We can't be having a shining beacon of public sector success, though, and so the government privatised it last year.
"Mitt's vision and record of private sector success will put America back on the path of job creation, economic opportunity and limited government," his statement said.
Although Romney is unlikely to admit it on the campaign trail, his much-vaunted private sector success was based in significant part on the savings of public sector workers.
"I believe my record of getting things done in Congress will be a very helpful complement to Governor Romney's executive and private sector success outside Washington," he said.
Manuel Cortes, leader of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association rail union, said: "This is nothing short of economic vandalism by a chancellor who does not want voters to know the truth about the east coast line – it is a public sector success story.
"There's still a long way to go, but the tech sector success stories far outweigh any of the attempts by governments to directly obstruct or criminalise music file-sharers".
But can London's film sector success be sustained?
"This is nothing short of economic vandalism by a chancellor who does not want voters to know the truth about the East Coast line - it is a public sector success story," said Manuel Cortes, the TSSA's general secretary.
Although both grew up wildly privileged, Romney sees Huntsman as someone who leaned too hard on his father, never forging his own private-sector success.
The rebuke to Republicans was there to be heard: this was Mrs Obama praising the dignity of the loyal employee, and arguing that the poor (or less than wealthy) can be just as deserving as employers and bosses.The first lady also rebutted the charge that she and her husband dislike private-sector success, adding her own moral twist.
