I don't ask this as a hypothetical. You see,
a company owned by the Romney family may own the machine on which you cast your ballot:
Through a closely held equity fund called Solamere, Mitt Romney and his wife, son and brother are major investors in an investment firm called H.I.G. Capital. H.I.G. in turn holds a majority share and three out of
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If Romney wins due to votes cast on machines he in part owns, no amount of Free Market Rah! Rah! cognitive dissonance dancing will give his presidency an ounce of legitimacy, no matter how clean the actual election.
If you don't want to be blamed for farting in church, don't get up early for a massive breakfast and too much coffee at the Bean Cafe.
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The HIG/Romney connection isn't particularly surprising, either. I mean, HIG is (if I recall correctly) a Bain spin-off. There are a bunch of Bain spin-off shops like that.
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Oh, did I mention you're also a No True Liberal??
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