On vacation with Mitch Romney
June 28th, 2007 by COD
The white Chevy station wagon with the wood paneling was overstuffed with suitcases, supplies, and sons when Mitt Romney climbed behind the wheel to begin the annual 12-hour family trek from Boston to Ontario.
Before beginning the drive, Mitt Romney put Seamus, the family’s hulking Irish setter, in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon’s roof rack. He’d built a windshield for the carrier, to make the ride more comfortable for the dog.
WTF? As far as I can tell, this is a pro Romney puff piece in the Boston Globe. They think this is a good thing? Whatever slim chance he had at being president just died. At least in the movie Vacation when they strapped Grandma to the roof she was already dead. Dogs really shouldn’t be running around unrestrained in the back of pick up trucks, they certainly should not be tied to the roof the car.
Nov 2008 is a long way off, but it’s looking more and more like we’d better get used to saying Madam President. I just don’t see any of the bafoons running for the Republicans having a shot.
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[...] Thanks to Chris for pointing out this puff piece on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. In it, it describes Romney packing up the family for a summer trip: Before beginning the drive, Mitt Romney put Seamus, the family’s hulking Irish setter, in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon’s roof rack. He’d built a windshield for the carrier, to make the ride more comfortable for the dog. [...]
Shocking, really. One of the reasons we bought a mini-van (it predates our kids) was to get our greyhounds climate control. Previously, they rode in the back of a truck that had a camper shell (and carpet – they’re generally spoiled). On one summer trip from Northern to Southern California, we couldn’t leave until 8pm, because we thought it was to hot back there. That poor dog!
When we were researching what kind of dogs to get, we read a Q&A on a greyhound site: Q: How much does it cost to adopt a greyhound? A: $200 for each dog, and $20K for the minivan to drive them around in.
I realize we probably all need to get used to saying “Madam President”
Damn right you do! And, we’ll all be better off for it. You know very well that the country needs a one hell of a serious bitch-slap.
He tied his dog to the ROOF of his car for a long trip? Is he kidding??? Well, he just lost the support of the Humane Society.