Mitt Romney praises Meg Whitman as she prepares to lay off 30,000 workers

If Mitt Romney shares Meg Whitman's vision of "Jobs for America" ... you'd better watch out.
(Brian Snyder/Reuters) Meg Whitman never said she liked to fire people, but on the same day that news of her plans to lay off 30,000 Hewlett-Packard employees leaked to the press, Mitt Romney felt inspired to lavish praise on her managerial skills and to wistfully lament that she lost her gubernatorial campaign:

I wish Californians had elected Meg Whitman. She would have been more successful and explained to Californians the need to cut back on spending and eliminate unnecessary programs.

Well, Mitt, the good news is that after you follow Whitman's lead and lose in November, you too can head back to the private sector and fire tens of thousands of workers. You know, job creation.