Roemer Wants To Scrub Away Corruption

Buddy Roemer doesn't play by anybody else's rules.

The Republican candidate has established his campaign in New Hampshire as he moves towards the presidential nomination – less than $100 at a time.

He sat down with Primary Patch at The Draft in Concord on Wednesday to share his views on how we can turn America around.

The former congressman and governor from Louisiana has made a platform against corruption in government, campaigns and businesses.

His focus on cleaning up Washington includes getting behind the ears of the federal budget and washing away the mistakes the country keeps repeating in economics and foreign policy.

Roemer takes a stand against special interest money and massive donations from large organizations and businesses looking to gain favor from their politicians.

“The political system is corrupt, it is based on money,” said Roemer. “Is that the way we pick our president? By how many checks they get?”

He explained that the nation is in trouble and it is going to take efforts from all sides to get us back on track again.

“Im looking for Republicans, Independents, Democrats, who are individually-minded and who are not hooked into business as usual,” he said. “I'm a warrior and I'm proud to be in New Hampshire, but business as usual is not gonna get it."

On the national economy, Roemer said he would reduce federal spending by $141 billion a year and would work to make government more like a businesses. He said he would make it fast, focused, flexible and even friendly.

He said that the economic situation in Greece should be a warning to America if big changes are not made in policies.

His foreign policy would be less focused on putting troops in other countries and more focused on rebuilding our economy to make the country a powerhouse to be reckoned with.

When asked about President Obama's biggest accomplishment and biggest failure, Roemer said that Obama excelled in getting elected, but his greatest failure was that there was no change.

Whether it is regulators being in bed with oil drillers, or lobbyists in Washington, Romer is looking for a cleaner, more accountable government.

“Corruption is when a check gets ahead of a good idea, and that is natural in Washington,” he said.

We will have video with more from Buddy Roemer tomorrow.