Mitt Romney is Successful
Or: If You Question Mitt Romney, You Question America

LOL

Wow. At first I was so relieved that the likely GOP candidate did not come from the lunatic wing of the party that I really didn't notice how genuinely terrible that guy is.

So, in this clip, Romney repeatedly tells us how "successful" he's been. (He also claims to have done it on his own because he (allegedly) didn't inherit any money from his parents. (I wonder whether he put himself through his elite grade schools and prep schools? And Harvard law and business school? Wonder whether his father had any business or political connections? Wonder whether that stuff counts? The thing about the truly rich is that they swim in such an ocean of advantage that they don't even notice it.).

But the most awesome part comes at about the 5:15 mark, where Romney, is trying to sleaze out of releasing his tax returns. At that point he informs us that folks who want to see those returns "want to make it more difficult for a campaign to be successful."

So let's make this perfectly clear: if you want to know whether or not someone is spinning and sleazing their way to victory/wealth, you are "trying to make it more difficult" for them to be "successful." An attempt to discover whether or not someone is playing by the rules is an attempt to stand in the way of their success.

Of course, this is a guy who thinks that only envy could drive people to question the amassing of obscene amounts of wealth, largely by helping (in effect) to convert manufacturing jobs into retail jobs.

And, as DougJ says: props to King for pushing Romney on this bullshit. The part where King notes that Romney's own father established the standard, and explained why releasing just a few years' worth isn't sufficient was gold. Romney's sleazy response was astonishing, even by his standards.