Romney: Obama not concerned about jobless

Associated Press

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio

A defiant Mitt Romney brushed aside more calls for the release of his tax returns Wednesday and instead accused President Barack Obama of protecting his job at the expense of millions of unemployed Americans.

Intensifying his attacks as Obama focused on official meetings in Washington, the Republican presidential candidate told an overflowing Ohio crowd that the Democrat hasn’t met with his jobs council in more than six months. In that time, however, Romney says Obama had 100 fundraisers.

“His priority is not creating jobs for you,” Romney declared in Bowling Green. “His priority is trying to keep his own job. And that’s why he’s going to lose it.”

For the often-reserved Romney, the fiery rhetoric marks an aggressive shift as he struggles to answer questions about his business career and personal tax returns. The former businessman, who would be among the nation’s wealthiest presidents if elected, has broken from tradition so far, having released just one year of income-tax returns.