MASON CITY, Iowa -- Mitt Romney on Thursday sought to portray President Barack Obama as out of touch with the struggles of everyday Americans -- a charge he himself has often faced -- by comparing the president to a former French queen who was overthrown during the French Revolution.
"When the president's characterization of our economy was, 'It could be worse,' it reminded me of Marie Antoinette: 'Let them eat cake,'" Romney said, referring to the infamously dismissive remark toward the poor attributed to the queen.
"This is not a time to be talking about, 'It could be worse.' It's a time to recognize that things should be better," Romney said during an interview on his campaign bus with The Huffington Post. "And the president's policies have failed the American people, have led to 25 million people still being out of work. He didn't cause the recession, but he has made it deeper and has made the recovery more tepid and the pain last longer."
"When the president's characterization of our economy was, 'It could be worse,' it reminded me of Marie Antoinette: 'Let them eat cake,'" Romney said, referring to the infamously dismissive remark toward the poor attributed to the queen.
MASON CITY, Iowa -- Mitt Romney on Thursday sought to portray President Barack Obama as out of touch with the struggles of everyday Americans -- a charge he himself has often faced -- by comparing the president to a former French queen who was overthrown during the French Revolution.
"When the president's characterization of our economy was, 'It could be worse,' it reminded me of Marie Antoinette: 'Let them eat cake,'" Romney said, referring to the infamously dismissive remark toward the poor attributed to the queen.
"This is not a time to be talking about, 'It could be worse.' It's a time to recognize that things should be better," Romney said during an interview on his campaign bus with The Huffington Post. "And the president's policies have failed the American people, have led to 25 million people still being out of work. He didn't cause the recession, but he has made it deeper and has made the recovery more tepid and the pain last longer."
Which is true.
Can't be proven that it would be... but some of us have a hunch.
the GOPs days are (should be) numbered
their best strategy? > voter suppression,
and they are working it with everything they got!
Ok, it woulda been worse but could it have been better?
You can't prove something that didn't occur but, 3 years out, would the recovery (joblessness, economy and finances) be stronger now if we'd swallowed hard and let the market take care of the housing and auto failures instead of government bailouts; reformed entitlements rather than creating a new one; cut government spending rather than adding 5 trillion in debt and getting downgraded; and pursued American energy?
Can't be proven that it would be... but some of us have a hunch.
Whose policy was the bailout? You know, the one in the fall of 2008?
Ok, it woulda been worse but could it have been better?
You can't prove something that didn't occur but, 3 years out, would the recovery (joblessness, economy and finances) be stronger now if we'd swallowed hard and let the market take care of the housing and auto failures instead of government bailouts; reformed entitlements rather than creating a new one; cut government spending rather than adding 5 trillion in debt and getting downgraded; and pursued American energy?
Can't be proven that it would be... but some of us have a hunch.
All this anti-TARP talk coming from most of the Republican candidates is designed to appeal to the stupidity of the American public.
A President McCain wouldn't have done anything differently.
A President McCain wouldn't have done anything differently.
ok, we are about three days out
so lets predict the Iowa GOP Cauci finish order
here is my best guess:
1. Romney
2. Paul
3. Santorum
4. Gingrich
5. Perry
6. Bachmann
7. Huntsman
1 and 2 could flip
and 3 and 4 could flip
I am very confident I got 5 6 and 7 in the right order.
If this truly was a horse race,
my winnings at the track would be much better.
McCain is about as daft as a mad ole brush that has been left in the sun for too long. I could easily picture him starting WWIII if his Viagra prescription wasn't renewed or some such.
He certainly would have. One of his promises for when he took office was a spending freeze across the board on everything other then Defense, S.S., Medicare/Medicaid.
He certainly would have. One of his promises for when he took office was a spending freeze across the board on everything other then Defense, S.S., Medicare/Medicaid.