Here’s some more Romney bashing by the Democratic Party, which claims the second-time presidential candidate “may now be the most notorious flip-flopper in modern political history.”
The Dems have created an ad, available on YouTube, that documents Romney’s current and prior positions on key issues.
Here’s the basic script:
Health care — then
Romney: “When I set out to find a way to get everybody health insurance, I couldn’t have cared less and I don’t care less about how it works politically. In my view it’s the right thing to do. It’s a key issue that faces many many people across this country that don’t have health insurance. We need to find a way to get them insurance so they get better care.” (Fox News, 4/12/2006)
Health care — now
Romney: “Obamacare is bad law constitutionally. It’s bad policy. It’s bad for American families.” (Speech to Carroll County Republican Committee, 3/7/2011)
TARP — then
Romney: “When government is trying… to bail out banks… when (we) have every good reason to be alarmed and to speak our minds.” (Value Voters Summit, 9/12/2009)
TARP — now
Romney: “We were going to be in a free fall that would (mean) the collapse of not just a few banks in Wall Street, but banks all over the country, killing not only a few jobs but all jobs in this country. That’s what we were facing, and the TARP program kept that from occurring.” (Fox News, 1/28/2010)
Recovery Act — then
Romney: “I think a stimulus program is needed. I’d move quickly — these are unusual times.” (CNN, 1/4/2009)
Recovery Act — now
Romney: “What the President created with his $780-plus billion stimulus plan was something which grew government, but did not grow the private economy.” (Meet The Press, 12/13/2009)
Auto industry — then
News anchor: “Should the federal government bail out the auto industry? Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor and former Republican candidate for President says absolutely not.” (CBS’ Early Show, 11/20/2008)
Auto industry — now
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: “Has Mitt Romney flip flopped again? He’s now trying to take credit for saving the auto industry after he proposed letting the auto industry die. Boy this guy flip flops like the best in the circus.”
Tag Line: Same Candidate. Different Positions. Again.
