Greg Sargent, noting Mitt Romney's call yesterday for greater media scrutiny of President Obama's policy proposals and campaign rhetoric, suggest the media take him up—but not just scrutiny of President Obama, but
Romney as well.
Romney says Obama has not been forthcoming with his proposals, and has asked the news media to expose this. So how about we make a real effort to objectively determine whether that’s true, and to make a call on which side’s proposals have been more detailed and more forthcoming? Obama’s plans, or the Romney/Ryan plans?
After all, Romney invited this himself with his comments today. How about it, then? Which candidate’s proposals are more detailed and more forthcoming about the choices and priorities they are asking voters to support?
I think we all know who would come out on top in a fair-minded analysis of both sides. Perhaps that explains why it is so rare that Mitt Romney is willing to subject himself to open-ended, unscripted questioning from the media.
Since Super Tuesday, Mitt Romney has done one press avail and it was in Puerto Rico.
— @reidepstein via TweetDeck
So the same guy calling for increased media scrutiny of the campaign has only subjected himself to reporter's questions
once in the last month. As Elizabeth Drew puts it:
.Mitt Romney's call for more media scrutiny of the campiagn is a marvelous idea; how about a press conference, sir? @ThePlumLineGS
— @ElizabethDrewOH via TweetDeck
So, how about it, Mitt?