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To everyone posting about Mitt Romney/Obama/Republicans/Democrats. The word "loser" only has one "o." Saying that they are "looser" means that they are very relaxed. Saying that they are "a looser" makes no sense. Just thought you might want to proofread before posting like 2nd graders. Good grammar/spelling will go far to add some credibility to your posts.

Once again another republican hitting the crack pipe!! Give me a break!

Kind of like your campaign...You could not even make it out of the primaries.

Sour grapes much, Mitt?

Gee, a Republican doesn't like how Obama is doing so far. That's news? These are the guys and gals who got us into this mess in the first place. They spent eight years just making stuff up as they went along, all bluster and blunder, and they're doing the same thing now in opposition. They have zip-zero-nada credibility on economic issues. Why anyone would take what they say seriously, let alone even listen to it, is beyond me.

Because the gop continues to say "Well, maybe we can't" doesn't mean the majority of the American people feel that way. We had an election in November- we won- send the gop back to the Stone Age where they belong.

To all you fervent Obamabots Your leader's stimulus bill now has only a 33% favorable rating – those on here still in support of it – you are in the minority

To all that have kids pr plan to – Congratulations, you just saddled your future family to so much debt, their standard of living will be far below what you have today. You should be ashamed of harming future generations simply becasue Nancy Pelosi likes to shop.

another idiot who wants Obama to fail,,,my god Obama has undone more miserable policies of bush,,signing numerous faboulous bills , schip equal pay,,George Mitchell,,end of torture,,closing guantanamo,reaching out and appointing republicans ,something no republican has done with Democrats,,extraordinary amount of GOOD Positive things,,, putting together a fantastic team in 17 days than Bush did in eight yrs,,no make that bush plus reagan 16 yrs. These zealots are foaming at the mouth to have this guy fail,,,or worse. The truth is they are planning and praying that he will be shot,,It is despicable. If there were not bumps in the road,,vis a vis selections for postitions that didnt work out etc,,he would not be human ,,,Romney is a robot,,a Ken Doll with a totally predictable and miserable policy platform,,,a candidate for 2012 ,pathetic.

What a flippin' idiot. Romney, do us all a favor and come back here to Salt Lake and shut up!

Romney, another Reagan myth clone. Maybe the "pi$$ down" economic theory is working for you but it has plummeted the country into poverty, recession and high unemployment. So rather than the Government giving money to people, you want Government to give money to businesses like the ones you favor retaining $18 million dollar bonuses. Geez, I'm wondering why your party got plummeted in this last election.

And Romney knows of what he speaks, how?????? All those years of service in elected office????? He should keep his big fat yap shut given his lack of experience and lack of knowledge on the issue of the economy.

Another lacky GOP who supported the very policies that got us in this mess to begin with.

You sure didn't hear the GOP screaming about the "Banker Bailout" of George Bush, even though there was not mechanisms of accountability for use of taxpayers money. Why would there be, afterall it was YOUR tax dollars being spent by Republicans–it wasn't their money, given the tax break Bush gave them.

Talking about a bunch of hypocrites....that would be the Republicans!!!!

To Sue, I'm on my break at work. Question: Why aren't you working?

Like any of us give a rat's "A" what Mitt thinks,,,,he's just making noise like all of the other Republicans out there in the hinterlands.....

I am not understanding all of the crap now, this man has been president for exactly 16 days why do Republicans think that it will take him a month to do what Bush took 8 years to destroy. Have we forgotten that Bush destroyed the economy due to the fact he could not admit he was wrong about this war which is costing Americans billions of dollars. Romney needs to stay where he is which is in the looser category and sit down and shut up

to me, it seems as if the republicans don't give a darn about ordinary citizens. There main focus is on cutting taxes. by cutting taxes the means less money for government spending on such important things as infrastructure and needed regulatory programs. those my friend would create JOBS which the economy needs more than anything. What we have my folks is what is called the falling of a dynasty.

Mr. Romney is out of touch with reality when he suggests that the President is off to a rocky start. The American people are not as gullible as they once were under Bush. It will take more than a lame comment from a lame out of touch party that may never see a President in the near future, to convince us of his premise!
How pathetic of Mr. Romney to forget that after 6 months of Mr. Bush's first term we were ready to boot him out of office due to his lack of fiscal acumen! When the President's plan works then what will the governor find to quack about?

Easy to critisize but then it is the GOP way. This county is in this big mess because of the GOP 8 years rule, what do they want now to kill all of us or what?

Listen, even if you were an Obama fan like me, you have to admit that with the tax problems of the nominees, lack of any results yet and the bickering between the Prez and the Congress it is more of the same old crap in DC. Where is the CHANGE we were promised?

ROMNEY SHOULD KNOW THAT TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH DOES NOTHING FOR THE ECONOMY

The reason it's changing to "maybe we can't" is because of people like Mitt, they don't want to change, they want everything their way or they aren't going to play....sounds a lot like my 6 ear old niece.

Well maybe President Obama would not be off to a rocky start if the Republicans actually had an interest in improving the economic situation. Seems that all they are interested in is working to set up the President to fail. Remind us again, Mitt who?? The Republicans never did learn how to work well with others. They had there chance, first it was Reagan and Bush I who set this country back and Clinton had to come in and clean up the mess. Now Bush II has left a bigger mess and Obama is left with the clean-up. They just don't get it. Tax cuts only help the rich and what good is a tax cut if you have no job and no income?????

When will the blaming stop? I suggest we put ALL the democrats AND republicans in the same room, take away their pants, yes pants, and tell them to get to work and they won't get their pants back until they learn to work together, and keep working together because unless they do, the rest of us are gonna lose OUR pants AND the shirts off our backs!

The people spoke in November.. And now, it seems the Republicans think they can still do what they are famous for doing. In the next election, you will see fewer and fewer republicans elected and eventually they will cease to exist. It appears the only thing on their agenda now, is to be combative, unco operative and pessimistic at a point in our history we need cooperation. I think it is time that the IRS audits all of them and see what we find out about their taxes.

Don't listen to a thing Mitt has to say. He's just trying to get the Republican nomination. Same as Palin with the Ashley Judd thing.

Romney on business: "Shareholders should have a say." You mean those that were wiped out when the CEO's left with millions of dollars while their companies failed? It seems to me that businesses are failing because people don't have the money to afford what they are selling.
Free of pork? I see the tax cuts for big businesses and the wealthy as pork!

Rocky start? Gosh, that wouldn't have anything to do with your "obstructionist" Republican friends would it?

It is amazing that people actually expect to get the country out of this mess that was created by Bush, in a couple of months. If people are working they will put mojney back into the economy. If no one is working then the economy continues to slip. I agree if you are in debt you should stop spending however, if people are working they can work on ridding themselves of debt as well as put in money back into the economy. Unfortunately, this is a scenario in which money has to be spent in an effort to pull up America. There is no clear cut answer but the one thing I do know is that people need jobs. Jobs equal money = pay off debt = put in the economy. Now I ask is something wrong with people getting back to work?

Isn't funny that people already to hang President Obama out to dry. He has been in office 3wks and already the people who voted for him want him to solve these 8yr problems now. what happen to the hope we had 3wks ago. what happen to giving a person a chance to prove himself. what happen to the faith we had doing the election. Stop this madness and let's give this President a chance. He is our President and just because he is black does not mean we have to be so hateful and looking for him to fail. This is what the GOP want. STAND UP YOU WHO VOTED FOR HIM.

“I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise,” .

Of the two, one:
Mitt Romney is THICK (then Thanks God he lost the GOP nomination).

He lives on Mars........

YOU LOST MITT!!!
So just deal with it!

Mitt Romney is full of himself. I am a Mormon,too, like him. I would NEVER have voted for him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's really a sign of the times that Romney is campaigning for 2012 a month into Obama's office.

In other words, they are all idiots.

Romney: Obama 'off to a rocky start'

Well, Mr. Romney, I'd rather be off to a rocky start than no start at all!

Hey, with all of the TAX evaders that Obama is trying to get appointed added to the 4 lobbyists that he wanted appointed ( after stating that there would be NO lobbyists in the White House ) and then you have Nacy Pelosi and Harry Reid running amuck I am beginning to think that Obama has cornered the market on curruption!!

This is Obama's CHANGE that we can belive in !!!!!
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I just love Republicans and all of the other obstructionists and hypocrites that long for power in DC. If Republicans aren’t tap-dancing in public restrooms and cruising for under aged sex partners, they seem to have spent the last eight years (thump) rubber-stamping Bush’s wild spending spree and giving tax-breaks to their friends. Now, rather than doing what they can to save us from a horrible depression, they’re nay-saying. Where was Romney when Bush invaded Iraq to the tune of three-trillion dollars? Where was Romney when the wretched Medicare Rx plan and No Child became law? He was at some undisclosed location hiding out. Now he’s got his big mouth open again less than one month after President Obama came in to clean up the mess! Get over it Mitt!

Go away sore loser. You didn't even come in SECOND. WE DID NOT WANT YOU and we still don't.

If Bush hadn't wasted our money and resources trying to fight a pointless war in Iraq, and had instead managed the economic issues we were facing domestically, President Obama and the rest of the American people would not be in this mess we are in today.

Obama has done MORE in these 2 weeks than Bush did in 8 years! Obama is tackling many issues handed to him by Bush. Obama is urging all Americans to be patient, that includes those in the Republican party! It won't be fixed overnight (or in two weeks)...

Sue,

Isn't that the pot call the kettle black! It appears that you are on this blog site too. I guess that means one of two things, you are one of the republicans that got rich off of other peoples hardships, or you are unemployed like a lot of Americans.

Enquiring Bloggers want to know!

Mr. Romney....how many times has George Bush cut taxes and how many times has it worked? George Bush gave back each American person $300 earlier in his presidency and then $600 last year. IT DID NOT HELP THE ECONOMY....IT DID NOT WORK Now with the economy in shambles from what the Republicans have done in the past 8 years, we need a NEW PATH.

We MUST AND WE SHOULD take a different path. Get off your high horses and stop thinking "I wish I had won the Presidency"....that is what is eating at you......and work with the rest of the country for what is better for the country. Don't be so self serving. It is obvious that you want this President to fail... and the Democratic party to fail also, but with your ideas, we would fall off a cliff.

Sue February 6th, 2009 10:40 am ET

Seems like all the bloggers on here are Democrats why aren't you working…….seems to me like Obama should be putting the money back into the economy not pork barrell spending to get you off the computers and back to work

But.....aren't you on a computer to type your blog entry instead of working Sue???

To Sue, who wrote:
Seems like all the bloggers on here are Democrats why aren't you working…….seems to me like Obama should be putting the money back into the economy not pork barrell spending to get you off the computers and back to work

You seem to be blogging here isn't that a bit hypocritic on your part, I think so! Just because you're an out of touch conservative does not mean you have to take it out on us intelligent Democrats.

Thanks,

Heather, a full time employed democrat!

Based on the rhetoric coming from the right, their failure to bring any solution of substance on the economic crisis to the table, (other than tax cuts) I believe that the time of bipartisanship is over. Obama and the dems extended an olive branch of peace and hope to their defeated republican counterparts. We wanted them to feel like they were still apart of the conversation. We wanted to share the success of our policy with the GOP. But it is clear that they are playing politics in order to regain power some time in the future.
All of this criticism of the president, the vote of no to government spending every action that this party is taking is a duplicitous move to defeat Obama and the Democrats and regain power.
The GOP is a joke and the joke is on the American people

I just heard that the Republicans want to cut out money for education in the stimulus. Gee what else is new. If you look at most Republican states they are at the bottom of the barrel in education. I live in Az and the Republicans just axed money for education, and according to a survey here 9 our of 10 people are really p.o about this. I hope they wake up in the next election and vote them all out of office along with our great new Governor. They want to keep people in this country stupid. If you aren't rich then you have to be poor and stupid so that you will keep voting for them!!!!!!! Or country is losing ground because we do not put importance on education. I just don't understand people who do not see this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CNN should be ashamed! Leading with the headline "Obama 'off to a rocky start', PLEASE! He is not, and just because ONE right wing, self absorbed, old school politician wants to be in the spot light again you lead with that. How about some journalistic dignity!!!

oh stfu mitt. seriously. you think this kind of bollocks is going to help in the slightest? i bet you wish you became president, too bad no one else thought you'd be good at it besides you.

Mitt Romney is an opportunist , He is from Michigan where is father had built an empire through the Auto industry. He sold us out when it came to bailout money for the Big 3. He has no loyalty and is only interested in self. The republicans seem out of touch, we are tired of Bush and his misguided ideals. Let the President do his job.

Typical, "no solutions" and "help only wealthy" Republican. These type of people build nothing in this country and live off its prosperity.

P.S. GWB and the TARP lost 78 Billion in 2008 to big banks.

hahaha, how naive do you have to be to claim that this past year has been a good year... i like the idea of someone who seems sincere trying to sell me hope as opposed to an advocate i KNOW is sincere about only his political career and towing a misguided party line.... Yes, President Obama does not have all of the answers, but i, for one, have had enough of people who just want to be "the decider"....mitt, i liked your tact (for the most part) during the election, but it is time to think of ALL Americans, not just those with your values.......

Any "rocky start" Obama has had was directly caused by Republican obstructionism, and the mess he's dealing with was caused by their failed policies. They don't get to judge.

reading these comments makes me fear for my country. Is there a way to keep the idiots out of the voting? I'm truly frightened by the across the board lack of understanding shown here. wow.

Let me get this straight. President Obama is off to a Rocky start. OK. Cool and Romney is off his Rocker. Why would I hire people to take advantage of tax cuts when I do not have product orders that requireI add to my already skimpy staff?

Isn't this a bit early to start the 2012 Presidental Campaign? The new president is in less than a month and Mitt hs preparing for his run in '12. Republicans as ususal, like Rush, wine complain and hand onto that old "Repubspeak". Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts will help the small business and create jobs. Small business owners are more worried about people having jobs so they can buy the respective goods and services. I'll bet most small busineses today would much rather have customers – than save a few bucks on taxes. If they have no customers – they don't have to worry about taxes!

Okay…Obama was handed a country that's a complete mess due to the incompetence of the last 8 years of Republican rule. You (the media and Mitt) cannot expect him to fix this in a day or even a year. Lay off and let the guy work. He has the right ideas so let him implement him before you start calling him a dud of a president.
It boggles my mind how you can seriously expect him to fix the largest country in the world in a matter of days. He's not God for Christ sake!!

Sue -

You're blogging....

HATER.

Just vote on the package and let the American public see which Senators are against change. President Obama was elected on a mandate, but the Republicans still think they won the election. Your policies failed, it's time to go in a different direction. If you aren't ready to follow, then get out of the way.

"Romney first, country second"? Obama spent all of his time in the Senate campaigning for the presidency, why not "Obama first, country second"? What was he doing all that time, other than running for president and reading teleprompters and flashing that dazzling smile? Wasn't he doing any planning for when he actually won? Thinking about any specifics? He should have been using the taxpayer money that paid his salary to vote something other than "Present" in the Senate, and to actually LEARN how to lead something a bit bigger than a community organization. I guarantee that if Hilary had won, she would've been prepared, and that pains me to say, I'm going to have to remove my "Anyone but Hilary" bumper sticker now.

Expectations of Obama are so high is because THAT'S what he himself has been promising the entire campaign – he'd be ready to lead on day 1. People believed him, but that's not happening. He promised change – so he picked a cabinet chock full of Washington insiders and Clintonites. Again, not what he promised. You can't tell me that if McCain had won, none of you Democrats would be standing on the sidelines criticizing everything he did? Come on, people, that's politics – Democrats bash Republicans, Republicans bash Democrats. I think its sad since we're all Americans in the same boat together, and we were put in this boat by both Democrats and Republicans. But that's how it is, Obama had a free ride with the media during his whole campaign, but that's over now, he'd better learn how to handle criticism, it comes with the job.

And if Romney is starting his presidential bid so early, it's only because he's learned from The Master that that's how you get elected.

Mitt Romney could not get his campaign off the ground! How was he going to fix the economy in two weeks? Try again.

Mitt should begin his campaigning in 2011 and show support for the new President as a citizen rather than as a political opponent.

@jim

typical simple mindedness precludes you. Many people take take more debt in order to settle the ones they're currently carrying. You can't just save or budget your way out of a deep hole. Compounding interest, new rates, and operational costs will always keep you under. Taking restructured loans to settle outstanding costs with high interests, and then paying off the new loan at lower rates allows you to put more on the principal increasingly taking you back to the black. Get bent you simple minded fool

Where were all of these republicans when Bush was getting us into this mess. Why did they not step up to the plate and respond to this mess!

Mitt is another conservative with NO IDEAS, a sore loser who attacks with jealousy. Guess what Mitt? Sarah Palin could beat you in any election even if she was legless and had leprosy.

How dare he! What help is he being to getting the budget under control and/or working to get a viable stimulas package moving forward. It is easy to sit back and complain about what's not being done. Lot harder to help fix it.

The American people, via the government, *are* shareholders in those companies.

We should absolutely have a say in executive compensation.

This is ridiculous! To think that the republicans should just roll over and say yes to all of the democrat's proposals is absurd. There are still people out there that don't agree with this stimulus and these republican officials need to do what they want because they were elected. Maybe you democrats should get off your high horse and do things for your constituents, not yourself. Mr. Romney is absolutely correct. Keep government out of it and no excessive spending.

Oh, and what happened to Obama's campaign promise to reduce the national debt? I dont think spending $800 Billion does that.

If we can harvest the oil from Romney's hair we can cut our dependence on foreign oil by 30%.

for all the republicans out there complaining about deficit spending to - maybe - get the US economy working (sort of normally) again: Guess what, the national debt that PRESIDENT Obama wants to incur will get people back to work and actually do AMERICA some good. Compare that to throwing TRILLIONS away in Iraq, killing innocents and creating a new generation of terrorists. I'd like to see a balanced budget, too, but if we're going to go in the hole, I'd much rather see the money spent constructively!

Proving yet again Romney will do or say anything to further his own career – rocky start after 3 weeks? Are you kidding? Can anyone take Romney seriously anymore? Pure transparent plastic. Get out of the way and off the air so people who are really trying to do something can get on with it. And stop running for President already.........

Mitt, Mitt... it was your party who left this mess. And you think anyone thought he could fix it in a couple of weeks?

Mitt – you're dumber than you look...

Why would anyone care what Mitt Romney thinks?

Many continue to blame CEOs and Corporate Directors for the economic troubles our country currently faces. These people think we need government to step in where they see failure in the private sector.

The problem is that government officials are just as susceptible to corruption as any of their counterparts in the private sector. Have we not seen this already with those Obama has picked to surround him?

We're beginning to see why John Adams said that our government is totally inadequate to govern any other than a moral people.

I always find these comments funny. The GOP folks hate the Dems, they are the devil and all of the world's problems are their fault. The Dems hate the GOP folks, they are the devil and all of the worl'd problems are their fault.

The fact is the economy always has and always will have ups and downs. The house of cards that has collapsed over the last 18 months or so has been caused by a lot of factors, some going back 20+ years. But mostly caused by the greed and materialistic position of the average Joe.

