Romney: Raising Taxes Was Something Obama "Did Not Do in His First Four Years"

[TroyD]

Posted Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at 4:12 PM ET

This is a mostly true statement, so it might take some explaining. Here's Mitt Romney in Ohio, claiming that Barack Obama will soon do something "he did not do in his first four years," and "raise taxes." Paul Ryan's confused face says it all.

What's the goof? Barack Obama has not raised tax rates. In fact, like he keeps trying to tell you meddlesome swing voters, his only broken promise on tax rates was that he planned to restore the Clinton-era 39.6 percent rate on income over $250,000, but gave up on this during the December 2010 tax compromise. But as Americans for Tax Reform will tell you, the Obama administration has signed off on some luxury taxes, like the tanning bad fee. And as this Republican campaign will tell you, in a press release from Sunday, Barack Obama's health care mandate was rescued by John Roberts and defined, effectively, as a tax.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2012/09/25/romney_raising_taxes_was_something_obama_did_not_do_in_his_first_four_years_.html

[woodsprite]

1. Actually, Ryan looks like he's sayin "Aw, shit!" n/t

[TroyD]

2. Hopefully this takes the R-W meme "You raised taxes" off the table for the debate

I assume Obama will now refer back to this quote by Romney.