Romney Slams Obama As ‘Triple D’ President: ‘Debt, Downgrade, Delay’
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During a recent campaign stop in New Hampshire, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney had some strong words regarding President Obama’s economic performance. And he coined a new term to let people know.
“What I’ve seen and said from this president is not a triple ‘a’ presidency but I’ll call it a triple ‘d’ presidency. It’s been a presidency which has been associated with debt and with downgrade and with delay,” Romney said. “You’ve got 25 million people out of work right now Mr. President, out of work or in part time jobs needing full time work or the stopped looking for work. You shouldn’t be on the vineyard playing golf. You should be doing your job putting Americans back to work.”
“Debt, downgrade, delay hardly characterize the American spirit,” he added, “hardly characterize what it is that made us the great nation that we are.”
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BQI
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:45pmHa..Ha…Obama has everyone fooled. He is a trans-formative figure and I know this because the MSM told us. People are interpreting the 3 “D”s as an indication of his incompetence. No..again he is trans-formative and this is part of his distraction strategy.
Read how at least one Black views Obama as the “transformative” President. http://blackquillandink.com/?p=7774
Report Post »Brem
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:43pmNot to worry – Obama has appointed another communist economic advisor to replace the other communist advisor ( Ghoulspee)
Report Post »What are the odds he could find another communist advisor?
Mr. Oshawott
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:37pmMitt was absolutely right on applying the Triple D label on our vacation-addicted president, but this is stuff we’ve been hearing for months now. Besides, I really don‘t think Mitt’s presidential campaign will last that long, given the fact that he’s a supporter of the global warming hoax and that he did pass a law that mandates people into buying health care insurance (RomneyCare).
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:54pmHE ISN’T A SUPPORTER OR BELIEVER OF MAN-MADE GLOBAL WARMING…
Romney said it for himself: I don’t know… I wouldn‘t waste billions on something I don’t know if its true.
Question for everyone that reads this, are you 100% global warming, as in a change in the climate isn’t happening??? Probably not. Are you 100% certain man has no connection whatsoever on the environment around you.
Ask these questions of what you believe: Romney never said he believed in ‘man-made global warming.’ As a politician he gave a soft answer but he was completely consistent with what he has been saying for years. He believes the earth is warming… and that man contributes to it, how much he does not know.
Questions for viewers:
1) Is the temperatures around the earth rising at this time. As far as we know YES. – He agreed with this.
2) Has it gotten colder and hotter in the history before, is it cyclical? YES – He agrees, he said it has been hotter.
3) Does man’s actions effect the environment? I am not asking how much, does it? YES – He agreed with this.
4) Is man the cause of Global Warming? NO – Romney did not say that it did he said it contributed and that he does not know how much.
Report Post »When I say he has been consistent – he was asked this in 2007 during his last race and 2008. During one townhall he was actually asked by a man wearing a Santa Claus suit and said the same thing: Here is a clip of him talking about this same subject back in 2007: http://tiny.cc/2g
fastfacts
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:55pmWHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT HE ATTACKED THE EPA FOR HAVING TOO MUCH POWER…
Here is the clip on that: http://www.americanparchment.com/video/2011/july/romney_stop_epa.html
Report Post »DEADDOGSRUN
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 4:18pm@ FASTFACTS: AMEN! Could not have said it better myself. So many people are the right are for some reason so eager to build up a case against Romney. I have no idea why. Personally, I think that these kind of cheap lies and attacks against Romney is what gave us Obama in the first place. If Romney had received the nomination in 2008, I have no doubt he would have won. How much better would we all be now if that had happened? I feel that of those that are likely to get the nomination for 2012, Romney has the best chance of beating Obama. I fear that we are doomed to repeat our past mistake. Those on the right that are against Romney are cutting of their nose despite their face.
Report Post »jpndhouse
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 6:54pmWho cares if he believes in global warming? He is against Cap-and-Trade, which is al that matters.
By the way, the lovable Chris Christy said he would not let any more coal plants in NJ…that is much more radical than anything MITT has said….and willmdrive energy costs up like Cap & Trade.
Mitt’s understanding of economic issues is what the USA needs now more than ever!
