Re: A tale of Romney

2012-01-21 Thread Gruss Gott
Well THAT I can't argue with 8-) On Jan 21, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Dana wrote: > > oh come on a campaign narrative that's completely true and factual? Now > you *do* have my BS detector going ;) > > On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > >> >> Well, I would say those people

Re: A tale of Romney

2012-01-21 Thread Sam
Questioning is good. They should question all the candidates. . On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Well, I would say those people don't have facts on their side. > > Romney founded a PE company that's doing quite well - that's not easy.  In > addition he was a key contribu

Re: A tale of Romney

2012-01-21 Thread Dana
oh come on a campaign narrative that's completely true and factual? Now you *do* have my BS detector going ;) On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Well, I would say those people don't have facts on their side. > > Romney founded a PE company that's doing quite well - that

Re: A tale of Romney

2012-01-21 Thread Gruss Gott
Well, I would say those people don't have facts on their side. Romney founded a PE company that's doing quite well - that's not easy. In addition he was a key contributor to a company that helps other companies do well; the only one of its type that will take stock in lieu of fees ( vs BCG an

Re: A tale of Romney

2012-01-20 Thread Dana
I am not here to argue the point. I dislike Romney but at least he is sane, unlike most of his opponents. Just pointing out that some people question his narrative. On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > My only point would be that the shareholders decided to take it private -

Re: A tale of Romney

2012-01-20 Thread Gruss Gott
My only point would be that the shareholders decided to take it private - which is usually either because they're in big trouble or they collectively decide its time to cash out and take profits. Either way, it was the shareholders call to sell. If Bain bought and sold for profit then they mu

Re: A tale of Romney

2012-01-20 Thread Dana
it was publicly traded as I understand it On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 9:51 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > You win some you lose some. It was Bains company to do with what they > wanted. Would it have lasted on its own without them? Why was it sold to > them? > > > > On Jan 19, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Dana

Re: A tale of Romney

2012-01-19 Thread Gruss Gott
You win some you lose some. It was Bains company to do with what they wanted. Would it have lasted on its own without them? Why was it sold to them? On Jan 19, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Dana wrote: > > for what it may be worth, one Florida's experience with Bain Capital does > not support the r

A tale of Romney

2012-01-19 Thread Dana
for what it may be worth, one Florida's experience with Bain Capital does not support the refrain of job creation: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/18/2596300/in-miami-story-of-profits-and.html ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion A