Dana Milbank of The Washington Post on Mitt Romney’s increasingly common social hiccups:
In formal settings — news conferences, or Monday night’s debate — Romney is confident and competent. But in casual moments, such as Tuesday morning’s retail politics in New Hampshire, his weirdness comes through — equal parts “Leave It to Beaver” corniness and social awkwardness.
As an example, when’s the last time you heard someone tell a joke like this one Romney shared with a restaurant owner?:
“I saw the young man over there with eggs Benedict, with hollandaise sauce,” he said. “And I was going to suggest to you that you serve your eggs with hollandaise sauce in hubcaps. Because there’s no plates like chrome for the hollandaise.”
Fascinating.