Henceforth, I see I will have to follow your advice and “Never Trust a Pundit, Especially Me – Roger L Simon.”

I am very disappoint to find you now opining that a candidate with:

Successful Conservative, Executive experience as “I fell for Rick Perry, a man less qualified, it turns out, to be president than my dead grandmother.”

Decrying that the Texas example of Governor Perry and its legislature do not offer a meaningful“proof of the pudding,” or philosophy for successful governance!

I could go on with Governor Perry’s assets and Mr Romney’s glaring deficiencies and suspect unknowns, but suffice it to say I am personally satisfied that the Governor’s demonstrated accomplishments take the day.

Maybe, it is the mind-deadening impact of life on the Left Coast!

Mr. Simon, before you opine in favor of Mr. Romney, you may want to reflect further on the following:

“Mitt Romney and the Hypocrisy of Bain Capital” and

“Friendly Fire at Bain Capital?”

“Bain Capital is the epitome of unleashed capitalism but also a company that contains within it negative aspects that can adversely impact the lives of ordinary citizens.”
“The mindset of these firms in focused on one thing: maximizing a return on the investment made in acquiring a business that maybe on the verge of bankruptcy or grossly under-capitalized.”
“There is one element that was often missing and that is where the Achilles heel of unbridled capitalism. Oftentimes there is a lack of empathy with average workers and their circumstances, as many partners in these firms in their single-minded pursuit of enormous returns and income cannot relate to — or choose not to understand — their responsibility to those who make the companies they take over successful.”
“Those that defend the role of the investment firms such as Bain Capital – need to explain in clear, concise and easily understood language why there is a natural cycle in the life on any company and the role of investors and firms such as Bain Capital. And to admit that in the past there may have been too much greed and not enough focus on the worker.”

Not to mention the merits of looking for relevant considerations relating to the two companies in South Carolina that Bain shuttered.