Robot Monkeys

So I was watching the repeat of last night’s “A Daily Show,” and Jon Stewart ran a clip of McCain and Romney in the Michigan debate prior to the primary.

McCain	Let’s have a little straight talk. There’s some jobs that aren’t coming back to Michigan.
Romney	I know that there are some people that think, as Senator McCain did, he said “You know that there are some jobs that have left Michigan that are never coming back.” I disagree.

Watch it:

Romney’s line was very familiar.

Growing up in Southern Illinois and seeing the main industry, coal mining, leave the state, and how that affected the economy, I know what deindustrialization does to people.

The mines started to leave probably 20 years ago, and ever since then, there’s been a parade of politicians of all stripes and locations saying, “I’m going to revitalize the coal industry. I’m going to bring back the jobs.” and for 20 years that’s been a lie.

Running for governor? Fly into Williamson County Airport for an hour, and read from your yellowed copy of the speech your father gave back in 1989 about how you’re going to revitalize the coal industry, then fly back out.

At this point, it’s so pathetic hear. When someone says, “I’m going to bring back the same jobs left,” they mean, “I don’t have a clue to help you.” The economy has changed, and you have to adjust, and adjusting is hard. It’s painful, and there’s no guarantee that happy times will come again. I don’t know what the answer is for Michigan or Southern Illinois, but telling people that you’re going to roll back the clock and make everything like it was isn’t a real solution. It’s a lie. It’s worse than that. Whoever says that, is trying to give false hope.

Romney such a goddamned panderer. There’s got to be a special place in Mormon Hell for guys like him.