Republican Foot In Mouth Disease

Well, I just mentioned Tommy Thompson's "money making Jews" inference, and also wrote about Giuliani comparing himself to 9/11 first responders. Both of these Republican candidates for the Presidential Primary have since said they misspoke. Any other takers?

Mitt Romney, who just won the Iowa Straw Poll, was asked a question last week regarding his five sons:

Q: "Are any of your five sons currently serving in the United States military and if not are any of them planning to support the war on terror by enlisting in the United States Military?"

ROMNEY: "The good news is that we have a volunteer Army and that's the way we're going to keep it. My sons are all adults and they've made decisions about their careers and they've chosen not to serve in the military and active duty and I respect their decision in that regard."

Excellent! Good straightforward answer, Mitt. You can stop talking now. ...What's that? You want to say one more thing? Are you sure? Okay...

ROMNEY:"...one of the ways my sons are showing support for our nation is helping me get elected because they think I’d be a great president."

Oooooh! He was so close!

Well, Mitt (why would someone name their kid after hand outerwear?) now says he misspoke. Apparently, it's all the rage with the Republican Party, this "misspeaking".

"I misspoke. It's not service to the country, it's service for me, and there's just no comparison there.'' Romney continued to say that he "didn't mean in any way to compare service in the country with my boys in any way. Service in this country is an extraordinary sacrifice being made by individuals and their families.''

By the way, Romney did not serve in Vietnam due to deferments for being a Mormon "minister of religion" and for academic studies. He then drew a high number in the annual lottery that determined which young men were drafted. His high number ensured he was not drafted into the military.

Any takers on who'll be the next to "misspeak"? I'm giving odds.