(CNN) – Mitt Romney and Carly Fiorina, two high-profile supporters of Sen. John McCain, may just have to agree to disagree.
Watch: Romney on the economy
On Tuesday, Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, said that neither McCain nor his running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is capable of running a large corporation like the one she used to head. But Romney, who was a successful businessman before entering politics, has a different opinion.
“I think she’s just misinformed in that regard,” Romney told CNN’s John Roberts on American Morning Wednesday when asked about Fiorina’s comments. “I’d be happy to hire John McCain and Sarah Palin to run a business that I’m an investor in.”
Romney was one of McCain’s fiercest foes during the Republican primaries and often criticized McCain for his lack of economic knowledge. But that criticism ended with the demise of his presidential bid, and Romney has argued for months now that McCain has more knowledge and experience to handle the economy than Sen. Barack Obama.
As the U.S. economy has come under additional stress in recent days with the bankruptcy of Lehman Bros., the quick acquisition of Merrill Lynch, and the federal government’s intervention to prevent the collapse of the nation’s largest insurance company, both McCain and Obama have tried to convince voters that they are best suited to steer the troubled economy. For the second time in as many days, the two campaigns released dueling advertisements about the economy on Wednesday.
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how far is his nose up there? jeez, let it go Mitt, you ain't getting nothing in the future...pathetic
"Misinformed?"
Doesn't that describe EVERYONE on McSame's derailed "Straight Talk Express?" These morons are running around spreading misinformation and outright lies. When you're not telling the truth, it's not surprising that these contradictions are going to start showing up.
Romney, Giualiani, Fiorina, and company, are all sickening with how they've all jumped on the party line with all the BS to support McSame and Caribou Barbie.
I just hope and pray that the American public will open their eyes and recognize this joke for what it is. People do NOT want Bush 44 and those who do need to stop drinking the Kool-Aid.
Boy I can see now why Romney lost.
Romney is just another two faced LIAR and is trying to cover for his dear friend Carly who for the first time actually told the truth.
Palin let Wasilla $27 million in debt. I wouldn't hire her to run a PTA bake sale.
Why was Romney so hateful towards Barack Obama at the convention it certainly wasn't very Christian like. None of them were and they profess Christian values! I'm so glad I'm not a part of the Republican party!
E.J.Mohammed
Mitt Romney would have been a better vp pick.
And as a business man myself, I know Mitt would not have hired McCain or Palin to head his investments companies- what possible return could there be? None!
Thanks repubs, but no thanks!
Oh Mittens you're still around? I thought McCain threw you under the bus with Lieberman?
Carly Fiorina is a clown who gotten canned from her CEO gig at HP for spying on her own people. McSame probably promised her a position at the NSA so she could do it to the whole country as Czarina of Domestic Surveillance...
FIORINA IS PLAYING BOTH SIDES OF THE CAMPAIGNS . YOU MIGHT CALL IT PLAYING IT SAFE.. SHE NEEDS A CORPORATE JOB
AND PLAYING BOTH SIDES MEANS SHE DOES NOT WANT TO ALIENATE EITHER SIDE. SOMETIMES THEY CALL IT TALKING FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE MOUTH.
More lies and cover-up. The same Republican Party we've all come to know.
Mitt,
Are you on crack? Quit toeing the party line. Where has either one of them shown that they have what it takes to run a fortune 500 company? That is a very specific skill and experience set. It requires a great deal of focus (that McCain surely hasn't shown). Palin could barely manage a small town, actually having very few legitimate responsibilities as the town manager of Wasilla does most of the work.
I think you're mistaken.
Romney, Rothchild, Mrs. McSame the Millionieress, WHO'S THE ELITIST????????
If Mitt believes Sarah is qualified to run Hewlett Packard then I'm glad to see he's on the sidelines.
His comment cannot possibly be based on anything but political bias.
Wasilla has 5500 peple and 42 meth labs. Why would a town that small need so many drugs? Adn, why as mayor and now govenor hasn't Sarah Barracuda done anything about it?Sounds fishy to me!
Does anyone find it ironic that Fiorina, the former CEO of H-P, is saying that none of the candidates can be a CEO, when H-P is now shedding thousands and thousands of jobs? Sounds like she isn't up to the task of being a CEO either!
How about Obama's running mate Joe Biden? Is this the same guy who sticks to his own words that Obama doesn't have enough experience to be a leader of the United States?
Obama, don't even try to compare yourself with Palin let along John McCain. To me you have nothing to prove but words blah blah blah.....
LMAO! I love how they send Romney up to say he would hire both, LMAO! What a joke! I wouldn't hire either of them. Palin isn't even qualified to work at Burger King, LMAO!
And YES Romney IS irrelevant. What an ELITIST!!
Hey Mitt, how's the smell down there behind McCain?
It amazes me when party talking heads on both sides repeat the same lines over and over. Carly has been the sexist attack dog because being a woman they think gives her more credibility on the issue. But then she spoke the truth (gasp!). Now they are running crazy trying to find out why she didn't get the cue cards.
Mitt knows what he is talking about.
McCain*Palin 08
ENE M DIAZ, please, so with McCains many many years of office, why did he not do anything ?? and come on, the republicans have had the office many times in hi lifetime .... All he is going to bring is Bush 3 and 4th term...
It should be noted that she said that neither Palin, McCain, Obama or Biden could run the business. In reporting, please use ALL important information. News should be objective.
Rodger – "Obama has proved himself by running a complex successfull campaign. He stays on line and tells the truth…it's constant! The Republicans "don't know what the truth is" they keep changing their policies and tell out and out lies…they can't help it….that their way!!!!"
Oh PLEASE....just admit you're a life-long Democrat who would vote for Pee Wee Herman if he was the Democratic Nominee. Who cares about this article? It's the Independents like me that will decide this election, on who we feel will be best as President, not you hard-core Dems spouting the same old crap.
McCain/Palin 08
In other words the GOP is saying "Oh crap, she messed up, let's send a former business owner to help patch up the already busted dam" GOP is losing ground fast. McCain and Palin are both full of lies and excuses. Typical politician. Cindy McCain....the TRUE elitest.
you people are idiots. the same thing happens to democrats after they lose – remember everything hillary said about obama? open your eyes and look at both sides. Holding on to this double standard only shows your lack of intelligence.