we started class by going over the U.S. map again. we did blog discussion over the blog discussoin last week.
Mitt Romney- HIs name is actually Willard Mitt Romney he was born in Michigan 1947. He was the 70th Governer of Massachusetts from 2003-2007 and ran for president in 2008 and this year. He went to mormon school and was part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He graduated BYU. He went to France for a mission and didn't do very well. He married Ann in 1969 and had 5 boys He has a big family of 18 grand kids. After college, he worked for Bain & Company until 1984. He co-founded and led spin-off company Bain & Captital (1984-2002). 1999, he was hired as head of the Salt Lake Organizing committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics. He turned his state around form having a budget deficit to a budget surplus by the end of his term and increased fees on many things such as guns and marriage licenses. Cut state spending considerably is one thing Romney thinks and madated every Massachusetts citizen to have health insurance- "Romney Care". He was gone back and forth on gay marriage and abortion.
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