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America isn't a business and numerous politicians can make vague claims about willingness to form a consensus. An extra billion dollars of federal aid helped romney revitalize a scandalous and mismanaged Olympics.
"The $1.3 billion figure cited in the DNC ad comes from a September 2000 GAO analysis of Olympic spending, undertaken at the request of Rep. John Dingell and Sen. John McCain. It included about $1.1 billion in indirect funding for the 2002 games, including such things as highways, transit systems and other capital improvements." Slaloming Through Olympic Facts The same article said that $1.1 billion was already budgeted for those projects and may have been accelerated due to the upcoming Olympics. Most of the rest of the federal money went for increased security in the wake of 9/11.
As for vague claims re consensus, we have Romney's record in Massachusetts. Nothing vague about it. He did it.
I know it doesn't fit the politically correct version and the assigned partisan talking points, but he did it.
The fact is Romney has a very good and very transparent track record demonstrating that he knows what is necessary for a successful business, how to achieve a successful administration, and how to identify and solve big problems. For a very long time now, I know of no other candidates running for high office, who can claim experience and credentials like that.
Is he the best man for the job? I don't know. But I sure as hell know he has more real experience than anybody else that I can think of who might run.