Politics | Barack Obama Obama Thanks Romney for 'Assist' Laugh line goes over well in Massachusetts By Kevin Spak Posted May 19, 2011 8:20 AM CDT Copied President Barack Obama waves as he greets people in the crowd after speaking at a campaign fundraising event, in Boston, Wednesday, May 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) President Obama held a pair of fundraisers in Boston last night, and in both he tried out a new jab at Mitt Romney, saying that he'd passed health care reform "with a little assist from the former governor of Massachusetts." Both swipes drew laughter, notes the Washington Examiner. Obama has delighted in linking his would-be presidential rival to a law the Republican base despises, and rumor has it that he's itching to face Romney in the general election. Read These Next NC mom missing for 24 years doesn't want to be found. BBC apologizes after racial slur heard at BAFTAs. Deepak Chopra to Jeffrey Epstein: 'Bring your girls.' Photos of Jack Hughes' toothless grin are instant classics. Report an error