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Mitt Romney is quite capable of making sense.<\/p>\n

Take his view on a threat to shut down the federal government to get back at President Obama for enacting an executive order to help fix a broken U.S. immigration system.<\/p>\n

The crux of Romney’s view on that idea? Don’t do it, Republicans.<\/p>\n

Will someone on Capitol Hill listen to the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee?<\/p>\n

http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/224320-romney-more-productive-ways-to-fight-obama-than-shutdown<\/p>\n

The tea party crackpots are threatening to shut ‘er down by withholding money to fund the government past its Dec. 11 deadline. They’re going to get angry if — and likely when<\/em> — the president signs an executive order that delays deportation of about 5 million illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n

I agree with them that the president need not pick this fight. But he’s likely to do it.<\/p>\n

The Republicans’ response really shouldn’t include shutting down the government. In case they have forgotten, a lot of Americans rely on the federal government. Many thousands of them draw their paychecks from the government, for example.<\/p>\n

Romney was asked on “Face the Nation” this morning about a possible shutdown. “Well, I think there’s got to be more productive ways for us to be able to impress on the president the need to work for a permanent solution, as opposed to a temporary stop-gap solution,” Romney replied.<\/p>\n

Shutting down the government\u00a0punishes people who have been turned into political pawns.<\/p>\n

Is that what Republicans really and truly want to do?<\/p>\n

Listen to Mitt, OK?<\/p>\n\n

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