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amborin

(16,631 posts)
Fri Nov 2, 2012, 05:36 PM Nov 2012

Romney the Racketeer: Elect Me or MY GOP Thugs Will Wreck the Country

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/11/romney-new-recession-warning.php

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. ...."

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Romney the Racketeer: Elect Me or MY GOP Thugs Will Wreck the Country (Original Post) amborin Nov 2012 OP
A horse head in every bed. tanyev Nov 2012 #1
Pay me protection money, and I will make sure nothing bad happens LawnKorn Nov 2012 #2
Goddamn, please make this fucking psychopath go away. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #3
Nice economy you got here... Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #4
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