Biden hammers Romney in Iowa

Vice President Joe Biden was on the campaign trail in Iowa on Wednesday to promote the administration's actions to bolster manufacturing, and attack Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney in the process.

The vice president said electing a Republican from the field of contenders would bring progress in the country's manufacturing sector to "a screeching halt."

"Look, folks, conventional wisdom that manufacturing is dead in this country is dead wrong -- dead wrong -- and we've got to maintain this momentum," Biden told a reported crowd of 450 in Davenport, Iowa. "But if you'll forgive me for saying this, one thing that could bring this momentum to a screeching halt is turning over the keys of the White House to Santorum or Romney."

As Mitt Romney continues to lead the Republican field, the Obama re-election campaign has increased its rhetoric against the former Massachusetts governor.

Speaking at PCT Engineered Systems, Biden said Romney backed policies and made business decisions that encourage outsourcing jobs overseas during his time as Massachusetts governor and as head of Bain Capital.

Biden charged Romney with moving jobs out of two medical device factories in South Florida to Germany and closing down a factory in South Carolina as head of Bain Capital. He also accused Romney of vetoing a bill passed by the Massachusetts legislature that would have prohibited the state from outsourcing its contracts.

"Mitt Romney has been remarkably consistent -- as an individual investor, a businessman, as governor of Massachusetts, and now as a candidate for president," Biden said in Davenport, Iowa. "Consistently wrong."

Biden said the Obama administration has made inroads in revitalizing the manufacturing sector, seeking to take credit for creating 430,000 manufacturing jobs in the past two years. Biden said the administration wants to reduce the manufacturing corporate tax rate by more than 20 percent.

"So look folks, we have a choice in this election: Between our philosophy that believes manufacturing is central to our economy, and their philosophy that scoffs at it," Biden told the crowd.

[JackInDelaware]

You thanked Dr. Pepper today Joe ?? That was Dr. Paper you were thanking Joe !! God Bless you Joe .. All rolled up into one .. You are truly the Reincarnation of Larry, Moe & Curly .. Obama sure did choose his VP well .. every administration needs a dopey clown .... Thanks Joe ! LMAO !

[JackInDelaware]

You thanked Dr. Pepper today Joe ?? That was Dr. Paper you were thanking Joe !! God Bless you Joe .. All rolled up into one .. You are truly the Reincarnation of Larry, Moe & Curly .. Obama sure did choose his VP well .. every administration needs a dopey clown .... Thanks Joe ! LMAO !

[rayward73446]

Many GOP backers posting here have been listening to the Koch brothers propaganda machine, and actually quote some of the vile giberish that the Koch brothers are trying to pitch to program voters to help them create a corporate run USA. My question to these GOP posters is where are any examples of what republicans have done anything to create jobs, expand manufacturing? My guess is that you don't have any information on anything that the GOP has done to create jobs or expand manufacturing. Because they haven't done anything that would improve the economy. Take a few minutes and research many news resources for what is realy happening in America, not the FOX news or Koch brothers versions, seek the truth. If you can handle the truth. The Kock brothers fund and operate several hundred so called think tanks that created the Tea Party, and work hand in hand with the national GOP totake the power away from the people and make the wealthy the rulers of this nation. They have the funds and will do anything to reach their goal of corporate dominance of our government. Just look at what they have already accomplished. Millions of voters believe that they are in charge of the Tea party, and have already succumbed to the propaganda that the Koch brothers use to indocrinate people over to their cause under the pretense of saving America.

[RobAla]

Washington Times: Dave Boyer: Sept 8, 2011
"The White House's invited guests who will hear President Obama speak to Congress tonight about creating jobs for the common man include a CEO under fire for moving jobs to China and a mayor who recently built a six-foot wall around his mansion.
Jeffrey Immelt, chairman of GE and head of the president's jobs council, tops the list of invited guests who will listen to Mr. Obama's speech from the first lady's box in the House chamber.Mr. Immelt has been criticized for GE's plan to move the headquarters of its x-ray business to Beijing; Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio Democrat, has even called on him to resign from his presidential post promoting U.S. jobs."

Is this the jobs policies that that Bidden is advocating? Bidden is living in a fantasy land.

[RobAla]

Manufacturing in the US is dieing like crazy under President Obama's failed economic policies. Bidden is in a fantasy land. How about the ridiculous head of the Job's Council, appointed by President Obama?

How can President Obama "pounce" on this, when he has appointed Jeffrey Immelt (GE CEO who is moving jobs to China) as the "head of the president's jobs council"? What a hypocrite! Everyone should be asking this question:

"How can President Obama appoint a CEO who is moving American jobs to China as the head of the Jobs Council?"

Maybe it is because in the 2008 election GE donated a truckload of money to the Obama campaign. Is this the "hope and change" people thought President Obama was all about? This is Chicago style crony political payback - this is dirty, and it certainly does nothing for the horrible United States unemployment situation. President Obama is counting on ignorant voters in 2012 - Americans who listen to his hypocritical rhetoric and never took the time to watch what he has actually been doing over the last 3 years. I certainly hope America wakes up to what is going on here.

[rc00213]

Romney - The liberals' favorite GOP Candidate. Don't vote for Romney.

Please tell all your friends to vote, we need a big turnout.
These are a few reasons why Romney is considered liberal:

1) Romney created RomneyCare which ObamaCare is based on. Kennedy

helped develop RomneyCare. Romney said he would repeal ObamaCare. Why

would he if he supports RomneyCare, he is not telling the truth.

2) Most decisions Romney made as Govenor was liberal, not

conservative. So, what make you think he will be conservative all of a

sudden?

3) Romney lost to McCain by a landslide last GOP Primary, and McCain

lost to Obama by a landslide. So, how is Romney going to win this

time?

4) When Obama wishes Romney well in the election and name calls and

villianizes the other candidates, beware!

5) Have you noticed the mass press and critics have shredded apart

every GOP candidate except Romney? That is because they know Romney

fits their agenda.

Please, if you love the USA, vote for any GOP but Romney.

[politicalcomments]

Nobody cares what joe biden says. He's foul mouthed, bought, and needs to go.

[amskeptic]

I was looking for one intelligent response here to engage with, and found nothing but ignorant small-minded insults by people who incomprehensibly vote against their own self-interests time and again . . . Joe Biden is a decent guy, and look at these stupid comments.

[charleskaye]

In yet another example of Biden's ignorance, he attempts to match his (and Obama's) non-existent experience in the business world with somebody that has actually some. What a moron.

Sad thing is - there are a lot of clowns out there that would believe "smokin'" Joe Biden on this issue. It's the blind leading the blind.

Get rid of the lawyers and put some REAL business leaders in charge. Enough with the ones that know nothing about finance and economics, but sure know how to manipulate the law.