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To: i-node who wrote (660753)	7/4/2012 6:14:30 AM
From: puborectalis	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571724

Romney under fire from conservativesBy Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington ©AP Prominent conservatives are grumbling that the Romney campaign may not have what it takes to defeat Barack Obama, and are not being shy about it. First there was Rupert Murdoch, who took to the Twittersphere over the weekend to offer his unsolicited advice to Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president. “Met Romney last week. Tough O [Obama] Chicago pros will be hard to beat unless he drops old friends from team and hires some real pros. Doubtful,” tweeted the head of News Corp. Then Jack Welch, the one-time chief of General Electric, chimed in. “Hope Mitt Romney is listening to Murdoch advice on campaign staff ... playing in league with Chicago pols ... No room for amateurs”. Some conservatives have been enraged by an apparent tactical decision by the Romney campaign this week to break ranks with senior Republicans on Capitol Hill over how to respond to the Supreme Court’s healthcare decision. Eric Fehrnstrom, a top Romney adviser, said in a television appearance that a financial fee at the heart of Mr Obama’s healthcare legislation was a “penalty”, not a “tax”. The distinction has implications for Republicans trying to hammer the White House for imposing a tax on the middle class. This line of attack arose from Chief Justice John Roberts’ tiebreaking decision last week that found the law to be constitutional because the fee was a tax, not a penalty. “After Thursday’s [Supreme Court] decision, many of us took solace in the fact that Obama would have to defend his tax record,” said Ben Howe, a conservative blogger on RedState.com. “[The Romney campaign] seem to have destroyed the only glimmer of optimism we were able to pull out of that judicial tragedy.” Eric Bolling, a host on Fox, was equally exasperated, saying about Mr Fehrnstrom: “Do us all a favour – take a vacation, come back November 7 after the election, because it’s a tax.” In March, Mr Fehrnstrom inadvertently underscored accusations that his candidate was a serial “flip-flopper” by saying that his candidate could pivot on policy issues in the lead-up to the November election like an “Etch-A-Sketch”. A Romney spokesperson said: “Governor Romney respects Rupert Murdoch and also respects his team and has confidence in them.” Interactive graphic: Race for the White House The backgrounds and platforms of the main candidates While one Republican strategist told the Financial Times that such sniping is “cyclical” and expected in politics, other Washington insiders are quietly expressing concern about the state of the race so far. Mr Romney’s team have proven to be stellar fundraisers and have not had any major missteps. But the campaign has failed so far to offer a compelling response to blistering attacks from the Obama camp on Mr Romney’s business record. A new advertisement released the day before the July 4 holiday by the Obama campaign accuses Mr Romney of investing in companies that were “pioneers in outsourcing US jobs to low-wage countries”. Mr Romney is not the only one to suffer hits from his own side. Mr Obama’s campaign came under scrutiny in May after it launched an advertisement critical of Mr Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital. Cory Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, called the attacks “nauseating”. Those criticisms have died down for the time being after recent polls signalled that the Bain ads were effective. “There are rhythms and cycles in campaigns, the Obama campaign went through a down time, now the Romney campaign’s turn has come,” said Charlie Cook, a political analyst.

To: i-node who wrote (660753)	7/4/2012 10:24:22 AM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1571724

The blind trust administrator is supposed to choose investments that are safe and profitable. Does THIS sound like an appropriate choice? "His personal lawyer runs one, which just happened to invest $10 million in a startup co-founded by his eldest son and a longtime campaign fundraiser." Most startups fail and are black holes of money suction. Sounds like Mitt trying to get the investment ball rolling for his son, to me! Not very "blind"! If Romney's investments and taxes are all as above board and legal, he should come clean and reveal ALL his financial info! Obama has. FAIL, Dave. Romney looks like slime. I think that Mitt's weird financial setup should be pointed out repeatedly, along with calls for him to make it all public, what's he hiding, etc.. His foreign banking would be appropriate for a scammer or a hedge fund manager that didn't give a damn what people thought, but not for a person applying for the POTUS job. He should be put to the test - does he want the job enough to show us his money, and reveal where it came from? The Mitten: Believe in America Invest in the Caymans!