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I have only one thing to say while Republicans lost. They sucked. The party is not inclusive. Too many redneck neocons in there. That's where the loss came from.

Wow all of that ideological backtracking, denial and lying must be tiring for them.

If that's they think thin 2010 and 2012 is gonna be sooooooooo funny. And as a life long Floridian I think Jeb Bush is JOKE!!!!!!!!

The Democrats were polling well everywhere going into September, and Obama was several points ahead of McCain; the election was well in hand before the economy tanked.

Blaming "market turmoil" is just an attempt to rewrite history and shift blame from their party's failures.

Let's us not forget that when the Bush Administration put forth their budget, they did not included the cost of the two wars. Or anything like for hurricanes, etc., etc.,by keeping these things out, your budget wouldn't look so huge. I don't like to judge people I don't know, but Cantor look like the guy who would run around the Southern town all day, but at night he would iron his hooded sheet, along with all his other buddies.

no, your disasterous policies brought us down

More disingenuousness from the right wing. They speak as though the market were some sort of independent entity that "happened" to go south while they were in office. The market went south because of the climate of deregulation and corporate laissez-faire initiated by Ronald Reagan and intensified by the Bushes and even Bill Clinton. To the extent that the economy cost the Republicans the last election, it did so because they created the conditions that tanked the economy.

The Republican Party is dead. Period. They are trying to steal the Democratic mantra of change but we know better, especially when it's the agents of the status quo like McConnell and Bohner, McCain and Cantor who are preaching that gospel. Guys, change doesn't happen just because you say it does. You gotta believe in it.

Is Mr. Romney subtly trying to say that the electrorate is stupid in that they were blaming the Repubs for the economy. That they should have known better that it was the dems fault and that they should have voted for the repubs instead. Well, well Mr. Romney we are not as stupid as you might think we are, and we will still vote democratic in 2010 irregardless.

The Republican losses in 2008 can be summed up in one word – Bush.

Sigh... More repuslivecan lies.

The arrogance of this party is revolting. Still not willing to own up to any thing, truly pathetic. How come CNN interviewers never ask hard questions. Like, how you turn a surplus into a huge deficit with the fiscally responsible policy's they claim to have.

I think all some of us want to see is a little humility out of these people a sorry or we messed up something.

Odds that will ever happen 0 to none

The Republicans should just be quite for a while. They are so closed minded and they truly believe everything they think is right. The arrogance of the party as a whole is such a turn off.

If Republican woodheads fall in the forest and there is no one there to hear them, do they make a sound? Noisy repubs, no one there to listen!

Wow... republicans really aren't getting it. Shaking hands is ruining our world image... really? Not starting an illegal war?

Trying to issue controls over companies we've loaned money to is not in our best interest but dereguation that brought our economy to it's knees is in our best interest. Really?

I'm waiting for someone in the party to grow a pair and support our President (and our country!) and not just their re-election/party interests... Americans have been speaking very clearly... if you want to support the far right, that's exactly who will vote for you. As a former moderate Republican I don't feel you represent me. You certainly didn't financially...

The problem with *trickle down* economics is that the rich have someone standing at the bottom with a bucket collecting whatever trickles down for themselves....

Even the most ardent anti-Republican could not make this stuff up! "Cantor said there was no "single reason" that could explain last year's election results.." Then read what is posted here: lots of people are spot on why the GOP lost. I'm not sure if the GOP is delusional, totally clueless or just bald-faced liars.

Lauren complains "there will be OVER 100 comments from liberals who have nothing better to do than toss out insults and stupid comments about Republicans..." But Lauren – liberals don't have to say a thing! Just let the Republicans do their own talking ... its all about "purge" and "purity" and not taking responsibility from the party that brags about personal responsibility!'

One person believes the MSM supports the GOP: All 5 articles published about the GOP just show how arrogant and foolish they are: if the 20% thoughtfully reads what Mitt and his minions are saying, even they will have sincere doubts about the mental capabilities of the GOP leadership.

Cantor is not a very smart man and seems very elitist. Check out youtube and type in Chris Matthews and Eric Cantor and you will see what I mean.

The economy "fell apart" due to the policies and actions of the members of the Republican Party. They have been losing elections because people don't approve of their policies. Members of the Democratic Party are scarcely perfect, but they are preferable to Republicans.

I read the blistering left-wing ignorance here with intrigue. It was quite amazing how so many in our world have failed to evolve into minimally equipped beings able to assert a rational thought. I look forward to their whining in the years to come.

Romney- pro abortion- pro life- which is it- oh I get it -whatever the repubs will bear...PATHETIC

Hey, where's Eric Cantor and mitt Romney's sweaters? should'nt they be wearing there sweaters so they can look like regular folk, remember last year when Rep. John Boehner wore his yellow sweater at every media event, trying so hard to look like regular people, after a few weeks he gave up, It did'nt work, the American people are not stupid, no matter how much they try to re-invent themselves, they will always represent Big business and the rich, the rest of us just in there way. they hate the fact the little people actually get to vote, oh yeah, sure, tax breaks for the rich helps promote jobs and the economy because the rich can hire extra housekeepers and gardners for there 2nd and 3rd homes, give me a break, the American people will not be fooled again, wait until 2010 and 2012, the republicans will be in shock.

Why must we continue to hear what nonsense the Republicans have to say? Why don't we as the media this question.

Cantor and Romney, going to Iraq was not such a good thing for the *future of America* either.

Face it, you Republicans did a very lousy job the last 8 years and it would perhaps be very wise to stay quiet, join a bingo club and plant some trees.

These two are like Abott and Costello. I'd can this act and get Meghan McCain in front of the TV cameras. I've seen this tired series and know how it ends. At least McCain is orginal.

Here's a history lesson boys.

GOP mismanagement took down the economy and then the economy took down the GOP. It happened with Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford (although Nixon started it), Bush 41 (who paid the price for Reagan's screw ups during his 2nd term), and Bush 43 (who did it with some help from a Republican rubber-stamp Congress).

Americans do not need leaders, including Romney, who simplify the damage done by the government which did not regulate financial institutions.

If you can not get a comment past the CNN censors go to MSNBC and use News vine it is one of the non censors that you can post without offending the network[ like CNN the GOP /ISRAEL censorship network].

Another reason why Republicans just don't get it, and haven't for years now.

The White House has changed hands EVERY time the economy has been in a major recession since 1976.

"Cantor said there was no "single reason" that could explain last year's election results, ticking off a list of factors that included runaway spending in Washington, the collapse of the financial markets, and public weariness with the war in Iraq."

And who, by the way, passed the irresponsible tax policy that led to runaway deficit spending in Washington, the deregulation that led to the housing bubble and eventually the collapse of the financial markets, and the war in Iraq?

And so you have the nerve to say "the GOP wasn't directly responsible for much of the party's electoral misfortune in 2008."

Riiiiiiight! You keep on believing that, Eric.

That Cantor is one of the least imressive characters the GOP has ever come up with. He would be better if he was a namesake after EDDIE CANTOR a long ago singer. His choice of mentor Romney might be better if he was trying to run an olympics where lots of money was never accounted for. YOU GUYS LOST BECAUSE YOU STARTED AN ILLEGAL WAR killed 4000 plus wounded and maimed 20000 plus . You leader embarassed the country with his Mission accomplished Sign and then was walking holding hands with the King of Saudi Arabia, the leader of most of the worlds extremist groups. That will be hard to outdo.

This is the same party that gave us the terrible impressive Clarence Thomas and Anthony Scalia. And this Justices saddle us with W for 8 long miserable years.

It's not me, it's the other....

How about telling the religious right to take a hike as part of the rebranding? Either that or let's change the party name to the WORRDS. (The Wihte, Old, Rich, Racist, Dumb, Southern Party) To take George Carlin's idea, you know give people an idea of who/what goes on in it. And make the requirements to join be that you have to be all of the above or you're shunned. It's about how it seems to go with these guys. They have to become more inclusive and tell the religious right to take a hike to have any chance.

NO, it was Karl Rove to blame. He even tried to subbotage Obama.......

Till they recognize their cancer!

cnn please show our comments so that we can comeback to your website again i dont watch cnn tv anymore because you are not independent and now you are even doing on your website come on you have to change acting like fox news show my comments

Bottom line, Mr. Romney and Mr. Cantor, is the fact that you people still will not acknowledge the GOP's responsibility in creating the conditions that allowed the economy to fall apart. What is even worse is that, not only do they want to return to those failed practices, they want to extend them and broaden those conditions.

If this were a private company, Mr. Romney, you would have been terminated. You are lucky that in elected office you will get another chance to re-apply, but I doubt it will do you any good. Neither you or anyone else have the references necessary to get the public's attention, and we are the ones hiring you.

Right....neither was 9/11 Republican's fault, nor was invading a country without wmd, nor unlawful wiretaps, nor the lack of financial regulations, those had nothing to do with the Party that touts "taking responsibility" as its mantra. What a bunch of irresponsible hypocrites.

I dont think the GOP was ever ahead of obama after the convenction it was just the MEDIA trying to make the race more attractive Mccain never led obama in the 2008 election the media just wanted us to believe in that never never mccain lead obama that was the media trying to make news period

Yup, and 4,000 Americans died in Iraq because of what? Do they really think the American public is going to buy this b.s.? Jack Kemp, where are you when we need you?

ANYBODY who thinks the President controls the Economy is not "Smarter than a Fith Grader! He only gets credit for its success or failure. Private industry is the major factor!

Well, it seems obvious that the REAL problem of the GOP is pervasive denial. Buh-bye GOPpers!

Yep, you fools.... keep whistling past the graveyard. No, Republicans are NOT responsible. Just because you controlled the White House, Congress and Supreme Court for the last 8 years has absolutely no relevance or bearing upon whether your decisions and actions affected foreign and national events. The simultanous implosion of the national and world economies, our diminshed world standing and credibility and the repeated acts of torture, the vast, unchecked spending upon two wars using no bid contracts with Republican friends, the illegal wiretapping and rendition by government agents of the federal government and the utter eviceration of the Justice Department and numerous criminal convictions of all those Republican politicians who were caught - those were all simply a series of flukes that had NOTHING to do with the actual decisionmaking or actions of Republicans. In fact, like everything else, all of these events were Bill Clinton's fault. Now, go back to sleep until the next election........zzzzzzzzzzzz

The reason the GOP lost Mitt is because Americans are growing wise to the continuous lies your party puts forth. Saying you just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time regarding the recession/banking industry collapse is total BS. It was the policies the GOP put into place during the 12 years you controlled congress that caused the problems. It was the ideology that business needs no regulation that got us into this problem.

THe more the GOP continues with the "NOT OUR FAULT" refrain, the more Americans will ignore you.

Yes it was the republicans fault, they never fairly won the election. why did we truly go to Iraq? weapons of mass destruction? none were found and bush laughed it off and i suprised he won reelection. war so miss managed, work sent overseas, basically he had the interests of big private coorporations in mind, not the american citizens. they basically did what they want irregardless of how it affected everyone else. they reversed numerous enviornmental protection laws, only had gain of oil industry in mind. neglected finishing up and taking care of afghanistan, mismanaged iraq, i'm fed up with their lies and manipulation of the truth and certain news channels are so politically one sided you can easily tell they speak lies. WHAT do the rep. stand for? not the american people for sure. they should confess to their wrong doings and restructure themselves.

