Ok, I listened to this. Romney so badly butchered his point. The point was that Obama has liberal ideals. Did he say that? No. He said he was stubborn and didn't think for himself, opting instead to follow the party. The spin was to take his liberalism and portray it as a lack of leadership and combine it with ignorance, arrogance, and partisanship.

This is a calculated attack by people who professionally twist words and meanings. They are half truths that add up to a distortion that might as well be a lie. George Orwell would be proud.

Romney shot back, saying that “Actually, on both cases, you’re talking about two liberal positions, non-proliferation as well as the gasoline mileage."……………..YOU are spinning YOR WHEELS……. MCSame
will not choose U……..BYE NOW!!!!

Romney is full of bologne. He like John McCain is part of the filthy rich Republican crowd that refers to anything good regular families as liberal. In truth, it is the Romneys who put themselves first and what's good for the country second! Regular families know all about the Republican Economy–$5 gas per gallon, trillions to Iraq, trillions owed to China, joblessness instead of jobs, health costs instead of health insurance, education for the rich only, mortgage mania for the rest. Romney–you were a mediocre governor and should go back into the used car business of the Ramblers your father tried to sell before he became "brainwashed".

Hey Angus, catch up please! Your sentiments are so 3 months ago. Obama has consistentently stated his plans numerous times. McCain is the one who hasnt. He can't remember them long enough. And by now anyone who cares knows plenty enough about Obama to decide whether he is the best choice for the next POTUS. If YOU don't know "jack" about him that's YOUR own bad. Get off CNN and do some real research. Then come back if you have something truthful to say.

Folks, your attacks against Obama are empty.

OBAMA forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I ask Barack to borrow $30 to pay for gas, and he has yet to respond. That's rude considering $30 is not a lot of money."

but in order for you to save the $30, people will lose jobs, hiway and bridges do not get built or maintained. The oil companies can go up on the price so the savings is nill. the gas tax holiday is a GIMMICK!

The real point is that Obama has never stood up to the Democrtic special interest groups ( BIG LABOR, TRAIL LAWYERS, The something for nothing crowd) . McCain has faced the special interests in the Republican party and has the scares to prove it. But he is a person of conviction, courage and principals. Obama has always rolled over to Democratic special interest groups. He lacks courage!!!

It is obvious that Romney is sucking up to McCain. He will stoop to any level to be a VP nominee. That is politics

Mitt the moron. So he wants offshore drilling and is upset that Barack doesn't? Here's what the G.O.P. doesn't understand. The voters this time are the youtube generation. We can *immediately* look up a fact and determine just how true or false it is.

In the case of offshore oil drilling, it's a complete scam to help big oil companies. Don't be fooled, people. Between 1999 and 2007, permits for drilling oil went up 361%, yet only 17% of the leases acquired to drill oil actually have anyone drilling on them. First, have you seen your oil bill or electric bill go down? Of course not. Second, why aren't the other 84% of oil areas being drilled? And why do they still want more offshore drilling areas?

Folks, big oil simply wants to hold onto these leases and drill for oil when it's even more expensive. They're holding onto it like a stock, waiting for it to ride to a higher price. Again, *84%* of the oil leases TODAY are not being drilled. Ask yourself why that is. McCain is looking to help his cronies and couldn't care less about reducing the price of gas. Even he recently admitted that it wouldn't reduce the price of gas anyway.

No, idiot Romney, the point was that Obama did reach across party lines on both instances - doesn't matter what the issue was. So you and your pal McBush are both wrong - AGAIN.

Non-proliferation isn't a liberal issue. It's a humanity issue.

Just keep drinking the Obama cool aid…The market's down 358 points today if you elect the Marxist Obama it'll be down 3500 points.

we need more journalists like you to call these lying Republicans on the carpet. We, as a country, cannot afford more of the Gray Old party to lie and cheat as they have been for the last 8 years.

Mitt the Loser Romney's comments this morning are nothing but futile efforts to impress John Mcain so that he can be picked as his running mate, but honestly why should people believe this looser who not so long agao ran the most negative campaign in the GOP Primaries against Mcain has all of a sudden been "born again"

Mitt Romney is another rich republican robot who lacks the smarts to do anything but parrot party rhetoric. He's a haircut with no charisma, and no real ideas. Why do we even care about his thoughts on this subject? He LOST his own party's nomination.

Thank you Gov. Romney for acknowledging that keeping weapons out of the hands of terrorists is indeed a "liberal issue." Republican administrations have been doing just the opposite for the past 30 years (arming Iran, Iraq, the Contras, the Taliban, and Saudi Arabia).

Who's tough on terror now?

I saw the interview and I was very disappointed that Roberts did not
follow this question up as it was an outlandish statement. Remember the primaries when Mitt was out everyday occusing McCain of sneaky underhanded tricks? Now that he wants to be VP, McCain walks on water. What does that tell you about this man's character?

Romney is an extremely unlikable fellow, which is why he didn't win the nomination. I just hope that McCain selects him to be VP. I was very offended by Romney attempting to use his personal fortune to buy the election and I suspect that many other Americans felt the same way. He reminds me of a slick car salesman and it's hard to even look at his face.

Romney doesn't care about Americans, all he cares about is his stupid hair

Mitt Romney is the biggest tool this nation has ever known. Give me a break. He literally makes me puke. Does everyone forgot what a rude scumbag he was toward McCain during the primary? Now he's his lap dog. What a tool. A tool that doesn't fit.

