Romney on law school loans

I don't think he's said anything since the primaries. But the debates are coming up. And student loans are not such a good issue for him. President Obama has pushed legislation and signed executive orders to make loans cheaper, and Romney's response: "Borrow money from your parents." Not sure either the parents or the kids loved that suggestion.

So what's a losing presidential candidate to do? One possibility is to stop saying "no" to student loans and start saying "yes, but." 

When President Obama attacks Romney on the issue, here's a possible response: "I support making loans available to young people trying to go to college, working hard to make a better life for themselves and their families. But you can't go spending taxpayer money willy-nilly. President Obama and his Dep't of Education apparently think we need more lawyers in this country. So his Administration has been falling all over themselves to give out money to people who want to be lawyers, and guess what -- you don't even have to pay it back. Now I understand President Obama used to be a constitutional law professor, and has a lot of trial lawyers supporting his campaign. But he has no experience running a business or creating jobs.

You can't keep spending money and running up the deficit like there's no tomorrow. If you're going to invest money in young people, invest it in engineers, in scientists, in entrepreneurs. People who create jobs. Not more lawyers who destroy jobs. If I'm President, that's going to change."

Now I would hope that Obama would respond in part with a defense of the role of lawyers in our society, in doing things like getting justice for victims of corporate misconduct and helping businesses grow and create jobs. But at least this might put Romney on stronger ground.