LOL, 2 people actually voted 1 million or more? Wow, just wow.
The numbers aren't there. But I think it's pretty obvious. Look at Staples. Look at Dominoes. I trust Romney's claims because they aren't that absurd. What's more important is that this man knows how gets things moving.
Isn't it hypocrtical to cry fowl over Romney's people taking credit for jobs that occured long after he stopped dealing with them and yet still lay blame on Romney for failures that occured after he left his position?
Also, isn't the very nature of venture capital to put money into small startup or a failing company? Therefore, if the company gets off the ground or is saved by that action, it is not so unreasonable to claim that the actions of the venture capital firm played a role in later successes because otherwise they would still be tiny or maybe not in business.
The founder of Staples painted a very bleak picture of his past experiences with other firms, before finally trying Mittens and Mittens himself turned him down at first. People weren't too keen on the concept at the time and it doesn't seem so eggrecious to say that Romeny deserves atleast some credit for their success now, by virture of being the only one to listen to the idea and give it serious consideration that others were unwilling to give.
The whole arguement over specific numbers is as ridiculous as the notion of a direct translation of business into gov't. It is not about running the country like Bain. It is about using the experience gained from working directly with the catalysts and environments that provoke job creation and job losses and then taking that into DC to influence gov't policy.
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