Looks like the town in Texas is not the only one looking for it's idiot.

Interesting that the republicans would call the move to increase gas mileage for cars a "liberal view"

I guess consuming more gas than is needed and causing a short supply which raises the price and profits for a few like Romney is just what the republican party stands for.

We have seen what 8 years of republican leadership has brought the country in the form of $5/gallon gasoline and a stock market heading South. Will so called "liberal policies" do more damage then the conservative agenda of the past 8 years has already inflicted on America?

Romney is a loser on every front! He has the look of a very dishonest salesman and he just can't get beyond that.

Mitt Romney is as slimy as Jeb Bush. 2 horrible politicians I would not want to see in the white house.

I do not care what Mitt Rommey thinks or says he is one of McCain's
attack dogs and please somebody tell me what has he done since he
could not buy himself into the whitel house.

mcbush and his talking heads are desperate! They don't even know what they're saying, IF they ever did!!!!! Thank you John Roberts for a good interview/article.

On being Liberal

I remember four years ago when the Republican Party called anyone and everyone who didn't follow G.W as being "liberal." Since that time, this once fine country has been trashed. Jobs being lost, jobs going over seas. Nothing done to secure the borders and ports. Over 4,100 killed in a sensless war where no one could possibly win and I can go on, and on, and on.

Now there is a "Conservative" that want's to win the White House bid. This "Conservative" has spent five years in a POW camp. That does not make him Presidential material.

I do not want a man, with such high family and moral values, that he thought so little of his wife and chose to flaunt his affairs in the public eye.

Nor do I want a man who, because of his despicable behavior and high moral values chose to divorce his crippled wife and marry the rich tart just one month after the divorce was finalized.

I am surprised just how many people think they can excuse this type of behavior but, unlike them, I will vote for the person that respects their spouse and family because that person would also respect their country.

McCain is not that type of person.

Marc PDX….I I guess you have been watching FOX news. Obama put his career on hold by turning down high paying jobs after Law school to help the less fortunate.

So again…..McCain and his followers want to continue to demoralize Obama and name call every chance they get.

So childish………

I'm not a mormon, but I really think it is offensive for people to criticize mormons by saying they are a cult or they are polygamists. The mormon church EXCOMMUNICATES polygamists!

Look, I think Mitt Romney is a moron with bad ideas who comes across as fake, but that doesn't mean we can't be respectful to people of other faiths.

I agree with Romney. Get off your high horse Roberts. Obama just voted with the Republicans to make himself look different.

He's a fake and we all see it.

He is soooo right. Fuel conservation and higher fuel economy standards are liberal crack-pot issues. So is nuclear proliferation, global warming, education, universal healthcare, and anything else that would actually benefit ordinary citizens. I guess the conservative agenda would include wasting fuel, encouraging a nuclear shoot-out, propping up the insurance, drug, oil, auto, tobacco and energy industries no matter what they do to us. How did Mitt ever lose in the primaries?

Mitt Romney is attacking Obama after McLame did it to him and thats what killed Romney's campaign, the fact that he thinks its right to do now is why im not a republican…

I don't think I need to say much about this matter….LOL!

Man wtihout a planet….that was funny!

Mitt Romney I hate you. I am throwing John McCain under a bus.

Texas Trail Dog ………….MICHIGAN - I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD PUT THIS MAN INTO THE WHITE HOUSE………no MO BUSH!!!

By the way are related to Brian KnoxvlleTN

People, we are going to make the United States exciting again!

If "liberal" is your only attack, then Obama have in the bag. Notice McCain's got others to stick their foot in their mouths on his behalf. Thanks Romney and Black. Don't make up lies to help your campaign. Ask Hillary about that. It won't work at all. You're fooling nobody.

Good work John. This is in the spirit of Tim Russert … always prepared with facts to refute the obfuscation of a politician.

The rest of the media should be talking notes. This is what we expect.

Mitt is lame.

There goes Romney, speaking without his brain again….. but then he's been doing that for about a decade now. He should go into stand up comedy if he's going to speak without facts… and so should the rest of the Republicans. Facts seem to be like kryptonite to these crooks.

Man without a planet wrote:

I heard someone say that if McCain won they were moving to Canada.
But if Obama wins where can one go?

Iraq

Desperation .. calls for drastic measure .. LOL ……

Does the Repugs sense an inevitable defeat???

Lisa: I ask Barack to borrow $30 to pay for gas, and he has yet to respond. That's rude considering $30 is not a lot of money.

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Lisa: Good for you. Now I hope you understand $30 isn't much money but fixing your car can cost hundreds of $. I guess you understand now why Gas Holiday isn't a great idea. It's just a political gimmick.

Romney will say ANYTHING to stay in McCains good graces..that is what brown nosers do!!!!

Are we supposed to be surprised CNN didn't side with the Republican??

If it were an Uhhbama comment, you would have made excuses for his difference in view.

pitiful reporting

"THIS IS CAPTAIN MCCAIN. ALL HANDS ABANDON SHIP!"

Who let the dogs out Mitt, that video was the chesiest, saddest thing I had seen in the entire primary.

That's because the GOP has distorted the term "liberal" beyond all sense of the word. It no longer has meaning.
All republicans have left after a disastrous 7 years is to call anything they don't like or agree with "liberal."

Why have my comments remained "in Moderation" status for the last two months? First, Jack Cafferty reads two of my comments in one week and now you won't post any of them. What's going on?