We all wanted a bigger house, bigger SUV, the new Lexus, boat, vacation home, plasma tv, Wii, etc. We all paid for it with not saving, maxxed out credit cards, low interest rates, interest only mortgages and the promise that our home values are going to rise. W and Bill Clinton did nto force anyone to buy a Ford Excursion, Suburban, McMansion or 50" plasma. We did that.

Reality set in that after the lowest interest rates in 40+ years, interest rates went up. Suddenly your 2% interest only mortgage was 6%. Your house of cards falls.

Again, no political finger pointing. Some facts.

Why is this headlined "Obama gets bad early review"? Seems to me the real story is "Romney continues to be out of sync with public opinion."

The simple truth is Barak Obama won the election and it behooves all of the politicans and law makers to work with him and his team to get the country back on track.

The candiates who did not either win the nomination or the election should be helping the administration in trying to solve the HUGE problems left to it by previous administrations. If all they have to offer is to tear down the program on the table and to whine and complain they need to go away. The country has had enough of those types.

Mr. Romney may well have won the nomination if he did not continually change his position to fit the flavor of the day.

I really think that Washington and parts of the country do not know how to take a President who says what he means and means what he says. Who is willing to compromise and step accross the aisle to get things done. The majority of the American people want their government to work this way and if the Republicans do not start getting with the program they may well be in even smaller numbers in the Congress after the 2010 election.

The simple truth is Barak Obama won the election and it behooves all of the politicans and law makers to work with him and his team to get the country back on track.

The candiates who did not either win the nomination or the election should be helping the administration in trying to solve the HUGE problems left to it by previous administrations. If all they have to offer is to tear down the program on the table and to whine and complain they need to go away. The country has had enough of those types.

Mr. Romney may well have won the nomination if he did not continually change his position to fit the flavor of the day.

I really think that Washington and parts of the country do not know how to take a President who says what he means and means what he says. Who is willing to compromise and step accross the aisle to get things done. The majority of the American people want their government to work this way and if the Republicans do not start getting with the program they may well be in even smaller numbers in the Congress after the 2010 election.

Actually, the majority of American DO agree with the Republicans as far as this stimulus package goes. Mitt Romney is an expert on economics, and I think he would know best on how to get us out of this mess.

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for this "News" article. What a completely misleading title.

This is nothing but Mitt "Loser" Romney running down the best President the US has had in almost 50 years.

Republicans – AMERICA REJECTED YOUR IDEAS – Get it!

In this discussion about tax cuts in the stimulus package, how do the republicans expect the tax cut to help the people unless they have a job first. So this is a chicken and egg situation for a job seeker, but a discussion topic and political issue for the Republicans.

And by the way, this package has 2-3% of the amount that may be not acceptable to the Republicans, but a hundred times better than the first TARP tranche that was 90% waste.

Where are we now in this world?

Interested in breaking further a broken system.

Mitt who?

Hey, I like the fact that these Republicans keep coming out with their same old tired, outdated montra. It helps us to know we have lots of work to do. It keeps us motivated to make sure they stay in the minority. Let's face it people we are partially to blame for being so apathetic in the previous two elections. Let's not make that mistake ever again. The Republicans have nothing substantive to say, but I give them credit for at least saying it. But thank God! we are no longer listening. Mitt who?

I was interested in reading this article until I realized it was about Mitt Romney. Who is he again?

Seems like all the bloggers on here are Democrats why aren't you working.......seems to me like Obama should be putting the money back into the economy not pork barrell spending to get you off the computers and back to work

The comments from Republicans here are a total joke (albiet a sad one). Their hero George Bush ran this country into the ground, and now two weeks (!) into President Obama's term, they're trying the "I told you so" crap. You people are completely pathetic – it's truly no wonder you were Bush-whacked for 8 years. Us Democrats will be laughing our heads off at you the day after election day in both 2010 and 2012.

Keep it up Mitt, You rescued at leaast bankrupt organization maybe you can help rescue the country. And to all of you people that think spending Trillions more on borrowed money is going to help Id like to know how? If I came to you and said I owe $10,000 in credit card debt and to get out form that I was going to spend thousands and thousands more in hopes that soedy I may have enough too pay it al off, you'd laugh at me, well that is what the Government is proposing, it started underPres. Bush and a Dem congress, and has gone into the absurd with Pres Obamma and a Dem congress ( see the common link there). Stop trying to fix it, you are only making it worse, they can and will correct on there own. When companies realize big daddy isnt there to bail them out, they will figure out ways to survive or fail, either way the the pain will be less and shorter if Gov stays out of it. But thats not socialistic thinking now is it Pres. Obamma?

Sour grapes, loser. The fact that it's a rocky start because Obama hasn't fixed in a month 8 years of the worst executive mismanagement in the history of the country just shows how completely out of touch Glove, sorry, Mitt, is.

Obama has done more in 2 weeks than Bush and the Republicans did in 8 yrs. Romney is naive and myopic and this is why lost the election.

gee... what a surprise . . . check your fact, dems have only had a majority for 2 years, before that you had total republican control. And look where it got us! The fact is, since Obama got in he has tried to be bi-partisan, and instead of cooperating with the president the repubs are being competitive and confrontational . . . putting their party before the country. They could have pared the pork out fo the bill without wasting time writing an all-new one . . . it's real obvious Obama will have to give up on his bi-partisan approach eventually because they have no intentiono f cooperating in a meaningful way for the common good, they are more interested in making Obama fail. All this after ruining our country – this could backfire on them and leave them even worse off than the '08 elections did. They need to pull together as the democrats did around Bush after 9/11 . . .

ROCKY START , this maybe the first president that has to resign for being incompetent.

The problem is that the Republicans still seem to think that the majority of Americans care about their ideas. Here is my message for them. Reread your newpapers from post-election days ... your policies are wrong and you were defeated for that reason.
Instead of using valuable time to comment on their Republican views of the problem, get to work and get something accomplished. This is truly the same old partisan politics; if the other party has a good idea, let's not vote for it.
Obama's speech last night was terrific.

Is has been fun to watch the republicans come to grips with their one dimensional approach. Mitt's as well as other republicans (conservatives) like Rush have been comical as they become more and more schrill with their critical comments. It's such a pleasure to watch them squirm when they were once the smug over confident fossils of the Bush era. I smile every time I see them push for yet another tax cut which, as with the Trickle Down theory of the Regan era, DID NOT WORK! The idea that corporate leaders will reinvest those tax cuts into jobs supposes that these people are anything other than the money grubbers they are. They need laws to MAKE them be good citizens. So much for capitaiism being self correcting.

To everyone criticizing Romney-

Do little research, the guy is brillant and has actually ran a couple of profitable companies. Maybe Obama should talk to him in lieu of his tax cheat democrats. Also, to the people criticizing republicans and saying we are out of touch- the richest people in congress are DEMOCRATS, again, do a little research!!! Remember it was the democrat candidates that gave the lowest percentage of their income to charity until they ran for office, then suddenly they could give more. Maybe they really don't care about the little guy.

Like the Repubs could do any better with this gigantic mess that they helped (if not caused) create for the last 8 yrs.

They need to stop "complaining" and start working with Obama; they have ideas that may work as Obama has.

"The executive limit is horrible because it takes away any incentive for the best executives to rise to the top within those companies"
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Yes, because there are so many executive jobs out there hiring at > $500K. right now. Good luck with that...lol

Why is the measure of a talented executive the money she makes? Shouldnt it be based on performance like the rest of us?

WOW!! You've got to be kidding. This comes from a man who says he wish he would of won the nomination, etc. Would of, should of, could of...but he didn't. We, America, are in a very unprecedented time in our history and he says the President if off to a rocky start!!! Does he not understand the mess that was left for this man and current administration to clean-up? Then he goes on to say that Sarah Palin is an effective and popular political voice? What the hell does that mean? How about showing some honesty and openess when discussing someone from your own political party there Mitt? Sarah Palin, wes ineffective, bewildered and dumbfounded when it counted.

No, actually, he's doing very well considering the mess the Republicans have left him. Mitt has his head up his butt.

@ Laughing @ Liberal Flock

Yo might want to reconsider your analysis. CNN reporting that the Stormin' Mormon opened his mouth and spewed a whole mess of idiotic nonsense is actually damaging to him and the GOP.

Now THIS is politics as usual. Looser!

These people don't care about the country, they just want to win no matter what!

Change is here! . . . That is . . . We've replaced the Bush Administration which had high moral and ethical integrity with the "Clinton II" Administration where ALL of the cabinet members with the exception of one or two scream of Corruption in the worst kind of way.

Wow! A partisan Republican doesn't like Obama! Who would of thunk it? Thanks for this informative report, CNN! Keep up the good work!

I am a Canadian who enjoyed the benefits of Canada's amazing healthcare and is now suffering at the hands of the profit-driven cesspool of the US healthcare system. I am amazed at Americans who decry "socialized" (ah- the S word again) medicine. You say you don't want a bureaucrat to stand between you and your doctor. Fine. But do you honestly prefer a private sector executive to stand between you and your doctor? This executive, unlike a government employee, is incented to deny you any and all care so that his company makes more profit. I am lucky that I have the best (most expensive) coverage through my employer but all I see my premiums buying is reams of paper: Explanation of Benefits, Denial of Benefits, statements. My money, instead of paying for doctors, drugs or nursing care, is paying for highly-compensated executives I didn't ask for and I don't need. Which part of this don't you get?

The theme ‘Yes, we can’ seems to have been replaced with ‘Well, maybe we can't,’” he said. “I believe that with all the challenges America faces, the simple solutions and the hope that were sold by the Obama team are inadequate to the task ahead.”

Like many congressional Republicans, Romney said he favors a stimulus package, but only if the money is free of pork and devoted to tax cuts and “high priority, urgent” infrastructure projects.

"All that coming from a PIG!"

Mitt-already running for 2012'. Let me see ,Obama has been the president for about 3 weeks, give him chance

Says the reject from the Helmet Hair Party.

The Republicans need to, CALM DOWN, SHUT UP, AND QUIT TRIPPING!

It's funny that Romney believes that he has any credibility. Mitt Romney is an absolute joke.

to irma from NC....read history, the collapse of the banks and housing started with Jimmy Carter and continued thru the Clinton years. Why would the government push for loans 100-125% for people with no hope of paying them back. The banks bought these in bundles and found they were worthless. This did not happen because of Bush. You can also congratulate Mr Obama and his White House Cheif of staff for the big bucks they made sitting on Freddie Mac. He is not the God nor hope for this country just another charismatic speaker saying what you want to hear....look to the past dem presidents and see where we go. Big government! Next time, vote intelligently.

Talk about a misleading headline: "Obama gets bad eraly review"
As if Mitten's statements count for anything. I haven't read any of the other comments yet but I guarrantee there are at least a few talking about how CNN is always so "pro-Obama" (most comments are a lot nastier than that). This is just another example of using the power of the media to tear him down.

Mitt
I respect you as a businessman but if you are not going to offer some constructive solution other than tax cuts (I am not saying that i disagree with the tax cut idea but not in this bill) but these times are critical – politics is playing out daily – lets not be immature as the economy sinks further – instead of criticizing the plan why not go help your republican congressmen and senators come up with some viable options that can be agreed to and get this bill moving. This picking it apart as the republicans have done over the past week(with success I add) is just minutae – about 1% of the overall plan is really a distraction – of course the media once again – desperate for stories are beating it to death but what are we talking about.......really cowtailing to unofficial head of the repubilican party who cares only about himself.....

The Economy is bad. The GOP led Government ran a bouyant economy that was bequeathed to them by the Clinton administration, aground in 8 years.

Mr Mitt Romney, with all his business savviness was with eyes-wide open during those inglorious years and he never offered a solution to the problems.

Obama was sworn in three weeks ago and Mitt Romney and his Ilk expect a miracle to happen to the bastardized American Economy in three weeks.

If Mr Romney had won, what magic would he have done in three weaks to revamp the comatose Economy?

Last time I checked, electioneering Campaigns are over, Voters have cast their votes, a winner has been declared and the Winner has been sworn in.

I should think an Elder statesman like Mr Romney should offer constructive suggestions and not playing to the gallery.

Little wonder the GOPs are all out to frustrate Mr Obama's effort at revamping the Economy. They desire an administration that would under-perform than the under-performed administration of G.W Bush so that come 2010, thay will be able to recoup a part of their 2008 electoral losses.

The pull-him-down syndrome that is fast gathering momentum among the GOPers must stop. Its time we all joined hands to pull the US Economy form the precipes.

If the Economy falls over the Cliff, everybody, including the rich Mr Romney, will fall over with it.

Its time they stopped playing politics with People's lifes.

2012 is just around the corner and by that time the american people will finally know that the democrats don't have a clue how to govern – all they know how to do is spend our money and put in new government programs that don't help anybody but those they are indebted to! with the dems controlling all three branches they won't have any body to blame but themselves – however hard they try to reach back and say IT WAS BUSH'S FAULT – They are such fools!!!!!!!!!

Sure lot of finger pointing and defensive remarks going on. Obama started his back peddling even before he was sworn in. No surprise there, he bit off more than he can handle. What did he actually think he can control what Congress decides? That's laughable.

In his acceptance speech, he clearly stated he was fully aware that he did not earn everyone's vote or respect. As in 47 million people that did not vote for him. He pledged to earn the respect and support of those 47 million people. Yet, I don't see anything happening on that front at all. He's losing focus and his opponents see that as a weakness.

Our country is only as strong as our weakest link.

I agree with disgusted.

So, is Romney saying that he would've "rubber stamped" everything? What kind of leader is that?

Romney is a fool to think anyone can step in and fix what George W. and the GOP did to our country over the last 8 years without it taking time.

He's got plenty of money. And a shovel in his hand from digging the country into the hole it is in.

Romney... you couldn't even beat McCain and Huckabee.. stop talking. No one cares.

Hey Romney, I didn't even vote for you and I am a member of your church and a Republican. Please go away you are not helping. In fact you are taking the Republican party down. The greedy policies you personify are what have ruined our economy. Why don't you give all you have to the poor and then come to me for a vote.

This makes me sick, we are where we are today because of the nonsense these "hot shots" THINK they know what they are talking about. There is a reason he didn't make it for President, so he should stop crying a river. Get over it.

Thank you for the "Gang of 18" dems and the Republicans that are standing up againt Nancy Pelosi and her thugs. Who's running the government Pelosi or Obama? The President needs to "mature-up". We all know its "not a game". Take the reins of be a leader, thats what the status quo voted for. Line item veto the pork in the stimulus (?) bill that has nothing to do with "creating jobs". Maybe then those that are on the other side of the line will vote for the package.

Ted
Maybe one of these days people will realize that Democrats have been in control of Congress for 8 years and have run the economy in the ground.

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Either you JUST got off of a boat, or you are purposefully LYING.

HOW EASY IS IT TO CHECK TO SEE DEMS GOT CONGRESS IN '07

He's right. Obama ran on the slogan of "Hope", but his statements have been more like "Hopeless". Of course Obama's rhetoric is heavily tainted with fear to scare politicians and the public into backing a stimulus package that's weighed down heavily with pork unrelated to economic recovery. This is much the same as the fear based psychology Bush used to scare people into backing a military strike to fight a non-existant Al Qaieda presence in Iraq.

They all think alike ... none of them realizing that if they were in Obama's position, they wouldn't be doing much better ... and the losers would be taking jabs at them as well.

Romney...if Pres. Obama is off to a rocky start its because Republicans keep blocking everything he tries to do....It is only 17 days into his Presidency and it is clear that Republicans are intent on trying to make him look bad for the next 4 years no matter the cost to the American people, so they can try, by way of people like you, to take back the white house. After a deafening defeat on Nov. 4th, you still don't get it. Stop the political posturing and start thinking about the Average American before its too late!

MITT ROMNEY IS RICH WHAT DOES HE KNOW ABOUT OUR NEEDS THESE GUYS ARE THE WORST KIND OF PEOPLE IN AMERICAS SOCIETY TODAY. THESE SO CALL CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO WERE BEING CALLED SCRIBES AND PHARISEES BACK IN THE DAYS OF JESUS CHRIST THEY WERE THE ONES WHO PART TAKE IN THE BRUTAL MURDER OF JESUS CHRIST, BECAUSE HE HAD DIFFERENT AND NEW VIEWS. WE HAD A CONSERVATIVE IN THE WHITE FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS AND THERE WAS NOTHING NEW ACHIEVED AMERICA DO NOT LISTEN TO THESE PEOPLE THEY ARE HYPOCRITS AND BELIEVE IN GOING BACK TO THE STONE AGE THEY ARE NOT VERY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE.

Perhaps if the Republicans were less interested on who is getting credit for the stimulus package and more about what is best for the economy maybe the President would not have such a rocky start.
The Republicans had an opportunity to stop this mess while they had control and did nothing but make it worse. Now all they have is criticism for the current ideas. I did not hear the Republicans great ideas earlier when the economy was falling apart?

Why people are so mad about him? Right now the USA economy is heading to 1929 ! people should read the stimulus package before critizing his advices. I guess most people don't know what the stimulus package is. Obama will change the economy, in good direction or bad direction? who knows, we have to see. But his secretary of bla bla bla picks, most of them have tax problems, one by one! secretary of commerce, treasury, health, labor .... More to come!

Apparently Mr. Romney doesn't take after his father, who was a very kind and gentle man, and believes that whining about what could have been is going to keep his name in the news...Sorry Mitt....you're no longer relevant. Go away. Go hunt wolfves with Sara.

We the people will remember. Mr. Romney you think people have short memory, well one person at a time will remember next time you and your party mates come asking for votes.

I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise,” he said. “This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government.”

What Romney is forgetting is that because the shareholders and Boards of Directors of these financial institutions failed to do their job well in the first place, the Federal Government IS a major shareholder in these companies. That's what "Bail-Out" means – the government and taxpayers have invested a lot of money to help keep these companies afloat, so they do, in fact, have a say in how to manage these "enterprises."

another misleading news heading from the front page thanks to CNN the soap opera site

It should say "Romney" (and then who cares?)

I took the headline bait too and immediately had a "that guy? sheesh..." reaction.

I hope this guy remains irrelevant... does anyone recall his CPAC speech from a year ago when he dropped out of the race? It was one of the most graceless and craven exits imaginable and it gives some important insight into how he thinks and operates. The transcript is widely available but here are some highlights; Romney said he hates to lose and since polls were not looking too good, he was quitting. So he quits when things get tough. He further justified this decision by suggesting that staying in the race would weaken his party which in turn would result in "aiding a surrender to terror." That ugly little statement is 21st Century/post 9/11 code for "giving aid and comfort to the enemy" – in effect Romney was saying that Clinton and Obama (who were still in the race at the time), and anyone who supported them, were treasonous. Finally, Romney was not even straightforward (honest?) about what he was doing – the official statement called his move suspension when in fact he was quitting the race.

