He's choosing the most sensible explanation for a puzzling political thing. Why is Romney feeding this distraction, as Mary calls it? Why? Because there's something in there that he does not want us to see.
Begala suggests that Romney's reluctance to disclose his tax returns indicates something he wants to hide.
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But the kind of, just, dopey slurs coming from this dim-witted vice president — this charmless oaf — you can have him.
He has a mandate to cut the cost of groceries, gas and rent. He promised to cut the cost of energy in half.
He didn't get elected because folks want to buy Greenland. He got elected because folks want to buy groceries. And he, by God, better cut the cost of groceries, gas and rent.
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