Mitt Romney's Wimp Factor

By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor

Newsweek has really been on a roll this year.  Earlier, one of its covers  proclaimed President Obama the first gay president, for the repeal of don't ask/don't tell, and coming out for same sex marriage.  And now, they've come out with a cover that labels Mitt Romney a "wimp," or maybe just too insecure to be President.  

Michael Tomasky, wrote about Romney:  "He keeps saying these . . . things, these incredibly off-key things. Then he apologizes immediately — with all the sincerity of a hostage. Or maybe he doesn’t: sometimes he whines about the subsequent attacks on him. But the one thing he never does? Man up, double down, take his lumps."

Mitt's spokespeople, of course, dismissed the article.  “If I worried about what the media said I wouldn’t get much sleep,” said Romney. “And I'm able to sleep pretty well.”

Suddenly, the wimp label is starting to stick.  People were very disappointed that Mitt didn't get behind the Chick-fil-a President Dan Cathy, an issue conservatives peg to freedom of speech rather than about gay marriage.  As Newsweek reported, Romney s"aid the issue was not part of the campaign, leaving many to wonder if he was waiting for poll results before deciding which side to support."

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