He also refused to back down from his characterization of Social Security as a "Ponzi scheme".
He rejected Mr. Perry's characterization of Social Security, saying that the program needed to be fixed, not dismantled.
Last night, when Perry defended his book's characterization of Social Security as "a Ponzi scheme" and a "monstrous lie," Romney pounced, and in the eyes of many observers won the debate.
This year, I succeeded in formulating a precise characterization of what security policies can be enforced by the broad class of enforcement mechanisms that work by monitoring system execution and halting it when the policy is about to be violated.
There were three groups of settlements based on the characterization of livelihood security strategies used by pastoral herders.
Britain has not joined the Schengen area, and the English Channel is a major barrier, but its border controls are still ineffective, due to the EU principle of free movement, human rights protections, and politicized mis-characterization of border security as prejudicial.
A similar glibness undercuts the characterization of Michel, a Haitian security guard who stoically tracks Mal through the night, hoping to get one good shot at him.
Contrary to Mr. Grim's characterization of Pete Peterson as an "anti-Social Security advocate," Pete and his foundation strongly believe that Social Security must be preserved and protected.
Some people briefed on the matter dispute that characterization, noting that the reports were briefly halted because of security concerns.
One factor that helps power this message is the characterization of the Bush-McCain Republican national security policies as "reckless" and "extreme".
