Mitt Romney screws up again... sigh...

Ok, now it's starting to get old. At first, I liked watching the Republican candidates say a bunch of completely nonsensical things as much as the next guy. It seriously was some of the most entertaining television for several months. Unfortunately, it's starting to get old.

This past week alone, Rick Santorum lost his cool when he was asked whether he said Mitt Romney was the worst republican in the country (he kinda did),  and both Santorum and Gingrich (once again) completely misinterpreted President Obama's words calling for solidarity in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting.

http://live.drjays.com/index.php/2012/03/27/rick-santorum-loses-temper-calls-nyt-reporters-question-bullshit/

However, the most publicized gaffe came when, during a national interview, Romney's adviser Eric Ferhnstrom compared the Romney campaign to an etch-a-sketch, in that "you can kinda shake it up and restart all over again."

Opponents of Romney quickly took to the offensive, claiming that this proved that Romney didn't really care about the issues, and would say anything to win. Quite frankly, given Romney's past statements, his opponents are correct.

The reveal of these details severely hurts Romney's ethos, as he will not portray the idea of an ethical, moral president, but rather a person who will stop at nothing to gain power, even if it means lying to the people.

At this point in time though, it appears that these comments will not affect the outcome of the republican primary, as Rick Santorum must win 70% of the remaining primaries to win the nomination. Astonishingly, this could even be considered good kairos. While the statement was ill-advised, it could have come earlier in the race, and destroyed Romney's campaign. However, since the comment was made so late in the process, it doesn't look like Romeny will be affected.

But this whole etch-a-sketch thing isn't all bad. In fact, there is now a fun new website, etchasketchmittromney.com, in which one can see numerous Romney flip-flops on an etch-a-sketch.

And, etch-a-sketch sales have risen 3000% since the comment was made. Romney inadvertently helped out the economy!

Seriously though, it's getting frustrating listening to these guys. Of course, funny Rick Santorum photos never get old.