Obama may be a Constitutional Law Professor but remember he believes it is a living constitution that can be interpreted to what the lastest liberal whim or political correctness is. It was not written for half of America to be financially responsible for the other half. Romney is right about the economy stupid being the election factor as it was in 1992. Also Americans forgot who controlled the legislative part of government who makes the laws, regulations and actual spending decisions, THE DEMOCRATS. The democrats party of NO are responsible for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac not being regulated but voters forgot that too! Sorry it is not just Bushes Fault but the Congress too!

Spin away, pal. The American people just don't buy your brand of quasi-conservatism anymore. The GOP is circling the drain, except with the rich and the ignorant.

These two are the reason why the GOP – Greedy Old Party – cannot connect with moderates. The stock market is partly to blame, but the banking deregulation laws was the bigger part of the problem. Allowing them to make loans to people who would not qualify was ridiculous. Then eight years of Bush's spend and spend policies had a lot to do with it too. The GOP party should tell these two to go away and let someone with a real plan step forward. Hopefully, they will not be tied to the whacko right wing base, and we get someone with moderation as the bearer. Sad when Reagan would be considered too liberal in today's GOP party.

Mitt (Willard) Romney is playing fast and lose with the truth on this so called hot potato excuse for his party's loses, the real truth is that the republicans have sacraficed the middle class for their own greed and it finally caught up with them.

The republicans have been the entrenched party of the rich and have spent the past decades using hot button issues to convince the middle class to vote against their own best interests. Now with this republican generated economic depression and the almost complete destruction of American's middle class, they seek to come up with some simple excuses showing that they are not really at fault well, bullcrap we know better.

Question to the moderators: How did the bigoted, irrelevant (and misinformed) comment of "Operation Crush Rush" get past moderation? Is Mormon bashing that last politically correct form of intolerance?

Barack Obama is so stupid and he's lying yet ya ll defend him to the death claiming he has eight years of bull crap to pick up. You forget that the president before Bush was clinton and he should've gotten impeach but did bush use that as an excuse. No. he took what he was given and improved the ecomony which in 2005 was at highest levels in the last 50 years. What from 2006-2008 you say it was the democratic congress that drove us to this brink not the president. and guess who was part of that congress was in his words a strong and imporant member of congress. BARACK HUSSEIN OSAMA/OBAMA

This is such a joke- the GOP tour of rich white men- at least they all have different pastel colored dress shirts- nice touch to show they are with it. And another Bush telling us not to be nostalgic- maybe he knows some one tempted to be nostalgic over any of the any of the Bush days but he's the only one that could even be tempted... Keep it up boys- proving that you are completely out of touch i mean...

The GOP caused everything to go to GO Poop.

Again,

Republican Party / GOP. What does GOP stand for?

G, Greedy
O, Oppressive
P, Phonies

A bunch of whining from those who heated the "hot potato" themselves for 8 years. It's not their fault that they cooked the potato and now it is scalding hot? Why does the press even cover this? People realized that Repubs policies don't work so change your policies that you advocate, rather than your image and you might attract some voters. This time it's about substance. I'd like to see them realize this but they seem unable to comprehend that their policies failed. It's all about blame and zero accountability as usual. Playing the victim card at this point is pretty shameless.

Well, I can't speak for the whole country, but what cemented it for *me* was the choice of Sarah Palin as the VP candidate. I don't think extremists on either end of the political spectrum are what this country needs – now or maybe ever. Moderates and centrists are almost always the ones who are going to have the broadest appeal.

Just like kids trying to blame someone else. Time to stand up and take it like a "man". When something is your fault, admit it instead of trying to convince others that it wasn't or someone else shares the blame. The last eight years your party lead this country right into a depression. Now it's time to work TOGETHER and get us back where we were before Bush/Chaney and their arrogant mindset instead of playing politics! We're sick and tired of it all!!!!

The Democrats won the election of 2008 because people did not want more of the same in the White House. That is, Republicans that would continue on with "Bushoramics" and do nothing. The negligence of the Prior Administration to allow no regulation on lending for homes that people could not afford that resulted in Foreclosures, was the big" culprit". If the Republicans want to exist as party, they better start organizing and have an agenda. Politicians blaming politicians accomplishes nothing.

Wait just a minute. The market and economy didn't crash WHEN the GOP was holding the hot potato; the market and economy crashed BECAUSE the GOP was holding the hot potato. Look at the stats–Clinton = budget surplus. Bush = unprecedented budget deficits. For six years Bush pushed the conservative agenda through DC by enjoying a nice advantage in the House and Senate. By early 2007, when the balance of power shifted, the damage was more than complete and the Democrats have been trying to fix it ever since. Trickle-down "supply-side" is BS, and that's the only firm principle the GOP has. The party is over!

JOHN KING IS A REPUBLICAN we already no that but he seems to be a smart or pathetic right winger talker can he advise his GOP ditto heads that this not the time to rebrand themselves this is the time to help president obama with the mess they put us in to my surprise even if you dont agree with what obama is doing at list he is doing something the GOP even in there radio address they didnt even mention the swine flu at list just tell the american people something but no with there friend from cnn john king they are busy thinking ofself how to win thats what they only think of i am tired of reporters who support their parties on tv why do i by cable because i dont want to here charlie gibson and george give there opinions but now cnn has just joined just become another fox hannity show

The GOP continues to ignore their involvement in the near destruction of the U.S. None of them can get their heads out of the sand and will never grasp reality. As a group, I don't know if they are simply stupid or just don't care about America and its citizens. All they seem to care about is promoting big business over the needs of our citizens, our environment, and our neighbors around the world.

The GOP is not a leadership for the betterment of our people or our nation. And due to its many short-comings, will never effectively lead this nation of ours.

From a 59-year-old-white-military-retiree!

That's right. It was the stock market. I'm glad they cleared that up. Saved the party a lot of work. Why if it wasn't for the low stock market McCain would have won by a landslide. No need to change anything about the GOP no sir. No need to rethink the war in Iraq, screwing the environment for 8 years, blowing a balanced budget on tax breaks for the rich, total disreagrd for checks and balances, the rule of law or the constitution.

I guess as a Democrat I shouldn't complain that they don't get it. But as much as I believe in the ideals of the Democratic Party I am also a fan of the two party system. In other words arguing with the GOP on the local state and federal level makes my party wiser, stronger and better able to convey it's message. They need to find a leader and a message. Hint. pot-hole on the raod to economic recovery is not a viable option.

I guess you two dimwits still don't get it... It wasn't/isn't just the economy, although you Republicans outspent the democrats by a whole bunch, that wasn't the most of what brought you down. It was the disdain for we the people, the arrogance with which you treat all who are not Repub's. The single mindedness that no one does it right unless their republicans, no matter what it is. The lying, cheating and stealing from taxpayers that they show NO remorse for. The list goes on and on... I would continue but, if these two haven't learned by now, I think there is no hope for them OR their party.

Romney, Cantor, Jeb, you guys were there when Bush was in office. Didnt you guys had nerds to say NO to him when he is screwing the nation?????

These idiots still don't get it. America is fed up with with these traitors and America-haters that comprise the Republican Party. Get rid of these freaks for good and we'll have a much better country. God bless America!

LOL Oh here we go. Same o Same o. The republicans trying to pass the buck again.

We just happened to be holding the smoking gun.. we didn't fire it, it could have just as easily been someone else...

Yeah hrrr okies Mitt but it wasn't someone else was it?

Maybe you should start your 'change' in the republican party by stop talking to the nation like we're a bunch of idiots who trust ANY politician. Accept that we don't trust you and we'd rather see you do something USEFUL than sit around all the time making up excuses and doing damage control.

Stop being useless.

No Mitt ,The republicans have been hijacked by the religious right and nut jobs like Coulter, Palin, and Rush. They have effectively alienated moderates and the fiscally conservative democrats like myself. Take back your party from the extreme wackos and you might become relevant again.

Betcha Barry is going to arm the quadrupled Americorp fascists to prevent an election in 2012. He got his half wit Democrackpipe Party to sink additional billions into it. Barry patterns his administration on the likes of Castro. But America will resist. America will not be subdued by a violent Obama/Castro/CNN alliance.

Just to add to this..are they still talking about the last election? John King and the never ending G.O.p agenda is getting on my nerves

YEAH RIGHT!!!!!!!

Denial party of 1? It couldn't possibly be Bush's failed policies over 8 years? No, the GOP never admits a mistake.

The G.O.P has shown us that it is a club for the rich not for the common man. sorry, i will stick with the Dems for now..

Of course it was the economy. America panicked and voted in someone with no experience because for some reason they thought that it was all one man's fault. However, if you had any brains, you would see it was the Democrats who helped us get into this economic downturn more than the Republicans. But of course, Democrats speak with emotions and hatred towards Republicans, they will not look at facts. Some of my best years were during the Bush years before congress changed over to being controlled by Democrats. It went all down hill from there and Democrats know it, but they know how to campaign better, ad fool most of the people. Now America suffers.

All I heard in this interview was the GOP's failed ideology remains. However, they plan to use technology to get the word out to younger voters to expand the base. If that's was their take-away from the town hall... 10 & 12 will be easy election cycles for the Dems.

Dan
Lorton, VA

Avoiding responsibility is a tried and true republican art, but Mit and Eric's "we didn't do it" line isn't likely to win many new friends. That aside, the choice for Repblicans is simple. If they continue to be a party that sounds and thinks like Rush and panders to a "base" that is made up mostly of people like the woman who told McCain she didn't trust Obama because "he's a muslim," they have a very limited future. If they want a shot at running this country again, they must:
1) Admit that the last eight years were an unmitigated disaster. In other words, they have to reassure America that they are not completely out of touch with reality
2) Move to the center and moderate the religious fanaticism of the the "I'm an evangelical and I like torture" crowd
3) give up the "fear and smear" meaness of the Atwater-Rove play book and start proving themselves capable of decency, common sense, and compassion.

What ruined the GOP was the Dem's clever and intrusive use of the Internet to kids who were voting for the first time, a way to raise money, and a way to offer 'empty promises of a welfare for those who choose to live on welfare, and refrain from getting a job. He also wants to give illegal aliens 'amnesty,' but obama will never get that one passed!!!

There should be a law that prohibits any Politician, especially the President of this Naiton, from getting on websites that Kids use daily. These kids should be left alone, until they are of age,but not so...according to the democratic party and obama. He wants the Indoctrination toward the Liberal Left to begin well before any kid has an idea of what a political party means.

This intrusion of ideology sets a dangerous precedent in the future lives of our kids, as well as adults and this great Nation.
Countries fall from within and usually one finds these tactics at work in such cases of abuse of power. This may be a country bases upon Freedom of Speech, but this is Not a Country where we ABUSE KIDS!!
This intrusion is Predatory.

