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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRomney Rips Paul Ryan: Calls Running Mate’s Vote For Defense Cuts ‘A Big Mistake’
Romney Rips Paul Ryan: Calls Running Mates Vote For Defense Cuts A Big Mistake
By Judd Legum
Mitt Romney, campaigning in Virginia today, hammered President Obama for supporting cuts in defense spending.
NBCs David Gregory, in an interview with Romney scheduled to be aired in full tomorrow, noted that the cuts were part of the compromise to end the debt ceilling crisis and were supported by the entire GOP leadership. An excerpt:
Among the GOP leaders who made a big mistake and voted for the cuts was his running mate, Paul Ryan. That hasnt stopped Paul Ryan, however, from also crticizing the sequestor on the campaign trail.
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/09/08/816571/romney-rips-paul-ryan-calls-running-mates-vote-for-defense-cuts-a-big-mistake/
By Judd Legum
Mitt Romney, campaigning in Virginia today, hammered President Obama for supporting cuts in defense spending.
NBCs David Gregory, in an interview with Romney scheduled to be aired in full tomorrow, noted that the cuts were part of the compromise to end the debt ceilling crisis and were supported by the entire GOP leadership. An excerpt:
MITT ROMNEY: Well, I want to maintain defense spending at the current level of the GDP. I dont want to keep bringing it down as the presidents 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 thats 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.
Among the GOP leaders who made a big mistake and voted for the cuts was his running mate, Paul Ryan. That hasnt stopped Paul Ryan, however, from also crticizing the sequestor on the campaign trail.
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/09/08/816571/romney-rips-paul-ryan-calls-running-mates-vote-for-defense-cuts-a-big-mistake/
Mitt the mistake was neglecting to mention the troops in your speech, but by all means, I support your throwing Republicans under a bus.
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Romney Rips Paul Ryan: Calls Running Mate’s Vote For Defense Cuts ‘A Big Mistake’ (Original Post)
ProSense
Sep 2012
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ProSense
(116,464 posts)1. Kick! n/t
gollygee
(22,336 posts)2. He's smacking down his veep choice?
By all means, go on. LOL.
Frank Cannon
(7,570 posts)3. This guy is a fucking idiot.
He is so confused by his own lies and his desperation to say what he thinks the audience at the time wants to hear that he never knows what he's saying, or how it compares to what he said yesterday.
BumRushDaShow
(129,360 posts)7. He's been possessed by the Master
Newt Gingrich!
winstars
(4,220 posts)10. Ditto...
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)4. Holy HOLY War Batman.....
Going to pass the ketchup and mustard to Mitty, perhaps a beer to help him wash down his rowdy VEEP
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)5. Willard calls Ryan big mistake
ProSense
(116,464 posts)11. Romney: Ryan a big mistake
another mistake: Romney just teed up ad featuring his arm around Ryan saying "every now and then I make a mistake"
@PeterHambyCNN via web
@PeterHambyCNN via web
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021110218
BumRushDaShow
(129,360 posts)6. How many times must they swirl around the toilet bowel
before they are finally flushed away?
johnlucas
(1,250 posts)9. Come on November!!
Let's get this charade over with once & for all.
Let's get Obama's 2nd term started & begin pulling him in a Strong Progressive direction.
I'm tired of hearing about these circus clowns Romney & Ryan.
John Lucas
indepat
(20,899 posts)12. Rmoney must be lambasting Rayn for not having voted for all the humongous cuts
to just in social security, Medicare, and Medicare. Some swell fella as his Bain reign clearly shows.