Romney: McCain Failed "Reagan 101"

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From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

CONWAY, N.H. -- Brian Wiggin, a "rare native" of this New Hampshire North Country town asked Mitt Romney point blank why he should vote for him rather than John McCain — Romney's chief rival in the first-in-the-nation primary state.

"He's a good man and a national hero," Romney said. "He's spent 27 years in Washington. I haven't spent any years in Washington."

Speaking to a crowd of about 125 people, Romney then went on to hit McCain hard for the Arizona senator's fiscal record.

"He voted against the Bush tax cuts," Romney said. "That's failing 'Reagan-101' … Reagan taught almost all of us in the Republican party that lowering taxes would grow the economy and was good for the economy and good for the individuals. And I believe the Republicans are going to nominate a tax cutter to become president of the United States."

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New Hampshire voters are also smart enough to have a healthy degree of skepticism when a newspaper with a history of supporting liberal initiatives begins to denigrate a Republican candidate. To be singled out for an anti-endorsement from a newspaper with a liberal editorial board could be seen as a compliment to Mitt Romney, a sign of viability. I don%u2019t believe Romney is a phoney. Neither does Paul Weyrich, the former co-founder of The Moral Majority, neither does N.H. Senator Jedd Gregg.

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New Hampshire newspaper calls Mitt Romney a "Phony", bulls eye!

Mitt Romney is full of more beauracratic red tape than a ball point pen full of red ink.

Mitt Romney knows nothing about balancing a budget on conservatism. Look, he already spent $60 million dollars of his voters money only to be running in 2nd and 3rd in the polls.

Iowa and New Hampshire voters are very very very smart! They will not get fooled by a plastic Phony like Mitt Romney. Iowa and New Hampshire voters have honor, they know a phony when they see one.