'Once again, Romney showed that (he) will launch attacks with little regard for their veracity'

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from E.J. Dionne at WaPo:

Once again, Romney showed that his campaign will launch attacks with little regard for their veracity. “Unlike President Obama,” he said, “I will not raise taxes on the middle class.” While the definition of the “middle class” is flexible, Obama has in fact asked Congress to retain current tax rates for families earning less than $250,000 a year.

“I will begin my presidency with a jobs tour,” Romney also said. “President Obama began with an apology tour.” There was no apology tour. And Romney suggested that Republicans had been initially eager to work with the president, when in fact the party was determined from the beginning to oppose virtually all of Obama’s initiatives.

. . . there will be a jarring contrast between the Romney who spoke of uniting the nation and his exceptionally harsh, relentless and divisive advertising campaign that includes factually-challenged spots on welfare plainly aimed at stirring resentment.

The stark disjunction will inevitably keep alive the question that his convention speech did not answer: Who is the real Romney?


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[C_U_L8R]

1. We sure don't need a pathological liar in the White House

Mitt has serious problem with telling the truth.
He should seek psychiatric help.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Indeed, not! Look how it turned out for us under **.

[sadbear]

2. He would probably launch attacks on Iran, too.

with little regard for their veracity.

[Tom Rinaldo]

3. Obama did more than support the Bush cuts for the Middle Class

He CUT taxes for the middle class in his stimulus bill.

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4. I haven't seen a really comprehensive breakdown of the lies in that speech

But you are correct. The small businesses Romney said were getting taxes raised also saw tax relief in that stimulus bill.

[Johonny]

5. Are you saying imaginary Obama lacks substance?

The GOP debated an imaginary person at their convention. I would say they lack any idea of how to understand and value truth.