Introducing Myself as ComMITTed to Romney’s Newest BloggerNovember 7th, 2007 | 6 Comments | Posted in Competitors, Economic Growth, Family Values, Mitt Romney, Morality, Olympics, Pro-life, Site News, Utah, Values
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Hello everyone!
My name is Ron Richey, and I would like to introduce myself as the newest blogger here at ComMITTed to Romney. I’ve had a lifetime interest in politics, but until now, I’ve just been lurking on the sidelines. However, when I received a kind invitation from Ann Marie Curling and Vic Lundquist to become a regular contributor here, I decided to go ahead and try to make a difference.
I am looking forward to the opportunity to promote the candidacy of Governor Mitt Romney–whom I believe to be the most capable individual to offer himself up for public service in a generation. Early on, I recognized him as one who would someday make a run for the presidency. He first caught my attention when he ran against Ted Kennedy for the Senate and then again when he ran the Olympics here in Utah. Governor Romney stands out as someone who displays a rare combination of goodness, competency, and energy.
As a brief introduction, I am a forty-something entrepreneur and businessman living in Mapleton, Utah. My wife and I have five kids ranging from college age down to first grade. In my spare time (like there really is any!) I love to work in my orchard and vegetable garden and stay in touch with current events. But I always find time to jog three times a week because I find that it energizes me like nothing else can (except perhaps politics).
I currently run a startup Internet software company, and as such, I recognize the value of making the economy strong and vibrant for business. Governor Romney’s “innovation and transformation” kickoff speech resonated with me, because I am an electrical engineer by training, and nothing drives me more nuts than seeing things which are not working well. I like to see things get “fixed” and so I am passionate about helping Governor Romney “fix” Washington. I also have an MBA, and so I like to see rigorous analysis of problems and am a fan of GMR’s general approach to problem solving.
I also have an exceptionally strong desire to see a morally-principled leader in the White House. I really resonate with the perspective communicated in messages like GMR’s “Ocean” advertisement where he decries the moral cesspool that our children and grandchildren have to swim in every day. I see pop-culture slouching to its lowest levels ever. I see the growing threat of secular humanism to the cultural and religious norms that have made us the strongest nation on earth for two and a third centuries. Nevertheless, I take comfort in the fact that there is a presidential candidate in Governor Romney who understands what needs to done and has the human capacity to make it happen.
Perhaps most importantly, I see Governor Romney as a leader who has what it takes to guide our country through a very critical time. What we need, what the entire free world desperately needs, is a wise, thoughtful, and competent leader who not only talks the talk of fiscal and social conservatism, but walks the walk. We don’t need a career politician. We don’t need an actor. We don’t need a former first lady. We don’t need America’s mayor. We don’t need a trial lawyer. We don’t need a pop culture icon.
We need the man who has demonstrated, time and time again, competence, leadership, and decisiveness in the face of overwhelming obstacles. We need the man who has cut government waste. We need the man who has been a successful business executive. We need the man who turned around the Olympics. We need the man who has solved thorny problems like health care. We need the man who does not back down to international thugs. We need the man who has been faithful to his wife and family. We need the man who has protected the unborn. We need the man who has fought for traditional families.
We need Governor Mitt Romney.
