I respect politicians who refuse to pander, even though many of them lose, badly, and end up at the Kennedy School. I even rather respect any politician who panders well; as an old pol of my acquaintance once put it, "Sooner or later, in every political career, there comes a time when you have to pet the pig." But I do not respect any politician who so disrespects his craft that he panders badly.

Come on down, Willard Romney.

From The Washington Examiner:

“My favorite meat is hot dog, by the way. That is my favorite meat,” he told a gathering of supporters as they joined him recently for a casual dinner organized by his campaign. “My second favorite meat is hamburger. And, everyone says, oh, don’t you prefer steak? It’s like, I know steaks are great, but I like hot dog best, and I like hamburger next best.”

"I like hot dog best."

"I love lamp."

This answer is as full of crap as, well, the average hot dog is. Jesus Christ on a kaiser roll, what a dweeb.

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Charles P. Pierce Charles P Pierce is the author of four books, most recently Idiot America, and has been a working journalist since 1976.

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