To: jlallen who wrote (662271 ) 7/16/2012 9:01:38 AM From: FJB Respond to Mitt Romney rips Obama camp’s ‘dishonesty’ KEVIN ROBILLARD | 7/16/12 7:34 AM EDTMitt Romney on Monday accused President Barack Obama of running a “campaign based on falsehood and dishonesty,” while brushing aside suggestions from anxious conservatives to release more than two years of tax returns.“A campaign based on falsehood and dishonesty does not have long legs,” Romney said on “Fox and Friends,” later adding: “The president only has one thing going, and that is constant attacks on me. They’re dishonest. They’re misdirected. And I think the American people recognize that kind of politics as something of the past. It may work in Chicago, but it’s not going to work across America.” “If we want to talk about transparency, the real issue is, why has this president used his presidential power and executive privilege to keep the information about the Fast and Furious program from being explained to the American people?” the former Massachusetts governor said, referring to Obama’s assertion of executive privilege over documents related to the disastrous “gun-walking” operation. stop whining ” when the Obama campaign attacks him. “I think when people accuse you of a crime, you have every reason to go after them pretty hard,” Romney said in response to the Chicago mayor.reported Monday the Romney campaign was trying to move past a week of talking about the candidate’s years working at Bain Capital by launching a new wave of attacks accusing the Obama administration of handing out business to campaign donors while middle-class families suffered.politico.com
