Posted on 01/27/2008 2:27:39 PM PST by AlternateEgo
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney often casts himself as an agent of change who would fix a "broken Washington" but he spares an obvious target -- President George W. Bush.
"I salute the fact the president has kept us safe these past six years," he told a rally on Saturday in Florida, whose primary on Tuesday is the next test in the most wide open race for the Republican presidential nomination in 50 years.
A day earlier, speaking to reporters, he was even kinder to the unpopular president, saying that while he differed with Bush at times he still deeply respects him.
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Bush at least gave us tax cuts. Romney skyrocketed taxes and fees when he had the chance.
At campaign rallies, Romney presents himself as an outsider who would fix a "fundamentally broken" Washington. Both Democrats and Republicans, he often says, are to blame
Campaign rhetoric, of course. If Mitt comes out and states he's going to sic the Justice Dept on the corruption of the RATS and empower most of the republicans (somehow!) to shake the yellow streaks off their backs and become leaders, then I'll really start taking a hard look at Mitt.
But without specifics, this is obviously a shallow statement created for sound-bytes and voter stroking. Not that Mitt is the only one to do this, of course.
The Anbar Awakening didn’t start until the fall of 06 and that was quickly followed up by the change in our strategy.
Bush seized the opportunity in a timely fashion in my opinion.
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