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:16pmWHEN IT COMES TO ECONOMY, ROMNEY IS ONE OF TWO OF THE BEST CANDIDATES…
He isn’t a career politician, we was there for four years and then returned to private sector where he worked for 25 years. He has created tens of thousands of jobs and fixed dozens of companies. Herman Cain is also great on the private sector. Rick Perry was in a state of low taxes and low regulations so he walked into that one but he should be creditted for talking companies to leave other state for his state. I can’t wait for the Reagan Library debate.
Here is Romney’s last ad attacking Obama, where is everyone elses. This one attacks unions and Obama, one of the only candidates going after the debacle that is unions: http://www.americanparchment.com/video/2011/aug/romney_obama_unions.html
Report Post »jptrucker
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:20pmI’m sorry ,mitt reminds me of John Mc shame. I cannot vote for someone the media is stuffing down our throats
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:38pmI would like to know your reasoning for that. Remember that it is the media/White House that is trying to kill Romney. He doesn’t very liked by the media. They constantly attack him, like they do Bachmann and Perry. Huntsman is the only GOP they seem to love.
Report Post »DEADDOGSRUN
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 4:21pmSince when has the “Media” tried to stuff Romney down our throats? Because he was the front runner before Perry joined the race? Is that because they are now trying to push Perry on us now? Give me a break. Your assertion is completely absurd.
Report Post »DEADDOGSRUN
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 4:27pmOn another note: Romney is NOTING like the spineless McCain. In fact, you should be giving yourself a slap on the back because people like you are what gave us McCain, instead of Romney, in 2008, which, of course, gave us Obama. Congratulations! Please, do us all a favor and stop trying to build a faults case against Romney.
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 4:35pmActually, read the Club for Growth report on Romney and his economics, they though he was pretty good, all except for RomneyCare. But as for that read the Heritage Foundation and their dozens of reports about Romney and the health care system he created and the dems destroyed. Remember they had the Congress by 85% while he was governor. They increased spending while he fought for cuts (Club for Growth), he brought the most market based Health Care system to the state than ever before, until the Dems destroyed it (Heritage Foundation). Read up on the truth. You’re right, don’t listen to the main stream media.
The second pick is to be determined, I am leaving that open because I am still reading up on Rick Perry, this is just on economy. The truth is he walked into a state with low-taxes and low regulations on business. The oil boom gave him a huge boost in employment, I have friends that move down there to work in the oil fields.
My problem right now with him is that he has changed a lot of his stances since he started questioning running for president also. Immigration is the biggest anvil swinging over his head, he created his own Dream Act and fights border fences. His immigration plan was praised by liberals.
He also supported the HPV mandate, when it was about to lose he had a press conf. with victims to pressure republican’s support. It is as easy to get out of as RomneyCare, you have to go to the court house and sign an affidavit, you renew it every two ye
Report Post »goobert
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:09pmIs that a braw size 3x D or what??
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:08pmI love it and have to remember it.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:56pmNo thanks, Mitt; Perry, Bachman, Cain or Palin.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:04pmDon’t forget, Liberals consider “D’s” as passing grades!
Report Post »bigmountain1969
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:40pmDon‘t get so ideologically blinded that you can’t see the ultimate goal of getting a liberal out of the WH. Although I like Paul and Palin, God Bless them, we can’t put them up like we did McCain and get slaughtered again. This is where compromising is a MUST.
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:42pmYeah, with honors.
Report Post »captaincameron
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:56pmDisastrous. Decimating. Devil.
Report Post »Ookspay
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:18pmDoofus, douchebag, drunk’s nephew…
Report Post »robbmeistr
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:54pmWow! For getting only 3 D’s, he sure has F’d up the country!
Report Post »Brad Wesselmann
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:09pmHahahahahha !!!!!!!
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:47pm~^~v~~^~~v~^~
Report Post »DDD. D is too high on the list for Emperor Obama! II think ZERO suits him better. I dont know if Romney is the best choice. He does have one up on the Emperor being a businessman, someone who had a real job, that alone makes him a better qualification for POTUS than the current JOTUS! What do you expect though from a man, BHO, with no real world experience? This is what happens when hate dictates an election and who gets elected. Doesnt matter where you stand with Bush it ws the outright hate for him that spilled over to the republicant nominees in 08, aka guilt by association. Do not let it happen again people we are on the brink. Do not let hate be the driving force behind decisions you make…
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
~Yoda
http://SavingtheRepublic.com
rfycom
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:45pmWasn’t triple D the cousin to special K. Sounds a like Eddy Murphy on Sat Night Live to me PEOPLE
Report Post »t00nces2
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:47pmI thought he meant he was a big boob.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:44pm@encinomunder under Obama, the deficit has reserved and is no longer growing,
Whatever you’re smoking I want it,that’s some good stuff.