Yo, Mittens! The market is down over 300 points! Il Duce has taken his party [along with the country] on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride! It's going to take a lot of dedicated liberals to undo the damage your tax-cut and spend Clown Prince and "conservative" enablers have wreaked upon our country the past eight years…Face it, pal, the Greedy Old Party is about to be relegated to the Ashbin of History. Make sure to bring a fresh change of underwear…

Mitt Romney, please go and do something you are working hard to become McCaines VP that will never happen so quite wasting your energy.

Romney is an elitist, arrogant, and self-serving–all the things the Republicans are saying about Barack. I certainly hope McCain does not pick him as V-P candidate. But they would make a good "Flip Flopper" team! John Roberts - you always give good interviews!

Mitt Romney is as dumb as a box of rocks.

According to Wikipedia, in Jan of 2007 McCain cosponsored a Bill with Barack Obama on gree house gases.
Romney, was that 2 liberals or right wingists?

Romney is an real "WORK OF ART"… I wonder who is hairdresser is.

He's really trying to get VP for McWar. (big time)

I wonder if there is anything that they might say about "POLICY" rather than expending all their energy trying to bring BARAK "THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES" down with their small talk…""

BUSH/ CHENEY/ ,MCWAR/ McROMNEY…..what a bunch of winners

Obama picks another endorsement, which means the next line of GOP attack will be to go after Obama's endorsers as anti-American, anti-Semitic, etc., because Hamas endorsed Obama.

Here's the logic behind so many GOP attacks, most recently Romney.

England is an island.
I am standing on the island of Puerto Rico.
That means I must be in England.

He is in such a rush to point fingers that he is no longer making any sense. Its funny because I had no idea that Romney was an idiot until he opens his mouth.

Romney is a bigger joke than McCain, who cares what he says. He is so bitter cause he had to step aside and let the old man through!!!!!

This time of year the only word a republican can use liberal, and their only hope is that it will stick. Otherwise, people will learn republicans have no other useful strategy.

Does the "stupid" spicket turn on when Romney gets in front of a camera? Gee whiz, he will do anything for the VP spot on Mccain's ticket. Thank God this guy didn't get close to winning the primary.

This guy is almost as wacko as McCain. A bit younger but nuts just the same.

I met Mitt Romney in San Diego. He and his staff are the meanest, slimiest people I have ever met. They treat people like garbage. They can't stand anyone other than themselves. Thank god this walking joke didn't have a chance at being elected president.

tomorrow does not belong to Mitt Romney

For all of you loser-liberal Romney bashers… Mitt Romney has great hair. That's why he lost the primaries. McCain and the others were jealous of his hair and got together to undermine his campaign. It was not about the issues. It was about his hair.

Liberals especially hate nice hair.

Don't let them get to you, Mitt! Romeny '20!

What do you expect an empty suit like Romney to say? The guy is a big zero. He reminds me of that talking head that Chris Matthews recently put in his place. The guy was parroting the Republican talking points and he was exposed on the air for not knowing what he was talking about. Sounds like Romney's younger brother.

John,
Don't expect a Republican politician to make any sense now.

WE HOPE MCCAIN PICKS MITT ROMNEY AS VP RUNNING MATE.
ANY OTHER THAN COLIN POWELL IS CERATIN DEFEAT FOR MCCAIN.

OBAMA IS PILING UP SUPPORT FROM EVERYWHERE.

BILL CLINTON WILL AND HAS PUT HIS WORD ON IT .HE WILL CAMPAIGN FOR OBAMA . HILLARY WILL CAMPAIGN WITH OBAMA
WHOLEHEARTEDLY. ON THAT YOU CAN RELY" HER WORD IS GOOD. ON THAT.

War and the military/ defence industrial complex!!! Wrap oneself in religion and declare oneself a patriot!! Goebbels would have been proud!! Political leadership calls for accepting truth and Romney ain't it!! By the way JD, the money must be good, as the time in Canada would be at a more relaxed pace!!

I do hope McBush picks Romney, a true, blue blooded, elitist as his running mate!

There goes the GOP ship!

Too bad Roberts did not ask a follow-up and ask Romney if he thinks Lugar is a liberal too! That would have been a good question. Lugar is very popular in IN. Would like to see how Romney would characterize Lugar if you put him on the spot to see what would come out of his mouth.

Yes it is "odd" how the method of Romney's hate-filled madness is purely based on comparing himself to Reagan and dismissing anything positive a Democrat has done as "liberal agendas".

Odd yes, but highly predictable for Mitt. Obviously he was only concerned about smearing and spreading lies about Obama and…since you put him in his place, he basically had no comeback except the "L" word.

MITT IS ONE SMART PERSON.

McCain likes the labor members, He will go to bat for them time after time. The union leadership, however, should get on a boat to South America as they will be persona non gratis.

obama is a disaster waiting to happen. He will tax and spend our money and give big hand outs to the welfare queens in the ghetto, THEN HE WILL TAKE OUR GUNS AWAY.

He has no plans to withdraw our troops from Iraq. Just big talk. A lot of hot air. No one wants our soldiers in Iraq but no intelligent person wants them out of there so Iran can get control of that oil rich country. So be careful about the guy with cotton candy speeches with no truth to them.

Vote for McCain, he will be on your side.

Romney gets the gay mens vote

If the vice president's were Clinton and Romney , Clinton is less itimidating and trust worthy. Also all the women would support her.
Romney would look toward the gay men perhaps.

Sounds like Romney just defeated his chance of the VP slot nomination coming his way. At least this should kill it, but somehow I think he will wind up with it anyway. He talks the good talk.

Romney is garbage!!! Simple as that. My worst nightmare was for him to had won the Republican nomination and Clinton win the Democratic. I told my wife I would pack up our bags and leave this nation if either of these two ruled the country

v/r
A Latino OIF Veteran Independent

Obama got this election locked on his side mit romney can yary up his mouth as long as he want we are not voting democrat.

I guess this shows why McCain beat Romney in the primaries. He is still pushing the Bush/Rove campaign style, which caused him to lose in the first place. Thanks the GWB, that style is now as dead as dirt on the moon.

HERMAN MONSTER, YOU ARE A LOOSER. YOUR COMMENT DO NOT COUNT.

Romney uses his looks to get things. Huckabee is less flashy and is a real conservative. Romney is scary.

This mitt romney guy is funny,he try as much he can to be in the news i am not macain supporter i dont even think macain gonna pick him for VP.

@John: so if it is bad to "save" the big American corporations (oil, auto and pharmaceutical companies) where are Americans supposed to work? Or will that not be necessary in the fantasy Obama world? Honestly, what some of you people thinking? That life comes for free?

No Fantasy! NObama N'08!

Wake up and pay attention. All politicians speak in something of a shorthand at times, because they can't explain every last detail in terms that everyon moron will understand. Proliferation as a term or political topic isn't liberal in and of itself, but the attitude with which you approach that topic very much can be. The liberal attitude is that you believe you actually can trust that others can be convinced and/or trusted to cut back on their stockpiles. The conservative attitude on the topic generally is that such trust is unwarranted and there is nothing to be done other than make sure that you use yours while they're bigger than the other guy's. Since the group in question was promoting that an approach of cutting back, then yes, it qualifies as 'liberal'.

And clearly, any attempt by the government to force companies to adhere to mileage guidelines is environmentalist and promoting big-government - how much more clearly liberal can you get?

please, HOW MANY MITT ROWNEY THEY HAVE IN AMERICA(USA)?

IS THIS THE SAME MAN (ROWNEY MITT) WHO ONCE IN THE PRIMARY SAID THAT "IT IS ONLY HIM AND OBAMA WHO ARE CANDIDATES OF CHANGE"?

I wonder what kind of nigthmare this people are puting themselves into.

SO, HE IS NO MORE IN THE SAME LINE OF CHANGE WITH OBAMA AND MCWHAT(sorry i can remember the fool name,spell check for fool not workin in my computer)WHOM HE SAID WAS'NT CONSERVATIVE IS NOW MORE THAN CONSERVATIVE,WHAO,ALL FOR THE SELF EGO OF VEEP.

CORRUPTION HAS ENTERD THE MIGHTY NATION WE WERE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO.

N:B. PLEASE HELP ELECT BARRAK OBAMA TO BRING BACK THE REPUTATION OF THAT COUNTRY,DON'T LISTEN TO ALL THIS BIG MOUTHS.

PETER–CANADA-

All the conservatives talk about how Romney's so smart and how he'll get it right on the economy, but this shows he's no smarter than Bush. McCain&Romney=Bush. They should move to California and get married!!

Huckabee would be better than Mitt Romney. Romney can't be trusted.

Robers,
Thanks for reporting the fact that Obama's bipartisan effort. GOP love to spin the facts.

Obama haters in Hillary camp,
You keep on saying you want to vote for McSame, then ask McSame supporters to pay Hillary'e debt and don't whine if ever you get McSame for another 4 years.

So, let me see if I understand this by using recent examples. When Clinton was president he worked out a deal with North Korea to prevent their development of nuclear weapons. But his approach was via "dialog" only - and trust and mutual respect. And the North Koreans secretly developed nuclear weapon technology until George Bush became president and demanded (and wouldn't back down) 6 party carrot & stick negotiations with verification requirements. Today, as reported by CNN below, North Korea came clean on its nuclear weapons program. Now, tell me which party is better at finding and stopping nuclear proliferation? I know, I know: it's the Democrats and Barak is going to show us how it's done by having a meaningful dialog with the extremely right wing Theocracy in Tehran - or else he'll leave them alone altogether (which is what I suspect will really happen). Either way it will probably lead to Israel dealing with the problem directly and the US having a worse problem land back in our lap. But "we love you, Obama" because we're airheads!

NObama N'08
(This is the real world, not a high school popularity contest!)

"Those crazy liberals and their desire for Fuel Effeciency and Non-proliferation. Next thing you know those crazy liberals will call for public education and giving women and minorities the right to vote." –Joe from Chicago

Now you're just talking SOCIALISM

which I know is BAD, BAD, BAD

…because the guy on the talk radio show told me so

Dont you know….? Republicans LIE like people breathe. It come naturally to them… and when you try to stop em, they fight to the death…

My daughter has a relevant bumper sticker: "Real conservatives conserve the environment". "Phony" conservatives like Bush, McCain, and Romney conserve the oil companies…and the pharmaceutical companies, and the auto companies, and any other industry that buys its way into the righthand side of congress. Liberal policies? Here are a few, compliments of Bush and his Republican minions: A "spend now pay later" fiscal policy; a "don't worry about emergeny management, immigration, infrastructure, education" policy; a "shoot first and don't bother me with the details" policy in Iraq; a "screw our constitutional right to privacy policy; etc. These aren't just liberal policies, these are radical policies! We must not allow this to continue.

