Wed Oct 3, 2012, 10:23 PM

DonViejo (4,709 posts)

Romney Backs Away From Own Tax Plan

Source: TPM

At the first presidential debate in Colorado Wednesday night, former Gov. Mitt Romney disputed a central criticism of his tax reform plan — and appeared to disavow one of its central features.

Responding to President Obama’s description of Romney’s proposal, Romney claimed: “I don’t have a $5 trillion tax cut. I don’t have a tax cut of the scale you’re talking about. I think we ought to provide tax relief to people in the middle class. But I won’t reduce the share of tax paid by high-income people. … I’m not looking to cut massive taxes and to reduce revenues going to the government. My number one principal is, there will be no tax cut that adds to the deficit. I want to underline that no tax cut that will add to the deficit.”

So who’s right?

Romney has run for months on a plan to lower everyone’s tax rates by 20 percent — an amount that independent analysts have concluded will reduce revenues by $5 trillion over 10 years.

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Romney Backs Away From Own Tax Plan (Original post)	DonViejo	Oct 2012	OP
It's that old etch-a-sketch thing	OKNancy	Oct 2012	#1
yup, shake it up, erase, draw a new sketch	wordpix	Oct 2012	#35
etch-a-sketch vs rope-a-dope	Born Free	Oct 2012	#53
People worried about Obama's performance tonight need to realize	high density	Oct 2012	#2
Trouble is	Ebadlun	Oct 2012	#7
True	high density	Oct 2012	#15
The President needs to drive that home again and again.	Beartracks	Oct 2012	#22
I cross my fingers and hope you're right - that there won't be many defectors in either direction...	George II	Oct 2012	#32
Rmoney's performance might also piss off the t-baggers	wordpix	Oct 2012	#58
True but Romney has to live with what he said. It was good as a strategy to throw the president off,	rhett o rick	Oct 2012	#23
Just hoping media are ready with split screens: what he said last night v. what he's said for a year	wordpix	Oct 2012	#59
No but these lies will be in ads	NYC Liberal	Oct 2012	#44
That he did.	Lugnut	Oct 2012	#47
everybody will see rMoney's words ad nauseum for the next week on tv and the internet.	uncle ray	Oct 2012	#50
hear, hear!	defacto7	Oct 2012	#12
Romney was smooth with a little flash and trash thrown in!	pocoloco	Oct 2012	#14
Repugs were already voting for him	high density	Oct 2012	#18
well, Ryan was promoting the tax plan yesterday	NewJeffCT	Oct 2012	#3
Was that the big slick Romney move repugs were touting?	defacto7	Oct 2012	#24
Exactly, Substantively, Romney Just Muddied The Water On His Own Proposals	TomCADem	Oct 2012	#4
Hardly surprising that Pinocchio would back away now is it? nt	cstanleytech	Oct 2012	#5
Awful job by Lehrer	lalalu	Oct 2012	#6
agreed	defacto7	Oct 2012	#10
Only thing I have to say about Romney...	defacto7	Oct 2012	#8
a snake oil salesman... an empty box... lots of empty words.	defacto7	Oct 2012	#16
slimey snake	Carol Lynn	Oct 2012	#31
Wait Till the Fact Checkers Rip Apart romney's talking points	triplepoint	Oct 2012	#9
absolutely!	defacto7	Oct 2012	#17
It is very hard to debate	Dan	Oct 2012	#11
One thing I wish for the President...	defacto7	Oct 2012	#13
to me, the president looked mad half the the time	dotymed	Oct 2012	#55
Obama was stunned by the lies and the bullshit	Jessy169	Oct 2012	#19
It will backfire	lalalu	Oct 2012	#21
Good point about Obama not disputing the BS.	defacto7	Oct 2012	#26
I hope so, and certainly the T-baggers won't like Rmoney's new "stands"	wordpix	Oct 2012	#36
Mitt's lies have energized my wife. She is pissed. And she's not very political.	JoePhilly	Oct 2012	#57
Romney dug himself a hole	lalalu	Oct 2012	#20
I agree!	MiniJ2012	Oct 2012	#33
hoping the media will put Rmoney's words tonight with split screen and words of past year	wordpix	Oct 2012	#38
THAT's the ticket!! Nothing Romney said tonight squared with the things he's said in the past!	lastlib	Oct 2012	#45
Correct. n/t	VespertineIconoclast	Oct 2012	#54
This is the eye of the tiger moment for the president	magic59	Oct 2012	#25
I disagree with your view	defacto7	Oct 2012	#28
Obama can keep his cool but he should pull a Romney and go with the short answers	magic59	Oct 2012	#34
my impression is the president was thoughtful and intelligent.	Carol Lynn	Oct 2012	#37
I think the President is in a	oliverrams1	Oct 2012	#27
The stupid ones won't change at all. They like that preacher talk.	defacto7	Oct 2012	#30
The President was strong and Romney looked exasperated	MiniJ2012	Oct 2012	#29
No i disagree	Vietnameravet	Oct 2012	#40
DO NOT AGREE!!!!	MiniJ2012	Oct 2012	#42
welcome to du	goclark	Oct 2012	#56
The shaking that Etch-A-Sketch got tonight measured at least 7.5 on the Richter scale	lastlib	Oct 2012	#39
Mitt Romney clearly showed he has no plans	father_of_2	Oct 2012	#41
MSNBC	oliverrams1	Oct 2012	#43
MSNBC post-debate coverage	father_of_2	Oct 2012	#46
don't blame MSNBC, the pres was flat - truthful but flat, & unprepared for Rmoney's Big Lies	wordpix	Oct 2012	#60
F* MSNBC	oliverrams1	Oct 2012	#48
It's too bad the President didn't just say	andym	Oct 2012	#49
that's a good one	roscoeroscoe	Oct 2012	#51
Agree. Would be a much better response. n/t	kiranon	Oct 2012	#63
And yet he "won"	treestar	Oct 2012	#52
Style over Substance?	CreoleCarl	Oct 2012	#61
Fox Guarding Hen House Much?	Justkd1	Oct 2012	#62

Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 10:28 PM

OKNancy (30,203 posts)

Romney Backs Away From Own Tax Plan

1. It's that old etch-a-sketch thing

35. yup, shake it up, erase, draw a new sketch

53. etch-a-sketch vs rope-a-dope

2. People worried about Obama's performance tonight need to realize

7. Trouble is

15. True

22. The President needs to drive that home again and again.

32. I cross my fingers and hope you're right - that there won't be many defectors in either direction...

58. Rmoney's performance might also piss off the t-baggers

23. True but Romney has to live with what he said. It was good as a strategy to throw the president off,

59. Just hoping media are ready with split screens: what he said last night v. what he's said for a year

44. No but these lies will be in ads

47. That he did.

50. everybody will see rMoney's words ad nauseum for the next week on tv and the internet.

12. hear, hear!

14. Romney was smooth with a little flash and trash thrown in!

18. Repugs were already voting for him

3. well, Ryan was promoting the tax plan yesterday

24. Was that the big slick Romney move repugs were touting?

4. Exactly, Substantively, Romney Just Muddied The Water On His Own Proposals

5. Hardly surprising that Pinocchio would back away now is it? nt

6. Awful job by Lehrer

10. agreed

8. Only thing I have to say about Romney...

16. a snake oil salesman... an empty box... lots of empty words.

31. slimey snake

9. Wait Till the Fact Checkers Rip Apart romney's talking points

17. absolutely!

11. It is very hard to debate

13. One thing I wish for the President...

55. to me, the president looked mad half the the time

19. Obama was stunned by the lies and the bullshit

21. It will backfire

26. Good point about Obama not disputing the BS.

36. I hope so, and certainly the T-baggers won't like Rmoney's new "stands"

57. Mitt's lies have energized my wife. She is pissed. And she's not very political.

20. Romney dug himself a hole

33. I agree!

38. hoping the media will put Rmoney's words tonight with split screen and words of past year

45. THAT's the ticket!! Nothing Romney said tonight squared with the things he's said in the past!

54. Correct. n/t

25. This is the eye of the tiger moment for the president

28. I disagree with your view

34. Obama can keep his cool but he should pull a Romney and go with the short answers

37. my impression is the president was thoughtful and intelligent.

27. I think the President is in a

30. The stupid ones won't change at all. They like that preacher talk.

29. The President was strong and Romney looked exasperated

40. No i disagree

42. DO NOT AGREE!!!!

56. welcome to du

39. The shaking that Etch-A-Sketch got tonight measured at least 7.5 on the Richter scale

41. Mitt Romney clearly showed he has no plans

43. MSNBC

46. MSNBC post-debate coverage

60. don't blame MSNBC, the pres was flat - truthful but flat, & unprepared for Rmoney's Big Lies

48. F* MSNBC

49. It's too bad the President didn't just say

51. that's a good one

63. Agree. Would be a much better response. n/t

52. And yet he "won"

61. Style over Substance?

62. Fox Guarding Hen House Much?