Because George W Wasn't a Big Enough Idiot/Ass/Jerk/Slimebag for the GOP

You probably already know about Mitt's remarks in Israel to the effect that they're so much better off financially than the Palestinians because they're Jews, and that means they know how to make money.

In a salute to Israel's economic growth, Romney compared the GDP of his hosts to that of the Palestinian territories as though they were just any old neighboring countries. "As you come here and you see the GDP per capita, for instance, in Israel which is about $21,000 dollars, and compare that with the GDP per capita just across the areas managed by the Palestinian Authority, which is more like $10,000 per capita, you notice such a dramatically stark difference in economic vitality," he said.

Romney (who actually grossly overestimated Palestinian GDP) made no mention of the Israeli occupation, and its restrictions over Palestinian life.
  TPM

Hey, that only proves his point. If the Palestinians were half as glorious as the Israelis, they wouldn't be in that spot.

He also said this:

“Do you realize what health care spending is as a percentage of the GDP in Israel? Eight percent. You spend eight percent of GDP on health care. You’re a pretty healthy nation,” he said Monday at a breakfast fundraiser, according to the New York Times. “We spend 18 percent of our GDP on health care, 10 percentage points more. [...] We have to find ways — not just to provide health care to more people, but to find ways to fund and manage our health care costs.”
  TPM

Wow. How do they do it?

Israel contains costs by adopting a very centralized, government-run health care system.

[...]

Reformed in 1995 on the basis of a European model, Israelis are forced to buy insurance from one of several competing not-for-profit plans, which are heavily regulated by the government, according to the journal Health Affairs. The state requires them to cover everyone regardless of health status, and establishes a broad benefits package insurance policies must provide, updated annually by a committee of appointed experts. The government pays the full cost of these policies, mostly through higher taxes. The state also caps the level of annual revenue hospitals can earn from an insurance plan. Care is largely delivered through government-owned facilities; there are private providers, but they tend to charge more.

Yeah, he didn't mention that, either.

And, PS, in case you think he's limiting his derrogation to the Palestinians, and praising the worthiness of the Israelis alone, catch this...

"And as I come here and I look out over this city and consider the accomplishments of the people of this nation, I recognize the power of at least culture and a few other things," Romney said, citing an innovative business climate, the Jewish history of thriving in difficult circumstances and the "hand of providence." He said similar disparity exists between neighboring countries, like Mexico and the United States.
  AP