Change Washington? Romney in 2007 echoes Obama in 2012
Source: LA Times
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- Mitt Romney lighted into President Obama on Thursday for saying that Washington could not be changed from the inside, but the GOP nominee said the same thing during his unsuccessful 2008 presidential bid.
While running against Sen. John McCain, Romney sought to position himself as an outsider who could shake up the nation’s capital.
“I believe that at this time, to change Washington, it would be helpful to have somebody who comes with more private sector skill, experience outside Washington. I don't think you change Washington from the inside. I think you change it from the outside," Romney said in late 2007, according to NBC News.
Obama made a similar statement Thursday during a Univision forum in Coral Gables, Fla., saying that one of his biggest failures was his inability “to change the tone in Washington” and that he had learned from his time in office.
Most important is you can’t change Washington from inside, only from the outside,” Obama said, adding that it was the American people who prompted Washington to act. “That’s how some of our biggest accomplishments like healthcare got done — mobilizing the American people.”
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-romney-change-washington-20120920,0,364627.story
Wow, the hypocrisy is strong in this one! I guess after trying to run as an outsider, Romney is now arguing that only insiders can change Washington!
