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Subscribe to RSSRomney said President Obama’s killing of Osama bin Laden was laudable, but still grades his president an “F.” "Oh an F, there's no question about that,” Romney said, adding, “Across the board” – even on foreign policy. "Look at what's happening in the Middle East. The Arab Spring's become the Arab Winter."
Domestically, Romney said, unemployment's bad, claiming of Obama, "even he said it would be in the 6% range.” (However, we can’t remember anytime when Obama promised unemployment would be at 6%.)
Romney also said he wanted to partially privatize unemployment benefits. “I think it would be a much better system to have folks have a personal account, if you will, where they’d build up over time an unemployment account. They’re able to draw from that, perhaps as being matched by the government, they’d draw from that.” He added, “So they’d have an incentive to get back to work. At the same time, they have the resources they need during difficult times of unemployment.”
The Boston Globe: “The former Massachusetts governor, when asked about what he would do to improve the economy, mentioned a program he oversaw in Massachusetts. The program gave employers a $2,000 to help train workers who had been unemployed for more than a year. Romney also outlined a potential shift in federal unemployment payments, something that could become a major topic during the election.”
“Polls already show that President Obama is destined to win Massachusetts handily this fall, but Mitt Romney’s team showed Thursday that it won’t allow insult on top of that political injury,” the Boston Globe’s Johnson writes. “When word leaked Wednesday afternoon that senior Obama strategist David Axelrod was coming to the State House on Thursday morning to criticize Romney’s record as governor, Romney’s team quickly mobilized. There would be no such rally such as that George H.W. Bush staged with Boston police officers when he was running for president in 1988 against then-Governor Michael S. Dukakis, and no such uncontested photo-op of Bush peering into the waters of a then-polluted Boston Harbor.”
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Romney grades Obama an "F, across the board." Really? Mitt couldn't say "well, at least he kept on Secretary of Defense Gates and General Petraus from the Bush administration." Or, "having the first African American family in the White House has inspired minority children across the country to dream big." This is what observers mean when they say Romney is a lousy candidate - it's just ridiculous to give President Obama an "F, across the board," when all the polls show voters find at least a few things to like about the President. Romney looks desperate already and it's only June 1st!
romney is an elitist and no one else but elitist exist. he is nothing but a little rich boy in a mans body, who will do anything to get elected.
i feel bad for him, he has no idea of what is going on in the real world, none at all.
there must not have been any compassion in his home, so he turned to bullying when he was young and continued the bullying throughout his life.
Romney's just an idiot. What is it people see in this robot? America we're smarter than this.
Privatization = the rich getting richer, and the rest of us losing our shirts. Romney continues to think up new ways to beat up on the middle class. His ideas mean less money to invest on your kids and your retirement. It is so helpful for this tinman who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who makes 85 grand a day, to come up with these evil schemes. Instead of running president he should take up golf and fishing so he can't hurt the rest of us.
This "F" belongs to Bush - a recession as a result of bank failure is harder to fix.
This is the worst since the Great Depression which lasted from 1929 to 1945.
The Great Depression took 4 terms of FDR to fix a Republican mess.
I’m hoping that someday before the election we will see Willard do an interview with anyone other than Fox. And in those Fox friendly interviews they went bad. Come on Willard, please do real interviews, such as the ones Rick, Newt, Michelle, John and the others weren’t afraid to do.
So Willard, don’t be afraid. You have to do them sooner or later, because America needs a good look at who they may be voting for to serve in the office of President.
An empty suit in Willard Romney.
Romney is a pathological liar.
He said he lowered taxes in Massachusetts 19 times. Yet he raised fees and corporate taxes twice. Massachusetts was rated near the bottom (47th) in job and business growth.
The entire country needs to take a cue from Massachussetts. They wouldn't dream of electing their own ex governor president, so why should the rest of us give him a chance? I am a little miffed at MA for electing this turkey in the first place. That was not a nice present. It's sort of like McCain's gift, Palin.
Wayne-1656909
Romney is 25 points behind Obama in Mass and usually people tend to favor one of their "own." Romney being an ex gov. would quialify as "own."
Yes, me too, and I live in Mass. The only thing I've learned is that a Mass voter likes to mix it up here and there. Occasionally they will elect a Republican: whether as Gov or Senator. Romney's mask back then was more on the liberal side than it is today. Today, Romney pretends to be a conservative.
Thanks Bayllie,
I love MA and was even a resident for a few years, but I'll be darned if I know what made them elect mitt.
