Biden attacks Romney on Bain

Published May 22, 2012 4:00am ET



Vice President Joe Biden attacked Mitt Romney over his history as an executive at Bain Capital, arguing that his experience in private equity renders him unfit to serve as president.

“When they succeed and the company succeeds, they make money,” Biden said today in New Hampshire.  “When the company they got involved with fails, they make money.” He added that “making money regardless of the consequences for the workers, the companies they acquire, the communities that get wasted, is another question,” saying, “it’s not the president’s job.”

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