As Mass. governor, Romney took tough welfare line

The Athens News-Courier / The Associated Press ^ | September 1, 2012

[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...

[2ndDivisionVet]

I suppose that the Ass. Press meant this as a hit piece.

[bcsco]

I suppose that the Ass. Press meant this as a hit piece.

Sorta hits the nail on the head for me...

[comebacknewt]

Not a bit of difference between him and the other Socialist running ...

Oh wait. (/ABR rant mode)

[brightright]

While Governor, Romney implemented a program which provided free cars to welfare recipients. Along with the free cars they were provided with free registration free insurance, free repairs and even free AAA cards. Talk about a free ride.

[ansel12]

We do know that Romney came out against the Contract with America.

[BraveMan]

BZZZZZT! Oh, sorry, thanks for playing . . .

"Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s latest brilliant idea has inevitably caused outrage among many of the state’s 6.5 million residents as well as legislators and some news outfits. Patrick has so far allocated $430,000 a year to operate the free wheels for welfare recipients program. "

Free Cars For Welfare Recipients

[2ndDivisionVet]

Sniff, sniff...

[brightright]

Patrick has so far allocated $430,000 a year to [OPERATE] the free wheels for welfare recipients program. It was implemented by Romney.

[brightright]

The program started in 2006. Patrick’s term started in 2007. This is a new twist, blame the guy AFTER ME.

[Ann Archy]

Hey Newbie.....go back to DU. Obama is RUINING this country.

[Safetgiver]

It was implemented by Romney. Prove it. The article above came from 2009.

[brightright]

Liberalism is ruining this country. I guess your solution is to insult and try to belittle conservatives. He said he is SEVERELY Conservative so it must be true. So now ObamaCare is bad but RomneyCare is good, abortion is good, { I will NEVER infringe on a woman’s right to choose}. Gay marriage, same sex adoptions, cap & trade, trying to force Catholic hospitals to provide abortions, are now all OK. Severe Conservatism = Liberalism

[brightright]

The program started in 2006. Romney was Gov. of Mass. in 2006. Patrick’s term started in 2007. The program was discontinued in 2009. What is it about those facts that confuse you?

[brightright]

......go back to DU. Is that where you learned to try and insult and ridicule any conservative? What is it about the truth that bothers you so much. I can understand the people who feel they have to hold their nose and vote for Romney. I don’t understand people like you who also have to close their eyes and plug their ears. Liberalism is RUINING this country. Obama is liberal. Romney is Liberal.

[Ann Archy]

Since you are so bright, we have ONE CHANCE....ONE PERSON that can BEAT the MARXIST OBAMA!!!! GOT IT??? ONE CHANCE!!! If you actually think that Romney is a Marxist, please say so.....do you??? please answer.

[MEG33]

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[brightright]

We may have beaten Obama last time but your hero Romney and his staff were behind the first attacks on Sarah Palin. He did this so he could run now. As well as the fact that we ran another RINO. Don’t blame me for Obama. I was very clear and said Romney is a LIBERAL. Romney defined himself as a liberal. I am not a Regan Rep. I was not for the contract with America. I will be better for gays than Kennedy, I will never infringe on a woman’s right to choose. etc.etc.etc. He acted as a liberal, RomneyCare, gay marriage, same sex adoptions. And yes free cars, free insurance free repairs and FREE AAA cards for welfare recipients. etc. etc. etc.. I will be happy to see Obama gone but I am bright enough to know what we are getting.

[brightright]

I have no intentions of voting for Obama. I have been a conservative for 50 years. I live in a solid blue state. I have seen how the RINO liberals have ruined the Party and the Country. Sorry if pointing out the Idol has clay feet is so offensive. The people who talk about holding Romneys feet to the fire might want to know clay feel no pain. BTW I can take the flaming I have been on this site for a long time even though this account is new.

[MEG33]

I was not flaming..I was just giving information on why we need to defeat Obama.

[Ann Archy]

Hey bright, I’ve asked you twice WHO you are going to vote for.....answer please....nothing else....thanks.