Romney Rips His Own V.P. Pick, Calls Ryan’s Vote to Cut Defense Spending a “Big Mistake”
Mitt Romney has been slamming President Obama for his administration’s plans to cut defense, but in an interview with NBC’s David Gregory, Gregory reminded Romney
that his own party voted for those cuts. That’s right around the time when Romney inadvertently threw his running mate under the bus. Here’s an excerpt from the interview, which will air tomorrow:
MITT ROMNEY: Well, I want to maintain defense spending at the current level of the GDP. I don’t want to keep bringing it down as the president’s doing. This sequestration idea of the White House, which is cutting our defense, I think is an extraordinary miscalculation in the wrong direction.
DAVID GREGORY: Republican leaders agreed to that deal to the extend the debt ceiling.
MITT ROMNEY: And that’s a big mistake. I thought it was a mistake on the part of the White House to propose it. I think it was a mistake for Republicans to go along with it.
At this point, I guess it’s safe to say that Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, are not on the same page, considering that Ryan voted for what Romney just called “a big mistake.”
But what’s even more apparent is that Mitt Romney isn’t at all concerned with cutting the debt, at least not in an even-handed and fair process. The Tea Partiers Romney wants to come out for him in the fall claim to be concerned about the growth of government. But if no one tackles defense spending, then government leaders won’t ever do much to thwart the size and growth of government.
So this election will demonstrate to us all whether the Tea Party actually believes in what they say they believe in, or whether they just hate President Obama.
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The Tea Party just hates Obama because it is made up of mostly White Racist. It does not take a mental heavy weight to figure that one out. But they need to get over themselves because weather Obama wins this one or not he will go down in the history books as being the first Black President of the USA. Yes, they just hate it!
And Romney/Ryan is what the GOP wants in the Whitehouse?LOL!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012!!!!!
I looked at Ryan’s picture and immediately an image came
into my mind. . .color him red, put a mustache on him
what does he look like. . .? and the way he lies,
that is just who he is. . .incarnate! I am praying that
that party’s candidacy gets blown up for what it is. . .
haters and liars! And how christians can, in all honesty,
support a party like that is beyond me. President Obama
may not be perfect, and I don’t agree with all of his policies. . .
but I trust him more than I would trust Romney and Ryan to do what is right for this country to get people back to work.
Tell the republicans to take their foot off the jobs bill. . .pass it!
Although I hope that President Obama gets another term in the white house, I am not a major supporter. I simply choose to vote for the best, logic and thorough candidate running for president. Frankly there are many things that I do not like about the current presidency but, the mere thought of Romney/Ryan is frightening and makes me sick to my stomach. This election represents the stupidity versus knowledge, racism versus the collective and the best of the US versus the worst of the US–truly a representation of the American population.
I agree with you as well, its all about racism, pride, selfishness, I I I what I want, all spirits are of the enemy, This Presidential Race is all about the color of the skin. IF it were a white in charge there would be no issues as hard as this one. Our Heavenly Father, God will have the last Vote. So the enemy can pull whatever trick he has up his sleeve, they will be uncovered.
President Obama shall prevail, and take us Forward in love and compassion, gentleness, faith. We Got his back in Texas, Prayers availeth much for him. God Bless him and 1st lady Michelle and Family. Shake them haters out, not off but out the White House, stop the stab him in the back with those smurk looks. God will have his way. Amen
I’d rather shower with “Jerry Sandusky” than vote for “Mitt Romney”…
They hate this man, Obama, so bad until it seem like someone has put a spell on their mind…
This election is all about hate for the President, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ALTERNATIVE POLICY…..the only thing Romney will do for the American public is to get us into a War with Iran…
Economy RX from GOP- Take 2 Tax Cuts and a Deficit, and call the FED in the morning!!
The President laid out the vision….with the sequestration looming in Jan, it won’t do any good for the condidates to talk specifics….
Added note…the Republican Tea Party play book is TO RUN THE ECONOMY INTO THE GROUND TO UNDERMINE THE PRESIDENT’S AGENDA….
And we all know it’s the latter!
Okay, we know what we have too do in Nov. For those that think he is not doing a good job just look at the alternative. Which I think he is doing a great job without the republicans.
I feel if Romney get in there it will be bad for everyone. They need too get over the President’s color! The hatred they show tells me everything I need too know about them. The President is driving the Republicans crazy!!
This is all a test for the Right’s political machine so that elections can be permanently wrestled away from the average American citizen— who is working-class and unempowered. I don’t even have to make this issues of race, education and immigration. There is a reason why at their convention the Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan ticket constructed its party’s three-night infomercial around a set of demonstrable lies and distortions. It makes you stop listening and asking for details, and the devil is always in the details. They couldn’t have focused on actually giving details about their programs, economic strategies and foreign policy plans because those details would have alienated average Americans.
I am not an Obama fan. I am me-phi-mi all over the place after losing my job, stability and getting up close and personal about how social policy programs like unemployment really work. However, Obama inherited a total mess, and yes, he hasn’t cleaned it up fast enough. But firing him to let Romney and Ryan introduce the masses to Ayn Rand would be worse than any known utopian tale.
And by the way, Obama could not have cleaned it up any faster. He isn’t all powerful— he is checked by the other branches who have to be on board or blocking the way.
The Tea party is an acceptable code name for a more diabolical
Hate movement. Don’t be fooled.
dumney is a dumbass
No need 2 name call. They seem not to know what they’re talking about; saying one thing today another tomorrow, sometimes saying something different in the same sentence. Neither seem to have a conscience or are factual in their comments . What a mess! My vote goes for OBAMA/BIDEN!!!