Romney: Sequester not a success for Obama

Mitt Romney may not be running for the White House any more, but he certainly came out swinging against President Obama in his first post-election interview with "Fox News Sunday," accusing the president of poisoning the negotiations over automatic spending cuts by "berating" Republicans.

"No one can think" that the fight over the sequester has "been a success for the president," last year's Republican presidential nominee said. "He didn't think the sequester would happen. It is happening, but to date, what we've seen is the president out campaigning to the American people, doing rallies around the country, flying around the country and berating Republicans. And blaming and pointing."

"Now what does that do?" He asked. "That causes the Republicans to retrench and then put up a wall and fight back. It's a very natural human emotion."

The former Massachusetts governor also criticized the recent release of several hundred illegal immigrants detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The agency justified the release as a cost-saving measure forced on them by the across-the-board budget cuts, but Romney argued that the president should have prevented it. "I think if there are people who are incarcerated," he said, the president "should make sure that we're able to keep them in jail."

"Look, it's- again, it's politics," he said. "It's, 'OK, how do we do something that will get a headline that will make it look like those terrible Republicans aren't willing to come together?'"

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In the interview, which airs Sunday, Romney also addressed the adjustment to life after the campaign trail. "We were on a roller coaster, exciting and thrilling, ups and downs," he said. "But the ride ends, and then you get off."

His wife Ann Romney, who also sat for the interview, agreed that it has been quite a change but added, "The good news is, fortunately, we like each other."

[TimeToEvolve]

Duh, Mitt the half wit. We get it, it was a victory for the Tea Bagging Bozos who are the Wall Street billionaires. Cut government so that we can rob and steal with impunity.

[eqreynolds1985]

Correction: Sequester is bad for AMERICA.

Is the sky going to fall? No. But in spite of GOP voodoo economics, austerity in the middle of a recession is a recipe for a depression.

The sequester itself is a pittance compared to the outrageous debt brought on by tax cuts during the spending required for TWO wars, now winding down.

We need TAX REFORM, and we need it now. The idea of preserving "loopholes for the wealthy" is unconscionable, despicable, and craven.

Come January 2015, I hope there aren't enough GOP Representatives to require their own janitor in the Capitol building.

[jsmith2600]

LeeLACA says: "Ann's only regret is she can't be queen."




Yes, the White Horse Prophecy was not meant to become reality with Mormon royalty, since Americans didn't want any more plutocrats in the WH.

[dustin96v]

Mitt Romney must suffer from alcohol-induced dementia. He avoided the federal budget battle last year by swallowing cases of Jim Beam and Smirnoff hard liquor.

[Broey77]

Mitt just needs to buy an island and show us all how great he can make a new empire.

[zmonkee]

RepubliCon_Liar_RobMe replies: .
LOL!...the election is over EMPIRE. Sorry that the rest of America stamped a BIG "L" ("L"oser) on your forehead last November.

Try Clorox Bleach to take it off... LMAO

Sooooo, Does this mean John Kerry is a BIG "L" too?? Why did obo just appoint a "BIG L" to his cabinet?? never mind.....we already know the answer to that-

[GOP-R--Con-Men]

Republicans conspired and vowed to make Barack Obama a one term president. They followed up that vow with unyielding, unrelenting, sabotaging obstruction to stop every proposal President Obama and Democrats put forth to help ordinary Americans and revive the economy. They use HOSTAGE POLITICS with manufactured crisis after crisis to extract political ransom from President Obama and Democrats. Republicans have shown time after time they don't give a damn about country, constitution or Americans.

Demented teabaggers are more than happy to destroy America carrying the water for their fellow bedsheet and pillow case wearing republicans.

[zmonkee]

'Hostage Politics"?? How about his Chicago politics? Threatening media outlets that report bad things about him? LYING about who the sequester will actually affect? He's an embarrassment!!

[GOP-R--Con-Men]

Threatening media outlets that report bad things about him?

Which media outlets are you talking about?

[ccb5508]

it will be a success for obama, as he will now use it as an excuse everytime someone loses his/her job, or less hours....due to obamacare!

[LeeLACA]

Ann's only regret is she can't be queen. Go back to La Jolla and build your 10 million dollar car elevator so you can hide behind the castle walls. Oh, California doesn't really want you, by the way...

[zmonkee]

You really want to attack the guys wife?? With everything the first Mooch has been doing and saying....not sure that is a good idea-- Family members should be off limits--

[LettermanFan]

The election was not a big success for Romney, in case he hasn't noticed.

[Barry-been-inhalin]

Our country has not been a big success either for the last 4 years in case you have not noticed.