Well-respected national conservative columnist Thomas Sowell hits the nail on the head on today’s Editorial Page regarding the upcoming presidential primary.

Sowell argues that Barack Obama is leading the nation to fiscal ruin and international calamity and that we need a leader with the experience and concrete accomplishments to turn that around. And he asks who is better-equipped, Gingrich or Mitt Romney.

“Romney is a smooth talker, but what did he actually accomplish as governor of Massachusetts, compared to what Gingrich accomplished as Speaker of the House? When you don’t accomplish much, you don’t ruffle many feathers. But is that what we want?

“Can you name one important positive thing that Romney accomplished as governor of Massachusetts? Can anyone? Does a candidate who represents the bland leading the bland increase the chances of victory in November 2012? A lot of candidates like that have lost, from Thomas E. Dewey to John McCain.’’

If you do one thing today, besides finishing your Christmas shopping, please read Thomas Sowell. It will be worth your time.

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