re: #78 elizajane

The new strategy, in exemplary Karl Rove style, is to turn this around and have Mitt claim that it’s Obama who is the enormous liar. Have you noticed that he’s been saying this in interviews, including that the thing he is most worried about in the debates is that Obama will lie? He’s not just spouting steam, this is part of a larger plan being rolled out today:

POLITICO: “Romney to ‘Fact Check’ Obama in Debate

[Link: www.politico.com…]

But the real give-away on this as a planned strategy is Karl Rove’s editorial on the matter in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal:

“Obama’s Biggest Opponant is the Truth”

[Link: online.wsj.com…]

Why, it’s almost like putting a chicken-hawk up against a decorated war hero and attacking the hero for being a chicken! It could never be done!
Oh, wait.

One “fact” he can’t check after today is that Obama’s job record is a net negative:

New Jobs Numbers Put Obama In Net Job Growth Territory

Revised jobs numbers released Thursday found that 386,000 more jobs were created since 2011 than the government had previously reported — a figure that means more jobs have been created than lost on balance during President Obama’s first term.

That politically sensitive threshold has been at the center of the presidential debate. While it has little economic relevance, its political significance has been substantial, with Mitt Romney’s campaign regularly reminding voters that there has been a net loss of jobs since Obama took office.