Mitt Romney the A-Hole Among A-Holes

Mitt Romney continues to put his foot in it almost every time he speaks. The latest occurred at a televised town hall meeting in Michigan, where he told a "funny" story about his dad closing a plant there and moving it to Wisconsin: NYT The Caucus. When Dems called him out for his callousness, here was the campaign reply:

"More than 2,000 Chrysler and GM dealerships have closed and 11 car manufacturing plants have been shuttered under President Obama, yet he still considers himself one of our four greatest presidents. Under President Obama, more Americans have lost their jobs, lost their homes and fallen into poverty than at any time since the Great Depression. It’s clear the Democrats will go to any lengths to avoid talking about Obama’s colossal failures, including ginning up fake outrage about a campaign story from 40 years ago involving Mitt Romney’s father."

Lovely GOP obfuscation that really hits all the high notes they have mastered:

1) Unsubstantiated claims: has Obama ever said he is one of the four greatest presidents?
2) Ahistoristicity: a failure to look at the source of the problems he puts at Obama's feet -- namely, eight years of Bush and an obstructionist Republican Congress.
3) Ignoring the Obvious: Obama probably saved the American auto industry against major GOP protests and should be hailed not blamed for their own ineptitude at competing with their Asian and German competitors until the recent resurgence.
4) Sleigh of Hand: rather than answer the charges, he turns the argument to democrats for pointing out the reality that he seems completely out of touch with the average American, an embodiment of all that is wrong with the country and someone willing to say anything that he thinks will get him elected. 

While the Republican primaries have certainly been entertaining, it seems like they should be running for asshole of the year, not President. Any of them could win that honor without much competition ...