Manic Moves and Drowsy Dreams

Mitt Romney thought it would be a good idea to mock President Obama about being out of touch. Scott Lehigh of The Boston Globe has a little advice for Romney on his current course of action:

There’s an old caution that applies here, Mitt. People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Or, to update the axiom: People who plan to live in 11,000-square-foot beach homes with car elevators should think twice before accusing others of being out of touch. Particularly when aforementioned people shrug off $374,000 in speaking fees as “not very much.’’ Or off-handedly challenge political rivals to $10,000 bets.

In other words, I don’t think you’d fare that well debating who’s in touch and who’s not with Barack Obama. (Or even, for that matter, with Dr. Livingstone.) In fact, I’d dial back the denim-clad regular guy who identifies with the plight of everyday families schtick, too. As a long-time Ann fan, I hope (with apologies to the Everly Brothers), that she always drives a couple of Cadillacs. But remember the scornful reaction in 1994 when she tried to strike a common chord by saying that, during your student days, the two of you sometimes had to sell stock to get by?

Classic. I don’t know how many times I had to sell stock to get by when I was in college.