If Barack Obama puts Hilary Clinton in as the "VP" look out McCain.
Obama/Clinton will be leading in triple digits.

Mitt was my least favorite of everyone that ran this year. I'm an Obama supporter but I’m VERY glad that McCain won the nomination. Now I just hope he doesn’t select him for his running mate.

Any criticism of Obama from losers like Romney are worthy only of the laughter they engender.

So sorry "swift-boat" liars, it's not going to work this time.

It is funny how legislating better gas mileage will help. Just because congress tells automakers to get better mileage doesn't mean it is possible. Of course one fast and easy way to do it is to cut down on the steel and add more plastic in cars. Which of course hurts the steel industry and makes the cars more prone to being death traps. Talk about lives for economy……

Too bad mitt wasn't the repub nominee, the beat down the GOP would receive would have been even fiercer in November….what a tool.

It's amazing they consider these things liberal issues. It's kinda like global warming. I never understood why it was a political issue. Oh, wait I remember. Big Oil, Coal, Auto, and Industry paid the Republicans to fight against something that would be bad for business for them. It's criminal that the goverment took part in that deception.

A lot of these issues become politicized because someone gets paid to support an agenda, and despite how much sense a particular position makes, they take the other side.

I really hope McAncient is still considering this dolt for VP… then the landslide will be an avalanche of epic proportions.

Using the term "liberal" as a dirty word is so yesterday. Today "liberal" means progressive and looking forward instead of backward.

I heard someone say that if McCain won they were moving to Canada.
But if Obama wins where can one go?

Angus McDugan,

Karl is that you?

Angus McDugan = Karl Rove

LOL

It's the silly season folks. Parrots are coming home to roast. Romney will sing like a canary just so McCain will put him as a VP. Thanks to Romney I am paying more for my medical out of pocket.

GREAT JOB INTERVIEWING JOHN!!

I had a Tim Russert flashback because you made Romney face commonsense questions when attacking false claims.

Continue that vigor with EVERYONE politician, Democrat & Republican…

This dude really needs to get a life because right now he does not have one.

Mitt Romney has what eight kids? Can I relate to him. no.

Why do you think the term 'neo-conservative' was coined? It's because we, true conservatives left the republican party, disgusted by their foreign interventionism, their excessive federalism, and record deficit spending!
Vote Libertarian! Vote for freedom!

McCain has successfully "Out-Bushed" Mitt Romney to become the pub nominee and hence McBush. Mitt is just licking his wounds.

Compared to the neo-con Mitt Romney, McCain is a democrat!!!

Roberts,
By definition "(bi)partisan" highlights parties! To say the "non-proliferation measure" and "increasing gas mileage requirements" are "liberal" measures does not negate their 'partisaness'. I hope you were able to point out Romney's category error—responding to your remarks with “liberal” is arguable, but more importantly, it renders the statement “never been a part of a bipartisan group that came together to solve a controversial issue” FALSE.

Face it: it's not as if the republicans have been truly 'conservative' ever since Reagan, and especially since Bush. That's why millions of us left them.
Or did you think that foreign interventionism and record deficit spending are 'conservative?'
Vote Ron Paul! Vote to respect the Constitution! Vote for change you can TRUST in!

Mr. John King, what did you expect the mitt to say? he is just a repugnant simple mind

Silly liberals try to increase fuel efficiency. Why can't they simply see that we can drill for more oil? It's not like there's a limited supply or anything.

Twit Romney for VP.

Romney is an amazingly stupid and opportunistic politician. He reminds one of Bush but with better luck in business. What wouldn't he say or do to become McCain's VP?

He is a politician in the meanest sense. What Romney certainly is not is a public servant of the American people.

What is Mit Romney's policy? He was govt govt healthcare and now he is against it. He was Anti-abortion and then he was against it.

Seems to me as if Sen. Obama cant get a break from these blood-sucking GOP's. That's alright, because Sen. John Kerry will back Obama and wage an attack against Mitt.

I live in Oregon and although Gordon Smith runs as a Republican, if he were in an eastern state he would be solidly a Democrat. Jim Webb (D-Va), for instance is considerably more conservative than Gordon Smith. So it's hardly a case of reaching across party lines to work with him.

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire

Nice try, but that dog don't hunt. If this is the best they have (and it certainly seems to be), then Obama will win hugely in November.

The actual McCain quote was “[Obama] has never put his career on the line for a cause greater than himself". Neither of these two positions referred to constitute putting his career on the line as they are positions that liberals support. It happens that conservatives also support non-proliferation but neither issue is "going out on a limb" for Barak Obama. That was the point being made and sadly CNN wants to parse words and deflect the issue away from the original point. (Yes, Romney said it poorly - but the point that Obama hasn't ever risked anything to stand up for a position is the actual point on the table here).

Of course, nonproliferation is now a liberal view. The conservatives want McCain as President and he wants World War III. Ought to start calling him McGoldwater.

Spoken like a true member of the rich elite, non-proliferation and gasoline mileage are American issues. I guess these issue only affect the little guy, we care about $4 gas and our children being used as pawns in unnecessary wars. Can't wait to see McCain spin Romney's comments and blame Obama. Just what the country needs a new older decider. Can we move up the election so this stupidity can be over!!!!

OBAMA

Obama, 'the next great Communicator' continues to pander on about his bipartisanship, but has nothing of substance to show for it. He is an arrogant Senator who lacks any true productivity in the Senate. He needs to spend more time in the trenches learning more about being a representative from his state, before he can even hope to be the commander in chief.

John Roberts, do your job! You started to question him but then said 'what John McCain's campaign says' then you let him slide on lies. ASK HIM TO GIVE EXAMPLES OF WHAT HE'S SAYING! Then, challenge him if it incorrect!!!

I wish you would stop bringing these pundits on to just banter the 'message of the day'

Gary

To Lisa. Barack's answer to the $30/summer gas gimmick that effectively gives the money to the oil companies is $1000 in tax rebate. Surely you can take the $30 out of that.

Knowing Mitt Romney he probably had no earthly idea what Mr. Roberts was talking about. When you send out a surrogate, at least send one with some snap. Poor choice in using that squawking flip flopper Romney. Lord, imagine the world of hurt we'd be in with McSame/Romney running the show. Dumb and Dumber.

I just realized that John McCain reminds me of Randall from Monster's Inc. you know the you know the lizard with the ability to change his color from purple and blue to blend into his surroundings at will, much like a chameleon, making him invisible.

He worked as a Scarer for the power company (Hmmm… what party is in power now?), and was working on a way to eventually rise to the leader of that company.

Funny how art imitates life.

So did John Roberts bring this information up to Romney as a follow up question? If so, what was Romney's response? If Roberts did not bring this up as a follow up question, he failed the interview. If he had to do a bunch of research afterward to come up with this information and then extrapolate it out in this article, it comes off more as an opinion piece than news.

Those crazy liberals and their desire for Fuel Effeciency and Non-proliferation. Next thing you know those crazy liberals will call for public education and giving women and minorities the right to vote.

Romney please just shut-up until you can start thinking about Americans instead of your own agenda!

Mitt ROmney is speaking like an idiot! Painting someone a Liberal but the right policies doesn't make Barack a bad candidate. Mitt stop trying so hard to get the VP, you so selfish! You have no interest in AMerica! You are an aristocrat from a cult religion.

Romney:

If you keep your mouth shut, your foot will not end up in it.

Another IDIOT, he doesn't even know the meaning of non proliferation.
Mitt is a good example of a misinformed talking head. If the issues mentioned were so liberal, why was it necessary for Sen. Obama to reach out to his Republican counterparts. This guy had to get lucky in business, he would be homeless if he had been required to think.

McBush and friends you are very stupid. Didn't you learn anything from the primaries. Attacking Obama was Hillary's main tactic. It didn't work for her it won't work for you. While you're trying to throw people off from focusing on you by attacking Obama, we are looking to see what you are made of. So far, it looks like nothing but war and more war.

I guess Romney just showed the country his views are out dated and idiotic. Good job, Mitt!

WELL IT LOOKS LIKE THE REPUBLICAN HACKS ALL GOT TGETHER AND DECIDED TO START CALLING BARACK OBAMA NAMES.

THEY ARE APPARENTLY SO OLD AND TIRED THAT THEY DON'T DON'T REMEMBER THEIR CHILDHOODS. WHEN THEY CALLED PEOPLE NAMES BACK IN THIRD GRADE, THEIR POOR LITTLE TARGETS DIDN'T BECOME WHAT THEY PATHETICALLY TRIED TO CALL THEM.

AND THEN ADULTS WOULD HAVE TO TELL THEM TO KNOCK IT OFF!

WELL, REPUB LICANS, WE ADULTS UNDERSTAND YOUR PROBLEM. YOUR CANDIDATE McCAIN IS LIMP. HE MEETS SECRETLY WITH BUSH SUPPORTERS AND THEN SUDDENLY HE'S IN FAVOR OF OFF-SHORE DRILLING. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE COMES UP WITH NEXT AFTER HIS SECRET MEETING WITH CONSERVATIVES EARLIER TODAY.

IT'S TRULY SAD THAT YOUR PARTY IS SO DEVOID OF LEADERS THAT YOU CAN'T THINK UP ANYTHING NICE TO SAY ABOUT McCAIN.

WE ADULTS - AND THE REST OF AMERICA - ARE VOTING FOR OBAMA AND MOVING FORWARD. YOU CAN STAY BACK THE IN THIRD GRADE WHERE YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY COMFORTABLE.

Jesus was a liberal… I think calling anybody liberal is complement.

Gawd!! Romney is such a dufus…

Improved gas milage is often a by-product of engineering advances by all automakers (engine power, tire design, lighter and stronger frame/body materials, etc.)

Romney and his ilk are doomed to repeating the mistakes of the past. Go back to school…brush up on some history duncecap!!

OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DONE DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Someone has got to get this to Obama campaign- nuclear threat is a liberal issue

WHY is Mitt Romney still getting time in front of a camera. He's a joke - completely changed his views and was noted as a liar during the campaign. He's desperate to become VP - even changing his nasty tune against John McCain over the past few months.

Mitt Romney needs to go to Utah and farm wheat or something. The more he talks, the more my head hurts. I would sooner eat a ball of aluminum foil soaked in chicken fat than listen to him anymore. At this point, voting for a Republican is the same thing as putting a bullet in our future's head, and stealing it's wallet as it dies.

Romney is such an idiot. So the two things that Barack reached across the aisle dont count cause they are liberal?!? Better gas mileage and proliferration benefit ALL Americans!! Especiallly in the world we live today. Not only are you and your Republican buddies out of touch you're also too stupid to know just how stupid you are.