Romney doesn't understand anything. If he had won the presidency he would have relegated a majority or Americans to poverty. He doesn't seem to care because he has money. Republicans in general can't really seem to grasp economics and they don't seem to understand that tax cuts don't solve problems for everyone, just those the upper tax bracket. It is no wonder that the Republican lawmakers support tax cuts because it benefits people like them the most. I don't make a lot of money, but if the government under Obama can make my tax dollars work than I am more than willing to pay them....that is true patriotism. Not the brand of war mongering patriotism that the Republicans love to endorse along with the false fear they promote in the hopes that it will cause people to rally for them. I am sick of the right wing economic politics that have plummeted this country to 2nd rate status. This isn't about social ideals, I don't mind people having guns or whatever, but when it comes to money, there is blatant evidence that Romney and others in his party have no idea as to how to manage it. Romney himself dumped 35 million dollars into a failed effort for the Presidency. What a waste.

you and palin would make a great team !!!! yeah right !!

Romney is a total moron. With all the problems left by the past 8 years of Republican rule, president Obama is doing an admirable job. It's time people came down to earth and realized that President Obama is not the Messiah. He's just another politician, but he has to be better than the politician that was in the White House previously. If the President can just keep this nation afloat during the coming months, he will have done a wonderful job. the Republicans had their chance to run the nation and look where it got us. Let someone else have their chance and give them all the support we can muster and lets see what happens.

That's so ridiculous. Obama has made more changes and has worked harder in the past few weeks than lazy Bush ever did. Rocky start? Thanks you Obama for overturning ridiulous stem cell research and abortion nonsense during your first week. I'm so pleased that we have an intellectual in the White House vs. a religious idiot who makes decisions based on magic and superstition. Rocky start? I'd say that Obama has a huge mess to clean up thanks to the incompetent Bush who ruined society. Romney represents everything wrong with the Republican party. He just can't for one second acknowledge that there is new energy in the White House. Thank God we have Obama for the next 8 years. Keep complaining about everything, Republicans, it's why you lost.

What in the world???? More of the same.....((Shaking my head))....Trickle down economics will not work....Let's put more money in the hands of businessman and nothing in the hands of the people....what a waste!!! Find a rock and crawl under it Mitt!

I would have voted for mit over either of the two jokers that were in the election. At least he has a background in economics! Try looking past the party lines and looking at a persons experience and we might have a shot at pulling out of the crisis.

romney who?

Romeny is so full of it. He and the GOP made this mess, and now they're doing everything they can to keep Obama and the Democrats from cleaning it up. By the way, CNN: Great headline. "Obama Gets Bad Early Review" suggests something meaningful, and all you have is Romney spouting off at the mouth. How about this headline: "Romney Spews Same Old Same Old." Or better yet: How about ignoring his buffoonery altogether.

Well, I didn't run for office and I can still see that Obama is off to a rocky start. Romney isn't the only saying this, guys. He promised WAY TOO MUCH (over 500 campaign promises ... a record by a longshot). Anyone with half a brain knows that when you make that many promises you aren't really being honest with the American public. Keep your eyes on this: you're about to watch Obama's "stock values" plummet. I personally think he'll be a one termer like Carter - a smiley flash-in-the-pan with little substance. He had no experience going into this job, and it's starting to show in spades!

This is directed at a true american

You my dear are an idiot. I am truly amazed at the stupidity of people in this world. I guess we should just let the people come into America and blow us all up with out fighting for our safety. I am so sick of hearing about this war being wrong. People need to open their eyes and see what a mess this President is making. You mark my words they know in other country's that he is a pushover and they will attack us again. He would rather kill baby's then kill a terrorist. I mean think about it, it is ok to through away a five month pregnant child that is still alive when it get tore out of the mother, but we can not kill a terrorist. Get real. I have come to completely realize that the left nuts have lost their minds.

How do you loose and still have an opinion? Well that is freedom of speech. How bout Hillary she lost and she still has an opinion again freedom of speech. How bout if they lowred the payroll tax wouldn't that put money in our pockets and not some politician that will spend it on a retreat like the democrats are doing even as we sit here and debate this?

The Obama sheep herd seems restless.this morning!!!!

Happens anytime they read anything negative about their Sheppard.

They're going to have a rough 4 years!!!!

Laughing @ liberal rock: "Obviously, Mitt Romney is still relevant because EVEN CNN reported on what he said! The executive pay limit is horrible because it takes away any incentive for the best executives to rise to the top within those companies. In fact, why would the best execs stay in this country now? This may give them reason to go to a better business climate like Ireland."

Hey laughing, who cares about these "god like" top executives. They have been great with their companies so far, haven't they? Lehman, Citi, AIG, Goodys, Ford, GM, any other top company that has failed. Maybe we should weed out some of these fat cats and let other intelligent people try to run them. Just like companies lay off tons of people during rough economic times, to weed out their bad employees, this is a perfect way to do it.

Republicans are just trying to make things difficult for Obama because they want him to fail. That is not putting country first. Grow up republicans. You lost because of these stupid games.

So far, BHO seems as clueless as GWB

this romney guy came with a very privileged background in the best of American times He did not struggle for anything Everytime i see him i see a slick operator ( he is l a mormon)
HE and other of his persuation have some unhol;y fAscination about tax cuts His theory (and other republicans believe in the Laffer curve who just drew a curve with no data -just on as hunch and a preposterous theory When the deficits ran out of control post Reagan and Bush 1 times he(Laffer) had doubts about his own theory But die hard republicanswith money muscle and nothing else cling to it this Romney wagered thirty million dollars on a false belief about his talents (AND HE LOST) no wonder even mcain did not trust(and even now does not trust He selected Palin over him. ewHY DOES cnn WQUOTE HIN? HE HAS ACHIEVED EVERYTHING WITH HIS DASDS MONEY AND INFLUNCE
America is lucky they did not selrect him as a president.
These fellows cannot bear(So do WJ editors) cannot bear to see a black man in the w3hite house and cant get over the fact that the complexion of USA(and UK as well) has changed His theory that tax cuts mean people spemnd it If he studies the frugal hasbits of the new immigrants they save they dont spend save for their progeny and uncertaIN FUTURE (WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEBN AROUND THE CORNER) iN cANDA WHERE I LIVE FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS I HAVE SEEN THE LD BRIT iRISH AND OTHER WHITE COMPANIES GO DOWN THE TUBES THERY DID NOT ERECOGNIZE THE NEW POPULATION MIX yOUR COUNTRY HAS NOT REALIZED THAT YET TOO MSELF ABSORBED

Alvino.....Thank God they have one too many Senators because their the ones fighting for you.......Otherwise you would lose everything you now have if Congress has their way..

Romney....would have been the best to lead us out of this mess, part Bush and part democrate...Just wait for 2012

Sounds like someone put too much starch into this idiot's secret underwear.

THE WHOLE PROBLE WITH THE REPUBLCIANS THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT TODAY. THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT 2012 TO GET BACK IN PEOPLE GET A CLUE. The Repubicans are going to do every thing they can to destroy President Obama so they can take over in 2012. These Republicans have on thing in mind which is control. Please American People we need to fight with our President against the evil Republican. TAX CUT GOT US IN THIS MESS!

52% Obama, 48% McCain.
It was a close election.

CNN has gone from trumpeting the President's arrival in Washington to printing every negative article, no matter how stupid, against the President, just to make news. When did your three letters change to FOX? It is about time that we "unite" a little to save our way of life. Last that I checked, we were still the United States.
It is incumbent upon CNN to report real news, otherwise, it will be a station that is nothing but Tabloid Rick Sanchez. Now that's a good FOX name!

You think he's off to a rocky start, Romney? What a genious! With all the problems facing this country that Obama has to deal with, does Romney actually believe he could do any better? Bush left a big mess for Obama to try to clean up, if it possibly can be. Romney, and anyone else who isn't satisfied with how Obama's doing after 2 weeks just needs to shut their mouths and give him time. It took 8 years for Bush to get this country in the hole it's in, and it'll probably take longer than that to dig ourselves out of it. And I'd love to see Romney try to do any better getting us out of this hole by doing the same things that have been done the past 8 years!

Oh TED, you realize of course that the Democrats have only had a small majority for 2 years. Before that the was those other guys, you know the ones that caused this situation, the Republicans. The ones that caused all this with tax cuts and no regulations on the companies, industries etc that obviously needed regulation.!

You lost Mitt, get over it you clown.

No one said change would come easy. We just prayed for the change. At the first sign of turbulence, the Republicans want to hang Obama out to dry, instead of doing their job and working with him. They are all acting like the presidential campaign isn't over. The campaign is over. The American people don't care about who's going to be the next Republican superstar...we have a President. Rally behind him and fix the mess that Bush has gotten us in. Republicans, please stop the foolish campaigning...the election is over. We've got work to do.

Mit who?

Hopefully CNN will also go down the tubes with the rest of liberal talk radio and the messiah loving press. Love nothing more than to see all you CNN folks in a soup line!

It hasn't even been a full month since Obama took office and Mitt Romney is talking about he's off to rocky start. Some people just don't know what to say out of their mouth. I guess it's better to criticize than to actually figure out how you can help the new president. And it's not by saying..."oh... I wish I would have won the presidency". I think we all should be helping to get out of a recession, not trying to figure out how to get Mitt Romney into a presidency that's 4 freaking years away. FOOOUUURR Years. Not one, not 6 months... but four years away.

What a surprise? Who would have ever thought
Romney would criticize Obama? Oh, my!

Be real; of course, GOP primary losers with an eye toward 2012 will be the first to say Obama is not doing well. Did you expect praise from such floundering figures of failure?

Obama has been in office for only three weeks and look what happens. This is only the beginning. We only can blame citizens that voted for Obama based on his deceptive speeches and citizens that voted because of his race.

Obama is a socialist thinking person or he wouldnt think government can solve everything or we the taxpayers need to bail anybody out since we are the victims. This country is getting ready to be run by washington dc not our private banks, this is not the change that is for sure that most americans want...well, maybe they do, maybe im just speaking for myself.

Shoe's on the other foot now so it's now fair to judge Barrack just how the liberals judged GWB? But at least we don't have to listen to Hillary any more!!!

Zip it, Mitt.

Mitt who? If Romney had said he approved of Obama's stimulus package, that would have been news. We have tried supply side economics for 30 years. Guess what, it didn't work.

Who cares what idiot Romney has to say? He's part of the problem.

It's people like Mitt that say things like "obama is off to a rocky start" that just frustrate me. He should be supporting the new president, he of all people should know how hard it is to get anything past in the weak government system and this isn't a time to criticize Obama, its a time to come together and figure this mess out.

Mitt,
I supported you in the primaries and continue to support you today. If only America had listened! We would have now had POSITIVE CHANGE AND HOPE for the future. As it is, we'll have to make do with what we have and pray that he doesn't destroy our country while finding his floundering way!

This is as bad as the FEMA headline that made it sound like they were responsible for the peanut butter contamination or the one that made it sound like our army was putting people adrift on the oceans...language is imperfect, but CNN's use of it is often misleading. Who cares what Mitt Romney thinks of Obama...as if we couldn't figure that one out for ourselves!!!

Who wouldn't be “ off to a rocky start.” if they were dropped on top of a mountain of debt, war, and recession. Mr. Romney, in all his wisdom, would give us the solution to all of our problems, if only he were president.

first the people blame president bush know they blame the republicans. the truth is that we all screwed it up. money lenders. bad investments, people made billions during bush's time in office. we really dont know whats going on with the digits and other info. its seems like some of us just blowing off our anger at someone or something, subconciously. the fact is that its pathetic that people need one man or president to change; almost as if we need obama as a psychologist. are we not intelligent enough to see the perceptions of ourselves,. we all screwed up.

Romney I am ashamed of you. You are so full of yourself and so unwilling to offer a plan to help "Real" people. How dare anyone tell those billionaires they can't keep draining the poor untill they are all dried up. If the govt gives someone a grant they can dictate the pay scale. If you don't like it don't take the money. What is your plan to help non-millionaires richy rich? Just like the rest of your party all you do is tear things down. That is why we are where we are economically...greed.

GREAT COMMENTS!

He is an smart man.

Obama gets "bad review" from Mitt Romney? Oh please. Mitt Romney is a Republican. If you think that Republicans don't operate in lockstep, orchestrated by orders from their leadership, you are simply naive. They are not interested in saving the country, just in saving power unto themselves.

It boggles the mind how people were willing to give George W. Bush 4 more YEARS, even after the deficiencies of his first term, but they aren't willing to give Barack Obama more than 17 days to work the miracles that are needed to get us out of the messes that W left.

Amazing.

Wow. I don't care where you work or live. If you can't live on $500,000, why am I expected to live on $25,000? I think I work pretty darn hard, but since I'm not a big important white guy in a suit, I guess I don't count? I actually had some blowhard Right-Winger suggest if my family was hungry, we could live off food pantries.

It is so easy to critizice Mr. Romney. If you were President...you would give more tax cuts to yourself and Mrs McCain. But you are not President, you lost the first step, the nomination. You failed.
"I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise" The probleme is that the people who were supposed to manage these interprises have also failed and have asked for Tax payers money. Usually when you fail in your job you are fired. I wonder everyday why these people are still in place and in addition want to be rewarded for their failure. Is that capitalism?

Mitt Romney should know that you don't win by running hard for four years. Let some governing happen. Don't start wailing on Obama until 2010 or so.

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Oh yeah MitT…….You left MA in such great shape…………..

WHY???????????????????????????????????????

Seems as if we tapped into Gov. Romney's skull we would have enough oil to solve our energy problem...in the short term.

What gets me about the republicans is they had EIGHT “count them” (8) YEAR of running this country and they have darn near destroyed it! When they were in complete power, they did nothing but make the rich, richer. Republicans let their rich friend drive up cost to the point that it destroyed the majority of the America’s and WORLDS ECONOMY.

America is so in debt that if China decided to call in all of the loans that the republicans occurred during their run, we would be in a sad state of affairs.

COUNTRY FIRST MY FOOT! It is sad when republican would rather see the whole country go in the toilet than to admit they were wrong! WE ARE NO LONGER THE UNITED STATES, WE ARE THE DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA, AND WE HAVE NO ONE TO THANK BUT THE REPUBLICANS!

To get an idea of the Liberal mentality:
notice the kind of language used – "get real,"
" douche bag," stupidity." and on and on.
Name calling and hate are their responses when what is called for is ideas, suggestions. Why not say how the point of view with which you disagree is wrong, instead of using gutter expressions. Language like that doesn't suggest a very high level of intelligence.

What these comments indicate is that the American people are a lot smarter and more attuned to the realities of our time than are those in government and especially antiquated, ideologue, wannabes like Mitt Romney. The neo-con ship has sailed, Mitt. Your 15 minutes of fame has expired.

Mitt, the real question is, "Who does your hair, you look like Blago?"

Mit, no one cares what you think. You couldn't even get your party's nomination and you didn't help Bush fix this mess while he was in office. What makes you think Pres Obama wants or needs your two cents worth?
Newsflash---he doesn't, so just shut up!!

I wonder how all these Republicans ( Romney) giving Obama advise how to run the country and when Bush was messing it up they sit back and say nothing.

This makes absolutely no sense: “I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise...This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government." The problem is that most shareholders are at the mercy of the decisions made by majority shareholders, who comprise the board, who in turn hire executives to actually run the businesses. And these are the people that have crushed the economy. These are the people that have lobbied for bailout dollars form the government. How can you ask for government relief this substantial, with the circumstances the way they are, and expect to keep the same amount of influence? The government needs to intervene now more than ever, that's certainly clear. The old practices within the culture of small government failed miserably, and Romney and the rest of the republicans that follow his thinking are either unwilling or unable to see that. How can you support economic strategies that are PROVEN FAILURES at a time as crucial as this? Are the times not bad enough? It defies logic.

The headline is misleading, but I suppose it served the purpose it was intended to, got me to read it. But really, who gives a rat's patootie what romney thinks? Is he even relevent? What a sore loser!

So Romney thinks life would have been better for us with him as president? It's easy for him to complain while he sits on his money bags and gets his hair styled. What a jerk.

You repbulicans are going to pay for this mess. This is not President Obama mess. You evil Republicans will pay.

Boy just read what you Democrats have written.....its like your trying to cover up your mistake always blaming someone else for your own stupidness.......maybe you should listen to what hes saying because things don't look good with what Obama and
congress is doing....... lets face it the stimulas package they put together sucks.....its time to wake up and smell the roses

One by one, defeated Republicans are smearing our newly elected President. Andy "uneeda jacket" Card, Newt "do the numbers" Gingrich, Dick "Lord Vader" Cheney and now Mittens. If their way was so fabulous they would have won in November. I hope they keep talking themselves into further electoral losses in 2010.

IT HAS BEEN 2 WEEKS! Seriously, Obama is supposed to fix 8 years in 2 weeks???

IF ALL THESE MOUTHY REPUGS HAVE ALL ANSWERS, WHY DID THEY KEEP THEIR MOUTHS SHUT WHILE THE BUSH WAS IN OFFICE. WHY DID THEY NOT VOTE AGAINST HIS POLICIES THAT GOT US IN THE SHAPE WE ARE IN (RECESSION, DEPRESSION). WHY DO THEY THINK WE BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE ANSWERS NOW. THEY HAVE HAD ALL THE POWER FOR 8 YEARS, AND LOOK AT THE MESS, LISTEN TO THEIR HATE SPEECH, LOOK AT WHO THEY ADMIRE (RUSH, COULTER, HANNITY)--!!! THEY NEED TO GET BEHIND OUR PRESIDENT AND HIS ECONOMIC ADVISERS, AND SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO PUT HIM IN OFFICE. NEWS FLASH --–MILLIONS KNOW MORE THAN A FEW BIG HEADED, OUTDATED REPUGS IN THE CONGRESS. GET WITH THE PROGRAM NOW. YOU CANNOT CONVINCE AMERICA YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, REPUG SENATORS. IF YOU DID, WE WOULD ALL BE ON EASY STREET LIKE ALL OF YOU ARE.

Tick Tick Tick – thats the sound of the impending implosion of the Obama team. We'll all be saying we told you so very very soon.

Mitt Romney's policies and lack of oversight and de-regulations are exactly the reason the country is in such dire straights. The people spoke loud and clear on Nov. 4th, and if these republicans don't wake up soon and ditch their old, tired, and worn-out ways, there's going to be not a single one left by the time the next election rolls around.

you guys are seriously idiots- do you not have a blue about what stimulates jobs? Barracks plan for washington sewers $150 million and only create 200 jobs? sounds like a smart business decision to me.
Everything was ok until the government stuck their nose into the free market (see community reinvestment act of Bill Clinton) who wanted poor minorities to have access to loans when they werent credit worthy- thats what started this whole thing and the government should stay the hell out of the free market because none of them have a freaking clue what they are doing. And also the country was just fine until the socialist pyschos of Pelosi and Reid took over in 2006.

You guys were sold a bill of goods from someone who is a good orater (Hitler was also a great orater with no substance) and this guys has no clue what hes doing and just boucning back and forth between all these campaign promises that are really doing nothing!

