Conservatives Do Massive Facepalm Over Romney's 'Very Poor' Gaffe | TPM2012

You know, for a guy who has been running for president for five years, you;d think Willard Romney would know all about the sound byte. While it makes sense to think so, if you did, you'd be wrong.

"I'm not concerned about the very poor, we have a safety net there." - Willard Romney

He compared the "very poor" to rich people, implying, at least, that each deserved their status through their own fates. The poor, the argument goes, target="_blank">do not need help. They already have government cheese.

This, my friends, is literally the best the GOP can offer us for leadership and as mouthpiece for their ideas. The alternatives are Gingrich and Paul. Don't even start me on Santorum.

That's it. This is the best they can do. It is science fair presentation do and we don't even have a baking soda submarine on display.

(Full disclosure: I *love* government cheese cheese sandwiches *and* baking soda submarines.)

Anyway, let's hand over the discussion to Jon Stewart and Friends: