Buddy Roemer Attacks Obama on Libya and Jobs

With a recent poll from Fox News showing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination garnering less than 1 percent, former Louisiana Gov. Charles Buddy Roemer went on the attack on Thursday, blasting the leadership of President Barack Obama.

The president's policies are truly meandering through the wilderness, said Roemer on Thursday. The time is now for a true American leader, not the administration that most people are having buyer's remorse over."

On Thursday, Roemer hammered Obama on a number of different fronts, including bringing up the presidents academic experience and legal background when the Republican attacked Obama on the American military operations against Libya.

Although he is a self-proclaimed constitutional lawyer, instructor and lecturer, the president would not answer the question on the constitutionality of the War Powers Act in regard to our actions in Libya, insisted Roemer, pointing to the presidents comments to the press on Wednesday. It was an unfortunate display as he said he didnt even have [time] to get to that question. The president proclaimed that we acted under a strong mandate from the United Nations, and we went in with no troops on the ground in a supportive role."

Roemer, who has been a bank president in Louisiana since leaving politics, also took aim at Obamas record on the economy and jobs.

"I recognize that I've been out of the governor's office awhile, but in that time I've been creating jobs.So here's some advice -- free of charge -- for the president, said Roemer. Jobs growth doesnt come from the government, so government cant overtly fix it. The government can, however, create an atmosphere of growth by deregulation and permanent tax cuts. Read the Ronald Reagan playbook.

"Temporary tax cuts are always a risk and the business community will not count them as done. Regulations are the new taxes. Go back to all regulations placed on the books since Jan. 1, 2008, and take them off, Roemer advised Obama. Then, review them all if you want to and put back on the books only those regulations that pertain to improving safety and that have a positive cost-benefit ratio. Essentially, you need to be doing the exact opposite of what you're doing now.

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