This guy will not be president in the year 2013

Obama is doing a lot better so far than Romney or any other republican would be doing! We would be mired in the same failed policies that got us in this mess. Of course, the republicans blame all of this mess on the Clinton administration.........what a surprise!

Mit Romney is a fool. I am scared, lots of people are scared and he continues to spout is Republican rhetoric. Is their a master plan by the Republicans to destroy this country? God bless Obama.

You wish you were the nominee and elected president? Well you weren't! Which likely means you were not adequate for the job!!!

Barack Obama has walked into arguably one of the most difficult times in American history. He has been very clear that it is going to take quite ahile to turn things around AND that it will likely get worse. We live in a society where people want change NOW. It just ain't gonna happen. Everyone should just relax, make small changes in their lives, and those often roll into bigger changes,

The best thing for America is for the poiticians (Dems and Reps) is to simply GROW-UP and act like professionals!!!

Mitt, when the government writes you a check, it becomes a shareholder. Duh.

Romney is setting the stage for a presidental run in 2012, plan and simple. He needs to start now to counteract all of the attention Palin has been receiving. He also believes that tax cuts are the only way to solve our current situation. Been there done that now move on.

I also feel that if you are going to accept huge amounts of funds from the government to bail out your greed then you should have to agree to certain terms and conditions. Just like we all do when we receive a loan. Don't like the terms, don't take the funds.

Amen to many of the comments below. Jealous much, Romney? What a tool! He says that he is, “very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise. This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government.” When the shareholders and board of directors of a corporation fails to take action and allows greed to run rampant, who else can step in and force changes? These are companies that exist solely because they took taxpayer money from the federal government to continue operating. They must be subject to certain rules or they can give back every dime plus interest. Romney (and the rest of the Repubs) is so out of touch with the average American. By criticizing Pres. Obama's "themes" and saying that they are inadequate, he is condemning as inadequate the millions of Americans who voted for the President.

Sour grapes is unbecoming. Mitt Romney has plenty of resources (and time) to throw stones at a President who is actually trying to do something about this mess he INHERITED from the GOP. But the rest of us don't. We need action and that is what we have in our President. What we don't need a leader or a legislature that dilly-dallies around to make sure all their buddies have their backsides covered while they 'legislate' things to death. I believe history reminds us of another leader of the GOP ilk – his name was Nero.

Just another negative attitude in bad situation. It's easier to toss dirt into the hole we are in as a country then to help pull us out.

Randy
Wallingford, Conn.

These comments (all ugly in nature) astound me coming from the same people who chanted "Haters" everytime something negative was said about Obama. Time to look in the mirror. We are all afforded free speech in the Constitution....if that doesn't work for you, maybe the US isn't your place.

Oh Romney just disappear, you wish you would have won, but you lost you idiot, Obama is on the right track, you are not,

Mitt it is difficult to undo the mess the Repugs left us in. We need new ideas and new ways of doing things in Washington. If you all would get on the same team and try something different maybe this mess can be fixed in eighteen months.

It's not a "free market economy" when the government has to bail bad businesses out. Essentially, they're owned by the U.S. Government now, and we have every right to cap their pay!

He says only tax cuts will stimulate the economy! Well, the last 8 years, the Bush admin. cut the highest tax rate to supposedly help the economy, but it didn't create all the jobs that they hoped for, did it? I'm a small business owner and I don't let taxes dictate whether I hire or don't hire. Small businesses and even big businesses have operated for 200 years now in the U.S. knowing (or even not knowing) what the tax rate or when the tax rates go up or down. Even if the big businesses have lower tax rates, they will still find a way to cut the bottom line and either move jobs overseas to cheaper labor markets or just have the same worker take on more work, instead of hiring an additional employee. The government is the only thing we, as a nation, have going for us right now to stimulate the economy. Consumers will come around again and spur it into a surplus, but only when jobs are created again, not just because they can buy a home. It's all about jobs!!!!

I heard Mitt the Mormon's marriage got off to a rocky start, but he's since worked it out with his 5 wives.

Romney really was the most qualified candidate for President. Being a successful businessman as well as a successful governor in MA, a traditionally Democratic stronghold, he really has the credentials to lead this country out of this financial mess. A real shame he didn't win the Republican nomination.

Several thoughts come to mind but the overriding theme would be that Romney is an idiot – and to steal a Repubicant phrase – he ain't no patriot. In these times, pithy little comments by very little men pointing toward complex issues with thin thinking emerging from a very small manipulative minds, isn't exactly what we need. But what do we expect – read the quote, it's all about furthering his career – "i wish i was king of the forest..."

I remain amazed by the ignorant responses posted on CNN since the 2008 presidential campaign began circa 2005. Rather than have a meaningful discussion regarding any topic affecting our nation, posters quickly align themselves to a political party, some more subtle than others, and offer meaningless and non-productive personal opinions. Anger over previous administrations (when the opposing party controlled congress for the last two years) or factless "hope" a new administration can satisfy media-driven exagerrated expectations are not the solution. The newly unemployed, homeless, uninsured, and poor of this country need solutions. I don't think bitterness or great expectations are ever called for.

The shine is off the newly minted president already, as he struggles to realize he was never qualified to be president.all the favorable press and media love affair is now turning into the horror show that is the Nobama presidency. His nominations turn out to be tax cheats and backdoor lobbyist. so much for the moral high ground he promised. this guy sucks, he should stop crying for the cameras every chance he gets and do his job, (oops he doesn't know how) enjoy the next eight years of socialism.

i voted for BHO and in my opinion he was the BEST possible choice. You people need to realize that if Obama fails we all fail. He hasn't even been in office a month and people are dogging on him left and right. Give him a break.

wow he is still around?

@ SUSAN L-

I agree! That headline is completely misleading.

ROMNEY.......ROMNEY...... OH THE OUTSOURCING GURU... YEAH...........................

The title is misleading CNN what are you doing?
Obama being reviewed by a Republican who lost his chances in the GOP Primary to be President what a joke this article is News Not worth publishing.
Just a bitter Republican like the rest of the GOP .

Words of wisdom from a man who understands the business of running our country. Unfortunatley our over glorified community organizer's only skill is reading a teleprompter uttering his change and hope crap all spoken in a carefully orchestrated cadence purposley intended to mesmerize ignorant audiences. It worked for him and got him elected. However, in just a few weeks of being in office he has given us a small vision of what's in store for our country and frankly, it is frightful.

Sounds like "sour grapes" too me. I'm disappointed in Romney that he would try to keep our country divided.

Mitt,Mitt, you are a "douche-bag" why are you trying to undermine,President Obama you Republicans are playing a dangerous game keep it up and you Guy's will lose more seat's in both houses.

Romney you self serving two faced s.o.b. I'm not an Obama fan, but there is a reason democrats and republicans hate your pompous, selfish, chameleon behind.

Romney is already trying to set himself up for 2012. I hope everyone sees through this, or better yet, ignores him.

Romneys way of thinking is the reason he didn't win. get a job thatg you can do.

“I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise,” he said. “This should be done by the shareholders ....

Governor Romney, here's your wake up call:
If the government IS the main shareholder (and I sure hope that all that bail out bling buys some shares) then they the main shareholder.
Capiche !?

It goes without saying that government is the worst possible shareholder out there; but better government pitching in, than too many companies going down the chute.

I'm not at all sure why CNN felt the need to tell us what a failed candidate from the losing party feels about the job the successful candidate from the winning party is doing. Slow news day???

it's funny certain people think PRESIDENT Obama could come in and fix the mess that ole georgie and his croonies left us with. Give the man a break GEEESH!!! He said it wouldn't be easy

Why is anyone listening to Mitt Romney?!?! He's about as relevant as Rush Limbaugh!

I've just been reading some of the feedback some of you idiots have been leaving.
I truly hope all you obama zombies get exactly what you deserve.
It's very scary that you people are so stupid that you can't see what's happening....or you won't admit it.

It is about companies that take bail out money. That is taxpayer money. Read the memo Mitt.

The reason Obama is off to a rocky start is the Republicans have one to many senators. That will be fixed in 2010.

Amen to every comment below. Jealous much, Romney? What a tool! He says that he is, “very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise. This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government.” When the shareholders and board of directors of a corporation fails to take action and allows greed to run rampant, who else can step in and force changes? These are companies that exist solely because they took taxpayer money from the federal government to continue operating. They must be subject to certain rules or they can give back every dime plus interest. Romney (and the rest of the Repubs) is so out of touch with the average American. By criticizing Pres. Obama's "themes" and saying that they are inadequate, he is condemning as inadequate the millions of Americans who voted for the President.

Who gives a crax what this blowhard thinks. Too bad CNN couldn't have written a better headline – one that actually reflects what this little itty bitty nothing story had to say. How about "Romney thinks Obama off to Rocky Start" so I wouldn't have even wasted my time.

Wow! Mitt Romney, you're my hero. You can figure out President Obama will not be able to fix the mess left behind by your party, after only 2 WEEKS of presidency? Jeez, I wonder why you dropped out of the primaries, you know, since you're so good at what you do...

Why is Romney still in the news regardless if it is a blog? Cant he just wither away? He does not represent all good republicans. He is a Joke.

Mr. Rommey: The disaster the country is in is because of the republican party. Wait till you run in 2012 and you have to listen to the hateful words against you comming out of Sarahs mouth. This will be interesting. I dont think there are enough republicans left to vote in Sarah. But you arent quit as dumb as she is you might have a chance against her in the primary. The republican party is so bitter that Sarah and John did not get in there, that for the next four years they will do every thing to go against the President. So how do you think this will make your party look in 2012 then?

It's so much easier to play the "If I had been elected" game, isn't it? Our economy has been in trouble for a long time and it isn't going to be fixed overnight. The trickle-down economy ideas that Republicans have spouted ever since the Reagon years just don't work all that well. Not that much trickles down. We have been living fast and loose during good times and now is the time to turn things around. Super salaries need to go away and we need reasonable living wages for ALL workers. It's time to look to Europe and elsewhere for some other models. Service workers, retail clerks, wait staff in Europe earn decent wages and don't have to depend on tips to survive. CEOs in Europe don't earn ridiculous salaries.

The government needs to spend money on purchases and services that will spur the economy. With tax cuts people will not necessarily spend more money. The tax rebate "stimulus" last year had very little effect, if any, on the economy.

How on earth he blame the new president, who has been even less than a month in a white house, to be a miracle worker. Republicans has a problem that can not be cured forever. It is sick to be negative when a person try to make a country to come together into one. I don't blame this republican, he is doing his job and that is what expected from him, to be the other side of solution.

two words -> SORE LOSER!

Mitt Romney thinks HE is the ONLY person who could do a good job. He has had a gold plated spoon in his mouth his whole life. The voters did not want him in the primaries even after he spent $35 Million of his own money. What a bloated ego this loser has of himself. He never took a stand on anything without switching, if he thought he could snag a vote. Flip-Flop Mitt. Shut up, Chill out, relax and enjoy your money Mitt.

This coming from a seasoned politician who got steamrolled by a doctor, an actor and a preacher in the primaries.

It would be laughable if it wasn't so pathetic.

Romey is one to talk. Gosh! 17 days this man has been in office yet we gave Bush 8 years.. Give me a break! Americans can be so feckle at times and untrust worthy.

Is there any way to shut the Republicans up??!! They're crap when they're in charge and they're crap as back seat politicians. It's a group for dumb, out of touch, narrow people. The irony is they're too stupid to know it.

The executive pay cap would only apply to companies that accept government handouts. Romney has never objected to requirements being placed on welfare recipients, why should rich corporate executives be any different?

OBAMA IS JUST TWO WEEKS IN OFFICE.
REPUB, HE IS TRYING TO SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM. NOW YOU THINK YOU HAVE ANSWERS???

OH WELL!!

Whatever, Mittens. You know what opinions are like, right.

What happened to grading a new President's first 100 days? What do these clowns think can be accomplished in 2.5 weeks? Everyone just needs to STFU and let President Obama do his job.

Oh my goodness it's been what 17 days since he's been sworn in as President of the United States of America. And he expects him to undo 8 years of his parties mistake in 17 days please give me a break. Then if he's so great why wasn't he the Republican Party candidate of choice. Frankly, it's going to take a miracle to undo this mess.

What the hell do you expect Mr. Romney? If you want to gripe, gripe to George Bush. Seriously! Why the hell are you growing "some" now? For eight years the American people had no input in the American government and here we have a transparent (as much as possible) process taking place and it's still not good enough! How about take President's advice...."act boldly and swiftly....don't come to the table with the same tired solutions." Just stop! Don't block success of America. This isn't about a stimulus, this is about rejecting the American people choice of leadership, and attempting to save face for re-election. I see right through the Republicans.

This is just too funny. Mit are you getting a head-start for your Presidential run in 2012? I would suggest you pay attention to the following people: Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber, and Rush Limbaugh. Do you think you beat them for the nomination?

Why shouldn't the government dictate executive salaries for TARP babies? In essence, the government is now the PRIMARY shareholder, ergo the government has become the de facto Board of Directors. And I thought this guy had a business degree.

and why in crap would I care what romney has to say about anything??? what a ridiculous, misleading headline.
Bad call, CNN.com

This from the man who not only couldn't win the Republican nomination for President but also lost out to Wasilla Barbie for the VP nod. Wow! I'm surprised he has enough self respect left to even go out in public, much less criticize the WINNER! But, you know how them rich folks is!

I agree with Mr. Romney 100% – our president is definitely off to a bad start. Just hope what starts out bad turns out good!

Mitt Romney has just become the latest in a series of what I call "windbags", extolling the "inadequacies" of President Obama and the still-evolving stimulus plan, yet offer no real alternative. Exactly WHERE were you and other Republicans, Libertarians (and even other Democrats) when this whole process started?

Didn't the President openly ask for suggestions from ALL of you? You say that the GOP will not be the "Party of No", yet you do very little to dispel the notion. Like I tell anyone I'm having a discussion with: Don't simply tell me "NO", and throw out some broad generalizations. Give me alternatives. If not this, than what do you suggest? What are YOUR thoughts, not what you heard on CNN? If you don't like the bill, draft one and ask him to read it!

And furthermore, Mr. Romney, granted you are "very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise.” Honestly, so am I. “This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government.” I also agree with you there. But shareholders and boards across the land have behaved badly and helped create this mess. Do you honestly think they are going to do what's in the country's interest over their own?

And conservatives accuse President Obama's supporters of "drinking the Kool-Aid."

Thus ends my rant.

This is a guy that kicking dirt back into the hole we are trying to dig America out of.I know what I would do with him.Hes all about the Party and doesnt care what happens to every American.Hes the lowest form of life on our planet,and I wont forget him.

Shut up shut up and shut up.
Where was this genius of business (another) when the 2 Bush terms were setting the foundations of this crisis?
W H E R E were all these BIG WIGS Republicans? Oh! let me guess...They were filling up their own pockets with the speculations allowed by a heavily deregulated banking and financial system (I work in the Industry, OK? We know what happened).
Give the President a break and show maturity instead of fighting over these petty nonsenses....Rocky start? Who wouldn't have it, when inheriting the garbage left behind by Bush, Cheney and all their cronies?
Hypocrites of major and biblical proportion.
No matter how much money people like Romney may have lost, they still have plenty...While the rest of us, "lowlifers", can barely survive. SHAME on these greedy "geniuses".

Please Mr. Romney, remove the spoon from where it is lodged. I highly doubt you could do better than Obama.
Wasn't it your party that got us into the mess anyway?

Obviously, Mitt Romney is still relevant because EVEN CNN reported on what he said! The executive pay limit is horrible because it takes away any incentive for the best executives to rise to the top within those companies. In fact, why would the best execs stay in this country now? This may give them reason to go to a better business climate like Ireland.

This is the exact same reason socialized medicine will not work...the best doctors will go somewhere else.

The truth hurts all you liberal airheads! He is right and all the wishy washy wishing of the Obama "yes we can fund every pork barrel project!", will ultimately take this country down on its knees into a depression that will make the '30s look like prosperity. Its simple economics!

Apparently the Republicans haven't got the message from the election.
AMERICA VOTED FOR CHANGE.
And we see absolutely no change coming from the Republicans. Just the same old ONE-NOTE tax cut horn that they always try to play. They keep promoting the same bankrupt policies that got us into this mess in the first place. Pathetic.

In 8 years the BUSH administration managed to DOUBLE the size of the National Debt. And let's not forget one of Bush's first acts in office: to completely squander the TRILLION dollar surplus from President Clinton and VP Al Gore's administration.

And now they are stonewalling economic stimulus legislation that EVERY economist on BOTH sides says is necessary for the country.

The Republican Party has been the most FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE party EVER in US history.

It is so sad that some people is not getting President Obama a chance to do his job. How can you measure him so soon. The man just got into office. Give him a chance. If he fells, we all do. Instead of putting our PRESIDENT down, you need to lift him up. He need time to straighten out what Bush did these past 8 years INCORRECTLY. YES WE CAN!!!

What is this greasehead loser Romney talking about. If the republican tax cut plans over the last eight years have worked the country would not have been in this dire economic straits now. It is all because of the mess created by Romney's party. Doling out tax cuts to every one will only give a tiny jolt to stimulate the economy. We need to do better than that to get us out of this crisis. We have to give a chance to Obama's stimulus plan. Afterall it is done with advice from eminent economists. They could not all be wrong

Self-serving idiot.

I'm a southern republican who voted for Mccain and whish like hell I didn't. I see the problems we're facing in this nation and how my party is trying to exploit these issues for their politicla benefit. This, is somen I'm not happy about. No, I am not leaving my party I'm just prayful that they get it together and think about the AMERICAN PEOPLE...Period! This is one southern republican that just might go democrat come 2010 & 2012.

some of these people's comments are fueled purely by stubborn and iggnorance.

Ran a GREAT campaign. Being President is a little tougher. "Gee I have to juggle all these balls...and people are picking on me." Welcome to the real world. Looked pretty easy from the outside.

...says the chameleon.

OH Mitt, You will Do or Say anything. You are as phony as they come.

Dont hate the man because he is smart and rich.....And many of you are poor broke uneducated liberals looking for a hand out.

Have you heard about the lonesome loser? Mitt, how can we get it through your thick skull that the same executives who run companies into ruin should not be given huge bonuses out of taxpayer money.

Maybe these worthless executives could work for a company that does not need bailing out, and get huge bonuses. Why wouldn't a successful company want to hire someone who could make them go bankrupt as well?

Typical comment by a selfish politician wishing for failure for his own benefit (campaigning never really ends does it??). These types are all over Washington and Wall Street- it's time we start to fight against these greedy, glad-handers. Shame on CNN for running such an ignorant story- even if it was to balance the "liberal media" stigma.

He's right.

Mitt you lost the GOP nomination, You did not get elected to be our President...so shut your yap we already have enough back seat drivers to fill up the biggest stadium in our country.

And this is coming from someone who gave up his run for the nomination after what... a few days after the primaries? And to think, Huckabee went further than this guy. HOLY CRAP!

Obama wouldn't be off to a 'rocky start' Mitt, if the GOP wasn't so old fashioned and stuck in there ways that they put there full faith in tax cuts.