Market turmoil? Only the dumb 'ole market turmoil huh Mitt?

What a delusional group of incompetents. Worried not about the country, just about getting their regional, exclusive,lost rump party back on the map.

Failed Leadership. That is the two words you people cannot seem to utter. Truth hurts but you need to eventually face it Mitt.

The economy decided the election and the Republicans took the blame and Palin didn't look experienced enough to help fix the problem.

The reality is that the US is only 5% of the world population and 18% of the world economy. This was a worldwide recession and this is part of the normal business cycle. The thing that made this down cycle particularly painful was the high oil prices of last summer combined with excessive debt (government and private). That is why the solution to this problem is clearly NOT more government borrowing and spending.

The solution: work more, save more, borrow less. live within your means and don't expect free anything (even healthcare) from your government. We'll get out of this recession and grow again. Alternative energy sources and new technologies (computer, biotech etc) will help.

NO IT WAS NOT JUST THE MARKET TURMOIL, it was also:
1.) not successfully finishing the war in Afghanistan,
2.) not capturing Bin Laden,
3.) setting off an unnecessary pre-emptive war with Iraq,
4.) acerbating frustrations between to nuclear Pakistan and India,
5.) left U.S. AWOL in Israeli-Palestinian middle-east talks,
6.) refusal to acknowledge the drug wars, kidnappings, and killings across U.S./Mexican borders,
7.) refusal to fix illegal immigration problems,
8.) late to acknowledge global climate issues,
9.) politicizing the Justice Dept. (Alberto Gonzalez), EPA, and other fed agencies,
10.) a 'do-nothing policy' to stop job loses to oversees markets and skyrocketing unemployment,
11.) a failed and disastrous energy policy,
12.) fiddled at his Crawford, Texas ranch as home foreclosure brought down the market,
13.) destroyed U.S. credibility and admiration around the world.

Mitt Romeny is a good businessman becuase he inherited millions from his father, I could be a great business man with that kind of start. (he was a great business man becuase he went into companies and half he workfore off to boost profits for shareholders)

Second if they think the stock market going down is the only reason they lost. Then F them they do not listen to anything except rednecks and billionares...
I used to be a republican and I can't even imagine being one ever again. They neglect science, poverty, climate change and throw abortion up as the holiest of issues but have no problem killing millions in war...

Pull your heads out of the oil sands and go fix some houses in New Orleans!

Who let the dogs out, who who?

Shakespeare said it best: "the voice of an idiot, full of the sound and the fury and signifying nothing."

Under Bush, Wall Street was free to do whatever it wanted because no one, NO ONE watched-there was no regulation. For 8 years, we listened to propoganda and complete, COMPLETE denial on the state of the economy.

Please GOP and BUSH, just OWN UP to your mistakes –
get out there and help Americans instead of complaining.

THIS IS NO LONGER ABOUT YOU. Start thinking about Americans for a change.

They still don't get it. As long as they blame it on market turmoil, they will never recover.

"It's not our fault!". . . . . sounds like my 3 year old nephew.

Passing the buck....typical Republicans!

The GOP is so clueless. They are responsible for our current problems. Deregulation started with Regan and continued throughout the GOP's reign. They didn't even try to hide always helping their rich contributors. When business is unregulated greed takes over. I always considered myself an independant voter but after this I don't care what the GOP says. I will never trust them again.

the ULTIMATE putting lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig folks.

I note that neither mentioned that we had just gotten rid of the sorriest President and Vice President that this country had every seen...

I never cease to be amazed at the level of ignorance and out right belief in falsehoods that characterize 90% of liberal comment on stories like these. I also suspect that liberal moderators at CNN are responsible for the overwhelming number of bash the GOP posts in relation to the few who attempt to point ot the culpability of democrats in the current mess or the liekleyhood approaching certainty that Obama's policy will make things worse instead of better.
But no matter.
Resume your midless GOP hate fest.

Seeing these three white guys together is not helping the GOP "recreate" itself to the American people. Did they happen to forget that American souls had been battered by 8 years of Bush-Cheney? Surely Jeb must have a clue. Not to mention the fact that President Obama ran a superb campaign against a weak GOP ticket. It was more than the market folks and if they are that clueless, the party has not yet hit bottom.

Well, Mr. Romney, I stood up myself and SCREAMED VERY LOUDLY when Congress approved Roberts and Alito, who BOTH LIED in order to pass confirmation. And yes, I agree that there are various reasonsnRepublicans lost so badly, but they gave Bush blank checks and never questioned his policies. Selective memories, ya think???

The moderates are being pushed out while the GOP 'leadership' if you will are handcuffed by the far right base that love a good ole fashioned Palin-grade 3-level diatribe of hate. They have their heads in the sand while the base make Reagan's big tent down to a pup tent the size of a tea bag.

The GOP now represent fewer and fewer Americans and spending the last 100 days whining about Obama's budget and stimulus DURING the worst economic crisis of our generation show how badly the GOP is out of touch. When Bachman, Beck, Limbaugh and Coulter can walk around and spew downright garbage, why should America care about you anymore?

I bet the next Supreme Court judge given that post will be very qualified and open minded, The question of the hour is.. . . . . .

Will they have payed they're taxes?

Secondly the Republican Party put the Potatoe in the oven, took it out when things got bad and they saw smoke, gave it to POTUS and said look what he did, They happened day 78 of first 100 days

Hey guys.

If that is the case Mitt, that your Party lost because of "market turmoil", then things are still tough to your side. If it will happen the market is back in a very good shape, the Party in power will continue. No one will vote out the Party which is performing well in economic point of view!

Let John King go away and take his wife Dana Bash with him!

Same song....500th verse. New faces? Where are they? These guys for all the wasted media attention, represent approximately 20% of the voting public. The rest of us are tired of hearing the same empty bantor and the constant "the sky is falling" rants. Go away and listen to Rush Limberger.

The polls all said the economy was the biggest issue in the election. History has always shown that in times like these the party currently in power loses elections. However Romney seems to suggest that people dont actually consider why economies go bad. Sure some just blame whoever is in charge. But most are more thoughtful.

My god these people are totally clueless. And they will continue to sink even further with statements like this. Wake up and smell the coffee GOP!! You have flushed our country down the toilet and we are all paying the price for your ignorance, arrogance and greed.

Scream? I think squeal would be a better description of the types of noises these rodents make. Keep your eyes and ears open to what they say and do. Keep the truth squads ever vigilant.

The only thing the conservatives are good at is telling a lie over and over until it takes on a patina of truth. They must be challenged and corrected at every utterance. This is where the media failed so badly during the reign of boy george and his evil overmaster.

The more I see them in action, the more they remind me of communists. It's so easy to destroy things but so very hard to build them.

I think I heard this argument like lots of times, I don't even know. Plus, everybody is all psyched up about the Supreme Court decision and all that but I think is overrated, people act like the person who's gonna replace Scouter is gonna have to be someone of good stature or so on, personally, you guys are dreaming again. I believe he's gonna go high-tech, I think he will choose a woman or go diverse, that's my bet on. Either way, whoever he chooses, is not like is gonna be a big upgrade from Scouter, just a change of scenery. And if he does go diverse for that matter, is gonna be something new. And is gonna take a while, I don't know what's the big fuzz about this...

As long as Republicans keep claiming that it was somehow just a an unlucky coincidence that the economy fell apart while they were in power - and refuse to acknowledge that their policies were primarily responsible for the mess - they will never have a chance of rehabilitating themselves.

No one wants the GOP policy's anymore, we don't want the conservative right in control of anything, when will you own up and take responsibility to the fact that your party put this country in this mess and it is your party continuing down the same old path with no answers, just the party of no no no no.......

Are these two that stupid? If so, then they should get out of the party now. If they are just lying, then they have no business being leaders in a party.

The Republicans lost control of the House and Senate in 2006. Not one House or Senate seat held by a Democrat switched to the GOP that year. And this occurred TWO YEARS before the economic collapse.

The bottomline is that the best man won because he listened, understood and is a person who can analyze, discuss and offer solutions and accept compromise on significant problems. He is a pragmatic centrist, compassionate, calm and brilliant yet accessible. He is exactly what we need. If the Republicans wish to compete, they need to recruit some individuals more like him. It would be wonderful to have some smart Republicans with real ideas to offer. I would really welcome that. As long as they want to continue to deny they have a problem, they will only appeal to the same 25 per cent of the electorate who thought George Bush was a great president. The radical right will not keep them in powe although they are loud enough that the GOP will be able to coast on thinking so for a while..

I find it extremely odd that while it clearly states "comments are moderated by CNN" that baseless posts which reference "magic undies" or Romney being a "cult member" are accepted.

CNN ... are you purposely fostering an ignorant class of people who cannot engage in productive, meaningful rhetoric?

I find it interesting how Romney says, "the economy fell apart at the time we were, if you will, holding the hot potato." Yes, Mitt, and the Republicans were the ones baking the potato to make it hot in the first place! Stop sluffing off blame. The Republican trickle down, deregulation philosophy is to blame whether you like it or not. People are tired of seeing the rich get richer while the "middle" class just wants to make ends meet every week.

Until the Republicans HONESTLY admit who they are and what they stand for, they cannot hope to change.

always pointing the blame elsewhere ...THAT is a perfect example of why you lost and will continue to lose

As usual, Romney is exactly correct about these issues. This runaway government borrowing and spending based on the disproven ( see Japan's recent experience with gov't stimulus ) pretext of "stimulus" will take the future of America into a place of economic mediocrity for decades. What's that? Look at Europe with their liberal policies. Economic mediocrity...a uniformly low standard of living. Extremely high taxes, large government and businesses ineffective at creating jobs because they are weighed down with regulation and high taxes. Economic mediocrity.

I can't wait to see the new version of healthcare mediocrity they are getting ready to cram down America's throat.

Romney 2012!

Romney says we we should stand up and scream loud and hard if Obama picks someone for the Supreme Court that will make their own laws instead of following the constitution. This must be some kind of joke? How come I didn't hear a word when Bush was making up his own laws? Oh I forgot, we did hear something, it was the sound of a whole bunch of people being fired.

All I can say is (and picture me laughing aloud as I say it), please continue to live in denial!!!!!!!

It came crashing down on the GOP BECAUSE it was their fault. We are only lucky it happened before the election so we could overcome our massive inertia and prejudice and vote for the smart guy who we kind of felt threatened by. Now we love him, 64 per cent love him, and the GOP just look like answerless obstructionists. The GOP needs to own up to their failures if they are going to move forward. We ruined our economy on a baseless war, ignoring the problems at home and running through the surplus that the last Democratic president left. Does anyone remember the recession we were all so worried about 2 years ago? Even then they were talking depression. It statrted
way before the election. Who's fault is it if not that of the GOP and gutless Dems who supported them on the borrow and spend on schemes that helped no one but their Republican friends??

Market turmoil is right – caused by the GOP outsourcing millions of US jobs over the last 8 years. So much that nothing to speak of is made in America anymore.

Also, because the GOP allowed Banks and Corporations to operate Ponzie schemes as a way to make millions and billions for themselves at the expense of average Americans. That's why they lost the election.

