The team, the team, the team - part one

The late and famous Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler had one famous saying: the team, the team, the team! General George Patton believed his army worked best as a team. I agree, as do great leaders, that the team is more essential than individuals to get the job done. That being said, I want Mitt Romney to run in 2012 and win. But it’s not what you think. I want Romney to run for Senator Ted Kennedy’s (D-MA) seat in 2012 and beat him.

I understand that a lot of Republicans want to run for President in 2012. Many of them are good people who would make fine Presidents. But for the sake of the Republican team, Romney should make a run for Kennedy’s seat. Think of the progress the Republicans can make here. Kennedy is vulnerable because he is old, sick, and losing that Kennedy aura that has protected him for decades. To have Mitt Romney beat Kennedy would send a strong signal to the Demo-crats that the Republicans are serious about reforming Washington forever.

I know that there is a strong allure for running for President. The temptation is great. But Romney would serve the Republican team best if he beats Ted Kennedy. Kennedy is the lion of the Senate, and an extremely wounded one at that. The Republicans will already have more than enough people running for President. But Romney would serve the team and himself best if he beats the Senate’s liberal standard bearer. He ran against Kennedy in 1994, so he already knows the routine. The people of Massachusetts are going to be demanding a huge change in the Oval Office and in the Senate as the economy worsens, their rights are stripped, and their
senior Senator can no longer deliver on health care or education like he once did. I actually wanted Romney to run against Democratic Senator John Kerry in 2008, but that never happened. Not everybody can play quarterback, but Romney would make an awesome linebacker by sacking that liberal windbag once and for all.

So this is a personal note to Mitt Romney. Run and defeat Ted Kennedy in 2012. You’ll do the Republican Party and yourself proud by doing so. And if Bo Schembechler were alive, he’d tell you the exact same thing. And I’m not here to debate this!

G.J. LaRouche, 30 March 2009