Mitt Romney and Rick Perry were both involved in a discussion of bailouts of Europe and the UAW during the current debate. Perry failed to attack Romney when given a huge opening. His press staff sent a copy of what he should have said:
Mitt Romney on Auto Bailout
In 2008, Mitt Romney promised Michigan voters he would “spend billions more in federal money to bolster struggling automakers.” He proposed a five-fold increase in federal funding for the automotive industry: $20 billion in new taxpayer-funded spending.
Romney claimed, “I’m not open to a bailout, but I am open to a workout,” he said. “Washington should not be a benefactor, but it can and must be a partner.”
Gannett News Service called Romney’s plan a “massive federal bailout.”
The Associated Press said Romney “told voters what he thought they wanted to hear” and would “do whatever it takes to be president” after his promise to Michigan voters.
The (Toledo) Blade said Romney’s auto plan “recalls the federal bailout of the ailing Chrysler Corp. in 1979.”
The Salt Lake Tribune said Romney’s “message of a government bailout” was “wholly inconsistent with his claims to be the real conservative in the race.”
In 2008, Mitt Romney promised Michigan voters he would “spend billions more in federal money to bolster struggling automakers.” He proposed a five-fold increase in federal funding for the automotive industry: $20 billion in new taxpayer-funded spending.
Romney claimed, “I’m not open to a bailout, but I am open to a workout,” he said. “Washington should not be a benefactor, but it can and must be a partner.”
Gannett News Service called Romney’s plan a “massive federal bailout.”
The Associated Press said Romney “told voters what he thought they wanted to hear” and would “do whatever it takes to be president” after his promise to Michigan voters.
The (Toledo) Blade said Romney’s auto plan “recalls the federal bailout of the ailing Chrysler Corp. in 1979.”
The Salt Lake Tribune said Romney’s “message of a government bailout” was “wholly inconsistent with his claims to be the real conservative in the race.”
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