Yeah Cantor and Romney... it was just the economy. Nothing else. Your party has the best ideas and policies, excellent values, impeccable leaders, the list goes on and on. The country does best when Republicans are leading it. It was only the economy why the President won. All you guys need is some good technology and then the next election is yours to win. Now ask me if I can say that with a straight face?

John King sure does like softball Repub interviews.

What Cantor and Romney still don't understand is that Pres. Bush and the Republicans lied to the American people too many times and the party has lost its credibility. Starting the war in Iraq over WMD that were later found to be non-existent and evidence for them that was fabricated or compromised - more than 4,000 people dead because of lies. Lies about the state of the economy. When such people tell us that we don't need to worry about global warming, or that privatizing social security is a good idea, we are right not to trust them. When the GOP works hard and earns good marks for its credibility, it may return as a political force, but not until then.

So, the "Party of Personal Responsibility" is now becoming the "Party of Passing the Blame".
ROFL

I see all the geniuses are whipped into a froth today! Jeez, people either learn to spell or use your spell check, esp. when you're talking about how stupid or ignorant someone else is!

Is this guy for real? The GOP lost this election and i see no possibility that they can recoup for another 10 years.
Have Mitt call that Senator from PA for an update.

It's clear: the republicans are cowards. When will they man up and admit they caused the economy to crash?

Romney's right, to a certain extent. The economy played a huge part in the election. McCain lacked a cohesive plan, and Obama had one. President Bush's popularity also played a role, as well as they polarizing view the Republican leadership.

Hooray for Mitt for having the guts to finally tell the truth to and about Republicans: we didn't lose the election because of clueless candidates, and the problems the country was facing when Obama took office were in no way caused by Republican policies - we just had the bad luck to be in power when the economy fell apart. Which means the Republican Party doesn't need to change a thing about what it stands for, says or does - we just have to wait for our turn again (ideally when the country has a budget surplus and isn't at war, like it was in 2000).

Romney and Cantor looked and sounded like "Dumb and Dumber" on John King's show this morning! The "hot potato" economy was only a minor part of what influenced my vote in November - the decision was a "no-brainer" for me and there are absolutely no regrets. Obama/Biden was DAY and McCain/Palin was NIGHT. Many comparisons can be made and substantiated, but one of the biggest for me was the negative, hateful, judgmental, and sarcastic language and behavior of McCain/Palin......unacceptable for any of us. And, it continues with the Republicans who are running for 2012 today - the Party of NO with ZERO credibility and ZERO accountability.

The Republicans still don't get it...They picked a drunk sot, hooker chasing, coke sniffing, moron, loud mouth, scum bag, out of Texas in 2000. Wrapped him in the American flag, hosed him down with Baptist Holy Water and ran him for President. And in eight years he destroyed this country, ran it into the ground, along with help from his daddy, started two wars and murdered thousands of people world wide and 5000 Americans. Then retired to his sod busting ranch in Texas and sits down there picking his nose and drinking his booze while the rest if the world suffers.

And the Republicans think all is just dandy...

Yes Romney, and outdated and ancient prejudicial, hateful and dividing views had nothing to do with it.

For the rest of you right knuckleheads who still believe that the GOP politicians (and I'm talking about politicians) have better values than the rest of the politicians, one sentence:

"the lady doth protest too much"

If you don't get it, figure it out. If you can't, than maybe you should stay Republican.

And who is to blame for the economic melt down? duh!!! Who doesn't call spending on nation building in Iraq a problem? Those billions were fine, it's just the billions that Obama is spending to get this country out of the ditch that are bad. Romney is really a gutless wonder. No his Dad that's for sure. I liked him better as Govenor of Mass. before he decided to run for President. The national Repubs are really old white male yahoos. That's their audiance and it is shrinking. John King is another gutless wonder. Never asked them about the 21% that still call themselves Repubs. I guess CNN is targeting that audiance now. Don't think you can beat FOX with this group.

Indeed the economic collapse occurring when it did certainly hurt the Republicans even more, but I highly doubt they could really expect much of a victory in 2008, economy or no, on account of the continuing backlash against the Right.

Let Teflon Rom and his sidekick continue to blame the economy. That way, they won't look to do anything except what they are doing right now – nothing. They still don't recognize the fact that they lost that election because they belong to a hatefilled party that has no new ideas, no plans and ran an old man and a crazy woman for office.

Until the Repugs figure out that the reason they lost the election is because they are who they are they will continue to reach for any excuse for their own blunders.

It's NOT the economy, stupid! It's that Republican ideas are way out of touch with the reality of 2009 USA, and their incompetence has devastated the country. They are spouting external excuses instead of peering within to see that their core is rotten. The times they are a changin' , and they haven't. Dinosaurs.

Cantor and Romney did own up to GOP mistakes. Did any of you commenting actaully watch the full interview this morning? Romney himself said that Republicans lost the 06 and 08 election because they were spending too much and not listening to the American people. They did also mention as a side comment that the timimg was not in their favor. Which was true.

I thought they both did a great job and I agreed with almost everything both of them said. This was first time I had really seen Cantor...he was good.

If by hot potato, you mean deregulation and tax cuts for the rich and unnecessary wars, then yes you are right. If you think that republicans are not fully responsible for this type of recklessness, then you are wrong.

It causes me a BIG belly laugh when I review the people called upon by the GOP to re-brand the party. It's kinda like putting OLD and STALE wine in new bottles and expecting to sell the same.

And the fact that the meeting was held at a Pizza joint, is going to FORCE me to throw up from EXCESSIVE laughter! OsiSpeaks[dot]com

Hey MIT ; It has to do with with the 2008 meltdown, as well as 2007, 2006,2005,2004,2003,2002, etc, etc, etc, right on back through as long as I can remember. I truly don't think I have seen a legitimate politician in my lifetime. The first president I remember is Kennedy and I think we would work real hard to find anyone after him (kennedy included) who truly did anything of real substance. I used to think Carter was honest but then when one of the first bank scandals broke out years ago after his term I found out he had ties to the Bank in Florida which had some of the largest problems. You all are a crock both partys. And just for he record I consider myself a Republican. Now I'm sure Newt and Mit and company probably don't but that is their problem. Try living a little honesty FOR ALL, AND NOT JUST THE RICH AND INFLUENTIAL.

Unfortunately it doesn't sound like Mitt and Eric quite get it yet. The reason the republicans lost was because they have become democrat-lite. If they ever want to become the majority party again, they better go back and read-up on all of Reagan's speechs and writings and start governing like republicans again.

I'm so tired of hearing talk about a "bigger tent." This bigger tent talk is just code for demographic and ethical pandering. Reagan increased the size of the republican party not by pandering to minorities, but by convincing the majority of Americans that he was simply right. That's called leadership.

Romney: this isn't musical-chairs economics. It was a long time coming and the Repubs were long time holding the reins. Not that Dems are innocent, but still, look in the mirror. Of course, I don't buy that you understand business that well.....your dad was an automotive CEO of a bankrupt, no defunct manufacturer (AMC) and we've seen how well such CEO run things.

So democrats are responsible for the fact that the republicans are greedy, self centered and big business orientated. Boy howdy....those republicans can make up the whoppers cant' they.

The reason this country fell apart is because of the policies of the republicans, their continued support of wall street and big business corporate greediness. Their failure to stop big business from moving jobs overseas so they could make more money and get bigger tax breaks. And the crumbs are trying to blame democrats. FIGURES.

If you can't/won't admit what your problem is, then you're not doing what it takes to fix the problem. Everybody knows someone who has a serious problem, but refuses to acknowledge they have a problem. They blame everything and everybody else instead of coming to quips with THEIR problem.
We are witnessing the death spiral of a once powerful and long existing political party. It is beyond the point of turning it around. The turn around point was BEFORE it got hijacked by a group of whackos.
There is no leadership, that's evident by the ability of people like Limbaugh to have gain the power he now has.
Before this year ends, several more moderates will leave the Republican Party for the same reasons Spector did, They have to if they wish to survive in politics.

Mitt Romney has been a Governor and a businessman and would have made an excellent running for John McCain or perhaps a better Republican candidate. Let's hope the Republican party puts him up next time as he is intelligent and has a nice presence. We will need change in a big way long before the next election. And the Democrats are as much or more to blame for the bad economy as Republicans. Who did control the congress? Are we forgetting? Time to stop blaming Bush and the Republicans and worry about the freedoms we are losing daily.

Partisanhip and blame-switching is getting this country NOWHERE!!!
All of you finger pointers are the problem. We need to elect people who won't get into office and start pointing fingers but rather pick up the pieces and put things together. The economy is no ONE person's fault. Pull your heads out!!!!!!!!

The Republicans are responsible for the Republicans losing big the last election. While neither party has claim to the moral high ground, the Republicans have a history of minimal oversight of the market. The Republicans were responsible for the arrogance that alienated the rest of the world. The Republicans were the ones that lied about the status of WMD in Iraq in order to garner support for prosecuting a war. The Republicans were the ones who ignored the realities of the cultural dynamics in Iraq when they thought they would be pretty much done when they got rid of Suddam.

typical den blog....follow the pied piper....not an ounce of common sense among all of them...economics is the name of the game unless you have the mommy & daddy syndrome..."take care of me". look up that ladder you are on the bottom rung of...that's where your going to stay...socialism is here and the ones that voted for it can strike your own breasts...as Arnold once said in an interview when asked why he was not a democrat..." i lived under socialism, I could never vote for it "...that's the problem...you never experienced it...history apparently is repeating itself and there are enough voters that don't have a clue about economics that have brought this on...there was not even enough common sense to keep one party honest...at this point, we now have a totalitarian monarchy or Hugo Chavez on steroids...God help America...

George Bush jr and that Rush person destoryed the REPUBLICAN party and it is all for the good … It was never much of anything but a party who chose the RICH and CONNECTED over real americans … We are not RICH we are not FAMOUS , but we VOTE , and we finally came together and told the world what we wanted and didnt want ………..
We got rid of what we didnt want any longer ………. And I pray to GOD that in his wisdom he never lets them come to power again …
They, the republican party, almost destroyed our great nation …..

O.k. O.k., I can't let this one go.....I just read that the Republicans have to reach out to the "educated voters" and the African Americans? So they belive that one is not inclusive of the other? Yeah right.....Republicans, wake up. It's the economy stupid...the unjust war...the budget surplus your party inherited from the other party 8 years ago...oh that's right, you guys are the fiscally responsible ones.....

You weren't just holding the potato, Mitt, you guys were cooking it!

So, both Mr. Romney and Mr. Cantor meant the GOP was doing the right thing, they would continue doing the same right thing, and that was why they had no intention to change the course, according to their own perspective? Vow, now I no longer wonder why they lost in 2008.

All you do now is scream NO NO NO – and you are the ones that created the current destruction in the country. Mr super rich hair gel salesman the current supreme court doesn't follow the constitution they are (and will remain no matter who Obama appoints) an extremist far right bunch of ideologues that gave us an illegally elected bush. So we know what they did to us and continue to do so scream all you want it doesn't change the truth.

