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January 13, 2012 9:10 AM
How low can he go?
By Steve Benen
Everyone has probably heard the corny I once caught a fish this big joke. A guy boasts about the size of the fish he reeled in, but when pressed, he gradually reduces the actual size of his catch. The little comedic routine is about exaggeration.
I wonder if Mitt Romney has heard it.
As recently as two weeks ago, Romney had a fairly specific number in mind when it came to the jobs created by his vulture-capitalist firm.
A few days ago, the total dropped.
This morning, the Romney campaign unveiled a new ad, which moved the goal post again. Greg Sargent picked up on the new message:
So, over the course of two weeks, Romney has gone from over 100,000 jobs to tens of thousands to thousands.
By next week, I expect Romney to tell us, I probably created a handful of jobs.
The criticism and scrutiny of Romneys record of mass private-sector layoffs appears to be taking a toll on the Republicans rhetoric.
livetohike
(22,165 posts)The GOP can send out all their surrogates and try to spin this, but it's over.
SaintPete
(533 posts)Last edited Fri Jan 13, 2012, 09:46 PM - Edit history (1)
but the line broke, and they all got away....
MjolnirTime
(1,800 posts)Not good news for Slick Mitt.
The Magistrate
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(27,711 posts)cbrer
(1,831 posts)I promise...