"Romney touts his Massachusetts record as fiscal hawk" (not so much) - LA Times

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Romney touts his Massachusetts record as fiscal hawk

Romney says that as governor he guided the state out of a financial crisis by cutting spending despite opposition from Democratic lawmakers. A look at his record reveals a more complicated picture.

By Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-romney-budget-massachusetts-20120609,0,3451443,full.story

"SNIP.........................................

Romney takes credit for vetoing more than 800 spending items passed by the Legislature, saying he wiped out unneeded programs, cut taxes 19 times, built up a $2-billion rainy-day fund and balanced the budget four years in a row. All of that, he says, shows he can stop overspending. "We can balance our budget and live within our means," he recently told supporters in Ohio.

But Romney's telling omits key facts that clash with the agenda of his campaign for president:

• The Legislature overrode most of Romney's spending vetoes.

• State spending rose by 22% on Romney's watch, nearly double the rate of inflation.



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[SoutherDem]

1. But no one is suppose to notice that.

Romney feels he can pick and chose from his real record and claim only that which sounds good.

He is a lying slumbag. I can't even imagine what a Romney presidency would be like.

With any luck if he did win maybe the Mayan prediction will be real and we won't need to worry about it after December 22, 2012.

[applegrove]

2. +100

[Angry Dragon]

3. Willard is a liar and a fraud