Conservatives Freak Out Over Romney’s Kryptonite: Money Mitt Romney

[City Lights]

Benjy Sarlin January 20, 2012, 5:28 AM

Sometimes Mitt Romney can seem like Superman versus the rest of the GOP field, more powerful than a locomotive against President Obama, able to leap fundraising targets in a single bound. But like the Man of Steel, he has a glaring weakness that instantly negates his abilities on contact. It’s green, hard to come by, and his opponents are always plotting new schemes to use it against him. No, not Kryptonite — money.

In Thursday’s debate he awkwardly stumbled over questions about his tax returns, at one point drawing boos from the audience for wavering on whether he’d release multiple years.

For those watching Romney on the trail, the awkward response was nothing new. In the span of just a few short weeks, Romney has had a parade of cringe-inducing moments: “pink slips,” “I like being able to fire people,” “quiet rooms,” and claiming his $375k-a-year speaking fees are “not very much” are all moments he’d probably rather forget.

Conservatives are becoming increasingly concerned about the issue as the general election grows closer and as Romney faces a renewed round of pressure to release his tax returns.

Read the entire piece at TPM.com

[Enrique]

1. I know how Mitt can overcome this problem

he should keep saying that everyone is jealous.

Or as Mexican Mitt would say, "You poor people are simply YEALOUS of my REECHES" https://twitter.com/#!/MexicanMitt

[geckosfeet]

2. Mitt Rmoney. How much more obvious can a name be?