Boehner's Bronze Nugget and What he Should have Said

John Boehner gave the democrats a bronze nugget with his "voters might not fall in love with Mitt Romney" quote. The following is from Roll Call:

Aside from Romney’s “friends, relatives and fellow Mormons,” Boehner said, most people will be motivated to vote for him in opposition to Obama.

The Ohio Republican made the remarks when an unidentified woman asked during a question-and-answer session: “Can you make me love Mitt Romney?”

“No,” Boehner said. “Listen, we’re just politicians. I wasn’t elected to play God. The American people probably aren’t going to fall in love with Mitt Romney. I’ll tell you this: 95 percent of the people that show up to vote in November are going to show up in that voting booth, and they are going to vote for or against Barack Obama.  

“Mitt Romney has some friends, relatives and fellow Mormons ... some people that are going to vote for him. But that’s not what this election is about. This election is going to be a referendum on the president’s failed economic policies.

The reason this is a bronze nugget instead of gold or even silver should be quite simple to everyone who has had a pulse during the last four years. Republicans understand that we don't need to fall in love with a singing, dancing teen idol type to trust him or believe in him to be our President. We don't need a leader that girls worship with posters on their wall, or a leader that rappers write songs about. If the last four years have taught us anything, it's that those qualities have absolutely no correlation to one's ability to lead a nation. As a matter of fact, I would submit that the President's celebrity obligations may have actually deterred from his ability to effectively lead us out of our economic woes. But we are electing the leader of our nation, not the bachelor and not your new best friend. Though to be fair, I think Romney would do just fine on the bachelor. As someone who has met Romney multiple times, I look forward to the day when those accuse him of being "robotic" get to know him better and see how down-to-earth and friendly he actually is. We shouldn't be looking for a best friend in the White House, we should be looking for someone to fix the mistakes of the current "best-friend" in the White House.

Now here's what Boehner should have actually said in response to the "love Romney" question. "Can you make me love Mitt Romney?" He would smile, give a short chuckle and say "No.. but I can give you reasons why you should. He's a great family man, saved the olympics and legitimately wants to help our country. I like him as a Presidential candidate because he knows how the economy works from first-hand experience. He knows how jobs are created and his private sector experience proves that he knows how to fix things, and that's exactly what we need right now. If those reasons aren't enough to make you love him, then the alternative should be reason enough for you to support him. 4 more years of Barack Obama may take our nation to a place from which we cannot return. I urge you to support Romney and support your senate and congressional candidates, because having Republicans in congress is more important now than ever."

That is what Boehner should have said. I can guarantee it wouldn't have made it in to the media but it may have reassured one more West Virginia voter.