I hope this writer is right

At least we know Romney's true feelings about something! He thinks we of the middle class and lower class are "losers" and beggars who don't deserve anything from the government.  He who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and never had to scrounge to pay a bill or worry about getting a paycheck, says those of us who are trying as hard as we can to keep our heads above water are not taking responsibility for our lives.  So, according to Mr. Romney, you veterans who receive a govt. military pension should give it back -- you're a loser.  You senior citizens on Social Security should give it back -- you're losers. You single moms, you working parents, you folks who have lost your jobs and are on unemployment -- you're all losers!  And since you're not going to vote for him (SO TRUE for most of us--give us credit for some smarts!),  he isn't concerned about you in the least.  He says you don't pay any income tax -- what about payroll taxes?  What about property taxes and sales taxes?  What about state taxes?  Here is a multi-millionaire who probably does not pay any income taxes at all (since he won't let us see his tax returns, we can only assume this is the case), who hides his money in the Cayman Islands and Swiss bank accounts, and who is lecturing us, the little folk backbone of the country, that we don't pay enough taxes -- and the rich should continue to get tax cuts.  Hmmm...what's wrong with this picture? 

I think the Republican kingmakers, if they're smart, are probably pulling back on the Romney candidacy today -- and are saving their money for 2016 when they plan to run Jeb Bush (hoping against hope that We, the People will have forgotten the debacle of the last Bush presidency). 

Today, Mitt Romney Lost the Election

By Josh Barro Sep 17, 2012 3:02 PM PT

You can mark my prediction now: A secret recording from a closed-door Mitt Romney fundraiser, released today by David Corn at Mother Jones, has killed Mitt Romney's campaign for president.

On the tape, Romney explains that his electoral strategy involves writing off nearly half the country as unmoveable Obama voters. As Romney explains, 47 percent of Americans "believe that they are victims." He laments: "I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."

So what's the upshot? "My job is not to worry about those people," he says. He also notes, describing President Obama's base, "These are people who pay no income tax. Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax."

This is an utter disaster for Romney.

Romney already has trouble relating to the public and convincing people he cares about them. Now, he's been caught on video saying that nearly half the country consists of hopeless losers.

Romney has been vigorously denying President Obama's claims that his tax plan would raise taxes on the middle class. Now, he's been caught on video suggesting that low- and middle-income Americans are undertaxed.

(That one is especially problematic given the speculation about what's on Mitt's unreleased pre-2010 tax returns.)

Corn tells us there are more embarrassing moments on segments of the video he hasn't released yet. Romney jokes that he'd be more likely to win the election if he were Hispanic. He makes some awkward comments about whether he was born with a "silver spoon" in his mouth.

But those are survivable. The really disastrous thing is the clip about "victims," and the combination of contempt and pity that Romney shows for anyone who isn't going to vote for him.

Romney is the most opaque presidential nominee since Nixon, and people have been reduced to guessing what his true feelings are. This video provides an answer: He feels that you're a loser. It's not an answer that wins elections.