Thanks for confirming that Repubs don't consider nuclear non-proliferation to be an important issue.

Which would help explain why our Repub Admin outed a CIA operative working on that very same issue.

Pathetic ya'll….

Way to bring in the straw-man, Mitt…

Case in point that Mitt Romney has no content - only talking points. And, of course, the core of all Republican talking points is the following formula: 1) avoid the facts, 2) if the facts don't fly, call them a name (in this case "arrogant" and 3) if 1 and 2 don't work…just call them a liberal.

It worked on the playground when we were kids, but the political equivalent to "And your mom wears combat boots" just makes Mitt Romney look partisan ans silly. Besides….the tired use of the "L-bomb" is so hackneyed - America is so over the old style political games.

Ian stated: "Mitt Romney is a tool. If he's so for the war in Iraq why hasn't one single one of his sons gone over there to fight?"

I agree. Bush, Romney, McSame, all want this conflict in Iraq to continue but their children/family members are not willing to step up to the plate and fight their war for them. There too busy making wedding plans and spending money.

Is putting your foot in your mouth is the new "high five"? So much for the "fist bump". Their transparency is blinding. Has anyone noticed that almost everything these guys have said, has come back to haunt them in some way? Is it just me?

Mitt Romney may be a smart man but to me he is a real "ODD BALL" and it is unclear what his agenda is.

Down with Obama,

For your info
Obama never says ME
wes WE can,
get over your issues

Let's all bow our heads and pray for our Mormon brother for he is off the path to righteousness… and "rightedness". This guy needs a clue! He's wrong wrong WRONG!

MCSLEAZO & HIS SUPPORTERS HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER

AND AS USUAL THEY START SLEAZING. THEY HAVE MADE

AMERICA A WELFARE STATE FOR THE RICH & THEIR LOBBYISTS.

OUR TAXES BELONG TO ALL, ALL, ALL, OF US. NOT TO SLEAZOS.

HOW CAN THEY'D RATHER SEND A BILLION DOLLARS A DAY TO

IRAQ THAN SPEND IT ON THEIR CITIZENS? IF THAT ISN'T

UNPATRIOTIC & DISHONORABLE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.

Mr. Romney wants to be Vice President - enough said.

I agree with Romney about Obama raising taxes. There is no way his economic plan is going to work if he doesn't. I disagree that Obama doesn't work across the isle even if Romney said those were liberal issues but Obama did make the effort to work with Republicans.

Romney couldn't even win re-election in MA. As trash commissioner.

Didn't Romney lose??? Why is he still talking?

Rommey is running as a HAS BEEN, why does any news media give this guy air time? Remember everything he said about McBush…..

McCain/Romney, 08 LOL, that'll get all the Evangelicals. Is Romney a polygamist???

You guys make me laugh. McCain use to tick me off, now I see him and company as a comedy routine, spouting the same nonsense over and over….

"Fact over Fiction"

Good for you, John Roberts. Thanks.

Vote No to the flip flopping husband
Vote No to the man saying a woman can have no choice in birth decisions
Vote No the man who speaks in such a derogatory manner to and about women
Vote No to the man who thinks terrorist attacks and fear will help him out
Vote No to McBush

Selective political memory at it's finest.
The problem is that the "Red-Staters" will gobble up what McCain and/or Romney says without question. Only us truly informed voters will know the realtiy and based on what happened in 2000 and 2004 I fear forthe results of the 2008 Presidential election.
Beleive it or not I am a registered Republican who voted for the Democratic candidate in 2000 and 2004.
Like any well-inromed voter I vote the issues, not the candidate.

WE ARE GOING TO RID OURSELVES OF THESE SLEAZOS

IN OUR WHITE HOUSE & LEGISLATOR & JUDICIARY.

WE ARE GOING TO SPEND AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS

ON AMERICA & AMERICANS.

WE ARE GOING TO

1) TURN OUR ECONOMY AROUND.

2) BRING OUR TROOPS HOME.

3) GET HEALTH CARE.

Mitt is a rich elitist who is for the war as long as he and his family doesn't have to fight in it. COWARD!

hey lisa you asked barrack for 30 dollars did you trying asking mccain let us know please you pathetic!!!

ROMNEY IS JUST A LOSING SCUM BAG.

THE REPUBLICANS HAVE MADE THIS NATION A

WELFARE STATE FOR THE RICH & SPECIAL INTEREST.

SMALL GOVERNMENT MEANS NO, NO, NO TAX DOLLARS

ARE SPENT ON AMERICAN TAX PAYERS.

WE OWN THE GOVERNMENT. WE OWN THE TAXES COLLECTED.

WHAT COULD WE DO WITH THE BILLION A DAY SPENT IN IRAQ.

So typical and predictable… When a loud-mouthed conservative twit like Romney is faced with issues he knows nothing about (not an unusual scenario), he trots out the “liberal” label and attacks the positions of others while offering nothing coherent himself. This is exactly why this loser got his clock cleaned. Then again, one would think that a chickenhawk like Romney would know plenty about non-proliferation – at least on a personal level. Go home idiot…

That's an easy one. Anything that Obama supports will be labeled as "Liberal". And all the Ditto-heads will boo it and support that postion. Too bad for them that, for the majority of Americans, "Liberal" is not a dirty word - just a political position

Who does Romney think he is kidding? He is salivating about the possibility of being a Vice President and one step away from the presidency. What a puppet he is turning out to be.

