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If he wins: Romney brings a CEO mentality to White House

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By Steve Peoples

Associated Press

Published: Sunday, Nov. 4 2012 10:52 p.m. MST

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Should he prevail Tuesday, Mitt Romney would bring a CEO's eye to the White House and a policy agenda based on a general set of principles and focused more on data than ideology.

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"For those things to happen it's going to require something that Washington talks about, but hasn't done in a long, long time. And that's truly reaching across the aisle," Romney said at a Florida rally last week.

His campaign would not say if his transition team has begun reaching out to Democrats on Capitol Hill. It may be a tough task for a man who has struggled at times to win over even members of his own, fractured party, and, who as Massachusetts governor, had an insular reputation.

Personal relationships aside, aides describe a man who embraces difficult decisions — not that he always makes them quickly. To the dismay of some staffers, he delayed the selection of running mate Paul Ryan, the author of a controversial congressional budget plan, until after he returned from an overseas tour this summer. It was a pick that many aides privately opposed, but publicly embraced after it was finalized.

"Sometimes he'll sleep on a big decision," Fehrnstrom says. "He's not prone to snap judgments. He'll consider all the data."

In compliance with Deseret News policy, comments will not be posted on political stories and editorials from now until the polls close Tuesday, Nov. 6.

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JoeBlow
Far East USA, SC

"Should he prevail Tuesday, Mitt Romney would bring a CEO's eye to the White House and a policy agenda based on a general set of principles and focused more on data than ideology."

If I believed that were true, I might have a More..

  • 5:04 a.m. Nov. 5, 2012
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JoeBlow
Far East USA, SC

From JWB's post

He is smart
he comes from a good background and family
he went to several schools of higher learning
He has lived in at least one foreign country and has had the opportunity to associate and work
More..

  • 8:35 a.m. Nov. 5, 2012
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Truthseeker
SLO, CA

The CEO mentality:

1. Corporations are the basic units of society. Corporations are people, and the overriding purpose of an economy is to maximize corporate profits. When profits are maximized, the economy grows fastest. This growth More..

  • 7:13 a.m. Nov. 5, 2012
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