Romney's playbook on Bain unclear as attacks grow

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http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/romneys-playbook-on-bain-1443114.html

By STEVE PEOPLES

The Associated Press

NEW YORK — The core of his presidential candidacy under attack, Mitt Romney has yet to shape a playbook to defend a quarter-century in the business world that created great riches for him and great hardship, at times, for some American workers.

Romney and his aides have struggled to respond consistently to intensifying criticism about his tenure at Bain Capital, the private equity firm he helped found, and how it would be reflected in his presidency. The lack of a cohesive message stems, in part, from Romney's fundamental belief that any debate that puts the economy front and center is a win for Republicans. Public polling shows most Americans are not satisfied with the pace of the recovery under President Barack Obama. snip

So far, Romney aides have let Democrats — led by Obama — do most of the talking.

Obama on Monday sharply attacked Romney's background as a venture capitalist, offering his most expansive comments to date about how Romney's role as founder of the Boston-based private equity firm doesn't necessarily translate to the White House.

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1. The corporatistas are used to being immune from attack on these grounds, it will take time.

We, on the other hand, are free to sit back and enjoy the show.

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2. It is invaluable to have a candidate who can communicate ideas using coherent sentences

GOP doesn't have that. Romney is incapable of going off script. Every time he goes off script he sticks his foot right into his mouth. Bet he wishes he could take back that, "I like to fire people.", comment if he could.

We sure got lucky getting Romney.

Don

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4. True. It's been one heck of a long time since we had anybody this well-spoken in the Whitehouse.

It's been one buffoon after another since Raygun, before then they used to alternate a bit.

I'll vote for O on that basis alone.

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5. What about Bill Clinton??

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6. I include him with the buffoons who can't keep their pecker in their pants.

Not that I didn't vote for him twice, mind you, but it's a sorry choice to have to make.

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3. He could just hit back with Obama being an sea monster, 75% of KKKons would believe the ads