Romney: I'm not a pygmy, I'm a bully

After what we've seen from Republicans over the past decade or so, it is easy to understand if a wanna-be like Mitt Romney believes that the most important characteristic of the Republican nominee is his ability to be mean.  George W. Bush's ascendency taught Mitt that bullies succeed in the Republican party.  And, occasionally, in America.

This Republican mean-guy reality was apparently brought home further to Mitt when Newt Gingrich called him and the other Republican candidates 'pygmies'.

Follow me past the jump and learn about Mitt's latest effort to prove his manhood to Republican primary voters.  I learned about it on STLToday, the St. Louis Post Dispatch's blog and in this AP Story on YahooNews..

It seems that Mitt was addressing a group of senior citizens in New Hampshire when he decided to talk about the Democratic candidates instead of explaining why he wants to 'stay the course' in Iraq.  

Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, singled out Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, telling a group of senior citizens in central New Hampshire, "I don't think Hillary Clinton could get elected president of France with her platform. France is moving toward us."

After taking his shot at Hillary, Romney covered his bet by aiming at the other Democratic candidates.

"I'm convinced that America is going to change course and the question is which way it is going to go: Are we going to take a sharp left turn represented by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and John Edwards, or are we going to march forth with the American values that have always helped us be the strongest nation on earth. And I believe we'll do the latter."

It would be understandable if the Democrats chose to ignore Romney at this point in the race, but Hillary Clinton's campaign apparently isn't going to let anybody attack her without a response.

Responding to Romney, Clinton spokesman Phil Singer said, "Considering how often Governor Romney flip-flops, he'll be wearing a beret and eating baguettes on the Champs-Elysees next week."

Ka-pow. I love seeing a bully get smacked.