Report Post »Sicboy
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:38pmMUST READ..www.star-telegram.com/2011/08/28/3319523/perry-became-a-millionaire-while.html
Report Post »capecodsully
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:33pmDisfunction. Delinguint. Hell would could play this game all day. Daft.
Report Post »Sleazy Hippo
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:31pmMormon, Metro-sexual, Milquetoast.
Report Post »Highland
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:52pmDesperate, deluded, Democrat-Lite.
Report Post »ccr
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:51pmWhat intelligent discussion. What critical analysis.
Lame. That gave us McCain……..that gave us Obama.
Report Post »Charybdis
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:28pmTell us what we don’t already know, Mitt! Using a few clever acronyms isn‘t going to convince anyone that you’re anything other than a RINO phony. You’re simply going to be another “also-ran” after the primaries next year.
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:48pmYeah, but Romney even flip-flops on campaign statements and gives the liberal media ammo by doing so.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaSWbsRCOGg
Vechorik
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:10pmFOX supports Romney and alters polls to make him look good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN13gJ8J22M
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 5:28pmSorry, Youtube is blocked. What has he flip-flopped on, besides Abortion which he supported Choice, not abortion 15 years ago, during his election with Ted Kennedy, and then that started to change until he supported many pro-life bills and even wrote many during his governorship. Then he because a huge advocate for many pro-life organizations between senate run and governorship and currently. He has tried to current his support for pro-choice legislation.
Sadly he has made gaffes and so has ever candidate, none like Obama. Try to find a candidate that hasn’t flip-flopped during a speech or made a gaffe, some even more than Romney.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 5:50pmEven if the Republicans nominate Donald Duck, they’ll get my vote. Anyone would be better than this Far Left group infesting the White House.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:28pmAnd Romney should have been more in the public eye these last few years. He was absent while others were risking their careers and raising true awareness about what’s going on in government. He had nothing to do with the current revolution in conservative thinking, but he is definitely trying to profit from it. Politics “as usual.”
Report Post »hillplus
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:38pmRomney has spent a lot of time and money helping to get conservatives into office in the last few years. Where have you been?
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:31amRomney has taken no risks, and is now just traveling down the road paved for him by those with stronger convictions.
Where have YOU been?
Report Post »ccr
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:54pm@getlife………..Romney is not addicted to the CAMERA as some are. He quietly raised $$, campaigned and supported numerous candidates for the 2010 election. He wrote opinion pieces.
If he had been campaigning for the past 3 years…..you would’ve been complaining about that. Grow up
Report Post »spirited
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:27pmGood point Mitt!
– Speaking of “grades” —
Now that Governor and Presidential Candidate Rick Perry‘s school grades have been ’leaked’,
>isn’t it time for “professor” President Barack Obama’s school transcripts to be made public?
Report Post »barber2
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 5:46pmIsn’t it amazing that this hyped “transparency ” administration gets away with this hypocrisy? It is frightening that the media neglects to investigate and publicize the actions of this administration which seems to have been emboldened by this lack of the normal censorship that the media has on the Executive Branch.
Report Post »ccr
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:40pmPerry didn’t willingly release his grades…..like he has been going to court to keep a number of records while Gov. hidden from his TX constituents. Probably like his below average grades, the info he fights to keep hidden must not be something he wants the public to know about either!
And, yes…….what a coincidence that we see that Perry uses the courts to keep some of his records hidden……the same as Obama has repeatedly done. Hmmmmm….. The media…without even seeing his grades, spewed out the propaganda on how “intelligent’ Obama is. Really? (57 states, ‘corpseman’, etc.??) Where are all of his writings as editor of the Harvard Review???
Romney’s grades, BTW, were outstanding while simultaneously getting both a Law degree and MBA.
Report Post »Banter
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:25pmRight message, wrong messenger.
Report Post »ccr
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 2:34pmI think Romney is a calmer, intelligent candidate that has the best chance over Obama.
Report Post »MBA
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:25pmHow about triple F: failure, fraud, and friggin’ illegal
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:49pmI like your Grades of Bama, probably closer to fact..
I just hope it doesn’t take 30 years for the truth to come out…
I’d like to be around when they root out this FRAUD …
and his puppet masters….and groomers..
