Romney rewrites history on defense cuts

[maddezmom]

Our view: Romney blames Obama for pending reductions to military spending, a whopper even by partisan standards
July 26, 2012
In the heat of a presidential election, a certain amount of spin from the candidates is par for the course. The recent onslaught of negative TV ads is surprising only in the earliness of their arrival, leaving one to shudder at what September and October will bring.

But Mitt Romney went a few RPMs past mere spin this week with a rewrite of recent events that was so outrageous and so obvious (at least those who haven't been asleep for the past year) that it deserves some attention. In an appearance Tuesday before the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Reno, he blamed President Barack Obama for the large pending cuts in defense spending that could begin to take effect next year.

If Mr. Romney will pardon the expression, that's rich.

White House Here's the part he got right. There are large defense cuts on the horizon and, yes, they are potentially problematic for the nation's national security. But to blame President Obama for that circumstance is like blaming the victim of a mugging for loitering in the gutter afterward.

Mr. Romney was clearly alluding to the $1.2 trillion automatic budget sequestration due to go in effect in January unless Congress acts between now and then, something most everyone believes is highly unlikely until after the election. This is the so-called "fiscal cliff" that Democrats and Republicans alike fear will seriously hamper the economic recovery.

more:http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-romney-20120726,0,4608290.story

[liberal N proud]

1. The lies which Romney is willing to perpetrate will only grow larger as the election nears.

He will say whatever he thinks will get him elected.

[Zorro]

2. Are Mormons encouraged to lie like Romney to achieve their goals?

Perhaps this is an undercurrent meme that can be used to drive a wedge between Romney and his church.