In Disney’s version, McDuck is Donald Duck’s rich uncle, fond of diving into his money bin and swimming through his gold coins. Romney achieved much the same effect years ago when he posed with fellow Bain Capital executives for a photo showing paper money pouring from their pockets and mouths.
But as he stumps through New Hampshire en route to his probable victory Tuesday in the state’s GOP presidential primary, Romney’s riches are bringing him a wealth of trouble.
Speaking at a Chamber of Commerce event at a Radisson hotel here, he was discussing the value of shopping around for health insurance when he turned to the camera, and said, with perverse pleasure, “I like being able to fire people who provide services to me.”
Thus did the likely Republican nominee film, pro bono, one of President Obama’s first reelection ads.
If this weren’t enough evidence that Romney represented the Plutocrat Progress Party, the first questioner confirmed it.
Democrats from David Axelrod, a senior adviser to President Barack Obama's reelection effort, to DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz have zeroed in on his history.
"He's not a job creator, he's a corporate raider," Axelrod said on ABC Sunday. "Those aren't the values that we want to lead our economy."
So far the Gingrich campaign has spent $250,000 in South Carolina airing their "Bold vs. Timid" ad targeting Romney's economic record.
The campaign is set to release a web video Monday morning pointing out the taxes Romney raised while governor of Massachusetts.
Speaking at a house party at the Three River Farm estate, Gingrich reflected on the reason for his fourth place finish last week.
"We proved in Iowa you can't survive by being positive," he said.
And in Derry Sunday night he said, "I was going to stay totally positive, and the truth is I did okay considering the weight of advertising against me. We are actually coming back because part of what happens over time is people get used to it and they go oh that stupid ad again. And so you gradually begin to recover.
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