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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 05:34 PM Nov 2012

Romney's CLOSING ARGUMENT: Elect Me Or House GOP Will Wreck The Economy

In what his campaign billed as his “closing argument,” Mitt Romney warned Americans that a second term for President Obama would have apocalyptic consequences for the economy in part because his own party would force a debt ceiling disaster.

“Unless we change course, we may well be looking at another recession,” Romney told a crowd in West Allis, Wisconsin.

Romney said that Obama “promised to be a post-partisan president, but he became the most partisan” and that his bitter relations with the House GOP could threaten the economy. As his chief example, he pointed to a crisis created entirely by his own party’s choice — Republican lawmakers’ ongoing threat to reject a debt ceiling increase. Economists warn that a failure to pass such a measure would have immediate and catastrophic consequences for the recovery.

“You know that if the President is re-elected, he will still be unable to work with the people in Congress,” Romney said. “He has ignored them, attacked them, blamed them. The debt ceiling will come up again, and shutdown and default will be threatened, chilling the economy.

the rest:
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/11/romney-new-recession-warning.php?ref=fpa

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Romney's CLOSING ARGUMENT: Elect Me Or House GOP Will Wreck The Economy (Original Post) kpete Nov 2012 OP
Thanks, but no thanks! LisaL Nov 2012 #1
If the House GOP is suicidal in 2014, let them try. no_hypocrisy Nov 2012 #2
He has some nerve threatening America like that. AllyCat Nov 2012 #3
What does he think they have been trying to do? Life Long Dem Nov 2012 #4
Bullies do this kind of thing because it usually works. PDJane Nov 2012 #5
"Nice Country youse got here. Shame if anything happened to it" Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #6
So true. So true. LisaL Nov 2012 #7
The Mafia calls that protection jmowreader Nov 2012 #8

AllyCat

(16,189 posts)
3. He has some nerve threatening America like that.
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 05:39 PM
Nov 2012

What a creep. We still got stuff done even without them.

PDJane

(10,103 posts)
5. Bullies do this kind of thing because it usually works.
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 05:41 PM
Nov 2012

I have no idea why anyone would think this man is a decent candidate.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
6. "Nice Country youse got here. Shame if anything happened to it"
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 05:43 PM
Nov 2012


But wait. I thought we werent supposed to negotiate with terrorists?

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
8. The Mafia calls that protection
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 05:46 PM
Nov 2012

"Elect a GOP president or we'll destroy the economy."

Which is what Romney plans to do all by himself.

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