We are clearly better off as a country because we're now creating jobs rather than losing them. #DNC2012 #Forward
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Martin O'Malley (@GovernorOMalley) September 03, 2012That was fast!
Just yesterday, when asked if people are better off today than they were four years ago, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley answered with a clear “no.”
Today he was forced to retract his remark in a complete about-face. That’s what happens when Democrats don’t stick to the current script.
The Cory Booker comparison is irresistible.
LIKE CORY BOOKER, HE MUST HAVE PUT HIS MANHOOD IN A BLIND TRUST: O’Malley Does An About Face: Y… bit.ly/T9W4uA via @instapundit—
Instapundit.com (@instapundit) September 03, 2012
.@GovernorOMalley gets @CoryBooker -ed – “O’Malley Does an About-Face: Yes, We are Better Off” bit.ly/Td4hg2—
Reince Priebus (@Reince) September 03, 2012
Apparently @GovernorOMalley took a trip to the Democratic Answer Coordination Center to be Bookered: bit.ly/Qft9m5 ht/t @Ted_Newton—
Jason B. Whitman (@JasonBWhitman) September 03, 2012
And as predicted, O'Malley has been Bookered: "O’Malley Does an About-Face: Yes, We are Better Off" nationaljournal.com/2012-president…—
Ted Newton (@Ted_Newton) September 03, 2012
The hook brings Gov. O'Malley back into line bit.ly/Td4hg2—
David Freddoso (@freddoso) September 03, 2012
Wherein Gov. O'Malley gets the Cory Booker treatment (regarding his answer to the Are you better off now question.) j.mp/PCYCw6—
Darrel Ng (@DarrelNg) September 03, 2012
Never mind that what O’Malley said was awfully similar to what President Obama told George Stephanopoulos in October.
Oh, I don’t think they’re better off than they were four years ago
VIDEO: @StefCutter contradicts @GovernorOMalley & @BarackObama over whether America is better off under his leadership bit.ly/T9S1yB—
(@RomneyResponse) September 03, 2012
Oh, Gov. O’Malley, you’re not supposed to remind people of that. Get with the program!
The governor already walked back his remark on Twitter. And on CNN’s “Starting Point,” he, of course, blamed Bush for the country’s inability to recover completely. Could another hostage video be in the works?
Behind on my email, has @GovernorOMalley put out a better off hostage video yet?—
Tim Miller (@Timodc) September 03, 2012