Don't you just hate it when someone puts words in your mouth? Twice.
And what if that person was runnig to be the most powerful person on the planet?
Yes, Romney lied about Senator Wyden's position on Medicare. Again. From the debate transcript(italics addded):
And, by the way the idea came not even from Paul Ryan or -- or Senator Wyden, who's the co-author of the bill with -- with Paul Ryan in the Senate, but also it came from Bill -- Bill Clinton's chief of staff. This is an idea that's been around a long time, which is saying, hey, let's see if we can't get competition into the Medicare world so that people can get the choice of different plans at lower cost, better quality. I believe in competition.
Of Course, Senator Wyden is not the co-author of ANY bill with Ryan. Never was. In fact, Senators CANNOT co-sponsor House bills.
Romney straight-out lied about that. Senator Wyden's tweet in response:
There he goes again. Romney whitewashes his plan to end Medicare guarantee by saying that I support the Republican bill
Not only that, here is BlueOregon describing the complete break between Wyden and Ryan, even though they shared a paper on the subject.
Let's be clear: There is no "bill" with Wyden and Ryan as co-authors. They wrote up a white paper on Medicare reform that suggested a program that would include a Medicare guarantee. In essence, if the voucher didn't cover the cost of private health care, seniors could come back to Medicare for full coverage.
Ryan rejected that idea and went back to his original Ryan Budget that would put Medicare on a phase-out path. And Wyden spoke out against the Ryan plan and voted against it numerous times.
The first time Romney lied about Wyden being a co-author of Ryan's voucher plan, Wyden said Romney was
"making things up" and "talking nonense".
Telling a lie once makes Romney a liar. Does telling the same lie a second time make him a sociopath?