Election 2012

Romney Staffer Admits GOP is Rooting Against Economy

Former Romney adviser Rob Gray told Fox News Channel the truth we've all been talking about for years.

"I am buying that they're rooting against the economy somewhat, because they think that the short term pain of the next four months is much better than having an additional four years under Obama. If we have to suffer between now and November to get a president, they're all for it."

And they don't give a rip that "the economy" isn't just some sort of abstract fart in the wind. It's real people with real families in need of real jobs, and broadly speaking it's the financial health of the United States. Republicans are rooting against that. Good people. Let's totally continue to take them seriously -- you know, because they're so serious.