I think we should have a new holiday when Bush packs his bags and the republican party go into hiding.

McCain / Romney = McMIllionaire / Mitt Millionaire with a couple Multi prefixes before the Millionaire.

Oh My~ Romney has taken Liberal-bashing to a whole new level. Romney is certainly trying to win the audition for VP isn't he. His ineptitude on this and other issues epitomizes the core of the Republican Party….They have no platform to run on other than "fear and smear" and this just adds a new one…….ignorance!

WHAT EVER THE RIGHT WINGERS THROW AT OBAMA IT WILL JUST MAKE HIM STONGER.

R'WINGERS ALWAYS TRY TO BELITTLE AND MAKE THEIR OPPONET LOOK BAD…………….BUT IT JUST SLAPS THEM IN THE FACE

Mike:
"As far as Bush is concerned, he promised to be a Reagan Rebulican and he instead turned into a Democrat. He was far more a Republican when he was Govenor of Texas than he is today as President."

2 questions
What are you smoking?
How can I get some?

Anything that makes you think Bush is a Democrat is some powerful psychotropic stuff.

Romney is a photo-op politician–but mostly just an idiot.

This is why we need a third-party. These guys just won't admit anybody may have a better idea than them (that includes Democrats and Republicans).

Want real change in Washington?

Libertarians!!!!

Bob Barr/Wayne Root 2008

Give us liberty, but please don't bore us to death with the current two party corruption and ideological dreamscape we are continually promised and never given.

Got Liberty!!!

Why is a polygamist speaking against proliferation?

I watched the inerview on CNN this morning, and it left me flabbergasted!!!! When Roberts spelled out examples exposing the lie about Obama having no record of working in a bi-partisan maner, Romney quickly dismissed this info by stating that these were liberal issues. Non-proliferation???….the very foundation of the illegal invasion and overthrow of the government f Iraq…this is a liberal agenda. Come on Mit.

McCain needs a platform.
Stop attacking Obama!
Barack Obama will be a President for all Americans!

O boy anyone see that add in Oregan with a repubican running for Sanate trying to ride on Obama's coat talils says he crossed over the isle to work with Obama one some legislation. What is funny is that he wants to run alongside Obama… why is that???????????????????????? Republicans for Obama YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

PUMA PAC people I hope that you are happy with your choise in this election. Hillary will not be voting with you this time. You all look so stupid in the eyes of all the world that I miss you guys on here sometimes. Your leader was on tv and he sounded about as stupid as you all do. Vote Mcsame what a shame. Give up and stop kicking against that stone and come on back home people. Help save our kids from McWAR. He loves the sound of body counts on the news every day. Don't be like him. Stand up to him. It's time to move on and put our house back in order. We must ALL stand behind Obama and change what is going on in Washington.
Obama08

You cannot trust Mitt Romney for anything. The man has no integrity.

can we just end the debate and recognize that republicans are the dumbest people alive?

The republicans are already getting desperate as they have resorted to the Kitchen sink strategy! Unfoturnately this kind of strategy on works on low information voters as we saw in the democratic primaries. The Obama campaign has plenty of time exhibit Barack's true character. It does make things a lot easier when the Republicans look like idiots.

John,

He has no clue what he is talking about. Which by the way, is why he is not the presumptive nominee. This guy is all money with no substance.

Romney is out of the race. He should stop sticking his foot in his mouth. Proliferation is a liberal issue? When did the conservatives decide they were in support of nuclear expansion?

I love the way Republicans throw the word 'liberal' around like it's an obscenity.

McCain and Romney deserve each other - both are full of themselves and puppets for the Bush/Rove Regime.

Come'on ya'll… say it with me…. NO BUSH THIRD TERM!! NO BUSH THIRD TERM!! NO BUSH THIRD TERM!!

Too bad politicians just can't level with us Americans. They think we're stupid. We realize that we are going to have to make some very tough choices to get our country out of the mess it's in going forward. Yes We Can!

Thank you John Roberts for doing your homework and reporting the facts of the story after the initial comments were made, proving again that the media can do it's job, serving the need for correct information, without taking sides. It's not the reporter's fault if erroneous information is being put out there by one side or the other.

Don't expect Romney to make sense, EVER

Good job, John- CNN needs more people to keep these idiots in check and not let them spew their talking points ad nauseam

Of course, Mitt. Nothing smacks of elitist latte liberalism like trying to protect the human race from nuclear annihilation. You just go right on thinking that.

Nimrod.

You're a mean one, Mr. McGrinch.
You really are a heel.
You're as cuddly as a cactus,
You're as charming as an eel.
Mr. McGrinch.
You're a bad banana
With a greasy black peel.
–adapted from Dr. Seuss

Lisa you're pathetic, get a job!

please watch this interview, we are witnessing the desperation of the Republican party, those who are the Rich white men clinging to power and greed at the expense of the American people. they will lie cheat and steal to hold on to their God…Money and Power. Romney clearly is sticking to the Republican script of lies, half truths and fear….
well mr Romney, we have seen this movie, now America is choosing to write a new script.
we will not how to the Lies of the republican party any more, we will not submit to the fear tactics you try to envelope us with. America was built on the courage of her people and this administration has caused us shame, we are seeing through Romney , Black and a host of the rich white men who support the millionaire Senator McCain that if McCain gets into office it will be business as usual.
Obama 08

These Republicans are Something Else they try there dirty tactics and Fear mongering and they start to believe there own stuff they are pretty funny