Gov. Sununu: Obama still not ready to be president

Mitt Romney’s campaign welcomed Vice President Biden to New Hampshire on Thursday by blasting his policies as arrogant and his boss as unprepared to lead the nation.

Biden was in Exeter, N.H., on Thursday to hold a town hall meeting for Obama’s reelection campaign, just as the general election is shifting into high gear. Romney’s campaign dispatched former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu (R) and two other local Romney supporters to argue that Biden and Obama’s leadership have damaged the economy.

“I’m just thrilled that Vice President Biden is coming to New Hampshire,” Sununu said. “Every time he shows up it gives us a really visible opportunity to talk about the tremendous failures of the Obama-Biden administration.”

He also went after Obama and Biden on their personal finances, chiding them for not giving as much to charity as Romney does. Sununu said Romney donated 15 percent of his income last year to charity.

Sununu said he usually disagrees with what Biden says, with one notable exception in 2007, during the Democratic primary, when Biden said Obama wasn’t ready for the presidency.

“Even with three years in office, he’s still demonstrating he still doesn’t have enough experience to be president,” Sununu said.

Sununu accused the White House of waging class warfare and of adopting an arrogant attitude toward tax policy.

“They’re telling people they know better how to spend the money,” Sununu said.

A prominent surrogate who has remained close to the Romney campaign since backing the former Massachusetts governor ahead of New Hampshire’s primary in January, Sununu said the Romney team would be transitioning into general-election mode now that the primary is wrapping up. He said after an initial fundraising push, the campaign would focus on a number of key states as it puts its general-election resources into play.

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