After eight years of the GOP getting there way, it's understandable they'd be stubborn.

WHY WOULD ANYONE (MIDDLE AMERICANS) CARE WHAT AN OVERLY RICH, OUT OF TOUCH, LOSER TO THE PRESIDENCY HAS TO SAY. IF ROMNEY IS SO SMART WHY DIDN'T HE COACH BUSH/CHANEY NOT TO RUIN THE ECONOMY. YOU ARE TOO LATE TO FIX ANYTHING, DON'T HAVE THE POWER--JUST MOUTH AND MONEY. YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY RELATE. GO AWAY AND GET UNDER A ROCK WITH BUSH OR CHANEY.

Mitt,

First off, these same Executives who get the high pay also sit on their own boards and on each others boards, so how do we expect them to govern themselves? Additionally, the shareholders nowadays are so spread out amongst institutional holdings, small holdings, etc, that the ones who would want to stop the large salaries have a very small voice.

Its time business gets real and understands they have a moral responsibility, and that if they do not act appropriately, yes, government, can and will step in to ensure that they do. Finally, "rocky start" – your party left this country in shambles, and by still following the "supply side" econidiocy and the "starve the beast" futility you have all been preaching for years, shows how out of touch you really are.

Wow, so this is what we have come to now, to throw nothing but insults at people who disagree with what Obama is doing. To call someone who was and is very successful in the private sector by using responsible and sound leadership (not dirty tricks) a loser is laughable. Go ahead and continue the bashing. Over 50% of Americans do not agree with the current stimulus bill as it stands. It's more about spending on projects that will not stimulate our economy. To hear the words "Chump change" coming out of certain mouths when it comes to certain line items in the bill is insulting. Since when has tax dollars been considered chump change? To hear the president make a mockery to those that disagree with this bill is also insulting. I am all for a stimulus bill, but not this one that is being rushed down everyone's throat for just emergency's sack. The way this bill has been presented and pushed is very irresponsible.

Of course, Romney doesn't want any income caps on his Wall Street friends; he wants tax payers hard earned income to keep going to the fat cats just like Bush did for 8 years. If these guys were in power they would bankrupt America with their outdated ideas.

Last time I looked, all the banks the feds helped would be bankrupt without he help and there is an old saying in business which Romney and the rest of these outdated dinasour GOP's should re-aquaint themselves with and that is:

"Whomever delivers the gold, determines how its distributed."

We have already tried his ideas, constantly, from the Regan presidency on. They are what got us into this mess. Sorry dude, you had your chance, and you blew it.

Romney is right!
this job is to big for Obama

what a hipocrite! Obama wants to blame Bush for this
when he should blame Clinton for his mortgage policies and the dem congress since 2006!
He said he could fix it and take action...he was ready to go on day one!
that was BS.....where is that plan you prepared? Pelosi did your homework and now it is falling apart
what an arrogant charlatan we have for the next 4 years!
change we can believe in? yeah right
Obama campiagned for 2 years!!! and they point a finger at romney?

oh gee... Romney disagrees with Obama...

yawwn.... stop the pressessssssssnnnoooooooooozzzzzz

Who's listening to this guy? He is a loser who is just hating!

Why does this empty suit deserve a headline? Why does CNN continue to cover people like Romney and Rush? Romney lost to the guy who lost and was a supporter of President Bush who put us in this hole. There is little credibility in anything Romney has to say, and shame on CNN for giving his comments a moments notice.

I belive that we all knew that along with "Yes, we can", was coming a long hard road ahead. There has to be some regulation from the government, without it we will only further our economic woes. I believe in four years we will be saying "Yes, we did" with Obama's tough policies on major enterprises. This is obviously a very politically motivated statement from Romney and the Republicans need to start thinking about the country rather than their agendas.

Can you imagine ? Romney as the President ? Oh my Gosh !
This nation would be in pathetic shape, much worse than we are n now ! Just ask anybody in Michigan, when he was Governor....
He was nothing but a Job slasher, and didn't care about anyone, or anybody....As a matter of fact, he ( his dad) owned a Car Manufacturing Plant, way back in the 60's....It was called "American Motors" then the "Romneys" ran it into the ground.

Let's end the hate and division. This article was intended to just this, cause furor and enhance division. Romney is just one opinion, which he is entitled to, regardless of how much I disagree with him. But CNN is showing irresponsibility by publishing this in such a way as to stir up negatives, and imply it's more than one persons opinion. One person doesn't demonstrate anything, including what the Republicans think. This is what they want you do think, and react accordingly. They (CNN) have an agenda, to sell, sell, sell. Never forget they are a FOR PROFIT organization. They have an agenda (sell, sell, sell).

Even though it appears Obama's plan is going to add 1 TRILLION DOLLARS to our national debt, which we all criticized Bush for (even though it's the congress that signs the checks), I agree we should give him more time to succeed. If he doen't, well, we tolerated Bush for 8 years, how bad or worse can it get? Let's take a chill pill, try to lower the anger towards each other, and get somethign freakin done already.

Peace!

I am so, so sick and tired of being sick and tired. Romney and all of his cohorts in the GOP just don't seem to get it. I am an independent and still lean Democratically for a reason. The Dems are more progressive thinkers. There is nothing wrong with that. Being progressive is a part of growth and that is what this country was build on. Why don't people seem to realize that partisanship is a joke and is ruining our poor country? Romney judging Obama is like Wiley Coyote chasing the Road Runner. Good Luck Chuck! Leave Obama alone. He has been in office two weeks and Romney of all people is judging him! Shame on the GOP and their tone with a new start and era in our lifetime.

They deserve to lose elections from here on out with this dumb and evil messaging.

Regards
TR

Romney, clearly you are suffering from short term memory. Let's go back to the primaries. You did not make it as a contender because your Republican party did not have faith in you. Now we can see why. You tend to toot your own horn. And guess what, no one is listening. GET THE MESSAGE? Probably not. Let me put it another way,YOU LOST. Now sit down and and close your big mouth.

What is it? "Irrelevant Politicain Bash the President Week". McCain, Cheney, and now Romney. Here's a bit of advice guys, the path to prominence isn’t by bashing a man who is working his tail off to try and fix the mess that Bush left behind.

Hey Romney, you're either with us or against us. Your statement by Republican standards is treasonous.

THE REPUBLICANS PUT US ON THIS ROCY ROAD AND THEY ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE STAY ON IT.
THEY ARE TRYING TO SPIN EVERYTHING IN THEIR FAVOR, BUT SMART AMERICANS ARE NOT BUYING THEIR BULL.
BUSH GAVE TAX CUTS TO THE BIG COMPANIES AND THE RICH INSTEAD OF USING THOSE TAXES TO PAY DOWN THE DEFICIT.
TICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS. YEA RIGHT!!!

Hey Mitt, question – where were you when President Bush and other Repulicians were digging this country into the mess we are in now. If you had won the presidency this country would still be in the same mess. Sounds like someone woke up alittle jealous this morning. Maybe in 2016 you'll get your chance to show the world what you ALL THAT YOU CAN'T DO.

Yes, and pretty much to a rocky start, thank you to you, you Rodney being such a great republican, how come you let this happen??? Bush left us with a great gift, thanks a lot. we walking with President Barack Obama. He sign the bill for equal pay, for children medical coverage, and we'll going to roll up our sleves and work much much harder to help each other, we walking with President Obama, so you all better shape up and work together or stop wasting our time. we won't follow the same tactis being used for the past eight years. Thank you President Obama. Thank God that we have smarts and honorable persons like President Barack Obama and Joe Biden and we all looking foward to make it a better Nation. So le'ts roll up our sleves and work and help each other.

Please...Romney, you are a loser.

Same old Republican trash–cut the government income with tax cuts hoping the Federals then can't do the job. As for executive pay, stockholders haven't had the power to rein it in, and Boards of Directors have refused (out of self-interest?) to do so. Companies can always refuse the bailouts, and go belly up while their overpaid execs live it up at exotic resorts.

Errrr..... it's been a good year? Talk about out of touch

Detractors do not help a bad situation. President Obama has been in office less than one month; evaluating his performance at this point is not only premature, it is unpatriotic. Where are those who claimed during the Bush administration that any criticism was tantamount to treason? Mitt and others should try building something instead of tearing something down. Sour grapes are ugly.

Listen to you all throw out hate. It doesn't matter whose idea is used, Republican or Democrat, as long as it gets the job done. You just hate Romney or any other Republican just because they are Republican. Obama has surrounding himself with Rich business people to help straighten the economy. Romney is Rich, but he was also successfuly a Governor and does have more experience than Obama in managing crisis. Romney wants Obama to succeed, but I too am afraid of all the national debt. Every government job we create is another person that we the tax payers have to support, pay their healthcare, retirement, etc. I want the economy fixed too, but I don't want to keep going farther in debt either. Create jobs, bring jobs back to America increases the tax income for the government.. More tax income provides for spending, but CONGRESS is spending money on stupid things too.

To help the economy... Congress should take a pay cut.. They gave
themselves raises.. they want to raise taxes and make us foot
their bills.. they can take a pay cut.

Romney is the only one with legitimate economic experience that could have helped to prevent us from digging ourselves even deeper into this mess.

"it's been a good year." ??????? Millions out of work and the economy is crap and he say's "its been a good year." Then praises Sarah Palin. What an blind rich idiot.

The Mormon church believes black people are cursed because their evil. And the darker the skin, the more a person is cursed or evil.

They are messed up. why are will still listening to this guy?

Take it from someone who's had him making decisions for your state: you don't want this guy making decisions for your country. Romney's a selfish moron.

Who's Mitt Romney?

Oh, that Mormon right?

CNN HAS BECOME A NEWS NETWORK THAT I WILL HAVE TO STOP LOOKING AT THEY ARE GETTING LIKE FOX NEWS CAMPBELL BROWN NO BIAS NO BULL SEEM LIKE ALL THE BIAS AND THE BULL IS DIRECTED TOWARDS OBAMA FROM HER AS FOR LOU DOBBS I REFUSE TO TUNING TO HIS PROGRAMME. WHAT A RACIST.

And your plan was what? Oh....let me guess....more tax cuts. Why isn't anyone addressing the fact..that we have had 8 years of tax cut and the economy is still in bad shape. News media were are you....can we hear you on 8 years of tax cuts...that didn't work.

Romney is soooo unbiased there.

Maybe this should be on fark.com, its not news that the GOP wants Obama to fail. They want a depression.

PS – Palin / Romney 2012!
That'd be Grover Norquist's dream of Prom Queen and King!

Too bad the short sighted RNC threw Romney under the bus.

I could care less what Romney's choice of religious leaning is.

The fact that he was the only candidate who had made jobs and paid business taxes was why I supported him.

Too bad Bush and his buddies in Congress so mis managed the last 8 years that any candidate from the RNC was going to loose.

Obama may be better than Bush, but that is pretty easy to do.

I am afraid what we have is a man who is gonna give away more taxpayer money than Bush did with the same zero results for the better that Bush got out of his give away.

He is right on target! The Obama team has made an important discovery, though!!! They have figured out why we have a deficit!
It is because all the tax and spend liberals don't pay their taxes!!
If all the tax and spend zealots wopuld pay up...we could cut the deficit in half!!!!!!

Romney the last I checked your Pathetic party is in shambles. Pretty funny coming from a loser who lost to John Mccain a man that doesnt Have a clue in whats going on around him, hahahah lolol, Put a sock in it LOSER!

what a clown,

“I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise,” he said. “This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government.”

Yes they should have expecially since they lost money; however when to come and get money from the Gov't to save your company you are going to get the money with restrictions. This is what the American people want, not what some rich dude (Gromey) who helped companies set up off shore so they could avoid paying U.S taxes

But I hope he continues to open his mouth so the American people can see just how much he and they care about them.

Job losses through the roof and now unemployment at 7.2%. These fools better wake up or they are going to regret it

Just go away, you loser! Go to Alaska and ask Sarah Palin if you can be her VP.

So let me get this straight. Its his fault . Or maybe because one half of the Congress forgot who won last year. Yes part of the blame goes to the Democrats for putting in pork that is not needed. But lets be fair. Republicans had eight years to set the country on the right course. Tax breaks to jump start businesses, regulation ease to build more factories. Oh that's right, those people was the ones who kept the money, fired workers, move factories overseas, loose regulations so we have the FDA scrambling as to why nobody know what's in the food. Policies based on Executives will do the right thing. This is about money, morals have nothing to do with it. If the American people are like the Republicians, they still be in office for forty years. The system doesn't work that way, or do they believe in the two party system. If the people don't like what is being done, DON'T KEEP ELECTING THE SAME PEOPLE TO BE IN OFFICE FOR FORTY YEARS ! We are americans or are we ! Forget party lines and hammer out what is in the best interest of the country. But I don't believe half of American doesn't care about that.

McCain has jumped out of the Arizona desert and dumbed down the stimulus package; Cheney has broken his long silence and claimed that the U.S. is now more vulnerable to attacks (yeah, now that he has more time to go hunting!!!), and now this Romney type has joined in the three ring circus. Where were all of you for the past decade? Shoooo!!!!

Clearly, Romney...like Rush Limbuddah...wants Obama, and by extension the United States to fail...I say send him to Guantanamo...he's trying to do as much damage to this country as the current residents of the place.....

No sir, barack obama has never done anything short of spectacular, ever, nor will he.

Hahaha, what a schmuck. Maybe we can't is because Bush 2 f-ed things up so badly, and because our President is dealing with the realities he faces. Another reality Mitt: you got creamed by John McCain, and McCain got creamed by Obama, our President. Good luck wasting more of your personal fortune in 2012

Obama is off to a slow start because he is trying to be bipartisan. Forget the republicans and do what you need to do. They are the reason we have the problems we have now anyway. There is no point to try and reason with them.

So Romney is ok with the ceo's taking huge bonuses that are really american taxpayer money..typical republican...now they suddenly have all the solutions? HA!!! give me a break romeny you were out of it and out of it early.

“I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise,” he said. “This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government.”

Well, Mitt I – one of the millions of American taxpayers funding this absurd "bailout" – am now a shareholder in these enterprises and am QUITE comfortable with dictating the course by way of capping executive salaries.

Romney get of your soap box, there is NO way that you could do any better, talk like yours makes me sick get real.

All I hear is a bunch of democrats trying to protect their ill advised elected president. IT'S GREAT TO SEE A DEMOCRAT GO THROUGH THE SAME SCRUTINY PRESIDENT BUSH DID.....

This is his chance to make a difference.....

The executive pay cap is a frightening degree of government intervention in a free market economy that I never thought I would see.

More distracting noise out of Romney.

Romney is a douche bag. Go eff yourself, loser.

WOW...... where was all this CONCERN and OBJECTIONS when the REPUGS were SPENDING, SPENDING, SPENDING us into the ditch under Bush?

If nothing else, you can always count on these Republican JERKS to play the "circus theatrics" to the hill. That's ALL they do in front of the cameras is play the "lying-obstructionist CLOWNS".

These REPUGS are the LAST people we want giving any advise on HOW to fix our country. They SUCKED at it for 8 long years and NEVER cared about what they were doing to million of families paying the HIGH price now!!!

It's truly mind boggling that Mitt Romney has the nerve to OPEN his mouth about anything having to do with President Obama's Administration. It's absurd beyond words. When you look at ALL the TAX BREAKS and PORK BARREL spending the Republicans have generated for 8 LONG years!!!

GO HOME MITT ROMNEY, WE DONT' NEED YOUR HELP OR ADVISE!!

GO HOME MITT ROMNEY, WE DON'T NEED YOUR HELP OR ADVISE!

Thanks, but NO THANKS.

two weeks on the job and the man who couldnt make it out of the minor leagues of GOP Presidential Poilitcs is offering criticism. Puh-leeze. Win some votes from your own party and then come see me Mitt.

Mitt...Go home, Your As full as a Christmas Turkey

... knew "how" to get elected ....

Blah, blah, blah. Does not, will never, get it.

I think we as a nation must give our president a chance. It appears that some are trying to blame what's going on now on the president. we all know this country is in bad shape. Republicans and Dems. must try getting along and get something started to get this country up and running again. People are hurting all over this country. I know our neighboring countries are observing us and wonder what the heck is going on.

And the last eight year's of tax cut's helped...................How?

I agree with Susan. Here I was thinking that some independent source was grading Obama, and all I see is more partisan dribble from Mitt Romney. I wish CNN would do a better job with headlines, I would still read it just for the joy of what stupidity came out of Romney's mouth next

Hope =Nope

It seems the only solution to the economic problems is tax cut from the Republicans. When people do not have money they cannot spend and when they do not spend business can't make money and when business don't make money they cannot hire, tax cuts will only make them keep what they have. We have tried this trickle down nonsense before and look where it got us. Mitt disgarees with government dictating salary...well if government is helping to sustain their existence, they should be subject to restrictions. If Mitt loans money to a company that is loosing, would he allow them to stil make outragoeus bonuses and not getting his money back? He said the shareholders should determine the salary..I got news for you the goverment is now is the major shareholder. You ever heard of the golden rules? "whoever hold the gold rules"

And Romney don't you wish it was you who had been given this opportunity, but you were not wanted then, and won't be in the next election if your party keeps glorifying stupidity (Palin) and obstructionism (the repubs in congress).

I think we should give President Obama and his team a chance. He has had only two weeks to clean up an 8-year mess.

Now we've heard from someone who has been and is part of the problem, who disagrees with someone seeking seeking a solution. It shows Obama is on the right track.

Mr. Romney should have been the Repulican party's nominee for president! I was for him throughout the primaries. We needed someone to take the "fight" to the Democrats, not somene who appeased their potential (and eventual) nominee. Mr. Romney was, and still is, the best person to run the counry from a business perspective not just a partisan political sense. Obama has surrounded himself with corrupt and anti-American people all his life so he was not about to change as evidenced by his selection of lobbyists, tax cheats, criminals, and totally corrupt partisan politicians.for his Cabinet. "Change you can believe in" only if you expect more of the same from this socialist "Manchurian Candidate" and "Trojan Horse" than was funded by nefarious groups such as ACORN, anti-American businessmen businessmen, and foreign sources who are not favorable to the United States. The White House was literally bought for $670,000,000 to the American peoles chagrine! At this point, only a Mitt Romney could have brought our country out of the financial mess the Democrat Congress got us into thanks to Democrats Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Harry Reid, Charlie Rangel, et al.

Mr. Romney has my support!

Dr. John W. Hartman
Warner Robins, GA

I felt just like Susan. I should have trusted my judgement and not read the story. CNN – couldn't you have found someone more credible to report on? As if Romney's opinion matters. He had his chance when his boy's were in office. They all failed! Look at what they left us with. Did you see the unemployment figures released this morning? That matters.

who cares what Romney thinks?

if he had a personality, maybe he could
have won over more than 10% of the vote.
Moron!

Really? That is what you have Mitt? I thought you were a results guy? Can you hold your opinion and instead suggest some real options to help????

