Did Romney Just Step In It?

The "I'm unemployed too" candidate who nonetheless earns $26 million a year from Bain's investments might have gone a little too far this morning. Ben Smith:

Romney said his father, Michigan Governor George Romney, had told him, "Mitt, never get involved in politics if you have to win an election to pay a mortgage." "If you find yourself in a position when you can serve, why you ought to have a responsibility to do so if you think you can make a difference," he recalled his father telling him. "Also, don't get in politics if your kids are still young because it might turn their heads."

A few seconds later, he bragged about his run against Teddy Kennedy. "I was happy he had to take a mortgage out on his house to ultimately defeat me," he said.

Almost as tone-deaf as Huntsman.