Report Post »netmail
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:23pmTriple D??…Big BOOB.
Report Post »CleanUpAisle2013
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:19pmIntegrity = moral soundness, honesty What’s the matter JROOK … can’t handle the truth?
Report Post »Actually, Mitt forgot one: D for Definitely a Socialist
CleanUpAisle2013
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:25pmForgot to add: Rhetoric= Loud and confused and empty talk. Romney didn’t yell, is not confused about the Self-Anointed One and his words are full of the truth. Get over it JROOK. You backed a lying thief and at least 61% of this nation now see him for what he is.
Report Post »cntrlfrk
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:15pm‘
Solid D+!
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Report Post »DEADDOGSRUN
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:14pmThis is exactly the kind of articulation that we need in going against Obama in 2012. Personally, I really hope Romney gets the nomination.
Report Post »MBA
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:57pmI’ll take anyone in 2012 except obamy, but I think romney is too rino to fix the problems obamy has instilled into the government system. I don’t see him forcing repeal of obamycare which is an absolute must, elimination of all czars and appointed authorities, stop illegal immigration and send the illegals home, get the illegals off welfare, get the lazy entitled off welfare, fix the job market–as I was saying, romney did none of these things for Massachusetts as governor, how can we expect him to do it for the entire country. Instead of holding a real job, he’s been campaigning for four years straight–not a worker bee in my book.
DEADDOGSRUN
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 4:38pmWhatever dude. Romney is no so-called “RINO”. He is the best candidate we have for 2012. He would do wonders for this country if elected. Time sometime and go through and read FASTFACTS comments and this article. FF very clearly lays out the argument for Romney, and against your terribly misguided “RINO” assertions.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:12pmSo ur good with Romney so long as his rhetoric bashes Obama. Come on where is the journalistic integrity???
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:20pmWhere have you seen a Journalist lately??? PMSNBC?, CBS?, NBC?, ABC?, CNN?,Al Jazerra?, PBS?, BBC?, , Reuters?,
Report Post »The closest is FOX, at least you hear Both Sides. Al “ MUCH” Sharpton is as MUCH of a Journalist as anyone from the LSM
db321
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:25pmD+ – Obama must have received an Affirmative Action Curve. Obama deserves an F for what he has done to America – but then again you have to give him an A+ for what he has done for his Muslim Religion.
Report Post »Brizz
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:25pmJournalistic integrity?!! Where?!!
Report Post »JRook
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:30pm@13th Imam Good point, but Fox hardly shows both sides. Facts, context and historical perspective would be refreshing once and a while.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:32pm@13th Imam And come on I’m assuming from your observation we are both to smart to hide behind the “everyone does it rational”
Report Post »encinom
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:36pmWhere is the blaze investigating how jobs did Mitt kill when he was in the private sector, how jobs did he willfully send overseas?
Of course what Mitt is not telling is the truth, Standard and Poor has blamed the downgrade on the politics of the Tea-Party, under Obama, the deficit has reserved and is no longer growing, while much of the debt was inherited from W.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:40pmFox is the only news outlet that shows both sides,cnn,adc,cbs,nbc and msnbc what a joke their just an arm of the current marxist regime.
Report Post »Servant Of YHVH
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 2:52pm@encinom
Report Post »“Of course what Mitt is not telling is the truth, Standard and Poor has blamed the downgrade on the politics of the Tea-Party, under Obama, the deficit has reserved and is no longer growing, while much of the debt was inherited from W.”
Where in the heck are you getting your fairy tale non-facts from? Standard and Poor made it clear that it was obama and the liberal congresses fault. Of course we don’t expect you to state the truth when “the truth is not in you”.
progressiveslayer
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:05pm@Encinom under Obama, the deficit has reserved and is no longer growing,
You are wrong,How do Bush and Obama compare on closer inspection? Just about like they do on an initial glance. According to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, during his eight fiscal years, Bush ran up a total of $3.283 trillion in deficit spending (p. 22). In his first two fiscal years, Obama will run up a total of $2.826 trillion in deficit spending ($1.294 trillion in 2010, an estimated $1.267 trillion in 2011 (p. 23), and the $265 billion in “stimulus” money that was spent in 2009). Thus, Bush ran up an average of $410 billion in deficit spending per year, while Obama is running up an average of $1.413 trillion in deficit spending per year — or $1.003 trillion a year more than Bush.
