Romney is more likely to balance the budget than Obama

Background, context, and assumptions:
  1. Romney has never had an unbalanced budget as Governor. Obama has never had a balanced budget as president.  
  2. Obama has done a very bad job with balancing the budget
  3. Romney has seriously addressed entitlement spending. Obama hasn't. Romney has a plan that balances the budget. Obama doesn't. 
  4. Romney balanced the budget in 2003, as Governor Massachusetts. 
  5. Romney balanced the budget in 2004, as Governor Massachusetts. 
  6. Romney balanced the budget in 2005, as Governor Massachusetts. 
  7. Romney balanced the budget in 2006, as Governor Massachusetts. 
  8. Romney was able to leave money in the rainy day fund, even though he faced a 3 billion dollar budget deficit when he came into office. 
  9. Romney turned around budget problems at the Winter Olympics, which was $239 million dollars short (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympic_bid_scandal)
  10. Romney has promised to only spend money on things that we can justify borrowing money from China for to pay for. 
  11. Romney balanced the budget for many companies. Romney was willing to make tough choices in his business life that resulted in balanced budgets for the organizations that he ran, including Bain consulting, Bain Capital, and the many companies that he bought, and ran. 
  12. Obama has done a very bad job with balancing the budget
  13. Romney supports the line item veto which would reduce federal spending.
  14. We should only select presidential candidates who have previously balanced their states budget as Governor. Romney balanced the budget all 4 years in office, without raising taxes. 


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