By: Joe Strupp The Concord (N.H.) Monitor didn't go so far as to endorse Mitt Romney for president today, but its glowing editorial on the former Massachusetts governor came about as close to a big wet kiss as any non-endorsement can.
Revealing Romney, who is vying for the Republican presidential nomination, had recently met with the paper, the editorial staff called him "articulate, "knowledgeable," and someone who "does his homework and knows which issues to stress with a given audience."
"At campaign events, Mitt Romney can come across as insincere. In presidential debates, his performance has been uneven. In his television ads, he seems too good to be true - too handsome, too rich, too articulate and too wholesome to have much in common with the people whose votes he seeks," the editorial begins. "But put him in a boardroom and Romney shines.
"The former Massachusetts governor recently met with the Monitor's editorial board. His performance was impressive. He is articulate and knowledgeable. He doesn't come across as an ideologue - that would be tough given his history of changed positions - but as a pragmatist, a guy who gets things done. None of that was surprising," the piece continued. "The surprise was that Romney, whose Mormon faith and mega-millions isolate him from the experience of many Americans, came across as a pretty regular guy."
The editorial later points out, "Romney was at his most convincing when emphasizing his willingness to accept good ideas no matter which party they came from and to put partisanship aside if it will lead to a solution. As proof, he cited his work with Sen. Ted Kennedy to change the health care system in Massachusetts."
The entire piece can be found at:
http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071119/
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