By PHILIP ELLIOTT
Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Republicans angling for President Barack Obama’s job compared him to a one-term Democratic president and a Democratic vice president who fell short in his bid to win the presidency.
Appearing before conservatives who hold huge sway in the GOP presidential nomination fight, a stream of would-be GOP candidates called Obama weak and suggested they alone possess the talents needed to beat him and lead a country in crisis.
In unrelenting attacks on Obama, the lineup of potential contenders took on the president’s economic team, his advisers and even the first lady’s vegetable garden. They did little to mask their disdain for the man they hope to replace.