Romney and Obama: The gratitude divide
One of Mitt Romney's personal traits that goes unmentioned in the  Obamedia is his humility.  Much like Ronald Reagan, Mitt has that "aw,  shucks" kind of modesty about himself and his accomplishments that is  particularly appealing when contrasted with the windy,  self-congratulatory cockiness of his Democrat opponent.
 
Make no  mistake, Mr. Romney has a lot to be proud of.  His business acumen  dwarfs that of the entire B.O. administration.  He has a beautiful,  successful family and an impeccable personal history.  His missionary  work and charity work and continued donations to his church and the  needy are exemplary.  Especially compared to someone like, oh, for  instance,  Joe Biden.  When it comes to charitable contributions,  Cement-head Joe treats nickels like they are manhole covers.
 
Despite  a complete dearth of actual accomplishments in the real world, a  history of nasty and under-handed campaigning and morally repugnant  stances on abortion, health-care for seniors and the state of Israel,  B.O. was comfortable with his media enablers referring to him as a  Messiah.  He actually suggested that the seas would cease to rise as a  result of his being elected.  Never mind that he can't get a single  Congressional representative to vote for his lame budget proposals and  hides his college transcripts and  maybe even about his " two sons."  Perhaps he is waiting until October  to reveal that he sprouted fully formed from the head of Zeus. Yeah,  that's why there is no birth record.
 
Mitt Romney, as wealthy and  successful as he is, comes across to me as a good neighbor who is  humbly grateful to have been born an  American and to have had the opportunity to thrive and the freedom to  build a great life here.  Barack Obama, on the other hand, is grumbly  hateful that America hasn't given him and his whiny minions that to  which they have come to feel entitled.  A great majority of Americans  seem to be coming to this same conclusion.  November can't get here soon  enough.
 
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