Weak Economy Plays to Romney's Strengths

Townhall.com ^ | June 24, 2011 | Donald Lambro

[pnh102]

That’s really what sucks the most about 0bama. He is so bad, such an absolute, complete disaster and failure of a president that even the worst RINO contender looks great by comparison.

[svcw]

Romney has strengths?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

That’s really what sucks the most about 0bama. He is so bad, such an absolute, complete disaster and failure of a president that even the worst RINO contender looks great by comparison.

Romney would be Obama II.

[Mr. K]

73% of those polled want SOMEONE OTHER THAN Romney

Don’t let them foist another McCain or Dole on us

[RIghtwardHo]

And what strength is that? King of the Flip Flops? The fact that, as Governor, he destroyed more jobs than he created? Or was it the fact that while governor MA had one of the worst job creation records in the Nation? (47th).

Sadly, Obama can do one thing. He can BS like an expert. He will hammer Romney on his faux jobs record. No. Romney has no strengths and will get KILLED in the general election.

Please stop trying to sell me on Romney. If I want Obama, I’ll vote Obama. Give me a Conservative please.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Exactly why is Romney supposedly an expert on the economy? Because he had some private sector success? Did that translate at all into his work in elected office? Exactly what wonderful things did Romney do for the MA economy aside from bolstering the abortion industry with $50 copays?

[Diogenesis]

MITT ROMNEY - THE PROVEN BAD GOVERNOR

"As U.S. real output grew 13 percent between 2002 and 2006, Massachusetts trailed at 9 percent.
* Manufacturing employment fell 7 percent nationwide those years, but sank 14 percent under Romney, placing Massachusetts 48th among the states.
* Between fall 2003 and autumn 2006, U.S. job growth averaged 5.4 percent, nearly three times Massachusetts' anemic 1.9 percent pace.
* While 8 million Americans over age 16 found work between 2002 and 2006, the number of employed Massachusetts residents actually declined by 8,500 during those years.
"Massachusetts was the only state to have failed to post any gain in its pool of employed residents," professors Sum and McLaughlin concluded.
In an April 2003 meeting with the Massachusetts congressional delegation in Washington, Romney failed to endorse President Bush's $726 billion tax-cut proposal."
[Cato Institute annual Fiscal Policy Report Card - America's Governors, 2004.]

MITT ROMNEY – HATER OF RADIO AMATEURS

Mr. Romney "Disses" Amateur Radio In Televised Town Meeting

Gov. Sarah Palin, Governor of the state of Alaska, proclaimed the week of July 28 through August 3, 2008 as: Amateur Radio Week

[rockvillem]

Romney has strengths?

LOL. Exactly.

[bray]

His strength is the ability to compromise at the drop of a hat.

Pray for America

[phockthis]

Really??? ----------------------------------------------------------- During that time, according to the U.S. Labor Department, the state ranked 47th in the entire country in jobs growth. Fourth from last. The only ones that did worse? Ohio, Michigan and Louisiana. In other words, two rustbelt states and another that lost its biggest city to a hurricane. The Massachusetts jobs growth over that period, a pitiful 0.9 percent, badly lagged other high-skill, high-wage, knowledge economy states like New York (2.7 percent), California (4.7 percent) and North Carolina (7.6 percent). The national average: More than 5 percent. <<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>> "Jobs grew, but they grew at an anemic rate compared to the rest of the country," said Michael Widmer, president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>> Our ruling As with many of the claims we check, there are two elements to Axelrod's claim. He is saying that 1) Massachusetts ranked 47th in job growth and 2) suggesting that Romney is to blame. We find he is right about the numbers. Indeed, federal jobs numbers indicate that, no matter how we sliced the data, the state was 47th. But we found little evidence to support the other part of Axelrod's claim, that Romney is responsible for those jobs numbers. Economists told us that it's a stretch to blame or credit Romney or any governor for job numbers. Overall, we find Axelrod's claim Half True. http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/jun/22/david-axelrod/dems-say-when-mitt-romney-was-governor-massachuset/

[Lakeshark]

Romney has strengths?

Nice hair.......

[TheThirdRuffian]

Plays to Myth’s strengths?

I guess they mean Myth’s amazing ability to lie with a straight face is especially effective on desperate people.

[TheThirdRuffian]

“That’s really what sucks the most about 0bama. He is so bad, such an absolute, complete disaster and failure of a president that even the worst RINO contender looks great by comparison.”

Nope. Romney is no better than Obama. In fact, he’s worse, in that he lies about his intentions.

[Kaslin]

Never again

[ansel12]

Good post, some of the economic guys around here need to start putting together some easily read economic packages on Romney as Governor, so that the rest of us who aren’t fluent in economics can piece together our own statements on the actual economic experience of Mitt Romney as a Governor, his sole experience in governing.

[Psalm 73]

"Don’t let them foist another McCain or Dole on us"

Smatter - didn't like Mr. Elizabeth Dole?

[Paperdoll]

Or.....Donald Trump could be drafted to run.

[Kaslin]

No thanks. I don’t want him either

[Phlap]

Romney has strengths? Who knew? lol