Ever wonder how and with whom Romney negotiated his Bain severance package?

[DFW]

The negotiations in 1999 probably went something like this:

Romney as CEO of Bain: "Give me $200 million, and I'll leave."

Romney as chief negotiator of Bain: "We're prepared to offer you $100 million to leave."

Romney as CEO of Bain: "Tell you what, I'll come down to $195 million, and you throw in a mansion and a horse for Ann."

Romney as chief negotiator of Bain: "We'll sweeten it to $105 million and the mansion, but just the horse's ass."

Romney as CEO of Bain: "Make it $190 million, two mansions and the whole horse. Ann's already married to a horse's ass."

Romney as chief negotiator of Bain: "That sounds like something you and I could both live with. Let me think about it for three years or so, and I'll have the papers drawn up when I'm done."

Romney as CEO of Bain: "Deal. Let's shake on it."

His right hand shakes his left hand, and the rest is history.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. You are a cynical bastard, my dear DFW!

This is most likely very close to the truth, or whatever passes for the truth these days.

[DFW]

2. Well, I'm not claiming "they" REALLY shook hands on it...... N/T

[MADem]

3. If I were going to be nasty I'd suggest he shook something else, but I won't go there.

What? I was talking about his...tail feather!!

[DFW]

4. But of course you were!

And I am the long-lost King of France

[MADem]

6. Aaaaahhh, mais oui, and "Vive le Roi!" to you monsieur!!!

[TeamPooka]

5. nice lol

[obxhead]

7. That's pretty good.

K&R

[SunSeeker]

8. Brilliant! nt

[snot]

9. CEO deals are set by the Board of Directors, f.w.i.w.,

but CEO's often have a lot to say about who's on the Board.

That's why, in response to abuse, there's sometimes a push for "independent Director(s)."

[DFW]

10. Why is it that with Bain Capital, I get the impression

...that the Board of Directors had about as much sway over Romney as the Log Cabin
Republicans have with Mitch McConnell?