Karl Rove has now weighed in on Romney's Olympic gaffe. Rove says, in itself, it was not a big deal. But he was dismayed that Romney had taken what was an almost infallible opportunity to say something positive and instead turned it into a major flap that had both the prime minster and the mayor of London slapping him back in public.
He, like Krauthammer in their amazement that Romney would be so inept, don't seem to realize that this is not at all surprising. It is exactly what you can expect from someone with Romney's character, dating all the way back to his prep school days.
Mitt Romney is a self-righteous prig. And all his entrepreneurial success and his vast wealth just reinforce his egoistic opinion of himself.
Newt Gingrich's "cosmic narcissism" is on full display and is unmistakable, even by those who don't know what to call it. Romney's narcissism is harder to spot, because he is so buttoned up. And then it slips out in moments like this.
We also shouldn't be surprised that he has so little capacity for empathy for people who don't share his wealth and life style of privilege. And he says things like "I'm not concerned for the very poor." Or "I'll bet you $10,000." Or "Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs."
Character is underneath it all, and it will seep out.
Ralph
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