George Will: "Romney is losing in a big way."

[Avalux]

He doesn't understand why Romney is letting this drag on, why he just doesn't get everything out in the open and deal with it.

Mary Matalin just declared that the American people don't care about where Romney has his money or how much he's paid in taxes. They only care about their own bank accounts and their own tax rate.

Carville just piped up and said that once the furniture is mildewed, you have to throw it out. Bain is going to be a net loser for Romney from here on out.

Fun stuff on ABC with Georgie.

[WCGreen]

1. With those three yakkin' at each other...

No thanks, but thanks for giving us the skinny on what goes on in that particular zoo...

[Avalux]

6. It's actually good.

Will just asked Matalin why Romney was ok with giving 23 years of tax returns to McCain, but won't release them to the American people. Her response (after a moment of trying to figure out what to say) was that releasing the tax returns won't create jobs.

[BeyondGeography]

12. Releasing the tax returns won't create jobs?

Good one...

[treestar]

18. It won't outsource them either

[Jessy169]

53. releasing the tax returns won't create jobs

That is hilarious! When totally confused and when there is simply no possible way to spin a believable lie, fall back on the tried-and-true talking point regardless of whether it has anything to do with the subject at hand or not. What a farce.

[Skidmore]

2. Who knew?

Mitt has mildewed furniture. There has to be a way to work that into an ad.

BTW, someone is going to have to put Matalin's eyes back in her head by the time this panel is over. The more she tries to push BS the further her eyes bug out.

[txwhitedove]

3. Hahahahahaha.....

[Avalux]

4. I like the analogy too. Would make an interesting ad. n/t

[chelsea0011]

8. She asked if Romney released his taxes, would it create 2 jobs

Nice to see she has a handle on the story and what it means.


But her and Carville on the same show sitting next to each other. Her looks at him when he speaks are priceless.

[SDjack]

52. It could create a couple of Prosecutor and legal clerk jobs. n/t

[msanthrope]

39. It's Carville's job to push things back in her....

I'm talking about her bugging-out eyes, of course....

[progressoid]

47. Eww eww eww.

[Kahuna]

5. Yeah, it's good. Matthew Dowd really stuck it to mittens

on not releasing his taxes.

[Tennessee Gal]

7. Mary lives in right wing la la land.

Never understood her and Carville together.

[eShirl]

42. the only way to explain it

I think, is what we used to call grudge sex

[nolabear]

43. They're having a ball, mark my words. Two happy political animals.

If they were cuter they'd remind me of Tracey and Hepburn. Well, and had more charisma, though honestly I like them both in spite of the politics. They have more fun than anybody.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

44. I saw them at the airport once...

They didn't speak to or acknowledge one another the entire hour they were just sitting across from us.

[Tom Ripley]

49. It's a well-paying game for them (with real world consequences for the rest of us)

I detest both of those vile creatures

[gollygee]

9. The longer it gets dragged out, the better

It just makes him look like more of a liar and a cheat. Eventually everything will come out, and it'll look bad, but the longer it takes, the worse it will look and the less time they'll have to try to attempt some damage control. I hope he keeps dragging his heels.

[Avalux]

10. What I'm enjoying is watching the GOP argue amongst themselves.

Some are calling for Romney to come clean, while others are trying (foolishly) to defend him. For a party that's usually in lockstep, this is great.

[Spazito]

11. I really wish there was a stipulation on MSM talking head shows that...

Matalin and Carvelle NOT appear on the same show at the same time. It makes the show suck, imo.

[NRaleighLiberal]

13. Thanks...some of you watch and report so I don't have to!

I just can't put myself through it - haven't watched a Sunday morning talking heads show in at least 5 years.

But I do appreciate those of you brave enough (patient enough?) to dive in for the rest of us!

[Avalux]

17. I usually don't watch, but couldn't help myself this morning.

I just had to hear how these people would defend Romney. To my delight, Will isn't.

[NRaleighLiberal]

20. glad to hear it...will wonders cease!

have a great day...out to water the garden!

[Avalux]

21. You too!

I'm about to cut the grass; my garden is done for the summer.

[coalition_unwilling]

14. Why whatever could Carville mean? The Romneys hire help to handle

their "mildewed furniture".

So I guess Carville was speaking figuratively

[Skidmore]

16. Still a good metaphor.

[coalition_unwilling]

30. The only question is whether the furniture in this case is

Romney's tenure at Bain (iow, Romney's furniture) or Romney himself (the Republicans' furniture).



It's a delicious ambiguity worth savoring like a glass of fine wine.

[magical thyme]

46. the Romney's don't *have* mildewed furniture. They *are* mildewed

furniture.

Time for the GOP to throw them out, but good luck with that. They're the 1%ers choice. It's their turn. They could probably buy the GOP stock, lock and barrel. And it's their turn.

Picture a cane coming across the stage, hooking Mitten's neck and dragging him kicking and screaming away....

