Isn't Mitt taking an awful lot of time off? Apparently he doesn't work weekends.

[nolabear]

He's doing nothing today. He did nothing last Sunday. If I was on his staff I would be foaming at the mouth and planning on what I was going to do after this lazy excuse for a candidate loses. It's stunning.

[elleng]

1. Neither do I

(work weekends,) but I'm RETIRED!!! Guess he is, too.

[elfin]

34. Perhaps they now know he does better by not doing ANYTHING

Maybe he won't utter another garbled sentence or allow his smirking mug shown in public.

Then be "sick" for debates and let Rove and Koch and vote suppression sneak him in.

He will be "managed" to a faretheewell from here to Nov.

Still won't work.

[elfin]

2. Probably related to Mormon practices

Plus, being totally flummoxed as to what to do next.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. He doesn't seem to be running very hard, does he?

Says a lot about what he'd do as president. God forbid that anyone should wake him up at 3 a.m. because of a crisis!!!

[goclark]

42. He doesn't do "running" only" resting"

and putting his big foot in his mouth.

Keep it coming, keep it coming!

[Bjorn Against]

4. He seems to be more or less in hiding since his disaster of a press conference

Aside from his interview with Stephenopolis I don't think I have seen him at all the last few days. I would not be so sure that his staff is upset that he is not out there however, his staff may very well have ordered him to stay away from the public because he doesn't seem able to get through a campaign event without any gaffes.

[oldhippydude]

5. i'm grateful he's relaxing

kind of reminds me of W, on the ranch before 911... i for one predict similar results

[LoisB]

6. Mr. Romney believes he is "entitled" to the Presidency therefore he need not "work" for it.

He's got Lyin' Ryan out there covering for him and Mrs. Romney already told us that it's their turn.

[nolabear]

9. I wonder that myself. He hired someone to run for him.

[Angry Dragon]

7. He spends the weekend confering with the leaders of LDS to get his

orders for the following week

[kestrel91316]

11. ^^^ THIS

[Angry Dragon]

37. I find it not funny at all

[jberryhill]

8. Maybe he's union?

[nolabear]

10. *snort!* Coffee on keyboard!

[SunsetDreams]

12. I thought he was unemployed? nt

[CanonRay]

13. If President Mitt (ugh) gets a call at 3am on a Saturday morning

the phone will just ring until Monday.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. It's pissing off the right wingers, I can tell you that.

They see every day not campaigning as a wasted day.

When he was governor here in Massachusetts he was constantly out of state, doing anything but his job.

IF he is elected president, he is in for a big,fat rude awakening.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. Do you have clue at all...

...as to how long it takes to wash, dry, and fold magic underwear for a family of seven?

[jmowreader]

43. Not as long as you'd think

Ann Romney's got four, repeat FOUR, washer-dryer pairs. Her washerwoman should be able to process 49 sets of magic underwear in just a few hours.

[winstars]

16. And when he does work its only one event a day!!! Someone will make a graph of this and show how...

besides everything else this man is, he is also very very lazy!!!

[sarcasmo]

17. Taking his vacation time like Bush.

[Wellstone ruled]

18. Willard and the Ann(Biff and Bitty) are making

ready for the big fall LD$ Conference the first weekend of October. Got to lock up the Sheeple vote,you know. Probably has a few fund raisers to do amongst the flocks.

[JaneyVee]

19. Koch Bros gave him the day off.

[rurallib]

20. I think his whole strategy is to run ads

ads, ads. All that money will be used to brainwash folks

[Ikonoklast]

21. He spends the weekends with his Smirking coach.

He's got Smug down pat, his Smirk needs a little tuning up.

[Cha]

31. Riiiiight..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021332785#post9

[renate]

22. I suspect that he's not having fun any more

I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't want to win any more... why would someone as constantly yes-men-ed as he's been all his life voluntarily put himself through four years of constant criticism from the proletariat? And no way of forcing them to shut up? He'd melt.

[Angry Dragon]

38. He has been running for 6 years already

[malaise]

23. And you care because?

I say let him take all the time off he wants

[GoCubsGo]

24. Dumbya on steroids.

Even Dumbya didn't take off this kind of time during the campaigns. It really IS stunning, and I can't believe nearly half the voters in this country are going to give their vote to that lazy-ass.

[HipChick]

25. If you are putting your foot in your mouth everyday, and it looks likely that you will lose

I'd be taking time off too..

[flamingdem]

26. Their last hopes are on the debates n/t

[Bluefin Tuna]

27. Being a presidential candidate is exhausting work.

It doesn't matter if one is Democrat or Republican. Being a presidential candidate must be utterly exhausting. You may be reading about all his rest and break time, but the election campaign is still a ruthless treadmill.

[CreekDog]

29. he's doing a lot less than McCain did, and less than Obama or Hillary Clinton

I think Romney has fewer events than Bill Clinton had this week!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

28. He hasn't had a day job in over six years

since his Governorship. He's Ozzie Nelson.

[onecent]

30. This is what scares me!!!!!!! Is the election already a done deal?

Have they rigged it as to make it look like it's a landslide.

Stranger things have happened...
bush was pretty good at that.

[Auntie Bush]

32. He's practicing for the debate...needs a lot of time. Has a lot to learn!

Or maybe he's practicing on a new smirk in front of the mirror.

[Cha]

33. But, but, but, he's sending the buses out, right?

snip..

One of several Romney campaign buses making the rounds in the USA made a stop on the campus of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant this week and drew a teeming crowd of “about 17?. Michigan Victory Communications Director Kelsey Knight said, “We’re here in an effort to splash how strong our grassroots efforts here in Michigan.”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021347435

[otohara]

35. Remember Poppy & Babs Always on The Yacht

that's how I picture a President Romney and Queen Ann.

[Ilsa]

40. Mitt will consider the presidency a part-time job

If he wins. He thinks paying less attention will resort in smaller government.

[flyguyjake]

41. Mormons aren't supposed to work on Sunday

His camp is probably having a pow-wow to figure out what sleazy, slimy tactic to use next. Apparently their planning in a dark room with the lights off, because they have no clue!

[jmowreader]

44. I remember the attacks on John Kerry because he took time off to vacation off Martha's Vineyard

Upthread had it right, I think: the last thing Romney really wants to do is to win this shitty job. You have to live where they tell you, eat only what they let you, do only what they let you. It's like being in the Men in Black, but you don't get a neuralizer to make people forget the stupidity you just exhibited for them.

Romney would be much happier just going to California to his car elevator and horse dancing contests. I think he realizes that now.