For months, Mitt Romney has said repeatedly that Americans should vote for him because of his business record. In a startling turn of events, he told Chuck Todd he'd like his past to be excluded from the race altogether.
"[O]ur campaign would be helped immensely if we had an agreement between both campaigns that we were only going to talk about issues and that attacks based upon business or family or taxes or things of that nature, this is just a diversion," Romney said. He added, "I would love to have a setting where we only talk about issues."
He added, in reference to his attacks against President Obama, "We haven't gone after the personal things." That's not true.
Regardless, this is quite an unexpected turn. Romney, very quickly, has gone from "Vote for me because of my business background" to "My business background is just a diversion."
What was once presented as Romney's central qualification for the presidency is now an issue he wants off the table, free from all scrutiny. This is clearly evidence of a campaign unfolding in a direction the challenger isn't happy with -- confident candidates in a position of strength don't make "please stop hitting me" pleas through the media.
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Guys/Gals they only have to keep spinning their crap and backing this guy until the election .And at all costs put out every possible dirty rotten Carl Rowe scheme and under handed move to get a Rep. in that chair. If that happens the big boys will again take over and run this country just like last time ,(georgy boy) only worse. Greed and power seems to do that to ya.Spoiled rich putting their sons and elite into the most powerful office ever in the history of the world. Greed is not just money its power and the Koke?brothers are making their move as well as the really big boys you are not hearing about. Super pacs -supreme court!!! They are working this like they want and anyway they want ! You can set back and shut up or you can cry and blog all you want it is not going to change a thing. Masters at ballot box cheating,masters at surpressing the vote,masters at spinning every point so the brainwashed fall right in line. Rep. party,right there is no Rep. party not for 30 years and never will be again. Starting with Reagon ,Gee an Actor, those in the power have moved for this complete take over and everyone is so surprised at how outlandish these guys talk,act and perform. Who do they have to watch out for we have let them play their game so far and its getting worse and as obvious as the @!$%# on their noses. Whats getting done to them ??? No accountability -- Crime pays-- Their criminals of the worst kind,(Chaney), they are in power and power they want and were letting them have it. This country is in big trouble ,let me explain it to you in a very clear message, they ,yes they just picked Paul Ryan as V.P. Nobody would pick him if they had one concern about his plan aleinating. They are that smug they don't care, he is their boy not Romney and if elected expect him to be the president one way or another.Those slaps in the face hurt but not as bad as its going to if real Americans and Patriots do not stop this bull s.!!!!!! Luv ya Rachel from the poor small town Montana boy
I really, really, really would like to go to church with this guy one Sunday morning - sadly the Mormon church doesn't allow non-Mormons to attend. What's up with that? I would really, really, really like to see his last 10 years of tax returns too. I'm not the smartest guy in the world -but something in fishy - way fishy. His wife does have a very beautiful horse which she used to help her MS. I wonder if that is deductible as a medical expense? Ya think? I loved seeing the horse at the Olympics - could that be on the tax payers dollar? Ah, the simple life...............Balony!
Discuss "only the issues"? It seems to me that these things ARE the issues. What does he want? Just to relate whatever dream he may have had last night? Sure doesn't want to talk about anything of substance: "I was a successful businessman, I made a lot of money"---(just don't ask me HOW I did it or TO WHOM I did it....)
Choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate is great for the Obama campaign!
Business stuff off limits, religion off limits, taxes off limits, dancing horse off limits. So what facts do you have that makes this man a candidate you can trust to represent and support you and your family? Shouldn't he be off limits?
I can smell a felony all the way back here in Oklahoma.