Strapping the dog to the roof of your car?

for a twelve-hour drive?

Presidential?

… NOT!

Romney’s Cruel Canine Vacation - TIME

The incident: dog excrement found on the roof and windows of the Romney station wagon. How it got there: Romney strapped a dog carrier — with the family dog Seamus, an Irish Setter, in it — to the roof of the family station wagon for a twelve hour drive from Boston to Ontario, which the family apparently completed, despite Seamus’s rather visceral protest.

Muskie had his tears, Gary Hart his beef (or lack thereof), Dukakis his tank, …

Will this be Romney’s gag-inducing gaffe? A candidate can recover from a mistake. He can even recover (I think) from something illegal. But, “a man in that position cannot afford to be made to look ridiculous.” *

And the whole connection to National Lampoon’s Family Vacation?

“We’re not morons, we’re Romneys.”

Comments

  1. Redhand wrote:

    Yeah, but the mutt was an Irish setter, the stupidest, most excitable breed on the planet. Then again, it’s probably perfect for Mitt.

    Posted 27 Jun 2007 at 10:53 pm

  2. canuckistani wrote:

    I’m just glad he had enough seats for his kids.

    Posted 28 Jun 2007 at 8:51 am

  3. Davebo wrote:

    He originally planned to board the dog but Gitmo was at capacity.

    Hence we need to double Gitmo…

    Posted 28 Jun 2007 at 9:17 am

  4. commissar wrote:

    Not even Mitt would waterboard a dog!

    Posted 28 Jun 2007 at 10:28 am

  5. Dreggas wrote:

    I second RedHand, setters are dumb as a post and yeah I got the Nat’l Lampoon reference when I read the article. Plain hysterical.

    Posted 28 Jun 2007 at 12:56 pm

  6. Bill from INDC wrote:

    Dude, he lost me when he said his favorite book was Battlefield Earth.

    When Frank Luntz showed that his focus group loved Romney in the debate where he fumbled and Giuliani won, I couldn’t believe it.

    Posted 28 Jun 2007 at 7:43 pm

  7. Alon Levy wrote:

    FSM.

    The guy combines the competence of Bush, the consistency of Kerry, the character of (either) Clinton, and the intelligence of Quayle. He’s a Republican Kucinich, only with enough money to pretend to be serious.

    Posted 29 Jun 2007 at 4:38 am

  8. John the Marine wrote:

    The guy combines the competence of Bush, the consistency of Kerry, the character of (either) Clinton, and the intelligence of Quayle. He’s a Republican Kucinich, only with enough money to pretend to be serious.

    Alon, the above analysis is truly a gem and illustrates your tremendous insight into the man, and his politics. Keep up the good work.

    Posted 29 Jun 2007 at 6:39 am

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