A new record for Mitt backing away from something he said. Seconds. Just a couple seconds. He said McCain was lying, which McCain was, then backed off. Took Mitt a little longer to change positions on every other issue. Huffington Post has the video, too:

Appearing on the campaign trail in Florida, Romney was asked about the criticism, launched by McCain, that he has a timeline for withdrawing troops from Iraq.

“I don’t have one, never had,” Romney said.

“He says you do,” chimed a reporter.

“Well, he’s lying,” replied the former governor, with a slight laugh. Within a second his tune changed. “He’s dishonest [inaudible]. He’s being dishonest about that. That’s not accurate.”

“Are you calling him a liar?” the reporter asked.

“No I’m not. I’m saying he made a dishonest comment. I misspoke.”