Obama hits Romney on taxes, Massachusetts record

[DonViejo]

Source: AP


BY JULIE PACE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — President Barack Obama is seeking to win over voters in low-tax New Hampshire by criticizing Mitt Romney for raising taxes and fees when he was governor of neighboring Massachusetts.

Obama says Romney is making “a lot of last-minute promises.” But he says the policies the Republican is pushing are the same ones the Democratic campaign contends hurt the middle class in Massachusetts.

The president says Romney even tried to raise fees in Massachusetts on getting a birth certificate, “which would have been expensive for me.” It was a veiled reference those who have incorrectly claimed Obama was born outside the United States.

Obama spoke to about 8,500 people at an outdoor rally on an unseasonably warm October day in New England.

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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2012/10/27/obama_hits_romney_on_taxes_massachusetts_record/

[Berlum]

1. Why do you think Granite Staters call it Taxachusetts?

[Justice4All1]

2. Ha ha, should do a TV ad on Myth's MA governor promises & lies, 47th job creation, 34% approval.

Gr8 sense of humor on the birth certificate self-ribbing. LOL.

[amuse bouche]

3. In Fl

Mittwit has an ad running, touting what a wonderful Gov he was. Jobs..works with dems..deficit turned into rainy day fund

He needs to be called out....stat

[Dubster]

4. Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)

[mzmolly]

5. Good. He needs to go after him on his economic record in Mass.

Romney is polling strong on the economy, which is a failure in our messaging.

[hughee99]

6. Good! As governor he's responsible for what happened in MA on his watch.

Romney can't distance himself from his record by claiming Dems had veto-proof majorities in both the MA house and senate. It's not a credible excuse and people don't buy it.

[TexasBushwhacker]

7. Romney's idea of working with the Democrats in the Mass legislature was to issue 800 vetoes

Fortunately almost all were overturned. He raised fees so much they called him "Fee Fee".

[Peaceful Protester]

8. Massachusetts Mitt