Thursday, October 4, 2012

Energized Romney again slams ‘trickle-down government’

Energized Romney again slams ‘trickle-down government’

DENVER — In his first public appearance since his well-received presidential debate showing, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney made a surprise appearance here Thursday morning before a thrilled audience at CPAC Colorado, a gathering of conservative activists meeting here.
“We need to take Colorado, and if we do, we’re going to take the White House,” Mr. Romney told the gathering of several hundred at the Crowne Plaza Denver International Airport.
His son Tagg Romney, appearing at the podium with three of his brothers, first apologized for the absence of the fifth brother, Ben, explaining that he was unable to take time off from his job as a doctor to attend the event.


“So we got another member of the family to fill in,” said Josh Romney as his father appeared from behind him, prompting an enthusiastic standing ovation from the crowd.
The Republican presidential nominee referred repeatedly in his brief remarks to “trickle-down government,” saying that President Obama’s plan for an expanded federal role would raise taxes and kill jobs.
“If we continue down his path, there’s no question that the middle class, which the vice-president noted has been ‘buried,’ will continue to be buried,” said Mr. Romney.  “They have higher and higher expenses for gasoline, for food, for utilities, for health insurance. If I’m elected instead — we’re going to have rising incomes in America because we’re going to have more jobs.”
“That’s a very different path than one with trickle-down government,” said Mr. Romney.
The one-day Conservative Political Action Conference comes the day after the first presidential debate at the University of Denver. Speakers at the conference uniformly praised Mr. Romney’s debate performance.
“So what did you think of Mitt Romney?” said National Rifle Association Chairman David Keene to applause. “It’s always dangerous to spike the football before the end of the game, but you do have a right to cheer for a touchdown when you see one.”

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