Charles Pierce: Two Romneys, Over Easy

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/30021-focus-two-romneys-over-easy

The handsome fellow in the far booth hadn't visited the Cafe for a while. He was dressed impeccably. His clothes cut like a knife and, yes, his hair was perfect. He ordered up a glass of orange juice and some turkey bacon. We were happy to see him again.

Well, I was concerned that her comments really smacked of politicization of the terrible tragedies that are going on there. When she said, "Look, we're not going to have mass incarcerations in the future, it's like, what is she referring to? We don't have mass incarcerations in America. Individuals are brought before tribunals, and they have counsel. They're given certain rights. Are we not going to lock people up who commit crimes? Is that what she's suggesting? I thought it was a very inappropriate thing for her to do, and I think it was political in nature to try and get more support in the African-American community, and I think it was a big mistake on her part and simply wrong.

God, sometimes I miss it. The patrician ignorance of how the world works for most of his fellow citizens. The haughty disdain for anyone who disagrees with him. The stilted vocabulary -- "tribunals"? Really? Who talks like that? And, ultimately, the obvious disappointment that the presidency is an elective office.

[Hekate]

1. Ha! I love Charles Pierce's take on the Romney psyche. Very well done...

My husband and I both remember Mitt's father -- now there was a man to respect. George Romney's religion was a personal matter, rather like Harry Reid, and I could definitely live with that in a candidate. But the son? Mitt is just one huge ball of entitlement in every part of his life, and that is an awfully unattractive feature.