Governor Mitt Romney made it into Chicago despite the snow, meeting more than a few supporters this morning. Andy McKenna, the head of the Illinois Republican Party was in the crowd, as well as Mrs. Hastert.
The Olympic committee was also in town looking Chicago over, so as the head of the 2002 US Olympics Mitt quipped that he had to raise money in LA too, but thought Chicago would make a fine choice and had a good chance to win the bid.
Romney drew supporters from around Chicago, as well as one couple I spoke with who drove up from Peoria. Governor Romney talked about holding the line on spending and taxes, creating jobs, tackling health care with emphasis on the private sector, (as he did in Massachusetts), investing more in energy at home (including offshore and nuclear), improving our schools, and our need to compete globally. He spoke of visiting troops in Iraq and Afghanistan as governor, and calling their families when he got back home. He said America's strength flows from the goodness and ingenuity of the American people, and that we must keep alive the hope America offers for our children, and for the world.
The governor made the point that professional politicians aren't penalized for talking without concrete results. In the private sector, if you don't perform and deliver on your promises, you're out.
Mitt Romney turned around a company, he turned around the Olympics and made it a success, he brought Massachusetts back into the black without raising taxes. Can he turn DC and the country around?
Well, I shook his hand and look forward to a good campaign.
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