As a republican for over 40 years and one who voted for and donated to President Obama I have to disagree with ROMNEY!!! Its their attitude!!! Radical right wing evangelicals, big oil backers and anti union! They only want money and greed to go to their rich friends and to hell with the average American worker.

I truely believe that Mr. Romney needs to clear his head and make some room for the facts. His posturing today will not make him any more palitable to Republicans than he was in2008. As far as Cantor goes, put him on the cover of GQ and watch him forget politics.

Watching the daily implosion of the Republican party is such good sport! The latest examples of them just not getting it: Having Jeb (he who stold Florida for his brother in 2000) keynote their conference yesterday, which supposedly was all about getting a 'new image', yet they trot out somebody named "Bush"? Do they not get it that America colletively has a gag reflex reaction everytime we hear the name Bush?

Keep thinking that, boys. Admit your party ran a scummy, name calling, throw-everything-against-the wall-and -hope-somthing-sticks, hideous 2008 Presidential campaign is the first step...kind of like an alcoholic admitting he is powerless over alcohol. THAT should be your first step...YOU PEOPLE BLEW IT...you thought the American people were as stupid as your campaign advisors did...and you got your butts handed to you on a platter. Personaly , I hope you keep operating under your delusional fantasies and that you DON'T change

Lets be real here people, the republican party is way out of touch with this country. All they believe in is tax cuts for the rich, separation from other races, ( blacks, hispanics, jews, gays, the poor, the homeless and everything else that isn't ( WHITE ). IF this country votes these neo-cons back in office in 2010, we deserve every thing we get . If the last 8yrs wasn't enough prove for you, you'll never learn.

The republican party is a one dimensional party and as long as they trot out dimensional cardboard cut-outs, such as Steele, Jindal and Palin, the party will continue to fail.

... and 'denial' is a river in Egypt ...

Yes, there were a number of reasons the Republicans lost. Having Palin as a VP pick was the primary reason I could not vote for McCain even though I had previously been a strong supporter.

If the Republicans want to re-image they need for FORCEFULLY disavow the like of Palin, Limbaugh, etc.

I have never thought less of the Republican party than I do today, so I look forward to real change.

Democrats good. Republicans bad.

Give me a break...if the GOP wasn't responsible for November's electoral thrashing, then who was? You can say 'the market' but who was responsible for the market? The GOP had complete rule over government and policies for most of the last eight years, so if they're not responsible for the economy, then who was? The GOP needs to get a grip on reality and start accepting responsibility. If they want to play the victim, fine...don't think you've done anything wrong and don't make any changes to your strategy, and see how many more seats you lose in 2010 and how bad the Romney/Palin ticket gets pounded by Obama in 2012. As the saying goes, "he who fails to remember the past is destined to repeat it"

Got holding the 'hot potatoe'? Is this guy for real? Everything in terms of a game, keep it up! Passing off responsiblity and trying to share blame when the republicans did not share power for 8 years. This is a national shame. We need an opposition party to balance our government, and all we get from the opposition party is denial, defection and dividing the blame. We need rockafeller republicans now! Turn the clock back before the leaders of all mindless divide and conquer republicans R.Reagan, kidnapped your party. Signed a concerned Democrat.

Mitt and Cantor assume we accept their vision of a hypothetical past where John Kerry became president in 2004 and where the Republicans were a minority party between 1994 – 2006. I got news for you ... all of these economic changes happened largely under Republican leadership, and these same people (Newt & friends) are still pushing for less government regulation of big business, the same policies which got us into the mess we are in today.

Romney is so out of touch even his own father disagrees with his political ideology.Second coming of Bush.

You still don't get it. I am a Republican but I would never vote for our senator from Arizona. Just admit it Senator McCain and Sarah Palin were bad choices. George Bush caused so much trouble in the world. It is wonderful to hear from my friends and relatives overseas that they have a different outlook on America and Americans. At last America is a driving force in the world.

Well no... it has less to do with market turmoil, and more to do with the fact that reublicans lie about everything. They can try to lay the blame somewhere else, but the truth is their agenda is now profoundly repugnant to most americans. The party of "no" is doomed to become the party of "an embarrassing part of american history".

The economy spiraled out of control because the "hot potato" has been heating for the duration of the GOP tenure in power. GOP initiatives for deregulation of the financial markets lead to the meltdown. The Republicans want to operate in an unfettered market so that they can make money off the backs of everybody else. They hate any kind of constraint and try to paint the government as a culprit out to take away power from the people when, in reality, they are after the ability to pick our pockets with impunity.

Wow lol.It's sooooo true the RNC just don't get it.trying to find blame in everything but them selfs.....

Lauren, I'm not to call anyone names. That is the ploy the neo-cons use when their argument is weak. Let's see, what did the GOP in? How about fiscal irresponsibility, turning a surplus into a terrible deficit. Crony Capitalism; if you don't grasp the term, Google "Kenny Boy", "Blackwater" or "Halliburton". Jingoism; in other words lying in order to get us into a war that had no international support and was fought against a nation that was no threat to us. A war against terrorism, I think, would have involved Saudi Arabia, where most of the terrorists allegedly came from. That, however, would have been bad for business. Last but not least, the nomination of Sarah Palin for V.P. which insulted moderates and thinking people in general.

In response to "Where were you 8 years ago", I agree that too much money has been spent". I, however, am perplexed that you are not critical of the current administration who has spent more money than all administrations from George Washington to George Bush.

Now, am I crazy or do I remember Conservatives – when they were in power – explaining to us in impatient tones that neither the budget deficit nor the national debt matters? Do I not recall the Bush Administration took the war budget "out" of the budget because it didn't really count? Was not the national debt $1 trillion when Reagan became president and was it not $4.25 trillion when Bush1 left office (a 400% growth in the debt). Wasn't the debt $5.8 trillion when Bush2 became president and was it not about $11 trillion when he left office (a 200% growth)? Can Republicans do arithmetic? Did not Republican administrations add about $9 trillion to the national debt? Or was that just a bad dream?

No one would deny that a poor economy will drive people to the polls,
however, to blame the loss entirely on a hot tuber is ridiculous!
It shows that these "new Republicans" are no more in touch with the
electorate than the Republicans in general. Republican policies
and ideological beliefs lost the election(s). End of story. Unless
those change, they will continue to be a minority party.

So... when the economy has a mild recession in 2000 when Bill Clinton is in power (while it's still a republican congress) it was called the 'Clinton Recession' but whenfor 6 of the past eight years republicans had the presidency, House, Senate, AND Supreme Court, it is somehow just a coincidence that the economy falls apart on their watch? Economists were warning about the housing bubble already in 2005. That same year AIG asked for its first multi-billion dollar bailout that the republican congress readily gave them without question. Sorry, but blaming this on coincidence is just a plain lie!

The Republicans are trying to win the electoral votes of the Great State of Denial.

The Republicans never cease to amaze me because they just don't get it. John McCain and Sarah Palin crippled their party while they supported them and now they want to have a say about President Obama's justice pick. Sarah Palin was the most undereducated and unqualfied VP pick to be a heart beat away from the presidency and they said nothing while she created a demise of division and name calling. The American people used better judgement than the Republicans and they still don't get it. Eric Cantor is full of crap, the voters have spoken and we will speak loud and clear in the next election.

Why does the left hate Christians? Christians do wonderful things for people in need and are not any kind of danger to this society. Mostly just good people who believe in God and Jesus, and live their lives in good honorable ways. Some of the hatred spewed by Liberals on this board against Christians is unbelievable. What are you Liberals afraid of?

These guys are in lala land! The Republicans lost in 2008 because the majority of the American public no longer buys their stale ideas.

Are you people really dumb enough to think the Democrats had nothing to do with the last seven years? Without the Dems we could not have gone to war. Clinton, Kerry, and several others voted for it. Clinton passed the bill to soften lending practices and Dodd and Frank pushed it to the limits. Dodd got sweet heart deals from the mortgage companys. They were told Fannie and Freddie needed over sight. The Republicans were accused of not wanting the poor to have a home. Frank said there was nothing wrong with Fannie and Freddie. Do your research and quit listening to the media that is in the tank for Obama.

Maybe Romneys magic undies are on too tight?Pull the string Mitt,pull the string.

What? "Not our fault." Is that all you're got? I guess you still don't get it. You should both get jobs at McDonald's.

The Republicans have lost the last couple of elections because they forgot to do what they were elected to do. "Lead America in the right direction" is all we wanted from you clowns. What did we get? A Panicky-fear of Middle Easterners, a bogus war, domestic spying, torture, a Vice President who doesn't know what branch of government he's a part of, and the list goes on and on and on. We hadn't seen this kind of treachery since you got us all so freaked out about Communism. Well, duh!

What are you showing us now? Oh, yeah. More division, less tolerance, less comprimise, more calls for the president to fail, and a renewed attempt to make words like "liberal" and "socialism" into concepts that are somehow frightening.

Who the hell is in charge over there anyway? Rush Limbaugh? That guy isn't America. He's your freaky fat slob neighbor from down the block that you stay away from. You tolerate him because you're an American, but you don't ask his advice on anything.

My advise is to get back to the things matter. Discussion, debate, compromise, tolerance, understanding, and respect. Respect for each other in government, and respect for the people you are representing. Get to work on the issues and lay off the back-biting. Act like a professional. If you can't get along with you co-workers or your bosses (we the people), you should be fired. That's what happened in 2008. Now grow up.

Tried to submit this comment yesterday but it remained in moderation and then was lost. So I'm submitting it on several articles, hoping it'll make it through on one.

For anyone who believes that there is a liberal mainstream media bias, look at the top 5 stories on CNN's political ticker. They are all about the conservative’s message and their beliefs and how they are getting themselves together. Hogwash! They are pushing the same old message and are allowed by CNN and other networks to spew the same lies and hypocrisy over and over. Why? 2 reasons:
One because CNN like most TV, radio and print media are owned by republicans and two in the past it worked for conservatives to repeat the same nonsense over and over again and many Americans bought their lies and manipulations for whatever reasons. This time it’s not working because the devastation to the country happened on their watch using their policies. Putting more money in the pockets of the wealth has never worked as a fiscal philosophy for one reason alone. The reason wealthy people remain wealthy is because they hold on to their wealth, they don't trickle it down to the less fortunate, as the last 8 years have proven without a doubt.
Here's hoping that the majority of the American people continue to reject the hypocrisy of right-wing republicans. Here's being grateful that many Americans are asking the right questions and understanding that President Obama didn't create this mess, the last administration did and that last administration was republican and their tax cuts for the wealthy, regulation is bad, let the free market correct itself philosophy failed miserably.
I asked the majority of Americans did your taxes go down over the last 8 years. I guarantee the answer for most of us is no. So who spent trillions over the last eight years? Whose policies almost destroyed our economic? Who continues to try and shift the blame as opposed to owning up to their failures?
Republicans!

Just pander away and america will love you...............

The neocons are still trying to reinvent reality. What a worthless bunch.