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:14pmencinom
” while much of the debt was inherited from W.”
This Line is getting OLD.. Three Years into his Term and he
Report Post »still doesn’t have a handle on it yet, But doesn’t effect his golf
game or campaigning..and hasn’t slowed MO from her Airplane
rides…This pair is completely out of TOUCH ….Wonder what
Pelosi thinks about MO using HER Airplane, HMMMM !!!!
biohazard23
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 3:44pm“Where is the blaze investigating how jobs did Mitt kill when he was in the private sector, how jobs did he willfully send overseas?”
Who’s typing for you, Al Sharpton??
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 5:12pm@ Bio — good one.
Report Post »DallyWama
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 4:19pmStill better than the alternative, Obama.
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 4:23pmIf you want to know about Romney’s cutting habbits read the Club for Growth report, it was fairly good for to him. It said made it very clear that during his full four years we fought to cut spending and it was Mass.’s liberal congress that kept increasing the spending, though he vetoed most of their spending, they had 85% of the Congress. They also changed Romney’s health care plan which he line item vetoed 7 sections of the bill and they return all 7 of those sections later. As he said there are many problems with RomneyCare, but that is what the state wanted and that is their right. Even now it has 65% support in the state. He even said he would never do that again. He came up with the best health care plan of any candidate back in 2008 and that is why Conservatives were very supportive of him, it was the moderates and libertarians that wouldn’t vote for him. Remember RomneyCare was intact in 2008 and no one spoke on it.
Sorry one correction, Romney’s market-based/limited government exchange system was not active though it was deadlined to be released in 2007. The Dems. kept it for an additional 2 years to add more bureaucracy to it. Read all about this on the Heritage Foundation, then READ HIS BILL. Even if you read the current bill, it states everywhere Romney tried to line-item veto.
As for Perry, I am still reading up on him but Club for Growth was fair on him as well. Though they stated he walked into a low tax, low reg. state. Credit to him for attracting
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 4:25pmOh yeah, as for the Federal grants, those are provided through the medicare/medicaid agencies that are given to all states, you can‘t deny the money or the rules that they set about a state’s health care system.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 4:38pmRomney has gotten a lot of negative press, but I think he is a good man and I like what he says. Perry is involved with the Bildeberg/NWO. He wants the highway that goes from Mexico to way up north. He supported Al Gore when he ran for president. I would not vote for anyone involved in Bildeberg. If you don’t know who they are, please do a search on them. Give Romney a chance, I think he is our best bet. If he picked Marc Rubio as VP and Allen West as Sec. of State, I think we just might slowly regain our Republic.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 5:08pm@ Fastfacts
Report Post »Interesting, but please don’t call the Massachusetts legislature the “Congress” — either “the legislature” or the Massachusetts-specific term “General Court”.
fastfacts
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 5:22pmSHANEMMCC, That is what Obama does, blame everyone else. If anything Romney has taken responsibility for creating it. ‘No Apologies’. He has already said he had to work with Democrats and much of it has been changed and that there are plenty of problems with it but… then he always takes the blame.
CHUCK STEIN,
Report Post »You are right on, it isn’t the congress, it is the legislation and that is actually very important to clarify, thanks.
Juniemoon
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 6:37pmYeah but a signature on a piece of paper gives the right to refuse. Does Obamacare do that?
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 7:33pmNo your presumption is wrong. You make it sound like he is the only one that gives soft answers when they are all politicians. Remember he is one of two non-career politicians. Perry, Bachmann, and Ron Paul have all given soft answers of dodged questions. Read to the end this will answer your question.
To answer your questions, there were a few things that the government had to pick up because of changes that were made and spending did come with those, you are right on that, but Romney constantly told the people that he was working to cut spending and taxes while he was governor. He fought the liberal legislature on most of their expansions, could he have done more, probably.
He also did not raise taxes. The only time he would be considered to have ‘raise taxes’ would be when he raised ‘fees,’ which were rare, but did happen on certain state departments that were losing money. Such as the processing fee for marriage licenses, they were subsidized by the Mass. government, he raised the fees to cut the spending by the state. So also with the DMV. He cut subsidies from the state to different departments and made the residents pay for that department. If you want to call that raising taxes then he also did that too.
But when you ask the question did you raise taxes, his answer should be ‘NO’ because he didn’t, those fees are not part of the tax system and they were raised to cut state subsidies.
