Oops! Romney Backer Gives Obama Recovery Act Credit For State's Low Unemployment Rate

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Washington (CNN) – Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia on Sunday partially credited President Barack Obama’s policies with his state's relatively low unemployment rate . . .

The Romney backer said stimulus programs supported by the president helped his state in the short-term with health care, education and balancing the budget . . .

The national policies had “some impact,” McDonnell said on CNN’s “State of the Union,”


read: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/03/romney-backer-offers-soft-obama-praise/

[Ian David]

1. Low "*UN*employment rate." n/t

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2. I'm there with you, Ian

lol

[calimary]

3. What, more hires for vaginal probing?

Probably what he'd like most. Never mind the stimulus. Probably doesn't like it much not only because it came through Obama, but also because it probably didn't allow him to put it all into the Virginia War on Vaginas.

Sorry - sometimes I let my cynicism regarding these people just run away with me.

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4. It's a break in the messaging just as Romney is trying to cast the Prez as big spender

The stimulus bill is their favorite target. Here's a major Romney backer from an important state admitting that the most productive plank of the president's economic rescue plan worked in his state. No cynicism from me about that fact.

[Dawson Leery]

5. Get this into an ad!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. Looks like surrogates

in both parties are having some difficulties staying on message