Romney Gets AJC Endorsement

(1/28/08) The Atlanta Journal Constitution, which last week endorsed Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primary, has now endorsed Mitt Romney in the Republican balloting.

An editorial published Sunday, written by Jim Wooten and Cynthia Tucker, said in part that Romney “looks, sounds and acts presidential, projecting competence and the intelligence to deal comfortably with policy nuance and complexity.”

The editorial argues that the qualities a president needs now are business knowledge and experience, an understanding of global economies and the imperatives of those who manage them and the ability to problem-solve.

It quoted Romney as saying last week: “I will not need briefings on how the economy works … I think it’s time to have a president who understands the economy, understands jobs, understands why jobs come and go.’

That, the newspaper said, “should be an appealing argument to Republicans.”