Romney continues to set himself up as the perfect foil for Obama

Matt K. Lewis Senior Contributor
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If the erratic Newt Gingrich is the perfect foil for the hyper-organized Mitt Romney, then Mitt Romney might just be the perfect foil for Barack Obama. Consider three recent quotes, which — while taken out of context — are not misquotes.

I’m not concerned about the very poor…” (From CNN this morning.)

I like being able to fire people…”

10,000 bet?”

If one were casting the perfect villain to run against Obama, central casting might just produce Mitt Romney. Could he make it any easier for them to play the class warfare card against him?

If Romney didn’t already exist, Obama would have invented him.

Matt K. Lewis