Obama: Government not the source of every problem

MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Barack Obama counters rival Mitt Romney by declaring that government can’t solve every problem but is not the source of every problem. He says Americans should not only accept responsibility for themselves but also for their communities and the nation.

Obama’s message, at a Milwaukee fundraiser, was a response to Romney’s recurrent critique that government is too intrusive. It was Obama’s first appearance in Wisconsin since February. Shortly after the fundraiser, Obama stopped at a sausage shop and bought kielbasa and a bratwurst, pausing for photographers as he took a bite.