Word: romneys
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Michigan's Governor George Romney last week faced without flinching his state's tax mess. At the same time, he laid his political future on the line...
...Romney appeared before a special session of the legislature to present a tax reform program that included a flat 2% personal income tax, a 3½% corporate profits tax, and a 5½% income tax on financial institutions. It was a tough plan and by no means popular. But upon its success or failure may rest Romney's chances for the G.O.P.'s 1964 presidential nomination...
Bluntly charging the often recalcitrant legislature to act, Romney said: "We should ask ourselves two questions: If not now, when? If not us, who? Applause began to build among the legislators, and Romney's voice choked as he finished his speech: "As far as I'm concerned, I have answered those two questions, and I am indifferent to the personal political consequences involved." The lawmakers stood and cheered-making the outlook for both Michigan and George Romney a little brighter for the moment. Said Romney, returning to the microphone: "I know this has been...
Goldwater and Rockefeller remain the names most frequently mentioned in talk about the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. But if both Barry and Rocky were to falter, the most likely G.O.P. choice would be either Pennsylvania's Governor William Scranton or Michigan's Governor George Romney. Both took office last January, replacing Democratic governors in key states with staggering economic problems. How each has met those problems may yet dictate the choice of next year's G.O.P. nominee. An interim report on their gubernatorial records...
Last week, for example, a White House aide, obviously reflecting his boss's views, confided to newsmen that Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller will knock each other off, opening the way for Pennsylvania's Governor William Scranton or, less likely, Michigan's Governor George Romney...