Last night I posted about our internet problems. Shortly after we made an appointment to have a service person come out here to take a look, the problem cleared up as mysteriously as it had arrived, so we were able to take in the debate (we have no television) after all.
I have to give credit where credit is due. Obama's response about the number of ships in the Navy was brilliant. If he thought of it himself, good for him. Otherwise, the guy or gal who anticipated the line of attack, and came up with that response deserves a raise and an appointment to a high place in the government.
But, as is often the case, there was more behind Romney's inanity than stupidity. Why was I not surprised to read this at Wired?
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has vowed to boost the size of the Navy by roughly 15 percent as part of a broader defense buildup. “Our Navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917,” he complained in Monday night’s debate. “That’s unacceptable to me.”
But for one of Romney’s most important advisers on Navy issues, a man who oversaw a massive naval expansion for Pres. Ronald Reagan, there’s more at stake than U.S. national security. John Lehman, an investment banker and former secretary of the Navy, has strong and complex personal financial ties to the naval shipbuilding industry. He has profited hugely from the Navy’s slow growth in recent years — raising the prospect that he could make even more if Romney takes his advice on expanding the fleet.
(via Wired.com)
Perhaps we should just welcome Lehman to the 47% who can't take responsibility for themselves, but must constantly suck at the government teat. There are, of course, some substantial differences between Lehman and the bulk of his compatriots in the lower 47. First, he doesn't need the money. Second, he has enough access to make sure that all his wants are met, and he doesn't have to make do with crumbs. Otherwise, just another moocher Romney can't seem to get to take responsibility for his own life. Oh, wait, that's another difference. Romney doesn't think that he should.
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