that he got swept up (like Glinda) in the glamor of attention. We learn that in his own way, he had (at least in part) noble intentions to help the citizens of Oz. Along w/ the allure of power and security, it’s clear he felt that the ends somewhat justified the means. Thus the deception of the veil.