How are tax cuts going to help people that are out of jobs, foreclosing on their home and adding fuel to this fire? A tax cut on a $0 income results in a tax increase of $200,000 to pay for the bad debt on their home, the welfare and unemployment money they are going to collect. Costs to society, crime rates increasing as the people try to survive – SURVIVE – that means eat or die. Some have already chosen death and I bet some have already chosen to cheat/steal. Who is paying when crime rates go up? We all are. Every one of us.

Tax cuts – GET REAL!!! These people need jobs not a tax cut. Then they will be able to pay their mortgage, pay their taxes, pay for items that will bring this economy back together. Most importantly they will be able to be proud for themself and this economy.

Get a life Romney. You lost – get over it. President Obama is doing an excellent job. He is doing more in two weeks than Bush did his entire term. Hey Romney – if you run again – the same thing will happen. You will lose.

Romney brings up some good points. Obama is very well-spoken and knew had to get elected, but he can't shove things down people's throats because he says so.

Are you kidding me? This guy couldn't even secure his party's nomination! I respect the opinions of others, but Romney is a business type and a GOPer who likes deregulation and yes...tax cuts! Tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts – is this the only answer Rep.s have? Really? After years of tax cuts failing?? I don't think President Obama wants to turn us into a socialist state or anything, but he recognizes that what the country is going through right now calls for "unique" actions. He's simply trying to pull us through a storm that had already started upon his entering office. And as far as the "rocky start," please! Rep.s want things their way like they won the election and are not willing to let go of the plan being mostly tax cuts. They mislead voters about the bill by cherry-picking things (some of which are already being axed from the bill) from the bill. I think President Obama is right to invoke the fact that he won the election because it sends the message that, while he is willing to compromise, he should have the final say on the direction of this bill – the emphasis of this bill. People need to be patient, and if you voted for Obama, have a little trust.

What a load of do do! This man who couldn't even run his campaign whithout using a large chunck of his own money wants us to believe that he could run the country better. P-leeese! He is so polarizing that nothing would get done. At least with Barack he has the country behind him. And I think it's time to start calling out all these Republicans who keep holding up progress. Hold their feet to the fire before the nation that way when reelection rolls around they can be looking for another job like the rest of us.

And buy the way I think Obama is doing a fantastic job. May God bless Obama in his efforts to salvage this country.

ROMNEY 2012 !! Had it not been for Ark. Gov. Huckleberry Finn blocking his way during the primaries, he's be in the Oval Office now, fixing our economy.

President Obama's only problem is the knuckleheads in Congress whose petulant, childish, behavior is obstructing any true progress the economy might make. Romney's got a lot of nerve saying President Obama's solutions are simple, when all Republicans can come up with is cut taxes and reduce spending. They cut taxes for the wealthy, spent money on war contracts, and corporate welfare, that' all.
I don't trust Romney any more than I can drop-kick an elephant, either.

I agree totaly with Susan L., what a misleading article title. I would have expected better from CNN, thank goodness for C-Span.

If the year is off to a bad start, it's not because of the President. He was (we were) handed a horrible situation by President Bush and his policies, and I see President Obama working very very hard to solve this crisis, and the GOP engaging in more and more destructive partisanship that is bringing this country down. President Obama has been reaching out, attempting to negotiate, faithfully trying to bring about change, and the GOP just stonewalls at every turn. Let's place blame for this bad-start year where it really belongs: President Bush and the GOP.

Once again a slick talking cool politician has fooled the American voting public. I remember all this talk about "CHANGE". I'd like to know just what is going to change. Certainly not the established government. These dinosaurs are incapable of any change. Look at who makes upo congress these days. Victims of brain cancer and other impaired conditions, mostly old age. Career politicians who like it the way it is. They feel comfortable. Do you think they want change? Absolutely not. It would be too threatening to their existence. The only change they can give you is four quarters for a dollar or four five dollar bills for a twenty. Now that's change you can believe in!

President Obama is not off to a rocky start. The only start that is Rocky is the un-changing Government that's scared of change. The moment our Government Embraces change. The World will be a better place.
The proof of an un-changing political Government is where you hear Officials Call President Obama "Mr. Obama or Mr. Barack, or just plain Barack Obama just as this article dose.
If the share holders or board of directors won't take a responsive move and hold these executives accountable, then Government should step in. In stead of looking to 2012. Let's work on 09, 010

Bottom line, we do not need a President who is learning on the job, especially now. This is the current situation with Obama, he does not know what he is doing and we are headed for a depression!

Repubs are to blame for the mess we are in! what is your solution to the economic problem Mitt, and even if you have one, where was it a year ago? Instead of pointing the finger of blame, why don't you actually DO something to help Americans that are hurting due to the failed policies of the last eight years?? You are sup[posed to be, as with all Sens and Congress, representatives of the people. The people give you the power to represent them. The people also have the power to take away your Job. Maybe if you are voted out, you will understand the plight of millions of Americans who have lost jobs and homes during this economic crisis!

Who gives a crap about what Romney thinks? Seriously.

Respectfully, Romney is following the GOP’s party line; he is not speaking from what works with the economy. It’s difficult not to attack each of his points the article mentions:
One, the government is not dictating the course of managing an enterprise, if the enterprise is not asking for the government’s money. The government is only asking to limit executive compensation under terms in which these companies are asking for loans or other help. If the GOP feels this way about corporate welfare, then by their logic, food stamps should be able to buy alcohol.
Concerning tax cuts in lieu of government spending, that’s what got us into this mess in the first place; moreover, direct spending has nearly 50% more of an effect on boosting GDP than tax cuts. For that we’re talking simple math.
Mr. Romney can continue to posture for his party’s 2012 nomination; however, his stance is more of the last eight years of W-nomics.

Oh thank goodness. From your headline it sounded like someone with a brain had given a bad review. I am glad it is just that idiot Romeny who thinks he is doing poorly. Consider how much he praised Bush I would wear his critique as a badge of honor.

Wow reading some of these comments from "How dare you criticize" to "Shut up Mitt" I can see that the first amendment will be the first to go when we start reworking the constitution...

Seriously? The corporations lost their right to determine what their executives are paid when they reached their hands out for our money. They lost their private status until the "loans" are repaid.

#1: the sole reason Romney is writing this piece is because Sarah Palin is stealing the spotlight in the GOP. He doesn't want to be forgotten so soon after his failed presidential bid. He, as well as Palin, is already jockeying for the 2012 nomination. Give the American people a break from the election cycle, please!

#2: Obama has been in office for less than one month. For petes sake, Bush was in office for eight years and the GOP didn't say much to his failures. And now, in the depth of the darkest times in recent history, all the GOP can do is complain about the plan from the man who was overwhelmingly elected and has been in office a month.

#3: He says he offered a stimulus package LAST YEAR, which the Washington Post said was too big. That was a long time ago in the world of politics and our economy.

#4: The GOP seems to forget that there are tons of tax breaks in Obama's plan. If business are the best way to create jobs right now in this situation, then how'd we get here in the first place. Government has a purpose in times like these, and its to provide a safety net for society. Get over it.

ROMNEY FIRST, COUNTRY SECOND

GOBAMA!

Maybe one of these days people will realize that Democrats have been in control of Congress for 8 years and have run the economy in the ground.

If evre there was an empty suit, it is Mitt Romney. Sure, he attained much success in the biz world, hence, his political views. But he is probably the emptiest, most uninspiring public person I've ever seen. At least Sarah Palin is interesting if not intelligent.

Even Carley Fiorina (the one that drove HP into the ground and outsourced our jobs) agrees with Romney.

They are both Republican Wealthy scam artists. They've both gotten big bonuses for doing nothing good.

Romney you are part of the problem!
How much did you lose with your unsuccessful white house bid ah ? $40 Million ! Where is your credibility to give any advice. You even don't say what you really think about Palin, cause we all now what you really think about her...
And concerning the cap pay you are saying the shareholders should decide? Well the shareholders are the taxpayers right now until your 'private sector' pays it back! Moron !

To: Romney and all other Republicains

Where have you been the last eight years? Stop playing dirty politics. YOY ALONE HAVE CREATED THIS MESS. President Obama should stop being Bi-Partisan.

Susan L. – you dummy – where do you think Mitt got that from? Check out all the polls and your chosen one has slipped, greatly! Suck it up, he's an experienced LOSER! I wish Mitt was POTUS myself and I'm NOT a republican.

Everyone knows that Republicans stale ideas are what put us in this economic mess. You're clueless. Please just go away plastic man. No one cares about your opinion.

I wish Romney would of won,he great with economics and has a record to prove it. In regards to Obmas speech last night:first off Omaba should look up the definition of stimlus, he says it means spending, well I sure don't see that in the defintion. second he blamed Bush for the economy mess and not Barney Frank and Dodds plus his great Nancy Pelosi. Third is he is winging this whole stimulus package, he hasn't even gotten in there to get his hand dirty, he relying on Pelosi and Reed to do his work for him. Of course he says all this in front of a room filled with dems, not one single rep. He has the nerve to say we Americans want what he has to offer. I sure don't

How about Mitt Romney check Obama's approval ratings. I don't think the American people have lost faith in him. I wish Romney would go live in Alaska with Palin. Sounds like just another divisive politician who hasn't gotten much attention and hungers for it. GO AWAY!!!!

Was he also uncomfortable with the government dictating to the Big 3 to renegotiate contracts and work for $1 a year? I'm getting a little sick of tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts. Line item veto and term limits. Let's cut the entitlement programs for congress. They are doing a terrible job and do NOT deserve a raise, they need to find and pay for their own health care, no retirement package for serving one term. If you are a no show, you pay a fine. If you decline to vote, you pay a fine. Is there any way to get some adults in there who can put ego aside and work together? I am tired of hearing about their hurt feelings.

So let me get this straight, Romney is saying that bank and wall street execs of these failing companies should continue to get multimillion dollar compensations on taxpayer dime? Its Romney thats seems to be outta touch and like Obama said, spouting the same failed ideas that got us into this mess. 2012? keep dreaming mitt

Another loser voice from the sidelines....yaaawwwn.

Gee, Mitt Romney thinks he could do better than Barack Obama. Please, warn us before you hit us with these surprises. Some folks with weak hearts can't take the shock. Do you guys have some kind of minimum number of ticker posts each day, or do you just like filling up this space with dog-bites-man stories? Romney's not running for President in 2012. Not yet anyway–he hasn't finished his 2008 campaign yet..

Newsflash Mitt Romney: YOU AND YOUR PARTY ARE THE TRAITORS WHO HAVE DONE MORE DAMAGE TO OUR COUNTRY THEN OSAMA BIN LADEN...SO WE DONT CARE WHAT YOU THINK AND YOUR PARTY THINKS.

To the Limbough Party (republicans).....President Obama will not fail. You can take that to the bank and CASH IT!

“I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise,” he said. “This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government.”

As a taxpayer whose contributions are a part of the wallstreet "bailout", i consider myself a shareholder of every company that received a bailout. As a shareholder who voted for the current administration I am completely comfortable with dictating the course for managing an enterprise specifically when said enterprises have proven to be irresponsible with their funds. If the managers of the enterprise deem it necessary to give average employees (yes average since if they had performed above standard then the company would not require a bailout) bonuses, lavish office equipment / furniture, and trips to resorts etc with monies that they stated was necessary to "save" the company from bankruptcy then they are delusional and in need of being dictated to.

Every politician regardless of party is screaming about pork ... then I have to ask who is supporting it? Where are these wasteful programs coming from? Identify the source and publicize why these representatives of the people are determined to thwart the needs of the people. As our President has said, "Now is not the time for petty partisan politics" nor is it the time for self serving politicians. As our representatives they need to answer to us for their decisions not lobbyists. Make their decisions known and let the people decide whether they agree with their representatives ... at the next election.

Those comments don't have any place at this time of needs. Romny you don't have to be president to help your country. The country already give you a whole lots. Maybe if you would have some good ideas now and get your hands dirty that would help you get nominated in 2016. You're just a loser Mitt.

Romney says, he is devoted to tax cuts and “high priority, urgent” infrastructure projects when it comes to a stimulus package.

Hey Romney, your tax cut theory has been proven not to work. Why do you think your country is in the mess its in now. Take your head out of your B____, your brain is lacking oxygen. But I guess that normal for most republicans. And as far as infrastructure projects in the package. Did you actually read the dang thing. Thats is exactly what Obama has been saying all along. I am a Canadian and even I can see that if the GOP doesn't stop the games they are playing wih the American peoples lives, the Republican Party is going to end up obsolete. I travel to your great country many many times a year. I have many friends who use to be supporters of the GOP but are now saying that they will never vote for a republican ever again because of what they are trying to do to America at this time. The GOP better wake up soon, or come next election, they will not have even one respresentative in office.

Sore Loser!!! The people were to smart in voting for a republican like you an McCain! Your party has lost their IDENTITY!

Romney wants more tax cuts and is upset over caps on over paid executives compensation...Gee, I wonder why Romney’s campaign run was a disaster? Maybe he is not the right person to be discrediting Obama. Come on folks. Obama just inherited one of the worst messes in our history. Give him more than 2 weeks to fix 8 years of error.

Fut the shut up! Sore Loser

The dummies of America expect a man who never ran a business to straighten out this mess (LOL).

I understand that thoughtful conservatives have a fundamental disagreement on increased government spending, but this Laissez-Faire approach of the GOP is essentially what got us into this current predicament. Furthermore, Romney's snarky comments about the performance of the Obama administration's first two and a half weeks in office cannot hold up against the failings of the previous administration's 8 years. And lastly, that Sarah Palin is a dope.

Of Course Romney is going to say Obama is off to a "Rocky Start" – He's in the opposite party and Romney has some remorse about not having even won the nomination against McCain.

The republicans will and have been doing everything they can to try to derail this enormously popular president. In the end, Obama will do just fine.

Please can all the sour loser from the outdated republican party just go and sit in a corner and put the thumbs in their mouth. These people really don't get it 9/11 happen nine months into GWB presidency and this enonomic meltdown happen at the last nine months of GWB presidency and all in between the rethugican help that idiot destroy this cournty. Romney got beat by Huckabee do you really pay this guy any attention. I guess the next idiot the rethugican will bring out is Ann CoCo Coulter. Good Luck while the country fall apart at the seems.

Dang!! So he honestly expects Obama to fix 8 years of Bush crap in 3 weeks..talk about high expectations!

More political BS from the republicans. Where does this moraly bankrupt guy get off judging anybody?

Nice try Mitt-wit. You could not even beat McCain, and he thought the fundamentals of the economy were sound. Your had no message as a candidate, and frankly, are not as bright as Sarah Palin.

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He's got a point. So far a good chunk of the President's nominations for cabinet and other positions have had tax problems. His #1 priority (the economy) is still in shambles with the only attempt to fix it being a bloated spending bill. Two wars are still raging despite promises to end them. Unemployment is still rising. The price of gas is not decreasing proportionately to the price of oil. People are still foreclosing on their homes.

I hope he can do everything he promised but the last couple of weeks don't exactly instill optimism in me.

It is always easier to be a Monday morning quarterback then to have actually played the game on Sunday i.e. shut up Romney; the country is in a mess because of Republicans like you.

Oh just remember that talk is cheap, Mittens. Much like that bad haircut of yours. You republicans needs to just go away so we can fix the mess you left this country in.

“I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise,” he said. “This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government.”
Mitt, even when they are accepting federal money? What a sweet deal!

Rocky start? How about a J.O.K.E.?????????

After more than 30 years of failure with republican deregulation they have no credibility any more. Obama was handed a mess and he is dealing with it in the best way he can. The republican mantra is lower taxes, and that is what got us into this mess in the first place. They are like a broken record.

The one highlight of Obama's first 2 1/2 weeks is that he was right after all when he said, "You can put lipstick on a pig...but it's still a pig."

Kill that Porky Pig Bill now.

Sour grapes, Mitt.

It has been almost 30 days. It takes a minute to clean up all the mess that Obama inherited. Not to mention the blood thirsty GOP who just want to grandstand. Romney didn't get his partys nomination for a reason.

And backing Palin isn't helping his credibility.

This coming from Flip Flop Romney!!!

Romney is a sour loser and should just retire some where so we can be spared his usualy double talk.

Jawahar

Mitt Romney is a douchebag.

Mitt Romney's opinion matters how?
He needs to go back to the planet Kolob or wherever it is he beamed down from

Shut your mouth. You can't even win a nomination .Please let someone do something , much better than inaction

We the American taxpayer own the companies you MORON!

President Obama has done more in 2 weeks than repubs did in the last 4 years given the war ravaged economy he has inherited.

And now the unpatriotic and callous repubs sit back and play games while 600,000 more citizens have lost their income in the last month.
2.5 million have lost their jobs in the last 5 months alone!

So sit back and quibble over 100 B here or there it will not matter when the economy spirals into a depression.

Where is that "stick by your principles", that "support and respect" the President because he is "standing by his princples" jargon we heard when we marched to an elective war? We are in a crisis greater than that right now, this affects millions of American citizens right now and repubs want to fiddle while America burns.

I fear it is too late for the country, loosing jobs like that and increasing every month is not good and indicated to this B.B.A. grad that we are not on the edge but have slipped over it.

Yeah and how many are left in the party faithful? Obviously not enough to win an election.

The Republicans are a joke. We have a president and he needs our support to get us out of this mess. So wait until 2010 to start campaigning.

Yes, the criminals in the Bush administration would have done a much better job . Please tell us about tax evasion in the millions rather than a 900 dollar nanny tax problem.

So what did anyone expect? President Obama had being saying from TIME IMMEMORIAL that it was going to be rough. If I remember well, he even said it might take more than one term to make things right. Let's work with him and not against him and that should make his job easier.

How do you lose and still think your opinion is relevant? If you get knocked out in a prise fight, why should anyone come to you to learn the "ins" and "outs" of boxing? This is so amazing to me how politicians are able to keep there faces in news reports. CNN, out of the almost 7 billion people walking this planet, 300+ million in the US, are these the best articles you can present the public? Wow....

While I believe it's true that the govt. should stay out of affairs regarding business enterprise and as Romney states that decisions should be made by shareholders. However, in this case, the govt. is a shareholder, and so are the American people. Obama is looking out for the tax dollars of Americans (Tax dollars of a constituency that elected him). If these institutions didn't want such restrictions on their operations, they shouldn't have been so arrogant to spend the TARP's so frivolously and irresponsibly.

Here, he sounds like a bitter lobbyist who lost an election. Obviously Romney is not concerned with the American Tax payer.

Obama has done more work in the past weeks than Bush did during the past 8 years. Bush was still on vacation when he first took over the presidency years ago. I don't know why the Republicans hate this country so much....today's unemployment rate won't matter either...

Let's see... Obama has been in office not even a month, is handed a country in two wars, the worst economy since the Great Depression, reputation in the world, etc... and you have the nerve to judge him already? Glad you aren't governor of my home state of MA anymore you half wit.

