Romney blasts Obama, praises Christie and Rubio; says Social Security shouldn’t become ‘Perry scheme’
by George Bennett | October 4th, 2011THE VILLAGES — Mitt Romney took another shot at Republican presidential rival Rick Perry‘s position on Social Security today but directed most of his salvos at President Obama during an appearance here this afternoon.
He also weighed in on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie‘s decision not to enter the race and on Sen. Marco Rubio‘s prospects as a vice presidential candidate.
Romney spoke to a crowd of about 250 people in this heavily Republican Central Florida retiree community. About 40 Democrats in blue T-shirts — a large turnout for this area — stood outside holding signs critical of Romney.
Perry, who until recently was the frontrunner in the GOP race, has called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” for younger workers.
“I don’t think the major problem is that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. I think the prob is keeping it from becoming a Perry scheme,” Romney said.
Romney criticized President Obama’s handling of the economy and his recent statement in a TV interview that America “is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft and didn’t have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades.”
Said Romney: “He said the American people have become soft. That’s not the problem, Mr. President. It’s that they don’t have a leader who knows how to make this country strong …The problem is not the people. The problem is the government.”
As he signed autographs a woman mentioned that she was originally from New Jersey.
“From New Jersey? Wonderful. That’s Chris Christie country. He’s a great governor,” Romney said.
Later, Romney added: “Competition is always a good thing and he (Christie) would have been a very fine contender, an excellent competitor, if he were in the race.”
Asked about Rubio as a running mate, Romney said: “It would be a little presumptuous of me to try to decide who a VP nominee might be, but he would certainly be someone that anybody would be proud to be associated with.”
Tags: Chris Christie
October 4th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
How ironic, many of the Republican retirees living in the Villages are on government pensions and social security two things that the Republicans would like to chip away at. The Republican Party,the party of Just Say No.
October 4th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
Michelle Obama’s Africa Vacation Cost More Than $432,142…
Daughters listed as ‘senior staff’…
First Lady Michelle Obama’s June 21-27 trip to Africa cost taxpayers nearly half-a-million dollars, according to official documents obtained by Judicial Watch.
How much does it cost taxpayers to fly First Lady Michelle Obama, her two daughters and her mother, a niece and a nephew, a hairstylist and makeup artists to South Africa and Botswana to give a few speeches, meet Nelson Mandela, and enjoy a safari on a private game preserve?
Nearly half a million dollars, according to documents obtained by Judicial Watch via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) concerning Obama’s June 21-27 journey.
Judicial Watch said the U.S. Air Force provided a C-32 – a Boeing 757 modified by the military for the purpose of flying big-wigs around the world – to fly the First Lady and her entourage to and from Africa, at a cost of $424,142. Another $928.44 was listed as the cost of providing 192 meals for the 21 people who made the trip
The Obama daughters were listed on the manifest as “senior staff.”
“This trip was as much an opportunity for the Obama family to go on a safari as it was a trip to conduct government business,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “This junket wasted tax dollars and the resources of our overextended military. No wonder we had to sue to pry loose this information.”
The documents made public by Judicial Watch do not include the total of all costs for the First Lady’s trip, such as expenses for security, transportation on the ground and so forth.
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/nearly-half-million-send-michelle-africa#disqus_thread
October 4th, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Re: Taxpayer Vacation-Give it a rest. I want to see the total for the vacation Bush took during August when he failed to act on the memo which told him that the US would be attacked.
What is that total for that?
October 4th, 2011 at 5:57 pm
Re: SheliaJoy, Matbe 3000 Americans would be alive if Cliton didn’t turn down an offer from Sudan for bin Laden’s extradition to the U.S
On Tape, Clinton Admits Passing Up bin Laden Capture; Lewinsky Played Role
http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/9/10/181819.shtml
October 4th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
You know the Obama family really are representative of black america. They spend money they don’t have, live in a house they don’t own and constantly complain about how ‘the man’ is keeping them down even though they’ve been accepted into colleges they had no right attending strictly on the color of their skin.
October 4th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Georgie Boy Bush attended colleges he had no right attending. (Harvard, Yale) He was a “C” and “D” student who was admitted because of family name.
October 5th, 2011 at 6:09 am
@The Truth: The truth is, you are a racist.