Holy F-in' cow -- If Romney or any Teapublican thinks s/he can get to the right of President Obama's foreign policy record, that person is "severely" delusional.
Romney in particular has shown complete lack of foreign policy understanding, and his comments that even Jimmy Carter would have gone after bin Laden was outright offensive. Not only because the decision to bomb the compound versus the risk of sending the Seals into harms way is NOT a decision any POTUS would make, but Carter did take that same risk and paid dearly for it. But if anyone is getting an 'F,' it's Romney, not just lacking as Commander in Chief, but on economic policies, social policies, and most of all complete failure on character -- lying bully.
Romney, now wave to Russia from your front porch, then get back to your scheming on how you can steal the election.
Amy B. Portland, ME -- Romney's only area in which he does better is the economy. The across the board claim, especially in regard to likability, character, women's rights, etc. is an epic fail for him. He is desperately using Rove's Politics of Projection "strategery" of attacking the opponent with his own weakness first. So many to choose from, where should Romney start?
Everyone keeps saying Romney would do better on the economy than Obama, but I haven't seen anything in Romney's record that indicates that he would make anything better for the 99%. His record shows he can help the rich get richer, but that is not the problem we are having with this economy. The rich are already getting richer. Can anyone show me anything in Romney's record that indicates MY life would improve under his administration? How, exactly, is cutting taxes for the wealthy going to help me?
Wayne-1656909
as a "great" mind once said:
"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
Mitt fooled the MAss voter in 2002 but hopefully today, people see Mitt for who Mitt is: a habitual liar.
Privatize UE benefits? Don't you mean hand over my money to a bank for a fee? Take a look at Heath Savings Accounts. For most small savers, the bank fees eat up whatever interest is earned in the accounts. Yes, it is admirable to encourage UE people to return to work, but the question is, should it be any work, and what work if there is already high unemployment? From the GOP's view, forcing people to make the "hard" (unavoidable) choice to take any job is good because it will drive down wages as people desperately compete for the few available jobs. If we want to talk personal responsibility, how about the responsibility of the other end of the economic spectrum to the rest of the community, instead of moralizing that the rest of us are lazy bastards.
Also, methinks this is a sneaky tax cut on businesses to shift the cost of UE to the employee. It's the employers that pay the UE insurance premiums to the states. Companies with high turnover tend to pay higher premiums. So if the cost is shifted to the employee, he bears the risk in high turnover, hire and fire businesses. And businesses in general, if they didn't have to increase contributions to state unemployment funds during downturns when these funds get depleted, the businesses would yet receive another benefit at the expense of the workers.
"Privatize unemployment benefits", that's just silly. Why would you lt Goldman Saches hold your unemployment benefits? So they can hedge against gasoline, oil, food. Then you pay more at he pump and cash register.
By "Privatizing unemployment benefits" it's just another way to give more tax dollars to the rich. Wake up America and see what's going on.
Given that Romney is member of the Mormon church -- and supposedly a *Bishop* ? of said religion -- WHAT does the church say about LYING ? Because the MITTSTER is LYING -- a LOT! !
And WHEN is the MSM going to CALL HIM OUT ON IT !?!?!?
I don't CARE if he is political candidate, and THATS What CANDIDATES DO! Romney KNOWS He can't run on the truth, so he is going to run a highly negative campaign, just like he did in the primaries. He can *get away* with it with his base -- which is ironic given they are supposed to be the bible-thumping/holier-then-thou crowd. But he is NOT going to win without the INDIE's vote. And people out side the base aren't so keen to this type of campaigning.
Well Gee , Its gotta be true . That paragon of financial wizardry and kindness to animals Mittens said so . Right ? [sarcasm off ]
Also, there is this: its going to be HIGHLY interesting to see what the GOP platform is that comes out of the convention in Tampa in the fall. Given the VERY HARD RIGHT TURN the party has taken with the TP'rs, you HAVE to know its going to be a "SEVERELY CONSERVATIVE" platform. It will be interesting to see how the Mittster runs on THAT platform -- while also trying to attract moderates and independents to vote for him-- WITHOUT abondoning the base and the TP'ers? ? Some of those Neo-cons are SO BENT on their beliefs, they would rather LOSE then have to -- God forbid -- oh for shame -- that dirty word -- COMPROMISE -- to APPEAL to people who AREN'T so bent on their beliefs!!!!!
SWEET!
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Romney doesn't know what foreign policy is and what Obama has done. His F might as well have been for Obama's ice cream making skills.
LOL !
:-)
Vote nobama