About that 47% - UPDATE

Mitt Romney is now facing trouble for saying that Obama support is at 47% and that somehow this is correlated to the percent of those who pay no federal income taxes. I watched the hastily arranged press conference where he sought to defend himself on the issue, and I was not that impressed. I want Romney to win the election, because Obama is a super black hole of incompetence; but his response isn't getting it done.

Here is the speech I wanted to hear.

The 47% of Americans who don't pay federal income taxes are suffering under this administration, nonetheless, and they pay other kinds of taxes, as well. Many of them are paying medicare taxes for a system that is going broke under the President's neglect. His tax cheating Treasury Secretary's response to Paul Ryan's plan to save Medicare, was to say exactly nothing, except to say we don't like yours. Mr. Obama's lack of leadership in this area is appalling. These folks often pay social security taxes as well. Again, the President's party has not a single idea to deal with the coming insolvency of this system. They portray our party as curmudgeons, when it is their stonewalling of reform that has these programs on the fast track to bankruptcy. These folks also pay tax on gasoline, and as the price of gas has skyrocketed so has the gasoline sales tax they pay. They are paying for the administrations hostility to drilling for oil and gas as well, denying them the good jobs a broad recovery would bring. They are paying more for food as the administration's policies, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve's, drive up the prices of the necessities of life.

Most importantly, many of those who aren't paying federal income taxes would love the chance to make enough money to be able to do so. But their opportunities to earn more money have been wrecked because this Obama economy has crushed the creation of millions of new jobs. I believe, and our party believes, that those Americans on food stamps, welfare and unemployment would gladly trade all that in for a decent job. It is the tragedy of this administration that they cannot. I hope to convince many of Obama's current supporters that we can do better, that we must do better if the nation is to restore its hope, its confidence and its place in the world. Thank you and God Bless America.

UPDATE

Anonymous adds the following spot on commentary.

Totally agree. Still, something is wrong. Nothing being done on the fiscal cliff, Sebelius is not in jail, we were attacked again on 9/11, employment is still 8+, Obama is partying in Vegas and on Letterman and it's Romney's campaign in trouble? What alternative universe am I in?