Now that's going to leave a mark - Romney endorsement
From
Human Events:
Lee Iacocca endorses Romney for president
After a lifetime of voting for and supporting Democrats � and even declining appointment to the U.S. Senate from a Democratic governor � Lee Iacocca Thursday endorsed Republican Mitt Romney for president.
The blessings of the onetime Chrysler chairman are expected to help Romney in two highly competitive states: Pennsylvania, where the 88-year-old Iacocca was born and raised and is still widely respected, and in Michigan, where Iacocca rose to become a major figure in the auto industry and won international praise for cobbling together the government-backed loans that saved Chrysler in 1980.
Iacocca, who now lives in California, issued a statement saying he backed Romney because of his �dozens of years of experiences in the public and private sectors� and because the GOP nominee has a plan that �will enable a stronger America.�
What makes Iacocca�s endorsement of Romney particularly newsworthy is that, although he has long insisted he is an independent, the onetime auto titan has a history of supporting more Democrats than Republicans. He backed George W. Bush for president in 2000, but then backed John Kerry in 2004. Four years ago, he endorsed then-Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico for the Democratic nomination for president. In 1991, following the death of Sen. John Heinz (R-Ill.), Pennsylvania�s then-Democratic Gov. Bob Casey Sr. publicly voiced a desire to appoint Keystone State son Iacocca to fill the vacancy in the Senate. But Iacocca declined, and the appointment went to Democrat Harris Wofford.
Very cool! One more bit:
In his 2009 book Leadership, Iacocca was highly critical of President Obama and his administration, and in his statement endorsing Romney, he said �hope and speeches won�t get our people back to work.�
Emphasis mine -- like I said, that's going to leave a mark.
Posted by DaveH at October 19, 2012 2:08 PM