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Battle for the swing-state begins: An op-ed by Mitt Romney in today's The Plain Dealer issues Ohio challenge to President Obama: "Dear Mr. President, Welcome to Ohio. I have a simple question for you: Where are the jobs?"
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Wasn't it in 2010 that John of Orange Boehned said it was all about jobs -
Romney - why aren't you writing to John Boehner and askin' "WHERE ARE THE JOBS?!"
Where are the jobs? They are coming back to Ohio thanks to the growth in the manufacturing sector.
No thanks to Romney, whose plan to let GM & Chrysler die would have severly impacted the many automotive and automotive supplier jobs in Ohio.
I know what the latest polls say, but Romney will have a tough time winning Ohio.
Romney's narrow path is exacerbated by his narrow mind and shallow experience. Maybe he can buy out Iceland and drain it of all remaining assets though.
Shallow experience? We got us a community organizer running things. While he's been in office he's never passed a budget (even when they had both the House and Senate). That's 2 years right there. Now when he puts up a budget, and when he does it's voted down with Zero votes. That's Zero, even from his fellow democrats. I wonder why that is! Has Obama ever created a job? That's a NO. Has Romney? That's a definite YES! Even when Obama was a Senator he rarely even cast a vote on any legislature presented. He did'nt want to have a voting record to be looked at. And, now he has a record. And, it is'nt a good one. So, he'll try to attack the other party to distract from his own failures. Don't think I'm a Repubican just because I write this. I'm Independent, and voted for Perot when he ran. We need to get government under control with spending. Or we'll be just like Greece!
If rightwing demagoguery were a job creating stimulus, our Tea Party governor, Paul LePage, would have chopped Maine's unemployment rate in half, by now. (Instead, we are the only New England state that hasn't seen an improvement in job creation.)
http://www.newmainetimes.org/articles/2012/05/02/editorial-open-mouth-insert-foot-repeat/
The jobs are coming back to Ohio despite it's slightly more union friendly environment. How does Romney also explain that? And maybe Romney should ask Gov. Kasich how long does it take to place the laid off public sector workers into the private sector jobs that were supposed to magically appear - after the budget and tax cuts. If Ohioans had half a brain, they would realize that Ohio is the road map that Romney intends to follow. Is this where you want to go?
Washington could not tell a lie and Romney cannot tell the truth. Let's not lower America to that level.
(cf: Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, the Bible, Fact Check, the Press, and your own eyes.)
narrow path, narrow mind