FACT CHECK: Romney miscasts economy in GOP debut

[Bass v 2.0]

FACT CHECK: Romney miscasts economy in GOP debut - Yahoo! News

Hey Republitards, take note of this:

ROMNEY: "When he took office, the economy was in recession. He made it worse. And he made it last longer."

THE FACTS: The gross domestic product, the prime measure of economic strength, shrank by a severe 6.8 percent annual rate before Obama became president. The declines eased after he took office and economic growth, however modest, resumed. The recession officially ended six months into his presidency. Unemployment, however, has worsened under Obama, going from 7.8 percent in January 2009 to 9.1 percent last month. It hit 10.1 percent in October 2009.

A case can be made for and against the idea that Obama's policies made the economy worse than it needed to be and that the recession lasted longer than it might have under another president. Such arguments are at the core of political debate. But Obama did not, as Romney alleged, make the economy worse than it was when he took office.

And:

ROMNEY: "Instead of encouraging entrepreneurs and employers, he raises their taxes, piles on record-breaking mounds of regulation and bureaucracy and gives more power to union bosses."


THE FACTS: Romney ignores ambitious tax-cutting pushed by Obama. The stimulus plan early in his presidency cut taxes broadly for the middle class and business. He more recently won a one-year tax cut for 2011 that reduced most workers' Social Security payroll taxes by nearly a third. He also campaigned in support of extending the Bush-era tax cuts for all except the wealthy, whose taxes he wanted to raise. In office, he accepted a deal from Republicans extending the tax cuts for all. As for tax increases, Obama won congressional approval to raise them on tobacco and tanning salons. The penalty for those who don't buy health insurance, once coverage is mandatory, is a form of taxation. Several large tax increases in the health care law have not yet taken effect.

The facts have always been out there to see for rightwingers but as the Doobie Brothers said:

But what a fool believes he sees
No wise man has the power to reason away
What seems to be
Is always better than nothing
There's nothing at all
But what a fool believes he sees

 

[WillowTree]

Romney got it right. obie doodle is one big assed "failure" nuff said.

 

[Mad Scientist]

Unemployment now up to 9.1%. McDonalds made up 1/2 of all new hires last month. Obama dun goofed!

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Don't worry, you aren't the only delusional person out there.

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[Provocateur]

Don't worry, you aren't the only delusional person out there.

YouTube - ‪Liberal Talker High As A Kite On Fox News‬‏

Geesh. It's pretty early in the day to be that sloshed.

 

[California Girl]

Yahoo wouldn't know the meaning of the word 'news'. Their opinion does not count as 'news'.

Fucking incompetent media.... and fucking idiots who link to it without bothering to fact check the fact checks.

 

[whitehall]

Get ready for the "fact check" circus people. George Soros' tax exempt Media Matters probably hired an army of new liberals to "fact check" every statement by republican candidates. Huffy probably hired a bunch of bloggers to field the MM "findings" and post them to an army of stupid lefties.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

But Obama did not, as Romney alleged, make the economy worse than it was when he took office.

True.

Indeed, Obama continued Bush anti-recession policies.

And the inertia of the GWB recession carried well into Obama’s first term. Obama’s only been in office two years, five months – far too short of time for his policies to have any impact – good or bad – on the economy.

 

[Bass v 2.0]

Yahoo wouldn't know the meaning of the word 'news'. Their opinion does not count as 'news'.

Fucking incompetent media.... and fucking idiots who link to it without bothering to fact check the fact checks.

Why don't you check the source retard, the story is actually from AP, you would have saw that had you read the link instead of looking for whiny ways to dismiss it, its not an opinion piece done by yahoo and to you there is no factual news unless its idiots bashing Obama, but hey, you know how the song goes........


But what a CG believes she sees
No wise man has the power to reason away
What seems to be
Is always better than nothing
There's nothing at all
But what a fool believes he sees


Gotta love those Doobie Brothers.

 

[Two Thumbs]

Yahoo is in the tank with big 0.

Only an utter moron would think the economy is better. Have you bought groceries in a while?

And the burden on biz is brutal. Those cuts were to us, a whole $13 a pay check.

 

[Charles_Main]

But Obama did not, as Romney alleged, make the economy worse than it was when he took office.

No, but he did make the underlying problems that helped lead to the mess in the first place worse. He Bought a slight bump that is now totally gone, at the cost of very serious future Debt problems.