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As Mass. governor, Romney took tough welfare line
The Athens News-Courier / The Associated Press ^ | September 1, 2012

Posted on 09/01/2012 10:17:21 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Mitt Romney, hoping to draw a sharp contrast on welfare, is citing a disputed charge that President Barack Obama is giving recipients a free ride, and he can point to his own record of pushing for tighter rules.

Romney, Massachusetts governor from 2003 to 2007, fought to require single parents with children as young as a year old to work to get welfare benefits if they could obtain state-subsidized child care. He opposed efforts to allow time spent in job training or education programs to count toward the state's 20-hour weekly work requirement for welfare recipients, and pushed for a five-year lifetime limit on welfare benefits...

(Excerpt) Read more at enewscourier.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: democrats; massachusetts; obama; romney; santorum; tanf; welfare; workfare
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To: Ann Archy

Please check your own responses, you not once, let alone twice asked me who I am going to vote for. You must be very confused or facts don’t matter. In any case I live in a solid blue state, Ca. so my vote can not help or harm your new American Idol. I will do a protest write in vote for Sarah { please don’t respond telling me she won’t win.} I know it won’t do any good because you RINO liberals will not change and you love your liberals.


21 posted on 09/03/2012 8:51:58 AM PDT by brightright
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To: brightright
I'm NOT a RINO, but I am a REALIST and I am not going to throw my vote away on someone who has no chance in hell of beating the MARXIST.

Mitt actually will have a chance to take California unless people think he has NO chance.

22 posted on 09/03/2012 9:41:46 AM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

You are a realist and believe Romney is a conservative? You are a realist and believe Romney can win in Ca? I agree Obama can do a lot of damage to this Country in 4 years, and it might take Romney 8 years to do the same damage. He can do for the Country all the wonderful things he did Ma. BTY if Romney loses Ca. by 1 vote I will send you an apology. LOL


23 posted on 09/03/2012 10:31:02 AM PDT by brightright
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To: brightright

Did I FREAKING say Mitt was a CONSERVATIVE???? DID I?? SHow me where!!! Or APOLOGIZE. I;ll be waiting..


24 posted on 09/03/2012 1:05:48 PM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: brightright

Still waiting for an apology from you.


25 posted on 09/03/2012 5:15:47 PM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

As soon as you show me where in 2 posts you asked me who I was voting for, and apologize for your lie. BTW is the term Freaking say, the same as Liberal speak?


26 posted on 09/03/2012 5:30:01 PM PDT by brightright
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To: brightright

Go away, you little twerp.


27 posted on 09/03/2012 5:32:02 PM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

Only responded because of your request to respond. LOL


28 posted on 09/03/2012 5:48:20 PM PDT by brightright
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