http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071027/ap_po/romney_floridaFORT MYERS, Fla. - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney offered a verbal tour of "Hillary's House of Horrors" on Saturday, conjuring images of Halloween spook houses to underscore his criticisms of Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.
"You go in one room, she wants to raise your taxes. You go in another room and she wants to have government taking over health care," Romney said to laughter and applause at a town hall meeting in southwest Florida. "You go in the next room and she's weakened homeland security by voting against the authority of our government to listen in to al-Qaida's calls."
Romney said he would keep Clinton from reaching the White House not by acting like her — an apparent dig at rival Rudy Giuliani — but by building on the conservative foundation laid by Ronald Reagan.
Romney also touted his bipartisan work with a Democratic legislature while he was governor of Massachusetts. Responding to an audience member who expressed frustration with Congress members who strictly vote along party lines, Romney pledged to work with opposition leaders.
"We had to agree to solve things together," Romney said, citing his state's health care reform effort and balanced budget. "I will not make it a personal, rancorous battle."
Reached by telephone phone later in the day, Clinton campaign spokesman, Mo Elleithee said: "Given Governor Romney's long history of flip floppping on issues, we're not worried. We expect him to endorse us any day."
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