SOFT ANSWER, DODGING QUESTION, OR ANSWERING DIRECTLY TO THE QUES
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 12:49amThey claim the total tax burden in MA went up under Romney. This falsely implies that Romney raised taxes. In truth, some communities in MA chose to raise property taxes at the local level which Romney had no control over.
Some critics claim that Romney’s cuts in state spending forced local communities to raise their taxes, but the fact is they were under no obligation to raise taxes. Romney also closed loopholes in existing tax law, allowing the state to collect taxes from those who had been using schemes to reduce income reported on state tax returns. (Look at what GE was doing so they didn’t have to raise taxes, if you want to call that raising taxes go ahead, but getting rid of loop holes doesn’t always mean raising taxes. Getting rid of tax havens does not mean raising taxes, they stay the same)
Some critics falsely assert that Romney raised capital gains tax rates. In truth, the tax increase was enacted before Romney was elected governor but took effect during Romney’s term after having been tied up in court for several years. Critics are unable to point to any tax increases from Romney. Moreover, they fail to note that Romney repeatedly proposed tax cuts, which were shot down by the liberal MA legislature, starting as soon as he began to turn around the economy, prompting the liberal Boston Globe to complain after Romney’s first year in office, “The first signs of life appear in the Massachusetts economy and the governor calls for a $225 million tax cuts.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:44amGee, DEADDOGSRUNFASTFACTS, thanks for filling up the page with your sloppily written pro-Romney election talking points. Here we have a new kind of damage control. When things are not going well for your candidate in an online forum, fill the page as fast as you can with stuff/ stuffing from your side.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on August 30, 2011 at 5:56amRomney knew he was going to run. He chose not to risk joining the national debate these last three years. You would not have to be feverishly filling up pages in his defense if he had done so. He has proven himself to be a ‘wait-and-seer,‘ like the guy who didn’t participate in a group science project, but managed to take credit for it in the end.
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Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:17pmGETLIFE,
Funny how you are filling up the page with anti-Romney rhetoric and I am filling up the page with answers to people’s questions and accusations. As I have said in the past I am not a Romney supporter yet, but I usually take the side opposite attackers. I think there are others to join the race. I am just not satisfied with the skeletons in everyone’s closet, no one is clean, they are all politicians, Bachmann, Perry, and Paul, they all work off the same play book. I just go off of history.
Gee, I bet Romney is ‘sorry’ he doesn’t spend his whole life in politics; if you recall history he has been working on the Susan B. Anthony pro-life campaign during the last three years as well as other organizations. He was also working in the private sector and supporting conservatives, as well as main stream Republican candidates during the last election.
SHANEMMCC,
Report Post »The CATO Institute(Libertarian Think Tank) has always been attacking Romney as well as the Heritage Foundation(Conservative Think Tank). Here is an article you have to read that was written after Romney’s first year where the Liberals are attacking Romney for “leading the charges against gay marriage, promoting the death penalty, and advocating a new tax cut” – http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/05/11/romneys_real_agenda_is_national/
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Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:19pmCONT…
About those taxes increases they were already written into law when Romney took office, here is the court case that discusses those increases: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=dorterminal&L=7&L0=Home&L1=Businesses&L2=Help+%26+Resources&L3=Legal+Library&L4=Technical+Information+Releases&L5=TIRs+-+By+Year(s)&L6=2005+Releases&sid=Ador&b=terminalcontent&f=dor_rul_reg_tir_tir_05_13&csid=Ador
According to American’s for Tax Reform, Mitt Romney Takes Tax Hikes Off The Table
Report Post »Read more: http://www.atr.org/mitt-romney-takes-tax-hikes-off-a6281#ixzz1WX95W9Ze
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Posted on August 30, 2011 at 1:55pmSHANEMMCC,
One last thing, that‘s right Romney is a career politician because his mom and dad ran for office in the 80’s. That must mean that I am a plumber because my wife has was a plumber back in the 80′s… SORRY, that does not hold any water.
Show me any GOP candidate that has not ‘flip-flopped,’ given a soft answer, or dodged a question. I would mark him as one of the more moral leaders in the running. Bachmann, probably as number one with sticking to her principles.
Plus where did you get your information about Romney, anti-Romney sites. Remember the words of Reagan, “Trust but Verify” research Romney and you will find someone that be a good president, maybe not a great, a Reagan, but a good President, one that we can be happy to have into office, one that won’t expand the government like Bush.
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