Romney doesn't really have room to complain.. The repubilcan party got butchered in the election; This country is tired of the way the Bush administration and the Republicans steam rolled this country to their benefits. I don't think anyone is going to really pay attention to any of the repubilcans constant whinning and complaining... I'm tired of it and I'm sure the rest of the country is tired of it also.. Let Obama do his job and see how things work out before the complaining and bickering start.

hey mitt, SHUT UP! nobody wants any more republican garbage after the last 8 years... havent you done enough damage already?

Romney, sit down and be quiet. The fact that you mentioned Palin as the future of your party totally discredits anything bad you say about Obama.

Obama ran a near-billion$ campaign that wiped the floor with the Clinton machine and McCain (the person that wiped the floor with you).

Step up to Obama in 2012 and get your arse handed to you Mr. flip-flopper.

Mitt give it up you could not even win the primary against a delusional 72 year old man.

o geez, can it Mr. sore losser

Why should anyone listen to anything Romney has to say? He couldn't even run a decent primary election campaign! Like he'd have any better success against our overwhelming problems considering he couldn't even beat John McCain. John McCain!

After just 3 weeks of Obama, GWB's not looking so bad.

Leave it to the Republicans to put a burial shroud over anything that the Democrates try to do. I listened to Romney on CNN this morning and saw the same old saw, TAX CUTS, that failed for bthe past 8 years. Give the man a chance, he's only been in office for two weeks.

Get real here...Obama's been in office all of 2 weeks.

Not enough time to unpack, let alone solve worst economic crisis 80 years; the worst job market in 35 years; the worst housing market 25 years...all created by the republican administration of George W. Bush.

And what kind of "review" would you expect from republican 2012 Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney? A rave review perhaps?

Obama's ratings are so high and the republican ratings so low, the only way they stand a snowballs chance in hell of gaining even a single seat in mid-term elections is a public relations campaign of destruction and interruption. Notice the republicans are nothing more than the party of No; slash and burn; cut and destroy.

Their is no renewal of America in a republican plan–only destruction.

Wow...what a surprise....Mitt Romney critical of a Democratic president.
This is news? Republicans always scream for more tax cuts. Since it has not worked lately, could we please try something else?

I don't suppose Mr. Romney has talked to any displaced workers lately, who see the world a bit differently than he does, has he? How do tax cuts help people who don't have jobs, when the businesses who get the cuts will probably hang on to the extra money until things look better?

Boring!

Obama lied to us?! Say it isn't so! LOL!

I didn't vote for BHO!

But I want him to succeed now that he's POTUS!

P.S. Is Hillary still available?

Who cares what this moron thinks....If the American people wanted more of the same BS there would be a Repub in office........But your sorry party didn't win so GET OVER IT!!!!! You can go on FAUX news, hire an Uncle Tom, talk about President Obama all you want......Guess what? at the end of the day all of you are still LOSERS until you wake up and realize that we ALL need to come together, where you like the pres or not. Democrats have had to put up with your BS for years so now it's time for all of you to deal with ours. SUCKS TO BE A REPUB RIGHT NOW...........AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUCK WHEN OBAMA CLEANS YOUR BS UP.........

Don't just criticize...offer suggestions – or just comb your hair and STFU!

“I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise,” he said. “This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government.”

Hmm... but the federal government wouldn't have bother putting a cap on the executive salaries if these enterprises didn't ask the government to bail them out.

This loser who was crushed by McCain in the primaries now is the source of wisdom, huh. Republicans are a one trick pony, tax cuts, tax cuts and more tax cuts.

I guess it's pretty easy for a loser to stand on the side lines and criticize. Romney you loser. And why is it so hard to see why firms taking bailout money should have caps on executive pay? There has to be some way to hold these people accountable. I'm in favor of caps on pay for a period of time in which these firms then have to show themselves accountable and back in the black. And while they're at it, since the board of directors of these firms are also responsible for this mess, it's time to clean house and select new board members.

Mitt Who???????

Go Away, You lost a long time ago. Nobody wants to here what you have to say.

And why would we care one iota about what Mitt Romney has to say? He was not elected. The people elected Obama with a mandate. Obama inherited this mess that Romney's party is responsible for. I find this kind of nonsense and same ole rhetoric by republican party "has beens" disgusting at best.

“I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise,” he said. “This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government.”

As we bail them out, WE/THEY ARE THE SHAREHOLDERS you idiot! And why should they be rewarded for failure?!?! The banks were tanking and they were still collecting big checks! Wait up Mitt, I mean Nit -wit!!

Sounds like the whinnings of a sore loser! President Obama wouldn't have a rocky start if the last eight years didn't leave their big mess behind!

The GOP is a sad reflection on the American society. It took US 6 years to finally see that the GOP has gotten America into a terrible economic state. Yet, they can now set back and with less than a month of the Obama administration being in the office expect that administration to right all the wrongs they have done in 8 years. Who are they supporting - the American people or themselves? It seems to me that they are serving themselves. Just like the last 8 years. If they cannot support the administration, they should just get out of public service, because public service is what the administration is trying to do. Sad, that they would rather the Obama administration fail than for it to be a success. But than again, what is new with the GOP. If nothing services their purpose it of no use for them.

As usual, a conservative misleading the public. The pay cap is only imposed on those companies whose CEOs have accepted billions of dollars of taxpayer money. In his statements Romney implies that President Obama just woke up one day and for no reason whatsoever just decided to begin limiting executive pay. This is not true and very misleading. Unfortunately this what we've come to expect from the Republicans.

Why is this even considered news? A right wing Republican that couldn't even win his own party's nomination says he doesn't like Obama. So what.

If I were a Republican, I'd keep my mouth shut until my own pathetic party had been fixed.

Yeah, Mitt Romney there's a un-biased source.

Sour Grapes anyone? This is why the Republican party is dying, all this negative talk and divisive commentary.

Mr. Romney since you don't have any love for the President now, How and What could you have done better if you were the President. People are looking at a quick fix for the economy from this President. He inherit a bad economy, and polices that needs careful attention but the people will not let him do his job to see if he isn't . People hold on to your faith that we can be better instead of looking at the worst part of this situation okay.

Hey Republicans, Americans knows you are a bunch of whiners. Americans knows it was you that caused all this mess. Americans voted for Barack Obama they didn't vote for you. Did the alarm clock go off as yet? We know you are a bunch of losers and all your doing is trying to stay relevant with nonsense. When Obama gets good things done for the country, what will you complain about then?

Hope is not a platform. Obama is hype...

He is the cult of personality.

The honeymoon is officially over.

OBAMA 2012 – Deal with it!

People are losing jobs everyday and we have these unsuccessful republicans with the ir commentareis on our President? Romney did not win. Why is his opinion so important? The public sees you for what you are. People are sick of politicians with thier own agendas. if you will disagree, do it with intelligence. Yes we can, if you will stop fighting and help this economy.

Government would not have to dictate the course for managing enterprise, if enterpreise could successfully manage enterprise. Most have shown us in the banking sector they don't know what they are doing. If they want the money, there has to be limitations. If you take government funds, then you can continue to vacation on the high seas, have your multiple cars, big apartments, gold plated toilets, etc.

Nice try, Mitt. Nothing like a little sideline sniping.

You failed to get he GOP nomination, remember?

Mitt Romney opinions are as pertinent as Joe the Plumber and Rush
Limbaugh.

Who is Mitt Romney??? I am VERY GLAD that he lost the nomination...he is a walking headshot with not much in his head...instead of being part of the SOLUTION, he is still part of the PROBLEM...

I don't think Obama is worried about Romney's opinion...probably doesn't even remember who he is....

Who wouldn't be off to a rocky start? He inherited a mess and not getting much direction that's worthwhile from "experts" on the Hill....PS I voted for McCain, albeit reluctantly...but I don't think he could have handled this any better...maybe worse!!!!

Mitt Romney should not be saying anything ... obviously he couldn't even rise to become a leading part in his own party ... or even win the Republican nomination ... And Dick Cheney should also keep quiet too. Mr. Torture. And Sarah Palin??? What a joke...

This guy still sounds like the proverbial used car salesmen. He still wants to convince Americans that giving tax breaks to the wealthy is the way to stimulate the economy. Millions are out of work. What the heck is giving more tax breaks to rich people going to do for them? Obama off to a rocky start! PLEASE! The man has been in office less than a month, and I'm sure he discovered other messes waiting for him. While Bush was running this country into the ground, and wall street was out of control, Mitt Romney thought all was well as he kept making money. I want caps on executive pay when these companies come and beg for my money! It's interesting that the loudest voices against the pay caps are the ones that were making that kind of money! Mitt Romney is another rich Republican with no idea what to do except keep doing what's not working. I don't want to add another trillion dollars to the debt, but I know that the faucet of trickle down economics has sprung a leak and nothing, absolutely nothing, is trickling to the thousands of ordinary Americans getting pink slips every week!

Mittens is chewing some very sour grapes.

Spoken like a true millionaire, who made his millions on the backs of the little guy. Bloomberg runs New York City for the bargain price of $1 a year. Mitt there are enough smart people out of work who would bounce out of bed for $500,000 a year. Obama didn't say this pay scale would last forever, And the business have alternatives :

1. Don't take public money
2. Pay back with interest funds brorowed
Then your board of directors can pay their CEO's whatever they like.

He who has the gold makes the rules simple as that.

Shut up Mitt!!

Right on.

Why is the headline "Obama gets bad early review"? Is it a surprise that Romney doesnt agree with Obama? CNN is desperate to sensationalize everything

Who is he kidding and what is he talking about? As the last dog in the sled pulling contest, his view never changed. The truth is, he could not win in his own primary and then he got snubbed by his party's representative.

Romney is nothing more that George W. Bush with a different religion.

So, he is supposed to have fixed everything the Bush administration left him in a few weeks. That is crazy. Romney would have had the same measures as the Bush administration, so I don't want to hear it.

Romney should have been President.

Mitt...Get off of your Billion Dollar High Horse.
How dare you to speak about the President Barack Obama that way. He's trying to clean up you and your friends mess. When he should be making you and your friends clean up this economic mess by taxing the H?LL out of you.

Madoff and you are the same

“I wish I would have won the nomination, and won the presidency.”

Guess what, you couldn't even win your party's nomination. And now here you are whining about the fact that you lost and criticizing and condemning the new president before he's had a chance to tackle the problems we face...thanks to the TERRIFIC job your party did while in office. I see no constructive suggestions here. If you're not part of the solution then you are part of the problem. Sit down and shut up, Mitt.

He's already campaigning for 2012.... Romney first, country second.

Romney, the view must be pretty good from the cheap seats. Still stinging from the incredible vote of "no confidence" from your Republican colleagues regarding your ability to be commander and chief? No president would be off to a good start in this economy and let me remind you the the country's view of the Republicans are so low, it would take a Yale scientist using their microscope to find it. So return to doing...........whatever it is that you now do and leave the governing to the grown folks, eh.

ROMNEY HAS ALWAYS WALKED THE WALK AND TALKED THE TALK, HE IS VERY MUCH A PRESIDENTIAL FIGURE AND KNOWS WHAT HE SAYS ,WHEN HE SAYS IT.I CAN SEE HIM AS SUCH IN 2012!!!!!!!!!

Ain't it the truth.

For all of us though, I hope he proves me wrong, and three weeks isn't a long time, but his inexperience is glaring.

Irrelevent!

Romney is hilarious. Its easy to say what you would do when you are not in the position to do it. What America does he live in {Mitt Romney says it’s “been a good year” }, a good year for who? Americans are losing jobs, in financial despair and depressed all across the board. People are even going so far as to take their lives along with their childrens lives (California story: look it up on here). Obama isnt saying Well maybe we cant, all he is trying to do is find a suitable way to clean up this mess that Romney's GOP counterpart former Pres Bush and the selfish and slimy big wigs of Wall Street have created. Obama hasnt even been in office 30 days and we are already to doom his and his plans. How about Romney you come off your high horse and go meet the average American who is tired. I agree the Stimulus package could work as well once the pork is cut out, but who is going to cut the pork? So my advice would be stop critizing the man and offer a solid plan, if you have one.

Starting early for that PResidential run huh Mitt?

Obama for 8 years!

I understand your frustrations Mr. Romney but we are not ready for campaign again. We need positive contribution if you have one at all and please, join the force of progress by solving the problem that was caused by your conservative friends. Yes we can!

Mr. Romney! I will entertain your opinion when 2012 comes, okay? Maybe you have to worry about Ms. Palin also. There are other geniuses in the Republican party, you know. LOL.

Oh no romney Obama is not going to fail...That is the plan of the republicans,that is why they don't want to vote for this stimulous plan..but Obama has the support of the people

Beginning his campaign already.

Yep, 54% of the nation were drinking that Obama Kool-Aid and just now getting over their hangovers.

I see, so "maybe we can't" is a political strategy. "Let's block this process that may (or may not) work for long enough that the other team gets the blame for everything crumbling so I can be president. Sure, millions will suffer, but I'll win the game!"
Love you Mitt.

Wow. The Ticker headline is "Obama gets bad early review" so I go and open it up and it's partisan Republican idiot Mitt Romney's stupid opinion that I don't care about anyway or I would have voted for him! Way to write headlines, CNN. Partisan much?

No offense Romney, but it's the bone-headed ideology you subscribe to that got us into this mess.

And one more thing. Did anyone really expect that mitt would say good things about the President?

Romney is just a rich Republican who doesn't care about regular folk.
The executive pay cap is a good thing.

The Republicans cant wait to say how bad of a start President Obama is doing. They seem to forget how much of a complete disaster the last Republican president was. I think that they hope we will all seem to forget the past and how that last disaster of a president caused all of this. Next week they will start blaming the economic mess on the president as if things were rosy for the last 8 years. I hope that they all don't think that we are all that stupid.

It seems to me that if you Mr. Romney had the answers you would be the POTUS, your not. The president has come into this office with a mess that the Republican parties all but washed their hands of.

He attempted to reach across the isle to the GOP and received a "slap" in the face.

It is time for Everyone in the house and senate to start working together to put our country back together. Have you taken a look at the jobless rate of 7.6 percent or are you just to protected in your mansion from the realities of the average American.

BTW: Many corporation in this country in order to try and keep jobs have implemented similar policies.

My husbands major corporation has frozen all bonuses at all levels, no perks, ie: per diem for cars, jets, health clubs, executive bonuses etc...

Time to get real until this country has recovered. Besides last time I checked the companies being held to this policy recieved BILLIONS of TARP funds. This is OUR money not the companies to do as they please... Otherwise let them close their doors.

I am also an independent and the writing is on the wall and Amercians have spoken.

you will be worst. why didn't you help bush when he was digging the country into that hole?. why didn't you stand against him when he was killing people innocent people in iraq?. romney, you are the same stupid republican.

Let's see: Worst job loss in 34 years, and more tax cuts are the clear answer. Is that why the Republicans will not approve the stimulus bill – not enough tax cuts for the wealthier minority? I have a brilliant idea: let's tell them it's for funding a prolonged, useless war. Perhaps THEN, they'll be all for it.

For gosh sakes, just vote and be done with it – let's not waste time. Certainly trying SOMETHING is better than arguing about NOTHING. Talk about nano-managing.

Hey, if Romney and Palin ran on the same ticket, they would be the "dreamiest" choice for presidential office. But, not much substance in either head, I'm afraid.

Romney, Romney, Romney....

You are SO out of touch.

Why are we in a global economical meltdown?

because the CEOs and Directors didn't do their jobs properly and took care of themselves:

They were greedy, selfish, unjust, untrustworthy... they took billions while their companies took big risks, they took billions and paid their workers so little while their companies went bust.

Why is it that in this day and age people get promoted EVEN though they screw up and don't do their jobs properly???

Romney... u want the government to leave THESE very ppl to their own devices?

WAKE UP.

It is not socialism, it is not communism and it is NOT fascist to create some limitations in order to fix a problem.

whoever believes that is lacking any common sense and understanding.

As a centrist leader..., Obama is a complete failure.

These sore losers like Romney, McCain, etc. are not doing the American people any good at all. You lost. Get over it, act like decent men, stop the digs at President Obama and help the American people. This is not about your ego. And, whether you know it or your don't, the American people are more important than your ego. We are more important than the future of your party. Right now, nobody cares. We have more important things to be concerned with.

Another loser giving his opinion. What in the hell makes this moron think he could do better. He has no backbone. I get sick and tired of these loser voicing their opinions, especially when they really really don't count. Of course he disagrees with Pres Obama, this joke of a polician, Romney lost. If he does run in 2012 he won't matter then either. Let look into romney's taxes, why is he uncomfortable with the Pres setting a limit on salaries? What are you hiding loser?

The headline for this was very misleading, CNN. That's nothing new, though.
I frankly don't care what one person, ESPECIALLY Mitt Romney, has to say about how President Obama is doing.
I think he's doing FINE.

"OMG-2 and a half weeks and Obama didn't save the world yet, must be a failed Presidency...ps. vote for me, my party screwed the country up and caused the economic crisis we're now blaming Obama for"
-GOP

For a man who couldn't win his own party nomination it is easy to criticize the winner. i hope you stop this politics help the president and the American people.

god bless

And Mitt Romney's opinion counts because ... ?

Seriously, why don't you spend some time with serious people and give some serious study to the proposals, rather than just spewing out blathering political spin? Whether it's cherry-picking items from the package from one side or crying gloom and doom from the other, we get nothing but talking points. The media owes it to the American people to do a better job explaining things.

I wish we had you Mitt.

two words, romney: SOUR GRAPES

Of course republicans will give Obama criticism. That's their game plan. Hound and pound, over and over, and use the MSM to do it. Sincere attempts to bring this country together will be thwarted by self-serving republicans who only think of their own pockets. And of course, with the media owned by "big business," we can't expect a lot of fair and balanced reporting when it comes to giving Obama a fair chance to try to bring meaningful change to a corrupt and entrenched system. It's always focus on the negative, the small details that distract and fan the flames of controversy as much as possible. In this, the media does the country a great disservice.

And without him saying "tax cuts", what are his ideas?

Why would CNN post this as a seamingly, widely-held view when it is nothing more than the idiot oppinion of a loser? Boy! You guys in the "News" business really get off on controversity. You should all seek employment writing for "Sit Coms".

Really, look at the mess he has to deal with. Not to mention a bunch of old republican still stuck in the 19th century!!

So Romney parrots the GOP theme. If the Republicans suddenly have all the answers, why'd they keep them from the American public the past few years? Obama is off to a great start no thanks to the GOP...the folks who LOST the election. And someone needs to tell Romney that we are stockholders in those banks that receive bailout money...and we support the pay cap until these guys fix their mess.

Yes we can has replaced 8 years of 'Who wants to know?'

This cannot be a "no strings attached" handout. All of these executives have proven their poor judgment and total lack of both accountability and responsibility. If you (corporate executives) don't like rules attached to financial bail-outs, then put your hands in your pockets and get out of line.

Romney seems to forget that only companies taking TARP money will be subject to the pay cap – this is in effect the shareholders or creditors attaching strings to the financing they provide – no the government is becoming a shareholder/creditor and thus has a say in those companies.

Is it that Obama cannot be bipartisan and reach across the aisle? Or is it that the Republicans would prefer that Obama and America fail, as Rush Limbaugh suggests?

