A question of character

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Willard "Mittens" Romney is set to attend a fundraiser today with the race-baiting Birther King himself, Donald Trump.

The Obama campaign is out with a new video today comparing and contrasting Romney’s refusal to distance himself from Trump with John McCain’s 2008 willingness to stand up to extremist voices within his own party. In the video, Romney senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom claims: “A candidate can’t be responsible for everything that their supporters say.”

Of course, Donald Trump isn’t merely a “supporter.” Trump is a leading Romney surrogate and fundraiser.

Steve Benen tallies up the times Romney has failed to stand up to the right.

Chris Cillizza writes about Mitt Romney’s losing gamble on Donald Trump.

Video below the fold.

UPDATE: Eugene Robinson makes the point that I keep making here about the pathological liar, Willard "Mittens" Romney. Romney's Pants on Fire:

There are those who tell the truth. There are those who distort the truth. And then there’s Mitt Romney.

Every political campaign exaggerates and dissembles. This practice may not be admirable — it’s surely one reason so many Americans are disenchanted with politics — but it’s something we’ve all come to expect. Candidates claim the right to make any boast or accusation as long as there’s a kernel of veracity in there somewhere.

Even by this lax standard, Romney too often fails. Not to put too fine a point on it, he lies. Quite a bit.

UPDATE: The Obama campaign's Stephanie Cutter: “Mitt Romney’s continued embrace of Donald Trump and refusal to condemn his disgraceful conspiracy theories demonstrates his complete lack of moral leadership.”