Romney Says Obama Is Like A Roman Emperor: 'Nero Is Fiddling'

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney asserted in a recent interview that President Barack Obama was like the Roman emperor, Nero, who was "fiddling" while Rome burned.

By David Edwards

03/03/13 08:20 am

give Obama more flexibility in how the $85 billion in spending cuts are implemented because "there may be more interest in showing pain in saying, 'See what the other guys did?'"

"Look, this is the country," Romney opined. "This is America we're talking about at a critical time and, you know, Nero is fiddling."

Romney Says Obama Is Like A Roman Emperor: 'Nero Is Fiddling'

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