DAVID GREENE, HOST:
Lets stay with money and politics. On the campaign trail, President Obama and Mitt Romney have been feuding recently over the deficit. At issue is just how to characterize the Obama administrations record on spending. Depending on who you listen to, the president is either an out of control spender or hes down right stingy. NPRs Tamara Keith reports.
TAMARA KEITH, BYLINE:
For whatever reason, both Romney and President Obama chose campaign stops in Iowa to talk about the debt and deficit, and the setting seemed to inspire some unusually vivid language.
MITT ROMNEY:
A prairie fire of debt is sweeping across Iowa and across the nation.
KEITH:
This is Romney on May 15th in Des Moines.
ROMNEY:
And rather than putting out that spending fire, hes been feeding it. He has spent more and borrowed more.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA:
But you know, he left out some facts. You know, his speech was more like a cow pie of distortion.
SOURCE Obama Fires Back On Spending Accusations : NPR.