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GOP Rep. Scott defends Romney, says 'making a profit is not an evil'
GOP Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) warned Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry that their continued attacks on Mitt Romney’s business record would only aid President Obama in the 2012 race, reminding the GOP candidates that “making a profit is not an evil.”
"The winner of the 28-minute commercial is Barack Obama," Scott told Fox News, referring to an ad by Gingrich's camp claiming Romney grew wealthy as CEO of the private-equity and venture-capital firm Bain Capital by firing workers and shuttering American businesses.
The attacks on Romney's work at Bain from Gingrich and Perry have led to a backlash from conservatives concerned the Obama campaign will adopt their criticisms against Romney in the general election. Gingrich and Perry, on the other hand, have argued that their tough attacks will only prepare any eventual nominee for a challenging general-election fight against Obama.
"I would say that my friend Newt has probably not conceded the nomination to Mitt Romney yet, so the whole notion that we should prepare for the general would not be what I would do if I were in one of the other camps," Scott said.
"There's no question that airing out issues early on may work to the benefit of our nominee but we ought not cannibalize ourself," he continued. "Our position should not be on how to eliminate the competition at all expenses, but [what] we should focus on is what we're going to do in order to make sure that Americans turn to the road of prosperity with the trajectory of capitalism, because making a profit is not an evil."
Other South Carolina legislators have echoed Scott's argument. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said that Republicans making attacks on Mitt Romney's time at Bain were "sounding like Democrats."
“Frankly, I’m a little concerned about the few Republicans who have criticized some of what I consider free market principles here,” DeMint said to talk radio host Mark Levin on Wednesday.
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