Likeability

Mitt Romney has a problem with likeability. He has all but locked up the Republican nomination to run against President Obama and yet, it still seems like he can't get any respect, not even from the staunchest Republican supporters. He has been getting endorsements from popular Republicans but, it seems to me that they are only endorsing him as a matter of procedure. It reminds me of when Bob Dole ran against Clinton in 1996. It seems like the Republicans are just sort of going through the motions.

Personally speaking, it doesn't matter to me whether Mitt Romney is a likeable guy or not. He definitely has a Thurston Howell the Third air about him. I am sure that, when they are alone, he refers to his wife as “Lovie” and wears yacht wear around the house. On an unrelated note, if Thurston Howell the Third was really so wealthy, why was he taking a three hour tour on the S.S. Minnow anyway? You would think that a couple of their socio-economic status would not need to share the boat with a professor, a movie star and a farm girl. But, I digress.

So, Mitt Romney has a likeability issue. I think I can help him with that. What he needs to do is associate himself with someone that people like. The very first thing I would do if I were him is start using my full name Kermitt Romney. I wouldn't stop there though, I would draw as many comparisons as I could between myself and Kermit the Frog. In the interests of democracy, I have drawn up a list of the more obvious points of comparison.

• They are both named Kermit although Romney spells it wrong.
• They both play the banjo.
• They are both members of the top 1% according to Forbes.
• They LOVE rainbows!
• They both have thin spindly legs that don't look capable of supporting their body weight.
• They both have sideways pupils.
• They are both Mormon.
• My Mom is a big fan of both of them.
• They love The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
• Their voices sound the same on the phone.
• And finally, they are both creations of Jim Henson and his master puppeteers.