Morning Examiner: Private vs Public Equity

Published May 29, 2012 4:00am ET



For two weeks President Obama has attacked Mitt Romney for his tenure at the private equity firm Bain Capitol, and for two weeks higher percentages of Americans have been telling pollsters they view Romney favorably. This does not mean Obama’s Bain attacks have been completely ineffective. It is still possible that they are changing the minds of independents in mid-west states like Ohio and Iowa.

But Romney is not the only one with an investment record to defend. No, Obama did not make millions as a community organizer before he became a politician. But since he has been a politician, he has invested billions of taxpayer dollars, and today the Romney campaign released a new video reviewing Obama’s record in public equity. Solyndra, First Solar, ECOtality, Sun Power… the list of failed firms on which Obama has wasted taxpayer money is long.

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