Romney and Cantor are once again validating the lack of accountability the Republican party takes in their 2008 loss and the economic downturn. They are masters at attempting to distance themselves from other contributing factors 1) Eight failed years/policies 2) Starting a ridiculous war 3) Abusing power like no other administration (well close to Nixon administration); 4) plucking an obvious ill prepared and uneducated VP candidate and watching her incite hate, bigotry and fear mongering–almost ripping this country apart 5) allowing their elected officials such as Bachman, Broun and Shelby to reiterate inflammatory comments about President Obama and those who support him. and 6) taking no responsibility for their actions. Let's see how this "reform" progresses. Their real leader is an over paid bloated radio announcer–not either of them.

Mitt Romney would have been a better candidate than John McCain. At least he has actually ran a business successfully unlike the morons we have running this country from both sides of the aisle.

Truth hurts CNN, you will need a bailout soon too....................

Oh good, another Voice for The Rich.

If an irrelevant party screams, does anyone hear it?

Wow, I am amazed how the Republicans can spin the 2008 losses. They know the real problem, and it was spelled George Bush.

They may make some comebacks in 2010, but first they must get themselves re-branded.

Uh, yeah. Market turmoil and blantant hijacking of the American Constitution by Bush and Cheney.

Such skeptics. It's clear: the GOP was responsible for everything good that happened for the past 8 years, and responsible for nothing bad that happened. The economy just happened to fall apart under GOP rule. They would say exactly the same thing if the Dems had been in power. I'm sure the voters were just too dumb to see this.

This just goes to show that this Dying Old Party has not got a clue! What cost the DOP the election was the likes of Mitt Romney, Jindal, McCain, Barbour, et. al. Republithugs with torture, lying us into a war we cannot win, (probably) at the VP level even involved in the planning/financing/execution of 9/11 which gave them the perfect excuse for Patriot Acts, Gestapo Homeland Security, etc. Please continue on this way, Mitt Romney, and we will NEVER have to look at another republithug president.

Stay deep in denial if you wish, I personally hope you continue to be blind to the real reason you lost the election, your ideology and now, your agenda for President Obama to "fail".

President Obama gave the electorate his vision of what he would do to change. We do not want leaders that only malign the government and try to starve it by lowering taxes without actually fixing it, we want someone that will FIX the government so the current tax dollars we spend will be spent efficiently. He is fulfilling his campaign promises made to the majority that voted for him, just as we would expect him to. Repubs call it big government, Dems call it compassion.

Here are a few poll numbers: The majority of Americans are ok with "big government" at this time since, according to Keynesian economics the government is the only entity left standing after private investments and consumer spending have shut down.

You neo-cons lost by 7% points 53% to 46% that was highest Dem majority since Carter Obviously, the majority of Americans do NOT agree with the repub ideology. And as to the complaints of "socialism" President Obama is only following a road BUILT by republicans. GWB was President when we bought AIG, Freddie and Fannie and paid the first installment on GM and Chrysler.

So complain all you want about "tax cuts" and "trickle down" economics, because the only one's listening are the party base which has dwindled to 21% of Americans, and you will not win elections with those numbers any time soon..

This is great! Mitt posturing for 2012? Let's hope for a Romney/Palin team on the ticket. Good old fashioned god-fearing double standard fanaticism combined with slimy slippery repositioning. Won't get them elected, but will be fun to watch. Keep up the good work.

Mitt Romney and Sarah Plain are the BEST the Republican party can offer, post '08 election? Ha ha! No wonder that group of intolerants and liars are such a joke and their whole party is in tatters. What's up with their new image conference taking place in a pizza parlour? Was McDonald's booked?

Go home, Mittens, and please never, ever appear on the national stage again. Every time you open your imbecilic trap, you lie and flip flop, and refuse to take responsibility for the asinine poltical party you are a so called leader of. You're a snake oil salesman, in the hip pocket of corporate America. The reason your ilk lost the '08 presidential elections and got your ***** handed to you in the senate and congress is becuase the American people were sick of the shrub and cheney. Get it? They single handedly destroyed America on so many different levels.

@ Lauren, your math may be correct but isn’t that merely reflective of the polling data that shows only one in five people identify themselves as republican or that the president has 60 to 70 % approval rating. Instead of belittling the style of comments, recognizing a trend for what it is may be more effective. A wise person once said as the crowd passed him by “there go my people, I am their leader and I must catch up.”

Mitt still knows the Bush was the greatest pres ever! Thanks Mitt!

Barak Obama is President because in real time–at all times– he oozes intelligence, composure, compassion, and genuinely good purpose.

John McCain is not President, because in real time he could not differentiate the terms, Sunni, Shia, Irani and Al Quida, and he said Iraq borders Afghanistan when it does not; because he publicly freaked out about economic solutions he absolutely and admittedly does not understand; because he doesn't know how many houses he owns; and because he gambled America's future by putting forth a candidate for Vice President who stood up there and spoke of 'Real Americans' as though some of us were not. I took that personally, and it seems I wasn't alone.

How fatuous of Cantor and Romney to think it was only an economy busted by their own George Bush. It was EVERYTHING, you jerks. Maybe you're not REAL Americans.

Palin and McCain lost the election. They ran a terrible hate-filled campaign. After Palin opened her mouth, things went further downhill. Don't blame it on anyone but yourselves, Republicans! Their party is a wreck, and they need to find some true leaders to get it back in shape. With people like Steele, Palin, Limbaugh, etc. they will never get back on track.

Two things caused the economic cris1s.

1) Lack of fiscal discipline; both Democrats and, yes, Republicans have shown this. For example, Bush's Medicare prescription drug program would have never passed without the willing votes of Democrats in congress. The majority of the congressional Rupublicans were against it.

2) Unwillingness to hold people accounable for their actions. This includes both the banks and th people who borrowed money for homes that they could not afford. Now, because of poor Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac regulation, we are bailing out the crooked (banks) and the stupid (the money borrowers) for their poor choices. In 2004, the Bush administration tried to reform Freddie and Fannie, but congressional Democrat s (Barnie Frank and Chris Dodd) would not hear of it. Of course, Bush's treasury secretary did not help in the whole mess.

My point is that this financial crisis is the fault of both political parties and reform needs to occur on both sides of the isle. The current regime has spent more money than all Presidents from George Washington to George W. The Republicans are silent. I don't have any children and I have become grateful that I will have no one to inherit this mess.

Where have these fellows been? In outer space? Everyone else knows when it started. Why don't you?

I hope Romney stops Bloomberg and the MTA from increasing fares ?

May God have mercy on each one us !

@Steve in NY:

If Kerry had won in 2004, pay-go rules would have been reinstated then, responsible fiscal policies would have started four years earlier, and the crisis in 2008 would not have occured.

I'm sooo glad we elected the smart one this time, but I sure wish we'd have done it in 2004. Hopefully this disaster will forever extinguish the "supply side" myth, but I'd have rather not had this disaster!

The American people are not stupid. We know what the Republicans under George W. Bush did to our country the past eight years,and no amount of their spin and outright lies will change that in my eyes.

Has anyone noticed that Cantor looks just like the Joker of batman fame without makeup. Strange the evil one is the future leader of republican party??The joker and the plastic man. What a pair???

Yes, you two bozo suits. The economy did have an impact on the last election. Who let the economy run wild: and into ruin: the Republicans. Who rewarded all their rich friends: the Republicans. Who lost the election: the Republicans. The Republicans caused all the grief we've gone through and will go through, and the American people are going to remember that for long time. You two clowns can continue to talk to each other because nobody else is listening to you. Romney, you're a greedy religious nut and you're unfit to be a dogcatcher. I hope you blow a few more hundred million of your own money on another try at the White House.

If that's what makes you guys sleep better at night than I guess whatever works for ya. We'll see about your "theory" next year..my prediction is that it isn't lookin good for you fellas!

Of course!! The Republicans wouldn't ever put any blame on the Bush Administration, or themselves would they? Honestly, CNN, can't you find some better news to cover??? The Republican GOP is just plain DEAD!!!! And it is going to take more than Mitt Romney, Newt Ginrich, Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Rush Limbaugh, Bobby Jindal, and John McCain to bring it back to life! And by the way, Sara Palin and Meghan McCain won't be able to do the resurrecting either!!

Hah .... The GOP machine in full denial. They don't get it, and apparently won't get it (seats that is). I think the #1 step is any recovery program is: ADMIT YOU HAVE A (BRAND) PROBLEM!

As speculation over the president's next Supreme Court pick dominated Sunday talk, Romney joined several of his fellow Republicans in suggesting the party was ready to do battle over the next nominee for the Supreme Court.

What else is new. This is all the REpublicans have been doing since the election battle over any thing the President do and they still can not see this is what have destroy them. THE NEW/OLD PARTY OF NO! IT IS STILL A PIG EVEN IF THEY HAVE A NEW HAIR CUT.

I am sure my comment will not get past the moderator, they have been blocking me for a while now.

If by chance it does,,, anyone willing to take some bets here.

I say there will be OVER 100 comments from liberals who have nothing better to do than toss out insults and stupid comments about Republicans.
I am willing to bet there will be a majority of one liner comments calling Republicans names, and saying, just go away, and that they just do not get it.

Anyoen want to bet,,,,, or should I say,,, you betcha I will be correct?

between dems and gop?

they both serve 400 families that own the wealth of this country and beyond.

wait, they ARE the 400 families that own us as their slaves.

It wasn't all the economy. It was how McCain and the rest of the GOP leadership handled it. A special note-"tax cuts for the wealthy" is not the majic bullet for all of our countries economic woes. Next thing they will say that these tax cuts will eradicate swine flu.

I like Mitt and wish he were President given what we face today. That said though, he is wrong by not admitting the GOP is at fault for out of control spending during President Bush's terms. When you are at war, like it or not, you don't keep spending the way we did.

Everyone needs to remember what government is there for. To make sure we live in a safe, secure country and provide an environment to prosper based on the private sector's economy, not the government's. Not to pay for everyone's college or make sure everyone owns a home no matter what circumstance they are in. Both parties are to blame for the fix we are in. But Romney is right. Spend our way out of debt? That is the Democrat-led plan and it's only going to make things worst

between dems and gop?

they both serve 400 families that own the wealth of this country and beyond.

Actually the dems were holding the hot potato since 2006 when they won the majority but were sucessful in passing the buck and blame onto the republicans. They can't play that stunt again in 2010 and 2012 when people promised CHANGE are still looking for it.

Hello......are you boys paying attention here??? It was because of the Bush Economics that the economy fell apart........Bush is a Republican......shall we follow the dots together or is it too overwhelming for you to follow what is happening here.

It is about being more moderate, middle of the road and appealing to more types of voters, than the fat bald white men that all look alike and the women with big hair...............................embrace diversity and ALL types of people and you will see a change

@ Jeff

Goggle SHOP. This is the program that gave funding to the low income for home mortgage qualifications. President Clinton passed it in 1999, as one of the last bills of his administration. He was never in office long enough to monitor the progress. President Bush expanded the program to include 5 million more families one year later. Goggle the Zero Downpayment Act of 2004. This gave millions more an opportunty to qualify for mortgages. Then google Fannie Mae 2004. There were already signs that Fannie Mae was having problems, yet the republican controlled congress sat on it until 2006. President Bush quickly stopped a bill that would have regulated the industry. The regulatory bill was passed in 2008, as part of the bailout.

