From The Hill:
Mitt Romney blasted President Obama for comments during a press conference Friday where the president suggested the private sector was “doing fine.”
“He said the private sector is doing fine. Is he really that out of touch?” Romney said at an event in Council Bluffs, Ia. “I think he’s defining what it means to be out of touch with the American people.”
In the president’s remarks Friday morning, he repeatedly said hiring at private industries was “fine” and occurring at “a solid pace,” arguing instead for additional funds for state and local governments to hire teachers and emergency personnel. But Republicans quickly pounced on his remarks in light of May’s disappointing job numbers, and Romney said the comments could have historic implications.
“For the president of the United States to stand up and say the private sector is doing fine is going to go down in history as an extraordinary miscalculation,” Romney told the crowd.
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June 12, 2012 at 5:35 am
Interested Bystander
Hey All,
Excuse me but I believe that I am part of this “private sector” this Obama man speaks of.
Let me “tell” you how “fine” I am doing:
When Obama took office cigarettes were $35 a carton (yes I smoke, and I hope to quit soon), NOW they are $54 a carton.
Gasoline was $1.84 a gallon and now, just today it is $3.85 a gallon (after being $3.37 last week).
We spent about $100 a week on groceries, and now we are spending about $160 a week.
Our cable bill (which includes phone and internet now) is $240 a month.
Our utility bills are also on the increase with word that electricity is about to skyrocket with the new Obama energy regulations.
I’m thinking that this isn’t “fine”, I KNOW that it’s very hard.
June 12, 2012 at 3:11 pm
JAMES
Hey IB, what are you smoking? Mine are over $70.