KLO: all-American-gee-whiz-this-is-the-American-dream-in-overdrive package
If you have not read it yet, you need to go here.
Here is part of it:
What a breath of fresh air the Romneys on the public stage have been. Way too often in pop culture, men are portrayed as dopes; think about just about any sitcom. The dad/husband is portrayed as a doofus. What’s wrong with having somebody in public life who’s like Mitt Romney — a capable, experienced executive who loves his country and also happens to be a God-fearing father and husband? That’s not a bad thing for Americans to see. Forgive him for being easy on the eyes.
And I’ll go one step further. I worry about a political culture that is a little too suspicious of a scandal-less, all-American-gee-whiz-this-is-the-American-dream-in-overdrive package. We should be glad that good people — who, while well-off, are not without their share of painful crosses — are willing to subject themselves to the ugliness that politics can inflict. We should be grateful that good families will make the sacrifices necessary to serve — and make those sacrifices with no guarantees they’ll succeed. (Now that even Hillary Clinton has proven to be vulnerable, we know there are really no guarantees!)
Mitt Romney has money, smarts, support, and a loyal staff. He’ll be fine. But the rest of us will have, someday, to face up to the consequences of a culture of political cynicism.
February 18th, 2008 at 5:35 am
I agree that the Romneys are a family that we would be proud to have as the first family of our nation! We need more Mitt-men: husbands and fathers who are capable, scandal-free, loyal, and God-fearing. And, for all the praises we sing of him, let’s not forget what a strong, articulate, down-to-earth, fabulous woman Ann Romney is!
With all due respect for Kathryn Lopez, I don’t think Ann Romney gets up every morning and goes to all the trouble to make Mitt one bowl of granola. Granola makers usually make a BIG batch of it and then munch on it for a WEEK or more - depending on the volume of ingredients they feel like stirring up at the time.
Fabulous Ann Romney (who was busy on the campaign trail herself) probably made granola for Mitt because:
A. Morning for Mitt on the grueling campaign trail wasn’t conducive to a leisurely bliscuits ‘n gravy blue-plate-special at the local diner.
B. She likes making it and he likes eating it.
C. Granola is nutritious; get it in the gut and go!
D. Eating homemade cereal in the peace and quiet of his hotel room beat having the media scrutinize what was on his plate, how he placed his napkin, if he spoke with his mouth full, licked his fingers, or how he cut the skin off his fried chicken!
E. She knew that when he opened that zip-lock baggie every morning, he’d be reminded of home and that somebody in this world loved him enough to make his favorite cereal for him!
I don’t think that is “too perfect” as Ms. Lopez asserts.
I think that’s smart.