"And the economy came crashing down while our party was holding the hot potato.

Now the Rethugs blame on what! How about the USA fighting to wars one that was illegal. Republicans need to stop trying to rewrite history. Repubicans and their policy got us here.

Market turmoil brought on by 30 years of Reagan-style, tinkle-down, voodoo economics.

The problem with the GOP is its core values: Make money any way you can, at the expense of everyone and everything.

As long as the GOP continues to try to rationalize away their responsibility and the true reasons for their failure at the polls, they will remain a marginalized political entity.

No amount of superficial "makeover," "re-branding," or "fresh faces" will change that.

If Eric Cantor is the new voice of the Republicans he needs
to get the Sarah Palin type glasses to go with it.

These are the same jokers that say "guns don't kill people," too, right?

"The economy came crashing down while our party was holding the hot potato..."

It was YOUR party, Mr. Romney, that put the potato into the oven to begin with.

The oven I speak of is: deregulation, tax cuts for multi-millionares, and hundreds of billions wasted on a war that never should have been started to begin with.

Please explain why you complain about America losing the moral compass as you suggest?

Were that to happen, all of you good “christians” would all be swept up in God’s “rapture”, oops I mean John Darby’s defined “rapture” my bad, but with you rabid right Bible thumpers gone, it would just be us heathens left to deal with plague, disease, pestilence and a number of those pesky Horsemen.

However, if you are not here, then the vision of the High Priestess of Heathens, Belinda Carlisle’s proclamation that “Heaven is a Place on Earth” will finally come to fruition!

Of course, after 7 blissful years, we would have to rejoin you religious fanatics and that by definition would indeed be Hell!

Holding the hot potato? Did you forget that you'd left that potato in the oven for 8 years?

Until the GOP takes responsiblity for their failures and accepts that their platform is out of step with the values of the vast majority of Americans, and do something to rectify that, they are going to continue to generate net losses in elections.

Romney’s comments are an example of the delusion the GOP suffers on its way to being a small niche party like the Green party, the Reform party or other down ticket parties. As a former moderate republican now independent voter I left BECAUSE republican policies CREATED the hot potato and because the party membership criteria is so narrow I found I was not welcome there. Until they quit the sloganeering and moderate their weird views their candidate will contest with Ralph Nader and Bob Barr for third place.

I hope people don't lose interest in the political environment. That's the reason for the past 30 years why Republicans were as influential as they were. Roves hopes for a "permanent Republican majority" look pretty slim now that folks ARE paying attention. Good riddance....

The GOP lost it way in the last election First The best man did not get the nomation the GOP picked Mcain to lose just like they did with Bob Dole. Two Mcain picks a running mate that nobody knows. Three the reckless spending before the election by the GOP.
The mid term elections will be the chance the GOP needs to win seats and change policy

I have this to say....let the Republicans keep listening to and believing all the lies of Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Ann Coulter, Michelle Bachman and Faux News in general, and they will remain the most ignorant, uninformed, and misinformed pitiful people on this earth. However, the naive will believe them and that really scares me. The progressives need to keep pounding this into their heads. It is time to stop being afraid we'll hurt someone's feelings and just let people know the progressives are only trying to make them aware that they have been hoodwinked and lied to for the past eight (8) long years.

The entire problem is honor and making promises that aren't kept. IF the people who made a promise to pay their mortgage had paid their mortgage there wouldn't be an economic crisis of such enormity.

Its that simple...make a promise and KEEP IT>

President Obama is making some huge mistakes with our money and defense. Shame on him for cancelling the F22 fighter.

They'd look very stupid wearing a teabag hat at this protest, but I can see another uprising over the horizon. They'll parade around with little dolls dressed like judges, and poke pins in them.....This is where they are right now....No ideas, no coherence - Nothing left but buck wild desperation......John King was given his show to promote a Republican platform ........He sprinkles a few Democrats in to make it appear he is being unbiased, but I know.....Another sign of how desperate they have become...No shame....No self respect...No. Just NO....

This Republican party sure needs a wake up call. The ONLY time they were ahead in the polls was right after the Natonal Convention, when they first paraded Palin around. No one knew who she was and that made her interesting and a novelty. When reality came back, no one could imagine her as a running mate, let alone someone who could potentially be running the country. These people need to wake up. Their ideas are old, they are old, they cater to the extreme right and denounce the rest of us. Yes, they do need to change. However, if they want to think this simplistically, it will amount to the death of the Republican party overall. They do not represent the majority of the country, let alone our youth.

There is enough blame to go around for the economy from a legislative stand point, but from an enforcement standpoint or creating an environment where corporations were neither investigated or punished for their swindling ways I don't think you can blame the democrats. The last administration was in the pocket of the corporations more so than any other in history. The corporations acted with impunity, without fear of regulation or consequences and while law enforcement took a nap toadying to the GOP. GOP talks out of both sides of their mouths on this one. On one hand deregulation of lending caused this, but on the other hand, there wasn't enough deregulation!

These two Rep. Barney Frank and Chris Dodd are to blame for the housing market crash. They have been in control since 2006.......

"Holding the hot potato"? This is the new approach, the new ideas coming out of the Republican Party? You boys need to go back to your think tank and start again. At least you got the part about "public weariness" right. Yes, I'm tired of all this empty rhetoric. Yawn. Wake me if they come up with something worth discussing.

NO NO it is your appeal to stupidity and pride in ignorance that cost you the last election.

do they ever reflect up-on who created the hot potato that they try so hard to dump on the other?

what a surprise.

Wrong Cantor. You were going to loose way before the economy fell. Your problem is that anyone that has anything to say that doesn't fall in line with your extremist ideals you oust. Example Arlen Specter and Meghan McCain. Arlen voted with Obama 1 time and you went after him. Meghan is trying her best to help you and look how you treat her.
The problem is that you do not listen.
I say save your money that you will be spending on these town halls. You are only going to hear what you want to hear anyway. Save your time. You already know what YOU want to hear.( which is not what the country wants) a shown by the huge approval rating the democrats are getting and the pathetic 20% of the country that has the you know whats to admit they are in the republican party. shouldn't that be a wake up call. But if you actually listen to what the country wants.. Your party ideologues will revolt against you, as you are doing to those who offer constructive criticism now. Have you ever heard of the three fold law of the universe? this is presious!

The GOP needs to own up and admit that its not *spending* they are so against, its *what* we are spending it on!

Republicans don't mind spending on the Iraq War, but when it comes to *investing* in America – Education, Healthcare, Energy reform, and the largest middle-class tax cut in a generation – all of a sudden they start to cry!

Its a philosophical difference between Republicans and Democrats: Dems believe that investing in these programs will pay us back, republicans think its a waste.

Romney still does not get it! No one will vote for him a cult member aka MORMON. People are being turned off in droves with the EXCLUSION party AKA Republican.

Romeny will say and do anything to get on TV and attempt to get ellected.

Romney, like Palain your 15 minutes are up, time to go home, start preparing for the worlds that you will be GOD over as your church teaches! One more thing, dont' for get your TOKENs to get into Heven!

my question to Cantor is what has a gay person ever done to you . should we as americans come into your home and make sure you are doing everything with your spouse as the republicans say you should be doing ? \if gay men and women want to partner up and raise children as a couple then whats wrong with that ?
sounds more like something the Hitler Group would be going after .
history just keeps comming back and bitting us in the ass .

my idea is if I don't agree with something thats find but if it doesn't directley effect me in my every day life then we all have rights and same sex marrage has nothing to apologize for

These two jokers are still in denial if they don't believe their party was responsible for the GOP's ridiculously poor showing in recent elections. Get a clue: nobody is eating your "fear-monger and divide" dogfood any more. You've got no ideas, no solutions, no nothin', apart from a shared, jealous hatred of Obama and total disrespect for the overwhelming majority of Americans who voted you and your bankrupt policies out of power.

Wow, if Kerry had been president in '04, maybe there wouldn't be a deficit created by a war in Iraq that should not have been???
The Republican blame game and lack of responsibility is going to do nothing for the party in elections in '10 or '12.
John King, your bias is showing.

Ostrich mentality? 40 years behind the times – could that have been it? Or, gee, perhaps Obama was just the better candidate and living in the current era? And as far as the GOP's 'new America' campaign, you can put a tutu on anything, and it will still not turn into a ballerina. If they can get over the image over substance thing, and realize what year it is, they might get somewhere. Still, they think the American people are stupid and gullible.

Why in the hell do the Repubicans continue to lie to the American people and not aplogy for their evil ways. They made not be the only blame, but they are the most to blame. I dont see not change with this new Republicans.

Mitt Romney and his fellow con men are like the title character, Maxwell Smart from the old sitcom and more recent movie.

"Would you believe..."; "We came THAT close..."....

You would think that the Bush Administration had never happened. You would think that all the high octane jingoistic and judgmental and culture baiting rhetoric of the recent election campaign and last 8 campaigns was never said. Give me a break.

What shameless, nearly compulsive, liars these public figures are. They are shopping slogans instead of ideas to see what they can market. How about helping instead of hindering for a couple of years and see what happens.

It was hate, slander, ignorance, fear mongering, and your current inability to accept blame for your corrupt policies. All of these blasted daily over the airwaves by the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glen Beck and Bill O'Reilley like Tokyo Rose in an attempt to distort the truth and create fear and hate. Just go back and listen to their soundbites from the past and laugh, as they contradict themselves over and over, proves that they do not believe their own rhetoric. It's like a constant beacon of hate. Remove these idiots from our airwaves, admit your failures, and produce a plan to fix the destruction you have created and you might someday get some credibility again.

The Republicans didn't "just happen" to be holding the hot potato when the proverbial @!!! hit the fan. The Bush administration had been cooking that potato for eight long years and I dare say in Nov '08 they were all caught by surprise when it finally began to smoke.

"...the GOP wasn't directly responsible for much of the party's electoral misfortune in 2008."

Gentlemen, your train has derailed and as long as you prefer to simply pull the shades and pretend that it is moving, it will remain derailed. The GOP controlled the US Congress for nearly a dozen years and ruled the Executive Branch for eight. As long as you persist in this spectacular festival of denial, the electorate is going to rightly assume that you are delusional, dimwitted, or dishonest, in any and all combinations. Quit changing the story and grow a pair. Cut off the wingnuts, shouters, and haters to whom you seem so beholden, then start talking like grownups and maybe we'll have reason to listen. Until then, enjoy your echo chamber.

Dems. maybe in controll since 2006, but your President kept using his VETO pen....so can't say it is the Dems fault...

SCREAM as loud as you want Mitt, cause I'm not listening....The party of NO are not working for the people....they are working for themselves and how sad that is....I want the USA to shine brightly and it sure has a struggle with the party of NO....

