( CNN ) -- In my previous CNN opinion piece , I explained to readers my reasons why President Obama should not be re-elected . Many keen readers responded : If those are the reasons to vote against Obama , then what are the reasons to vote for Mitt Romney ? Opinion : Why debate is crucial for Obama , too . This is an entirely fair question ; Romney 's obligation is to make the case to the American people why he should be president . Here , then , are my reasons to vote for Romney . Business and management career success . The American economy is in desperate need of a turnaround artist . Mitt Romney has made his career in the private sector doing exactly that -- turning around failing business and enterprises . During his time at Bain Capital , Romney was responsible for building companies that Americans shop at everyday -- Staples , Domino 's Pizza , Sports Authority , and Brookstone . Of course , not all of his investments were successful and some companies failed , but on the whole , Bain Capital 's returns for its investors were nothing short of stellar . In its independent analysis of Bain 's record , The Wall Street Journal reported , `` Bain produced about $ 2.5 billion in gains for its investors in the 77 deals , on about $ 1.1 billion invested . Overall , Bain recorded roughly 50 % to 80 % annual gains in this period , which experts said was among the best track records for buyout firms in that era . '' How to watch , clip and share the debate . Romney was one of the most successful venture capitalists of the late 1980s and 1990s . The Obama administration attacks Romney 's business career , but praises that of billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett . That 's quite the double standard . Perhaps , they should heed President Bill Clinton , who called Romney 's business record `` sterling . '' Opinion : Obama , light a cig ; Romney , throw deep . Romney 's success did n't end at Bain . In 1999 , he left to rescue the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics from the verge of collapse . Romney took control and managed the Olympics from debt and disaster into a national success . If Romney can thrive in the private sector , where 5 of 10 small businesses fail within five years , and the public sector , where regulations and inefficiencies often stifle success , surely he can help the U.S. economy back to its feet . Executive governing experience . Romney took office as governor of Massachusetts in 2003 , at a time when the state was undergoing its own recession . After the dot-com bubble burst , Massachusetts lost more than 200,000 jobs and had a $ 3 billion budget shortfall . Romney closed the budget deficit without raising state taxes , but by raising fees and closing tax loopholes . Although the number of jobs created during his term was ranked near the bottom compared with other states , Massachusetts did progress from shedding jobs to creating tens of thousands . The unemployment rate dropped from 5.6 % to 4.7 % . And he accomplished all this with a Democrat legislature . According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress , Massachusetts topped the nation in eighth grade math and reading scores in 2007 , the last year of Romney 's term . While Romney did inherit what was arguably already the best school system in the country , he continued his own conservative reforms and was a good steward of the state education system in place . Today it consistently ranks as the best state education system in the United States . And thanks to Romney 's state-led health care reform , in 2012 , Massachusetts had the lowest percentage of uninsured , at 4.9 % , according to a Gallup survey . Character and leadership . To hear many in the mainstream media describe Mitt Romney , he 's out-of-touch , stiff , insensitive and uncaring . In reality , Mitt Romney , the man , husband and leader , is a deeply benevolent , compassionate , and generous man.Â But he must tell his story . For example , in July 1996 , Romney closed down all of Bain Capital and sent his employees to New York City to search for the 14-year-old daughter of Robert Gay , a partner at Bain Capital . She had snuck off to a rave party in New York City and had been missing for three days . Romney set up a command search center in New York City , coordinated with the New York Police Department , put up posters all over the city , and sent out alerts . It was n't long before the young girl was found in a basement suffering from ecstasy withdrawal . Referring to Romney 's efforts , Gay said : `` It was the most amazing thing , and I 'll never forget this to the day I die . '' Opinion : Why you should n't vote for Obama . At the Republican Convention , Ted and Pat Oparowski told the tear-jerking story of their 14-year-old son , David , who was diagnosed with terminal Hodgkin 's disease . Romney visited him frequently , becoming a close friend . At David 's request , he wrote the young man 's will and gave the eulogy at his funeral . These are the untold stories of a good and decent man . In 2011 , Romney and his wife , Ann , gave almost 30 % of their income to charity , more than $ 4 million . As Romney likes to say , compassion is n't measured by welfare or food stamps , but by the ability to lift people off welfare and food stamps . Each year he gives millions of his own dollars to help people in such a way . Romney 's plan . After four years of President Obama 's failed economic leadership , Romney would bring to the White House a specific , detailed plan for returning to fiscal responsibility and job creation . His plan would cut federal spending as a share of GDP to 20 % by 2016 . It would reform our complex tax code by reducing tax rates 20 % across the board while eliminating loopholes , specifically those for the highest earners , and maintaining revenue neutrality . It would also reduce the U.S. corporate tax rate , now the highest in the world , to 25 % . Under a Romney administration , the largest drivers of our debt would be reformed by giving more choice and responsibility to individuals rather than bureaucrats for managing their Medicare and Social Security . In the case of Medicaid , it would be block granted and sent back to the states . Romney 's plan will reduce onerous regulations and taxes , like Obamacare , and usher in a new era of fiscal certainty for business owners and entrepreneurs . In debates , presidential candidates ' tics and tells matter . Romney will also champion energy independence , will approve the Keystone pipeline and stop the Environmental Protection Agency 's regulatory war on coal . Borrowing from his experience in Massachusetts , Romney will push for more school choice for parents and students , performance pay for teachers , and , with 3 million skilled jobs going begging , new skills training for skilled workers . Finally , his pick of Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential candidate cements his conservative credentials as a fiscal reformer bent on tackling the debt and entitlements , something our current president ignored . Romney 's experience and success in both government and business , his leadership in public office , as well as his compassion in private , make him a man qualified and equipped to lead America 's comeback , certainly more qualified than Barack Obama before his candidacy for the White House in 2008 . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of William Bennett .
William Bennett says Romney 's business acumen gives him an advantage at fixing economy . Bennett : Romney is described as uncaring , but he is compassionate and generous . Bennett : He would cut federal spending as a percentage of GDP to 20 % , reform tax code . Romney will approve the Keystone Amendment and stop EPA 's war on coal , he says .