having an impact. jonathan, mitt romney issued a statement saying, in part, i commend the house of representatives for voting to block an obama administration rule that would have permitted waivers of the work requirement at the heart of the bipartisan 1996 welfare reform act. they have debunked this a couple times. why does mitt romney keep going down that road? apparently it works well with the people he s hoping will come out and vote for him. think about it. we re talking about the statement he put out about the work requirement in welfare. remember what he was caught on tape saying at that boca raton fund-raiser back in may, disparaging, belittling 47% of the american people he says voted for president obama, and who would not be amenable to his message of tax cuts because they re dependent and have no