Mitt's Morning in America

Mitt Romney, the "best businessman in North America". (This from a Democrat.) Moms4Mitt's Mr. Fix-it.

Who best can snap us out of the Dems' defeatist stupor? Who turned around failing businesses, saved jobs, and started new ones? Who knows what it takes to grow the economy? Who helped revive the Olympics and lift the spirits of the nation after Sept. 11?

Who has the best track record of actually getting things done---the common sense, energy, and optimism to tackle America's next challenges?

It's Mitt's morning in America.

Around the horn this morning:

VDH, RCP on Reagan, no saint but great nonetheless (emphasis mine):

So what is the real Reagan legacy? It is mostly the Great Communicator's uncanny ability to distill complex problems, offer a more conservative solution than America was used to or ready for, and then inspire and enact difficult change through a brilliant "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" turn of phrase.

Sounds like this to me. Mitt is getting better at communicating, as he showed in Michigan when he rolled up his sleeves and waded in on the economy.

Some guidance from the WSJ on taxes, candidate by candidate, and this (presumably a poke at David Brooks and his camp):

It is fashionable in some media quarters to proclaim that this GOP tax message is tired. And it is true that cutting income tax rates has lost some of its political punch now that nearly half of all Americans pay no income taxes at all. This is due in part to the victory of cultural conservatives who've pushed the child tax credit and want to use the tax code as social policy. We've been willing to accept such credits as the price of passing something in Washington. But they are no substitute for the pro-growth rate cuts most of these candidates are proposing.

(I would mention Feb. 5th state Illinois is suffering under Democrats' running everything, managing nothing, and taxing us relentlessly.) The Journal continues:

With Democrats insisting on a giant tax increase, taxes will be a major issue this fall no matter who wins the GOP nod. And if a Republican does win the White House, a tax reform showdown is inevitable in 2009. The AMT continues to swallow more taxpayers, the death tax is due to expire for a single year in 2010 and then rise back to 55%, and the Bush tax cuts expire after 2010. This is a perfect storm that means the next President will have no choice but to make taxes a political priority.

Yes, we know the Democrats, if they can't agree on anything else, will agree on raising taxes bigtime.

John Ellis, RCP, "Notes on the GOP Race". (Except for Romney the candidates are broke. The media is broke too--too many candidates to cover.) Read on.

Byron York, National Review in an OpEd piece in USA Today, still a skeptic.

The Economist says Mitt has a silver tongue.

MSM Time: Can the economy save Mitt Romney?

Let's turn that around--can Mitt Romney save the economy? Across both parties, he's the most modest--it's not about him. He's consumer and family-oriented--always looking for better solutions and for shoring up the American family. He's running because of what he's done, and what he thinks he can do--for America.

UPDATE: MyManMitt: Las Vegas Review Journal endorses Mitt Romney. And evangelical vs. non-evangelical results so far. Victory in Michigan Mittcast.

UPDATE: Latest polls, Nevada, South Carolina, Florida

P.S. Just realized Nevada is the Silver State. Will Mitt win the Gold in the Silver State? I'm putting the headline out now.

Related post: Mapping Out a Path for the GOP