Mitt Romney pens an op-ed calling for more tax cuts and closes with the following:
And finally, let’s exercise restraint in the size of the stimulus package. Last year, with the economy already faltering, I proposed a stimulus of $233 billion. The Washington Post said: “Romney’s plan is way too big.” So what critique will the media have for the size of the Obama package?
From January 18th, 2008, the Reuters coverage of Romney’s stimulus package of (SURPRISE!) tax cuts:
Weighing in on a debate about stimulating the slowing U.S. economy, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is calling for a package of tax breaks expected to cost $250 billion, an aide said on Friday.
The former Massachusetts governor’s package centered on several permanent tax cuts, rather than temporary rebates and spending programs favored by others engaged in the stimulus discussion in Washington and on the campaign trail.
A comparison:
Unemployment Rate in January 2008- 4.9%
Dow Jones on January 18th, 2008- 12,159.94
Unemployment Rate in January 2009: 7.6%
Dow Jones on January 19th, 2009: 8,281.22
Since your stimulus package proposal, Mitt, the DOW has dropped 4k, unemployment has jumped almost three percent, numerous banks and financial institutions have crashed, trillions in market wealth have vaporized, several million people have lost their jobs, and on an on.
In other words, things change. This isn’t the “liberal” Washington Post out to get you.