Sorry. Republican economic policy and Bush's war in Iraq are what got us into this mess. If these Republican leaders can't or won't see the truth, then their party is doomed.

They really don't get it, do they?

By continuing to deny that they were responsible, they refuse to face the reality that their culture of divisiveness, politics of fear and intolerance, and lack of new ideas is the core problem.

The economy only sped up the process. There is something rotten in the GOP, and if they can't smell it, they would never know that it's time to change their clothes.

This is a summary of President Bush's budgets. Each year represents a deficit. Republican's had a majority of the house and senate from 200-2007.

2000 +284B (President Clinton)

1. 2001 -98B
2. 2002 -258B
3. 2003 -378B
4. 2004 -413B
5. 2005 -318B
6. 2006 -296B
7. 2007 -158B
8. 2008 -438B (bailouts/stimulus)

No difficulty here in understanding why our government hit rock bottom. What is unbelievable is the unwillingness of republicans to take any ownership of the disaster they created. Instead they lay it all on the shoulders President Obama. Having distanced themselves of all responsiblity, the republicans now have the unmitigated gall to maintain a constant barrage of criticism in what is no more than thinly concealed contempt for President Obama's refusal to promote their failed republican policies. So, yes, Mitt, I guess you could say it was the economy.

This is like a drunk driver saying, "its not my fault the car drove off the road and into that crowed of people. I just happened to be holding the wheel with my foot on the gas at the time it happened."

Why cant politicians admit mistakes and move forward in a unified manner aimed at improving the lives of the very people they are getting paid to "serve"? Oh, that's right they are politicians and after all, its just politics.

Hey Mit, you might want to add a few more things to your list like, lying, corruption, nominating that crazy woman from Alaska for VP, unjust influence in the justice department, side stepping and even flagrant disregard for the environment, the complete and total failure during and after hurricane Katrina, Iraq, violation of the Geneva convention, secrecy and the consistent total failure of the GOP and the Bush administration to do the right thing. These are just the things I can pul off the top of my head. Eight years was a long time.

The "hot potato" that mr romney refers to was the result of republican ideology. It wasn't just a flip – it was a recognition of failed policies and ideology that was rejected.

They still don't get it.

Mitt Romney is totally in denial

Clinton had his role in this economy, also. By deregulating the housing market, he allowed companies to give out mortgages that flopped. Also, in 2004 President Bush and members of Congress pushed for the regulation of Fannie and Freddie, but it was the Democrats who put it down, because much of their political contributions for elections came from those two companies. Finally, if you want to play the hot potato game, who was in control of Congress when the market started its fall? It was the Democrats. And can anyone name any specific policy where this is President Bush's fault? (You probably disagree with Iraq, but spending money there had no effect on our economy here)

No, the downfall couldn't be because of the conservative's policy at all! Just timing huh? Head still in the sand.

Romney is absoluterly right. If Kerry would have won the election back in 2004, the Democrats would have gotten the blame for the economy big time.
I can see a lot of the left wing liberals that comment here have their blinders on. You can't convince them of anything.

Until the Republicans quit blaming everybody and everything on others I don't see the GOP ever regaining public support.

Timing is NOT everything – as is stated below. Bush and the Republicans made policy decisions that allowed things to get out of hand. Those of us who ridiculed Bush and the Republicans for supporting a philosophy of SPEND BEYOND your MEANS for the American people over the last 8 years will ALWAYS blame the Republicans for this. I am a fiscal conservative. I don't agree with the dems on their spending. However, I would not blame the collapse on anyone but the people in power 6 of the last 8 years.

these republicans will never learn...................the obstructionist on the right only method now is lie lie lie.

Typical pathetic GOP, which constantly preaches "personal responsibility" at the rest of us, but which refuses to accept this notion for themselves; nothing is ever their fault.

Hey Cantor, hey Mittens! You can say what you want, but other than your ever shrinking base of angry aging sourthern white men, the rest of us have tuned you out and don't take you seriously at all!

If one would remember, and I know its hard for some dems to do that, congress has been controlled by dems since 2006, ie, before the gas price explosion and the housing market meltdown.

Romney is absolutely right. If this economic problem happenned this spring then the Democrats woulg got blamed. Just think if Kerry won the election back in 2004, he would have gottern the blame big time.
Timing in your life is everything, or at least has a big influence on success or failure.

Yeah, just keep saying the failing economy was the reason for your defeat...I thought Cantor said it was because of your inability to use technology...Romney: You can scream as loud and hard as you want and pretend that losing doesn't have consequences and the fact that only 51 Senators are needed. The man's a Constitutional lawyer!

Keep underestimating the intelligent, empathetic, patient, honest, thoughtful, family oriented man who is your opposition. Keep repackaging the same old, failed policies of the past in a strip mall pizza parlour and giving the same old transparent excuses for being losers!!

Keep thinking your election misfortune was due to the economy. What is your excuse for your loses in 2006? The GOP is in deep denial. It's time for a strong Independent Party.

The repugs may want to be screaming loud and hard and start a fight in the senate over confirmation but they have no weapons anymore to help in the fight. Obama could nominate Genghis Khan and he would be confirmed in a walkover. This is what happens Micky when you destroy our country in 8 years. You become irrelevant.

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I'm sorry but both parties are resposible for the down fall of our economy so stop the blame game and reach down and and see if you have a pair and take responibility for your actions Republicans and Democrats. It's easy to blame others next you'll be saying it's the American publics fault and yes we American's have been partially the blame also, so GROW UP you bunch of Bone Heads !
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yal republicans need to crawl back under your rock and go ahead and spend all the profit you have ripped away from the american people . and stay their

we still haven't heard any thing from the republicans about any way to make the country better
other than Bla Bla Bla .Cantor should change party like spector did . bet we will see alot of republicans changing from republicans to democrates as the days go forward and each of them look at getting re elected..

Mitt needs to just blow away
you did loose the election in a big way not by alittle

I think it was: torture, Katrina, Illegal wars, Patriot act, Fisa, Tarp1 and Tarp2, not protecting us on 9/11, voter fraud, etc. . You know, the same stuff going on with this administration...

It was not the economy. It was McCain, whose character was already suspect due to many missteps, bringing Palin on the ticket. Poor, poor executive decision that cost the GOP the race.

Someone needs to inform Mitt Romney that judges are not supposed to "follow the Constitution and the law", they are supposed to interpret the law according to the Constitution. Sometimes unjust laws are passed (segregation immediately comes to mind), and part of our system of checks and balances requires that judges have the authority and opportunity to declare those laws unconstitutional. That not being "activist", that's upholding the Constitution.

Shut up...just...shut up. The GOP is solely to blame for this.

This just shows you how OUT OF TOUCH WITH REALITY these Republicans are. They can't see that their policies of the last 10 years. They have NO CLUE of any ideas to get us out of this either.

Just the economy? Just? Don't mention anything about an illegal, immoral, and costly war. Don't bring up the how big tent became so small that only racists, bigots, sexists, homophobes, religious fanatics, and gun nuts were welcome. Keep quiet about all the lies and fear your party fed the American people. Keep denouncing life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for ALL and not just a select few.....see above.

So, in other words, what Romney is implying that what happened was circumstantial, and that there's no real need to reform the party.
As a Republican from the traditional constitutionist-libertarian wing, I am deeply offended and dismayed by Romney's state of denial. I really see no need to hold out any hope for the Republican Party's revival. They are now permanantly the home of rightist "neo"-conservatism, which is as unsavory as the leftist "neo"-liberalism on the other side of the aisle.

It also fell because you did nothing to help the economy in the first place! The GOP has no defined economic policies except lower taxes and we no thats not true anymore either. The Party of No should just give it up.

It's never their fault. How could it be? I mean it was just a hot potato that the Democrats tossed to them and that they had only been holding for... 8 YEARS!

Seriously.

The economy had been under the supervision and control of the Republican Party for 8 years the time of the election. Acting like it was just a coincidence that the economy went sour and somehow magically handed the election to the Democrats is pure foolishness. The Republicans lost, fair and square. They paid for their fiscal laxness and their philosophical rigidity. Americans were and are tired of their shenanigans. Try to shift blame all you want. You lost, boys and girls. you lost because you screwed up. End of story.

That's right Romney and Cantor. The Republican loss was not your doing. Blame it on the economy and not the Republican Party. Gentlemen let me tell you in a few short words why the Republican Party lost the last election. The popular votes in this country caused the Electoral College to place the majority of it's votes in the Democratic column. That was caused by the lack of Republican, Independent and Democrats voting in the majority for the nominee of the Republican Party.

It is amazing to me, and ought to be for Americans in general, how the GOP continually tries to "rationalize" their losses and current unpopularity. And, yet they continue to try to polarize the American public against President Obama, saying that they're ready to fight anything he recommends, judges he nominates, so forth and ad nauseum. Wouldn't it be better to understand that Obama is a visionary, try to understand that he is not trying to harm the country, wait & listen to his recommendations before announcing opposition? (They might even find themselves able to suport certain measures). Don't the Republicans understand that this very type of behavior is what made many voters cross lines, or abandon their previous GOP support, because the people are SOOOOOOOO tired of the constant bickering? Slow learners, it seems! They are even turning on each other in their attempts to scramble for footholds. Now there is apparently a Growth Club !???!! Ugly to watch!

Romney is still an idiot (hot potatoe ) crap . you caught it so you should eat it . and admit your party put the screws to us for eight years. threats and fear thats the republican moto.

PLeeeze! I guess if Romney and Cantor want to rewrite history and telling lies, that will be their legacy. To portray the GOP as the victim is to not accept what the world knows about their leadership and history. They can get therapy for these views, but nobody is buying what they are selling.

Obama is a Constitutional Law Professor. The Republicans have wiped their feet on the Constitution at every opportunity. NOW we are to percieve them as the defenders of our liberty? I don't think so. The Constitutional obstructionist policies of the GOP are very much going to be in the news in the next few months.

Eric, Eric, Eric. Trickle-down economics doesn't work. Excluding people who aren't extreme religious fundamentalists doesn't work. Labeling dissent as un-American doesn't work. Spending billions of dollars on an unfounded invasion of a sovereign nation doesn't work. Questioning the motivation, patriotism, and intelligence of people who don't think like you doesn't work. So I'm thinking the Repulican party does need to change.

Acknowledging an error is the first step in correcting it. It promises to be a long night for the Republican party.

Other than the depression, things were great!

so deregulation by the bush administration had nothing to do with it. Theres a reason why your not president mitt

That;s the ticket, keep blaming the GOP's demise on everything else rather than take responsibility – hallmarks of the GOP lately.

It couldn't have anything to do with GOP mismanagement of the last 8-years, fiscal irresponsibility, lying to the American public, war-mongering, fear and intolerance – oh and what about that torture thing?

Mitt happens!

Perhaps the interviewer could have pointed out that the previous president, a democrat, had balanced the budget? Cantor and Romney are, sorry to say, liars.

These two guys should join Mensa.I thought I was the only one smarter than a fifth grader.

That hedgehog still does not get it WE DONT LIKE YOU REPUBLICANS!!!!!!!! YOU ARE NI GOOD!!