No, you really DIDN'T build it alone

[veronica_rich]

The move by the GOP and Mitt Romney's campaign to selectively edit Obama's speech about small business owners not building their businesses all on their own without any help through their lives, to make it the centerpiece of Romney's election campaign LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS from Election Day, makes the GOP swift-boating of John Kerry eight years ago look like a childish effort.

You know, there are things that don't need my commentary. They stand on their own. I think I'll just leave this here for now, in that spirit ...

Comments

[beldar.livejournal.com]

Following some of the efforts I've seen where I work (in Hancock County, Ind.) for various companies to wrangle government cooperation, tax breaks, federally-funded projects, etc. to make their future sites "shovel ready" -- these businesses DON'T WANT to "build it alone." Anyone who understands how business is actually conducted in this country can see the obvious point of Obama's words -- but unfortunately not everyone has that knowledge (or willfully ignores it).

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure it's the latter. Anybody who thinks they got where they are with no help from anyone would pretty much have to be King of the Cheetahs ... because that's about the only job where you wouldn't need some formal education, food and shelter to grow up, highways to get there, and inspected food to grow on.