Mitt Romney needs to hone his attack in the presidential race, says U.S. Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC).
The first-term congressman is "hopeful" the current low-key Romney campaign is preparing for a more forceful approach in the fall.
"I'm hoping he is figuring out right now what exactly is coming at him and getting a very tight, crisp response," Scott said Thursday night to a crowd of more than 100 conservative 9/12 members from across the Lowcountry.
He told the group that he spoke with Romney advisers on Friday, offering suggestions on strategy.
"I'm hoping that his campaign is well-oiled enough to get that response together now," Scott said. "And then, when you begin firing, you fire relentlessly until election day."
One of two freshmen members in the House leadership team, Scott's profile has been on the rise among national GOP leaders. He hosted town hall events with most of the GOP presidential primary candidates, as well as an event earlier in January with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a possible vice presidential contender.
Romney is facing criticism from some conservatives for a "safe" approach to the campaign trail, according to The Christian Science Monitor. While a Wall Street Journal editorial Thursday suggested the campaign is "slowly squandering an historic opportunity."
Scott was also critical of the Romney campaign's response to the Supreme Court decision on healthcare reform. The campaign spent days arguing, alongside the president, that the individual mandate was a penalty. That was even after GOP House members had embraced the court's decision that it was a tax — an argument they feel will work better at the polls in November and could also expedite repeal in 2013.
"What we need from Romney is consistency in messaging. You can't call it a tax and a penalty," Scott said. "You can't have a mixed message coming out of a presidential campaign."
But Scott still said he expects Romney to win the White House in November.
"I think he'll get it together, because we need him to get it together," Scott said.
The main thing I don't like about unlimited capitalism is that it's inhumane and as a species and a society we could move past it.
I don't believe that Tea Party is about racism, even though I know it's now full of racists.
What is the point of you posting? Just curious. I personally enjoy trolls, but if this is a troll I have to tell you that it's pretty mediocre. Troll harder.
i am a poor communicator...should have posted link...here tis: Romney Misfires with EPA Anecdote http://www.factcheck.org/2012/04/romney-misfires-with-epa-anecdote/ re-re: "And then, when you begin firing, you fire relentlessly until election day." [tim scott] this quote by tim scott in the lead article...
@reg: Actually, greggy poo, opensecrets.org agrees. opensecrets say: [CLIP] Organization-Driven Political Activity When it comes to the combination of institutional lobbying, 527 group donations and PAC expenditures, Koch Industries far out-spends Soros’ hedge fund and think tank, $57.4 million to $12.8 million. Most of this money is attributable to lobbying expenditures. [CLIP] Think Tanks and Political Organizations Given the difficultly in tracking donations to nonprofits and charitable organizations, it's almost impossible to quantify whether the Koch brothers or Soros dominate this political realm. That said, both the Kochs and Soros have spent incredible riches in this area with no sign of stopping. [end clips] meaningful comparison is difficult... opine: It has more do with reason/intent than amount...opine: kockbros-etal donate to satisfy their greed...as mentioned they are the epitome of “gen bullmoose’s” ruthless capitalism...soros-etal donate to improve the general welfare...eg; Kocks donote to suppress voters...Soros gave away over $8 billion to human rights, public health, and education causes. Greg Adams: post your comparison list...you have one or do you just throw hype/crap against the wall and hope it sticks...
wrong. it's now the united states of africa...and siberia is no longer part of russia...it's a continent...if you are going to be a nit picker, you have to keep up...
Ohh and the guy who came from a long line of "High Ranking" Cops who arrested nothing but Republicans, speaking as a retired local Cop (not from LA, Seiggy) your predecessors did themselves an injustice by keeping themselves on the GIMMIEwagon Plantation. Must have been Chicago. Think how far you could have come if they hadn't been beholding to someone else to keep their job. As it is they've poisoned your mindset, and give us the impression you have a horribly hateful response to freethinkers.
Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. The server may be experiencing a temporary error condition; please retry your request later. from past history, I recognise the prefix to that link as the general search site for anything having to do with legislation, and I am assuming that "query" would be an open ended search, so in effect, the link gives you nothing to go by. Goose Egg. NADA. Bupkiss.
I mean, since most all of the commentors seem to be engaged in backwards speak, and since the Left is so "tolerant", we all know that it can't be happening. I guess if you repeat a lie often enough, it just depends on if the people are gullible and foolish enough to believe it. I guess in his case, he was.
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php "Browse bills by sponsor" "select a representative" (scroll to "Scott, Tim [R-SC-1]") click "Go" ... then see for yourself
this SOP for most/all T-GOP 'firings'...t.scott's term for railing against BO and progressive policies...such as: social security, medicare, BO-care, minimum wage, women's rights, GI bill...further; when asked for a ref...the goalpost move/focus changes...if a ref is posted it is either irrelevant or disproves their contentions/conclusions...ie/eg; this discussion has moved from mitt's ineffectual campaign to soros is a nazi (of course he was/is not) amazing how most T-GOP, BO-haters' rhetoric mimics that of limbo, the becker and dumbbart your [reg's] efforts to point out there is no foundation is appreciated...hopefully it does not fall on deaf ears... opine: the pendulum is swinging center left...people (with exceptions) are not as stupid as kock-etal and T-GOP misdirectors think/thought...hope springs...
FYI the jobs gained is a net fig...ie, gain minus lost...the net was a loss of jobs in 2008 and since 2009 have been a net gain...oh/and; Have any private jobs been lost (net) over the past 26 months? NO. http://mollysmiddleamerica.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-many-jobs-has-obama-created-lost.html re: Unless Romney outlines a cogent platform, he will lose [maizenbluedoc] the only 'cogent platform' the GOPs have is voodoo economics, which failed in 1929 and 2008; opposition to all social progressive programs; and tax cuts for rich folks/ruthless capitalism... re: Personally, I am sickened and disgusted with the party line, which results in government gridlock [maizenbluedoc] so are we all...especially with the party line of "our (GOP) Job#1 is to make BO a one term president"
may as well face it, the mitt will lose. the information is: *jobs, net gain 2012 v net loss 2008; *healthcare, 30-40 million on path to health care ins. * stock market, DJI increased fr 7,000 to 12,000 *nobel peace prize. *for a short list of more information that can be used goto: http://obamaachievements.org/ oh/and policies that got us out of 1929 depression and are getting us out of 2008 recession...invest in USA economics vs voodoo economics...