It appears Romney's record as governor is worse than Jimmy Carter's as a governor. Do you agree that Obama should debate Romney's issues as governor?
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2012/05/25 07:06:25
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Romney was Governor of Massachusetts BEFORE our Great Recession, from 2003 to 2007.
Therefore, let's see how he treated the citizens of Massachusetts while their Governor, to give us insight into how he would do as YOUR President.
You can jump in here and complain all you want. But first I will launch into an editorial of how I have viewed the facts...then you can rebuttal.
As Governor, Romney:
* Slashed the state's education budget by $277 million, and raised tuition rates by an average $4,000 a year...pushing college education beyond the middle class's ability to pay. Remember, this was BEFORE a recession.
* Romney RAISED taxes on the middle class, but not the RICH.
* Romney RAISED the state's DEFICIT 16%.
This is in direct conflict with a willingness to raise the right taxes...so the deficit does not GROW. It also makes him a hypocrite complaining about Obama's deficit...after a RECESSION.
* Romney laid off state help line operators (mostly women), and exported the state jobs to Red China.
Massachusetts is NOT Walmart. This is a government entity basically volunteering PRIVATE citizen's records (and concerns) to be held and analyzed by a potential enemy! China has ZERO respect for American’s ID security or Constitutional Rights. It is not military secrets, but a soldier mom could accidentally, or an officer could accidentally, divulge troop locations or ships in port.
No matter HOW you slice it - this is GIVING intelligence to a potential enemy WITHOUT clearing it with the FEDERAL state department. More PERSONAL business is discussed over STATE lines than would be with a department store, for instance. I know the GOP have been protecting Romney over this...but it could end his presidential bid once voters figure it out, or it is re investigated.
That is worse than GAY marriage...because the above is something CONCRETE and not hypothetical;.
Read More: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-campaign-targeting-rom...
Top Opinion
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westernslope~PWCM~JLA 2012/05/25 07:26:53Sure. Obama should go after Romney's record, and expose the facts.
+5I would like to see Obama run on his record the last 3 years .... then he would be voted out.
Willard's one term in Mass. is an eye opener. We know he rescued the Olympics with federal money. We also know what really went on at Bain. What else has he done? Campaign for 6 years. There you have Mitt's resume.... non too glorious.
I agree.
It gets WORSE:
We NOW have him ATTACKING education again, only on a national level!
He WANTS classroom sizes to GROW to 40 students!
(Besides his RECORD of attacking education in Massachusetts.)
Outrageous! Not only are teachers...and their unions upset...but so are the PARENTS.
Our elementary aged children are ALREADY having trouble learning in school (education is already is serious trouble)...expanding classroom sizes to unmanageable levels for any SANE teacher...is going to drive the BEST out of the system, PLUS make our future generations even DUMBER than now. (The current GOP leadership love the lower classes to be dumb...the dumber and less college educated, the BETTER. Do not believe me? You have not been LISTENING to their debates, have you?)
Not ONLY does Mitt think it is a WONDERFUL idea...so do the cronies that stand beside him...so this will be a VALID attack point if he gets into the White House, of which he THINKS he is RIGHT. In fact, he DEFENDS it.
I know government needs money...but facilitating and SACRIFICING our future generations to even greater STRESSES in the classroom...is NOT going to make our nation STRONGER. Teachers can barely control 25...but FORTY kids??? Outrageous.
You see...CEO's do NOT make good presidents. They keep thinking of the BOTTOM LINE, instead of citizen's welfare. (YOU)
But, a lot of the middle class GOP have not figured that out yet.
QE II was very ingenious, btw. The Federal Reserve pumped $4 trillion into our economy through a backdoor (bond trades, etc) WITHOUT serious inflation. If the dollar had fallen as predicted...gasoline would be at $10 a gallon, btw. And yet, it is going to settle back to $3 a gallon soon. (Economic forecasts.)
* Saved the American auto industry. If we had followed Romney's advice, it would be a shadow of its former self.
* Gave the order that KILLED Bin Laden. You can debate...but there is STRONG evidence Romney believed like George Bush II, that going after Bin Laden was not cost effective. In other words, he would not have initiated the initial search. And cry as others will...and want to give Bush credit...it did happen on Obama’s watch.
* Stopped the bleeding of 750,000 jobs a month when he took office.
* 26 solid months of POSITIVE GDP.
* America became a net exporter of oil. Cry all you want, it still happened under Obama’s watch. Don't complain about high gas...actions by Obama's administration, and lessening tension (from calm foreign policies in America)...anyway...the price is headed back down to $3.00. It is $3.55 in Ohio.
* Helped facilitate the removal of Gaddafi. He used proxies...but he still assisted NATO.
* Unemployment is going DOWN under Obama's watch. It is 8.1% nationally, but in places like Ohio, it is 7.1%, and around 5.2% in places like Iowa. Rule of thumb: If you can BLAME Obama for the economy...then WHEN the unemployment goes DOWN...you MUST give him credit!
* Nearly all the jobs lost in 2009 have been recovered. Our country ‘grew’ since then, but pr...
* Saved the American auto industry. If we had followed Romney's advice, it would be a shadow of its former self.
* Gave the order that KILLED Bin Laden. You can debate...but there is STRONG evidence Romney believed like George Bush II, that going after Bin Laden was not cost effective. In other words, he would not have initiated the initial search. And cry as others will...and want to give Bush credit...it did happen on Obama’s watch.
* Stopped the bleeding of 750,000 jobs a month when he took office.
* 26 solid months of POSITIVE GDP.
* America became a net exporter of oil. Cry all you want, it still happened under Obama’s watch. Don't complain about high gas...actions by Obama's administration, and lessening tension (from calm foreign policies in America)...anyway...the price is headed back down to $3.00. It is $3.55 in Ohio.
* Helped facilitate the removal of Gaddafi. He used proxies...but he still assisted NATO.
* Unemployment is going DOWN under Obama's watch. It is 8.1% nationally, but in places like Ohio, it is 7.1%, and around 5.2% in places like Iowa. Rule of thumb: If you can BLAME Obama for the economy...then WHEN the unemployment goes DOWN...you MUST give him credit!
* Nearly all the jobs lost in 2009 have been recovered. Our country ‘grew’ since then, but projections (through Obama sources) are we get to 6% unemployment by 2014 to 2015. Romney wants to take credit for something Obama is setting up. hummm.
* Brought back respect for America. I and my friends have been overseas...and we were hated, even in England and Australia, until Obama took office. It was because of what Bush did invading Iraq.
* Ended the War in Iraq (for argument’s sake).
* Ended existing conditions clause from health insurance. On January 20th, 2013, Romney promises to REMOVE it.
*I could go on, but it is late at night...maybe later...
Mission Accomplished
When the Tea Party, the coattails of Romney, PROMISED to implement JOBS bills.
But they LIED to the American people,
and have not passed a single one!