[Kahuna]

15. Oy! Will compared mittens to the Ford Edsal (a bad product) and Dowd

continues to bash mitt on both his secrecy (lack of a cogent plan). Mitt is getting hammered pretty bad.

[riverwalker]

19. Carvilles moldy mildew furniture

Romneys Bain credentials:

[Avalux]

22. Ewww....gross!

Wish I had the skills to turn that into an anti-Romney graphic.

[DCBob]

23. I watched most of the morning shows today and it looks bad for Mittens.

Romney's defenders had no clear answers and some Republicans were even being critical of how he is handling this as did George Will. Not sure how this will play out but the last few days have been a killer politically for Mr Rmoney.

Kudos to the Obama campaign!

[Avalux]

24. I agree. Meanwhile, Mitt is holed up in seclusion at his home (one of them).

That can't play well with his base; they want a pit bull to go after Obama and Mitt isn't it.

[DCBob]

26. cowering under his silk sheets no doubt.

He's starting to realize he has met his match.

[gollygee]

28. He doesn't strike me as someone who would cower

He strikes me as someone who would be offended that someone would hold him to the same standards as everyone else. How dare anyone expect him to follow the law? The law is made for common people, not people like him. How dare anyone even ask him to explain himself?

[Avalux]

29. He's probably thrown a few good temper tantrums.

Can't you just see him....face red and eyes bulging; yelling and screaming and throwing things because things aren't going his way?

[DCBob]

31. You may be right..

Your descirption does fit his personality. I suspect he's extremely pissed and frustrated because he simply does not know what to do. Maybe instead of cowering.. he's beating his dog.

[magical thyme]

48. thank dog he no longer has a dog.

Seamus made a run for it, remember?

Hope he's not beating his horse. Husband horses have pretty thick hides and tend toward bomb proof, but even they have limits to what they can and should be expected to endure for a living.

[KharmaTrain]

45. Even Better...He's Blowing The Country...

Willard's gonna find our jobs at the Olympics in London...then go on a Nat Lamp style European vacation. He won't have to deal with the Bain mess...he'll be doing photo ops and issuing sound bite from afar. He'll look "so presidential".

The chickenshit is hoping he can stonewall it being found out that he's a tax cheat and still earns big coin from his Bain dealings. I hope he continues to avoid disclosure...or to defend vulture capitalism.

[JHB]

25. Well, George, it's really not that tough to understand...

Republicans have been pretty successful at squelching scandals by simply putting up a brazen front and stonewalling until the media is afraid of looking like they have "liberal bias" and Demcorats are afraid of looking "partisan" and let the matter drop.

Mitt did it himself, successfully, on this very subject, when he ran for governor of Massachusetts and won.

Now that dynamic is breaking down, but he's still depending on the castle walls to keep the mob out.

[Zyzafyx]

27. Oh Yes!

If he breaks 200 electiral vote, I will be very surprised.

[lpbk2713]

32. This is Romney's "Walter Cronkite Moment"

Just like it was all over for LBJ when Uncle Walter said we are losing the Viet Nam war.


Give it up Mittens, it's no use. Throw in the towel
now and save a lot of money and disappointment.

[snot]

34. Let him keep fighting. At least his backers are creating jobs in the p.r. industry.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

33. NOTE to Mary Matalin:

The American people DO care about their own bank accounts and their own tax rate.

The ALSO care about where Romney has his money or how much he's paid in taxes, because UNTIL HE PROVES OTHERWISE, he is carrying the stench of a man who has SOMETHING TO HIDE.

[kentuck]

37. Who in the hell is she trying to convince??

The American people or herself??

[Amerigo Vespucci]

50. I'll take "What is herself" for $500, Alex.

[Mz Pip]

35. Attack Rmoney on his strengths

Isn't that what Karl Rove taught us to do?

Rmoney's strength is that he was a successful business man so that where the focus should be.

I'm so glad to see the Democrats finally playing hardball just like Rove has done for the Republicans. It's kind of funny to hear them whining about it, how we should leave Mitwit's business career alone, that it isn't relevant.

Of course it's relevant. It's what he's been running on. It's his supposed strength and that's what we are bringing to light.

[AlbertCat]

40. Democrats finally playing hardball just like Rove has done

Except Dems aren't lying and making stuff up. Dems aren't taking a situation and turning it on its head to make it appear like something else. Dems are not "swiftboating" at all. They are just pointing out facts. So it's really NOTHING like Rove.

[NoMittens]

36. I am lovin' this!

more now! more now! more now!

[Motown_Johnny]

38. He also referenced the "Edsel" when talking about marketing and it seemed

to me that he was calling Rmoney a political Edsel.

[Avalux]

41. Yep; a loser. No matter how he's marketed, Romney is a loser. n/t

[patrice]

51. Yeah Mary, Americans are too stupid to know that their own bank accounts, their own taxes are

affected by the BIG players.



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