Behind the Headlines

Went to Panera Bread on Monday morning to dig dirt on the “Mitt” Romney campaign for President.
I hit the motherlode.
Mary Romney, his daughter-in-law, was among those stumping for the candidate. After being grilled relentlessly, she confessed that “Mitt” is not her father-in-law’s real name. It’s his middle name.
His real name is “Willard,” and for most of his youth, he was known as “Billy.”
For reasons we’re still investigating, he CHANGED HIS NAME to Mitt.
We asked if his middle name was Mitt because his father, George, was once Governor of Michigan, the mitten-shaped state. Actually, he was named after his uncle, a quarterback for the Chicago Bears, Mary blurted out under intensive questioning.
Actually, our research finds that George’s cousin, “Milton” Romney was quarterback for the Bears from 1925-29. So “Mitt” actually should have the middle name of “Milt.” This makes us wonder if Mary actually is his daughter-in-law.
Why all the deceptions? What possibly could be the reason?
Besides, what would have been wrong with “Willard For President?” He would have had a ready-made slogan: “Where there’s Will, there’s a way.” In fact, there’s nothing wrong with “Milt for President” either.
Something’s really fishy here, especially at a time when our nation is debating the issue of national ID cards.
This also raises the question of whether “Mitt,” or whatever his name is, truly has the “family values” that he says he has.
Why would someone with strong family values, abandon the name their family gave to them?
At the risk of making this another campaign issue, I’d say Willard owes us all a full explanation BEFORE a Congressional investigation is launched.