Breaking with GOP, Romney Backs Minimum Wage Hike

[IDemo]

Source: NBC News

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Friday that Republicans should drop their opposition to a minimum wage hike, joining two fellow former GOP presidential contenders in breaking with his party on the issue.

“I think we oughta raise it,” Romney said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “Because, frankly, our party is all about more jobs and better pay and I think communicating that is important to us.”

Romney , who reiterated that he’s not interested in another bid in 2016, was the third high-profile Republican in the past two weeks to say that resistance to a minimum wage increase is hurting the party’s brand. All three men are Republicans previously elected in states – Massachusetts, Minnesota and Pennsylvania – with heavy Democratic populations.

Former Minnesota governor and 2012 presidential contender Tim Pawlenty, now the CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, said last month that the GOP should back a “reasonable” increase in the wage.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/breaking-gop-romney-backs-minimum-wage-hike-n101221

[VanillaRhapsody]

1. Romney sees the writing on the wall....opposing a Min. Wage increase is a loser for the

Republican party...clearly.

[beac]

2. Who?

But seriously, that is the sound of some Olympic-level bandwagon jumping. Way to take a stand long after any associated risk has passed, Mittens!

As for "our party is all about more jobs and better pay"... that may be the funniest thing I'll read on the internet this month!

[SallyAnn]

4. Flip-flopping again?

Is he trying to get set to join the new circle jerk the GOP/baggers will be putting on when election time comes around?

[jwirr]

3. He REALLY wants to run again and he has learned a bit. I still do not trust him.

[Contrary1]

5. "...resistance to a minimum wage increase is hurting the party’s brand."

And there you have it. It's all about their image. Has nothing to do with caring about the working poor.

[merrily]

16. He must be considering another run or he would not even care about the party's brand.

[cstanleytech]

20. Exactly. If they honestly cared about the poor they would set it up so the tax system

encourages companies to pay their workers better than the minimum wage and or set the minimum wage so it would automatically increase without having to get congress (da evil big government to certain fringe nutjobs) involved.

[reflection]

25. Exactly.

How easy would it have been to add "and most importantly, it's the right thing to do." Except he doesn't feel that way.

[onehandle]

6. Romneybot 3.0 booting up for 2016. 'Robots are people, my friend.' nt

[KansDem]

7. "In what respect, Mittie?"

[freshwest]

30. GAH! Put a warning in the title with you put that! Barforama... n/t

[savalez]

35. No shit. That's offensive.

[leftyohiolib]

8. the etch-a-sketch has struck again

[sendero]

9. "our party is all about more jobs"....

.... oh really? Who let that clown get in front of a microphone? His party is about obliterating the 99% by any means possible.

God what would I give for this lying douchebag to just go the fuck away.

[Historic NY]

27. The GOP hasn't passed one job bill that would meet..

reconciliation with the Senate.

[Overseas]

29. And Romney's still all about more lying. Amazing.

[rsmith6621]

10. Lets Raise Min Wage....but

with the Romney ILK what they wont tell you is they will cut the hours at the same time thus putting the worker back in the same position.

[Iliyah]

11. G I B B E R I S H

GOPers don't give a eff about good paying jobs or jobs in general. GOPers are to busy kissing the arses of their wealthy corporate masters.

[Arkana]

12. Yes, but he probably thinks it should be hiked 10-20 cents.

[johnlucas]

13. He wants to get elected bad, doesn't he?

You're done Mitt.
Charred steak.
Stick a fork in you, you're done.

It's Jeb's turn.
You had your chance, Mr. 47%.
It's over. Go home.

John Lucas

[savalez]

36. Back to the clown car mitt.

[Grins]

14. Damn terrahrist sympathizer...

Damn terrahrist sympathizer...

More money to the 47-percenters? Obviously, he's not a "Real Ummerikan™!

[AleksS]

15. Did anyone tell him it wasn't a raise in the minimum CEO salary?

Did anyone tell him it wasn't a raise in the minimum CEO salary?

I have a feeling someone in his bubble told him it's a mandatory raise in the CEO wages to $10.10 MILLION per year. Because, we heard how he feels about folks who actually makes minimum (regular guy) wage back on the campaign trail and that's part of the 47% of the population he just doesn't care about.

I expect a sheepish "....nevermind...." when he finds out what a raise in the minimum wage really is.

[jtuck004]

17. But now he is distancing himself from that nasty old gop and leading

us all to the future of the new inclusive and generous gop...his.

'Course, they took the money you made with your labor and this is nothing more giving you back part of what was yours already, and only a loon would think that was a good trade...but I suspect in his mind that 47% of the people just dropped to their knees in tears, thanking the good Master for his benevolence.

He believes it is his destiny to lead us into his future, and will be trying very hard to walk up on that stage again.

The same kind of faith in a destiny that Reagan brought us, before he closed the door and turned up the heat. "To serve people", he said he wanted.

Some things change very little...

[woodsprite]

18. I wish he'd go back to the planet he fell from. It's a long way to November,

and even longer to 2016. Maybe he'll change his mind or backtrack so much to say what he thinks people want him to say, that he screws himself into the ground or has a mental breakdown. I bet the "pony princess" wouldn't let him have a mental breakdown. Dammit, cause she wants to be First Lady! It's their turn, doncha know?

[Dopers_Greed]

19. Typical repug

Wants to raise the minimum wage not because workers deserve a raise...but...

Because not raising it "is hurting the party's brand"

[marble falls]

21. Romney's going all middle of the road! Toooo little, too late.

[Kingofalldems]

22. Their party is about better pay?

I love that story.

A gigantic lie.

[LiberalElite]

23. oh but it is -

for the 1%

[riderinthestorm]

24. He's running again.

[oldandhappy]

26. Is this his fourth position on the subject??!!

Hmmmmm

[Politicalboi]

28. Rmoney would get rid of the minimum wage pronto

[Ash_F]

31. Wait.. what? I agree with him?

This causing me actual physical pain.


ow

[Tarheel_Dem]

32. Anyone buying this should catch a re-run of Rachel's Friday night show. n/t

[Arugula Latte]

33. Good luck getting nominated by the fascists in your party with that kind of talk, ol' Mitty boy.

[Enrique]

34. good n/t