Romney and McCain Exchange Christmas Jeers

Romney and McCain Exchange Christmas Jeers
by FOXNews.com
Monday, December 24, 2007

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney leveled his sights on GOP rival John McCain this weekend as he sought to maintain his shrinking lead in the Granite State.

On the primary trail in Petersborough, N.H, Romney on Sunday poked McCain in the eye over his vote against the Bush packages of tax cuts in 2001 and 2003, as well as for refusing to vote to eliminate the estate tax, known by opponents as the “death tax.”

While calling McCain a “good man” and noting they agree on foreign trade, Romney’s sharpest points for the Arizona senator were over taxes.
“Right now Senator McCain and I are both battling for your support and your vote. He’s a good man but we have differing views on this. He voted against the Bush tax cuts. He voted against eliminating the death tax forever, and so we’ve got some differing views here,” Romney said.
“I believe in pushing taxes down. I also believe in trade around the world and that’s a place where Senator McCain and I agree.”

McCain’s campaign didn’t take long to fire back, needling Romney on the tax issue as well as a number of the former Massachusetts governor’s recent public relations gaffes.
“Welcome to Mitt Romney’s bizarro world, in which everyone is guilty of his sins,” McCain adviser Mark Salter said.

Salter continued, saying Romney “didn’t support Ronald Reagan. He didn’t support President Bush’s tax cuts. He raised taxes in Massachusetts by $700 million. He knows John McCain is gaining on him so he does what any small varmint gun totin,’ civil rights marching, NRA endorsed fantasy candidate would do: he questions someone else’s credibility. ”

“New Hampshire is on to you, Mitt. Give it a rest. It’s Christmas.”
Salter’s statement drew its own response from Romney’s campaign.

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Ouch..... it's getting personal now