Who cares what this loser thinks? Anyone who would drive from MA to Canada with the family dog on the roof of the car should be ignored.

I guess making news is your job! Therefore just keep up interviews with all the negative people about the current president and staff that you possibly can. It's so clear that is all your doing. Try interviewing some of the 60-70% of America that is happy with it! And don't forget....dwell on those negative interviews BIG, BIG, BIG!!!!

You a joker – you couldn't even win your own party's nomination let alone win the presidency. I think you it would serve you right to work with the administration to get this done for the American people, that is what they deserve and not the Republican rhetoric....

What a turd. He's obviously jealous and bent only on his own personal advancement as a politician.

After ruining the country, these Republicans started talking nonsense. Where was Romney when Bush created such a mess in our country? Why we never heard any criticism of bush policies from people like Romney during the last 8 years? Now all of a sudden he came out of his mansion criticizing the president who is in office for only two weeks.

Does ANYONE care what Mitt Romney thinks? Honestly...

Romney, your economic ideas are what got us into this mess in the first place, so shut up you ignorant out-of-touch twit!!!

Mr. Romney's comments regarding executive compensation are ridiculous. These companies accepted bailout money, therefore they must accept the conditions that come with that money. If they object to the conditions, I'm sure the federal government would be happy to take back the funds.

Yes, this is coming from conservative Mitt Romney.

Next.

Wow, Mitt!! All the crtiicizing and no fresh ideas!!! You know, I really have a feeling that Obama is going to pull this off and get the USA back on track!! And when he does, the REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL BE TOAST!!!

What do you guys stand for anyway??

Yeah, President Obama is off to a rocky start. Guess what, we're in the middle of a depress with the highest unemployment rate in 30+ years.

Did Romney, or anyone, Republican or Democrat, actually believe that things would be fixed overnight? Or in a month?

Recovery takes time, comprimise and faith. Right now there are a lot of people, pundits and elected officials who are refusing to provide any three of those things.

The Republicans think that by stalling the stimulus plan, history will look back and say the Mr. Obama failed his first big test as President, when in fact, it is the Republican leadership who will shoulder the blame.

Nice headline CNN. What else would you expect from the likes of Mitt Romney? It's easy to throw stones when you're sitting on the sidelines.

Absolutely the truth!!!!

Obama is doing a great job. His intentions are pure and his effort is sincere. The American public can see this.

What the American public can also see is how some people can fail to recognize the trouble that we are in and delay the process for aid. We all know that it is going to take some time to fully recover the economy but why stop the sustainment effort? Well only when the people in the senate start loosing their job they will realize it is time to get the job done.

I understand job loss like hunger is not understood by people who do not have it.

What'd you expect Romney to say???

Mr. Romney – what is "inadequate to the task ahead" is NOT the Obama Team, but the republican ideology that put us in this mess from the last 8 years, trickle-down, regulation slashing, and tax cuts for the rich. The very arrogance of the republicans is disgusting. Saying Palin has an impact on the future of the GOP proves what an idiot you and your republican cohorts are. The lack of support the President is receiving from across the aisle on the stimulus also proves not only are the GOP unwilling to admit they (you) were and are wrong in your theories, but more importantly, you just don't get how dire the economic situation is and will become. Either offer new ideas and try to work with the President or SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP!

Well Mitt, maybe in eight years you can try again and fail again. Meanwhile how about supporting your President and your country.

Sour Grapes

If institutions accept money from the government, then the government is de facto a shareholder, and so are all the tax payers.

If I had screwed up as bad as some of these banks professionally, I would have been fired from my job. If I had screwed up as bad as some of these banks in my personal finances, I would be living on the street.

The CEO should be thankful they are not living on the street and the government has not fired them.

Where is the concept of accountability for your actions- seems like another GOP principle gone by the wayside.

I do not think negativity is what we need right now. I believe Obama is doing the best he can. Give the guy a break. He's only been in office for 15 days. He has excellent people around him giving him advice. He is not the one to blame. He did not put us in this mess.

I hope hollywood and the media doesnt choose our next president as well.

What else would you expect but deflection from Mitt Romney? He has hopeful wishes for his loser self and hoping for the worst for the winner. What a bi-partisan team player we have here, thank God he is nowhere near the Presidency.

If you don't want the government to set your pay, don't take our money.

i wish i wish i wish. romney continue wishing.

Well do you have any suggestions mitty. We know how the repubs really wanted you. and if you think palin is an effective and popular voice then the repubs are truely in trouble.

obviously romney cares more about his 2012 election bid than the future of this country...it sounds like he wants the current administration to fail

My goodness give him a chance.....How is he in three week's supposed to come up with all the answer's to all the mess that Bush left.
The republican way didnt work the last 8 year's
The war in Iraq continues to cost 10 billion or more a month , which is why we are so knee deep in debt now........A war we had no bussiness starting in the first place.

Obama is headed in the right direction , you can't change overnight the damage Bush has done in the last 8 year's.

Does Romney really believe that you can judge a president's ability after less than a month in office? Or perhaps Romney only knows how to be partisan and put down the other team. As if any President could step into the job and have the economy fixed in less than a month!

Romney is right.. He is an ineffective politician even with all the so called "political capital" he racked up. The only way he can get the job done is to halt conversation. For instance, Obama is cramming this stimulus down our throats. "Support it or the economy will fall" "If you don't do what I say, it will get worse."

All you dems said Bush was a fear monger. Look what your beloved mesiah is doing now. He says there should be no conversation about this, congress should just vote for it. The only thing more scary the terrorists attacking is you losing all your money. Run and hide libs, Nobama will make it all better...

It took 8 years of the Republicans screwing things up to get us to here, Obama has had not quite 3 weeks to begin fixing things – it's stupid to be criticizing him – unless you're just trying to throw bombs and be obstructionist like Romney.

Let's look at what Mitt "Magic Underwear" Romney seems to miss, he couldn't even beat the loser of the General Election for the nomination, so why should anybody care what he thinks?

He cam in second to the guy who came in second – makes him a double looser in my book.

Mitt Romney is a complete jack.

...and how would one expect to be president if one cannot even run th3e semblance of a competitive campaign. Arm-chair quarterback, that's Romney. Go get interviewed on Hannity and the two of you can be negative together and pat each other on the back. The fellow has not even been in office a month and all your trickle down theories have worked so well. GREED my friend, GREED is NOT good!

Good Grief...........give Obama a chance. He has a lot on the plate with the mess the economy is in.

Why would CNN report this as news? This is the start of Romeny's campaign. Stick to real news. You can cover the campaigns in 2011.

Oh my god! A republican doesn't like Obama! Is this newsworthy?

Romney, because you ran some sport event doesn't make you a genius. Neither your wealth that your father made makes your a genius. Please go back and hide behind your father's success. Shut up and go away.

Mitt Romney should have been the nominee rather then McCain. Mitt Romney should have been the President. This is person that knows business and economics 101. I would suggest our new president look to him for advice rather then hope. This is no time to be playing with the country. The people have made a big mistake and it appears that we will be paying for it with a credit card. Hopefully we won't be paying with our lives. That is reality.

Romney is a joke.
The Republicans are just throwing temper tantrums because they aren't getting their way and we've grown tired of the Reagan legacy speeches every three minutes.

It's interesting how all these has beens want to give President Obama advice. Why don't they just go to the 'Love Boat' of politics and get a show on Fox spews. No one, other than the hard core Republicans, want to hear from them.

thanks Mr Plastic......for nothing. Your "shoulda, woulda, coulda" comments are a real waste of time.

It's easy to stand on the sidelines and throw darts when you're not the one in the ring fighting! If Romney is so smart; why not offer up ideas to solve this mess that the Repubs created!! You ran, You Lost!! Get over it!

Oh! Really! Romney! So you have all the magic answers...If that's the case, why don't you give them to Obama, if not for anything else, for the good of the American people.

McCain wasnt Bush you media following sheep! Good luck!

And, we should listen to Mr. Republican because...hhmmm can't think of a reason. Republicans have no credibility after the last 8 years. Mr. Romney should think about leaving the GOP if he wants anyone to listen to him.

The heading for this article should have been: A loser says President Obama is off to a rocky start.

Once again, just like during the primaries, Romney changes his tune to fit his audience. It's a bit early to take pot-shots at Obama. He's right – it's a travesty to have government dictating to managment. But it's a travesty that government has to bail out the enterprises in the first place. If shareholders and the boards of directors had managed their enterprises properly, government bailouts would not have been needed. So his suggestion is a non-starter.

Advice from another radical Republican "loser" who wants to stay the course of rewarding corporations for firing employees while the management raids the company's capital, all the while blaming the Democratic Party for Republican failures.

As a Republican, I thought McCain was a terrible candidate, I thought Bush was a terrible President, and Palin, Huckabee, and Romney aren' much better.... please, do the party and the people a favor and just go away, unless you're willing to change some of your views on foreign policy, and return to a more conservative, Austrian Free Market-style economic policy.

Change is coming you can't expect for his first year to be as smooth as Bush's; the reason the economy is in this shape. Change is a process that can't be done over night.

Repugnants wasted no time trying to tear this man down. Just when I thought they couldn't sink any lower. They are hell bent on trying to rip this country inside out.

How quick the GOP is to offer cute puns and critiques of the new administration. Yet nowhere do I hear any solutions being offered or willingness to find compromise. It's the same premise that McCain ran his campaign on...quick to tell us all why "this and that" are not the right solutions, but never offering up an worthwhile idea of their own. I'm beginning to think the GOP would rather see the country sink further so they can have a "told you so" response rather than roll up they're sleeves, set aside their egos and get to work fixing the problems at hand.

"It's been a good year". Wow, what planet has Mitt been on?

Well, Mitty, you just didn't win. Sorry.

Well then Mitt, be a real American and call the President up and provide some alternatives.

You and your ilk certainly are helping to alleviate any problems.

And since when is Palin an expert on wildlife population control, she cant even control the population of her own household! (Birth control is a contol tool)

As a Republican, I can only say that I do not trust anything Romney says, and lived in fear that the man was actually going to be the Republican candidate for president. The only thing worse than that would be if he had won.

Romney criticizing Obama is like Carter criticizing GW Bush. It's someone on the JV criticizing the varsity.

Run away Romney.....WE INTEND TO SUPPORT OUR PRESIDENT!

Come on Romney...

Dems only say "Well, Maybe we can't" is when it comes time to pay their taxes...

Gotta love that cabinet... Seems all Bamer can find are lobbyists and tax dodgers.

Give Obama a break, Romney!!! What do you expect from a guy? Miracles? He has been in the office for 2 weeks trying to clean up the AWFUL mess YOUR party left behind!!!! You are a selfish individual with only one thing in mind: power! Sorry, dude! Your party, just like your ideology, is outdated and irrelevant! Stay out of the way of the progress!!!

What audience does this guy have? Why is this even noteworthy? Who cares what he has to say.

Republicans should be kicking themselves in the butts right now. This man could be the smartest business man in America, and we don't have him in any major role in the government. He turned around the Olympics when they were mired in debt, corruption, and uncertainty. Hmmm, sound familiar???

Mitt who?

beating up on the president just to sound relevant!

Nice way to kick off your 2012 campaign. Good luck though!

What a misleading link: "Obama Gets a Bad Early Review," and it links to Romney talking. Well, of course he gets a bad review from Romney. He could make this economy boom again in one week and still get a bad review from Romney. This is an irresponsible attempt to get people to click on a story that no one cares about. It sends the wrong message to people who may just browse the headlines.

I'd be more interested in seeing criticism that can't be so easily dismissed as sour grapes. Come on, Mitt. You and your party as it currently thinks and operates are becoming dinosaurs, and if you don't face that now, it'll be too late to recover.

First off why is this a story, Second Who cares about romney. He was unable to procure the nomination from his own party, they did not even run him as their candidate. Interesting that romney would continue to be a republican TOOL as if he was to engage in serious contemplation he would realize that it was his religion that keeps him back. Yes thats right I said that the republican party willfully discriminated against him on basis of religion. OF course it was not presented so overtly but Is it that hard to connect the dots here when you consider how the right has tied it self so closely to the fundimantalist christians?

“I am very uncomfortable with government dictating the course for managing an enterprise,” he said. “This should be done by the shareholders and by the board of directors, not by the federal government.”

These are the very people that have put us all in the dumper that we are in right now. It's easy to make comments like that when you know that you have millions of dollars in the bank and aren't struggling to even come close to having ends meet.

Try it sometime Mitt, you might think twice before you make your comments. The man has only been in office a little over 2 weeks...give him a break. GWB had 8 years to get this mess in place!

One million dollars to decorate your office......who needs a gold commode? Apparently their "stuff" is too good for porcelain....That's just one of the selfish expenditures that have gone through....on the "peoples money"!

Romney, humm you no what" Talk is cheap. You can't even win a simple nomination of your so called party, and here you are thinking of winning a presidency. GRRRRR

Mitt Romney simply doesn't get it. The tired "trickle down" approach to fiscal policy simply doesn't work when the economy is in "crisis mode". Economists agree that direct infusion of spending, rather than savings or investment, have a greater chance of jump starting an economy in crisis.

Further, to be very clear, knowing that tax rates expand as your income gets higher, the kinds of "stimulus" that Romney is advocating will directly impact the wealthy elite, not working families who are feeling the immediate brunt of this economic disaster.

Mitt Romney's "let them eat cake" approach – along with his ugly, personal attacks on President Obama – will benefit neither the political aspirations of himself nor his moribund Republican Party.

Romney sound bitter and jealous. He was rejected by the his own party in 2008 and will be rejected again in 2012. I think the new leader of the republican party has not surfaced yet. It's funny how the loosers always have all the answers, so they think!

Romney, like Rush, you want him to fail...that's the bottom line. If you were so great, why didn't you win your own party's nomination, better yet, the PRESIDENCY.

Cannot imagine one republican having the nerve to call the plans to stimulate our economy inadequate. The republican party and their policies of these last eight years have brought our country and the world to it's knees, and, all of a sudden they are "experts" on the economy?
They better stop their politics as usual and move for our survival or we will end up with another Republican Great Depression.

If Mitt Romney had won the presidency he would be in the same mess that President Obama is in. Trying to clean up the mess Bush left behind. it has been said" Like many congressional Republicans, Romney said he favors a stimulus package, but only if the money is free of pork and devoted to tax cuts and “high priority, urgent” infrastructure projects. But what good about a tax cut if you don't have a job, Republican don't get it

My god. First Sarah Palin is whinning in the news after the election, now theres Mitt Romney joining in the crying.

Move on. PLEASE.

What do you expect the losing party to say. There is nothing of substance here. People realize that Tax Cuts will not move this country forward. There should be tax encentive not tax cuts. There is a big difference. The spending bills should be geared for projects that add jobs, not pet projects. Democrats should be careful not to make this a free for all agenda bill. And Republicans need to remember that they lost and they do not set the agenda at all.

I think Romney should go and sit down. He sounds like a polite Rush. I am so disappointed in him and I think that he is a sore loser. This is someone that touts to be a good business man but could not manage his finances in the last campaign. Just to think that I might have voted for this guy. That thought rattles me. Rather than nag and complain, please provide alternatives

Way to go Romney! "Well, Maybe We Can't" should now be Obama's chant. He hasn't done a very impressive job so far, plain old politics with the good ol boys, yes that He CAN do just fine we see.

The gusy been in office two weeks and a guy like Romney is already criticzing.. so pathetic

I despise this man. He is so greasy. I

Romney is another GOP failure. Reminds me of Ken (Barbie and Ken).

Republicans, please stop this partisan bashing!! You are not going to solve anything by creating more angst against Obama. Your party is getting more and more Limbaugh-like every day. You are all acting like mean, nasty children who are throwing temper tantrums because you can no longer easily get your way. Please stop. Obama has said over and over he is willing to work with you; can't you at least attempt to do the same.

Unfortunately our "Hope and Change" candidate is showing his true colors–raging at Americans to follow the far-left agenda. His "I am still a candidate" speeches are angry and depressing–like a little kid who isn't getting the adulation he is used to. Grow up Obama–you are the President of the American people–not A PUPPET of Pelosi and Reid–not all of us who put our trust in you are radicals.

Romney if you could have done better why did you let the Republicans get this country in such a mess. Talk is easy when you are on the outside looking in.

WHAT A SHINING LIGHT OF HOPE THIS MAN IS. THANKS GOODNESS HE DIDN'T EVEN WIN THE NOMINATION. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MUCH WORSE WE'D BE OFF WITH THIS BOZO IN THE WHITE HOUSE. HE'D BE ON VACATION RIGHT NOW, WITH THE BANKERS AND CEO'S DISCUSSING HOW MUCH OF THE STIMULUS THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE..

Politicking as usual. No one thought it would be easy with the mess left behind by the party that Romney is a part of. The fact is that the Republicans don't want things to work out because with them its all about winning elections and not taking care of the people. With the crisis facing the nation they should be less critial and more helpful.

If he is off to a rocky start, it is because that is how the republicans made sure it was going to be. Angry, old white men still sore about Obama's victory. Get over it!

Mitt WHO??? who cares what he thinks, he and all the rest of the tired Republican Thugs can all go crawl back under the rock they crawled out from under!!

Mitt Romney 2012!!! Yes He Will Win!

On the Daily Show last night Jon Stewart had a host of clips of all the Republican's opposing Obama's stimulus package and their rhetoric now and then he showed clips of what they said on the same subject when Bush was the President.

These should be shown to all Americans to show how phoney and detrimental these anti American politicians are to the welfare of the U.S.

I doubt very much if you'll see these on any main stream news medias although if they were going to be honest and fair in their reporting they would do it in a heart beat.

IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS!!!

Are you kidding?!? It's been two weeks and Obama is supposed to walk in and fix the economic disaster the last administration left us!

We continue to see why the GOP is losing ground!

Romney..hah..what a joke!

Well at least Romney's not driving us even further down the gutter this year.

I'm convinced he only read the Econ 101 chapters marked "supply-side."

Right on Romney.I love it – "well, maybe we can't".

YOU GAVE UP WAY TOO SOON

Oh yeah MitT.......You left MA in such great shape..............

The "Maybe we can't" comes from your party. Anothing this is that Cutting Taxes doesn't work best. It didn't work when Reagan tried to use the trickle down effect and it didn't work when G.W Bush tried it either. This country will be in a better place when the Baby Boomers die off and their Republican Party dies with them. The very thought of repeating failed policies over and over and over again, just makes my skin crawl. Its stupidity.... if you burn your hand on the stove you don't go right back and burn it again, do you?

WHAT A SHINING LIGHT OF HOPE THIS MAN IS. THANKS GOODNESS HE DIDN'T EVEN WIN THE NOMINATION. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MUCH WORSE WE'D BE OFF WITH THIS BOZO IN THE WHITE HOUSE. HE'D BE ON VACATION RIGHT NOW, WITH THE BANKERS AND CEO'S DISCUSSING HOW MUCH OF THE STIMULUS THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE..

Romney needs to sit down and shut up. Republicans love tax cuts that didn't do anything for 8 years. I hope he is never president.