Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan courted the religious conservatives at the “Values Voters Summit.” That’s poorly named—there is no summit and there are no values. The problem is that there are voters, and a lot of them. Paul Ryan spoke in person. Mitt Romney appeared in a video message. That’s fine—the real live Mitt Romney doesn’t seem any more real or alive than a video message anyway. Besides, the video exudes more warmth than he does, and it’s more likely to answer questions.
Religious conservatives are more driven to vote out of fear of President Obama than by enthusiasm for Mitt Romney. While it’s crazy to be afraid of Obama, you could argue that it would be even crazier to be enthusiastic for Mitt Romney. If they were that afraid of Obama, you’d think that they would have nominated a more electable alternative than Mitt Romney. It all goes to show that you really shouldn’t make important decisions when you’re frightened.
Rick Santorum told people at the Values Voters Summit that “We will never have the elite smart people on our side.” If he meant to make air quotes when he said “elite smart people,” he forgot to do it. It came out sounding like Rick actually meant to say “We’re dumb and we’re proud of it.” Either he really meant that, or he was too dumb to phrase it any other way.
Politico has a story about how the Romney campaign has stumbled recently. As you might expect, it’s a very long article. Romney has taken a very active role in shaping his own campaign. There’s a red flag right there. At least George Bush had enough sense not to let George Bush get involved.
Mitt Romney says our embassies wouldn’t have been attacked if he were president. When asked yesterday if that is true, conservative guru George Will said that during elections the “great superstition” about the power of the US president “reaches an apogee and becomes a national narcissism.” George! Remember who you’re talking to! No big words! I think the only reason George Will isn’t drummed out of the Republican Party is that they can’t understand what he’s saying.
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