What Would President Romney Do

New York Times writer David Brooks appeared on Morning Joe this morning and spoke about a subject that I have been a bit repetitive about. That is, what is the likelihood of Mitt Romney being a successful President.

Of course this assumes his election which is at least a fifty fifty possibility. Assuming this happens we have many questions to ask. First and foremost is what does Mitt Romney believe. The truth is, and I do not say this in a disparaging way just as what seems to be fact, we just do not know.

To be a successful President the strange thing is this ability to be pragmatic might not be the worst thing in the world. It could, and I say could, make for a President who is very inconsistent, dependent on whoever has his ear at any given time. This seems unlikely however, I think a President Romney having reached his goal would, at least in the first two years be able, perhaps uniquely able to accomplish big things.

Brooks, in agreement with me this morning, stated that as the tea party has cost the party ownership of the Senate Republicans will be much more willing to work with a President Romney than a President Obama and that with the Senate in the hands of the Democrats any successful legislation will have to have a buy in from the left.

In a way saying that only Romney can get something done is rewarding the right for being so intransigent with President Obama. It is, in a sense, like saying " that is Manny being Manny." As in they will not accept plans from Obama because they want a Republican President but they will accept virtually the same ideas from a Republican, even a shape shifter like Mitt Romney.

I am not entirely comfortable with that. It is however I think the likely fact. Of course Romney could gain office and play to the right. If he does so the country will be in peril as we are approaching a time where if we do not work together we will go down together. For this reason and based on his history of pragmatism there is no question that Romney has a better chance of putting a big program of reform through than does the President.

This also, by the way, is why Democrats suffer as President. There are some, in fact quite a few powerful Senators, who are totally fine with being the titular head of their party and know that divided government makes their power increase exponentially.

If President Romney were to win perhaps the best thing the Dems could do would be to nominate a new Majority leader to get a fresh start as well.