Romney Backers Explain Past Criticism of Him

Republicans have been assailing President Obama and his re-election team for days for pointedly – and they say unfairly — questioning the private equity experience of Mitt Romney. But on Sunday, three prominent Republicans were called to answer for their own past criticisms of the former Massachusetts governor.

Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor and a rival of Mr. Romneys in the 2008 Republican presidential primary, had painted a dim picture during that campaign of the former governors economic policies and the health care program he put in...