CONCORD, N.H. ? Returning to the campaign trail here Monday, Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney sought to blame the U.S. government?s credit downgrade squarely on President Obama.
Romney said the downgrade by ratings agency Standard & Poors, which has sparked a sharp drop in global financial markets, ?punctuated once again the failure of leadership by the president.?
?It seems that they would substitute Harry Truman?s ?the buck stops here? with the new motto of the White House, which is ?the buck stops somewhere else,?? Romney told reporters in New Hampshire. ?The truth is the buck does stop at the president?s desk and he needs to exert the leadership necessary to restore America?s financial foundation, the credibility of our fiscal capacity and restore once again the balance sheet upon which our economy rests.?
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