[TheRealThing]

You do realize that Obama defended Ann Romney against Rosen, right. He said so in a very public way.

Yeah, I heard one or two sentences come out of his mouth. He condemned her statement but at the same time acted like Rosen was some obscure person on the fringe that he wasn't very familiar with. When in fact she's been to the White House 35 times during his presidency and has had a direct audience with Obama on 5 different occasions. But, this has nothing to do with the point I was making. Ann Romney has gone from the pampered, out of touch, wife of a mega rich businessman, to a down to earth mother who, while raising 5 sons has survived cancer and suffers from multiple sclerosis. Rosen's criticism has shown her to be a woman of virtue and sacrifice. Not quite the result cheap shot artist Rosen was aiming for, would be my guess.

I don't recall Mitt ever bringing this up at any time during his campaigning or any other time, for that matter. This has opened up the Romney home as I said in a very genuine manner, like nothing else could have and frankly, millions of women will gravitate to Ann's side on this matter. The whole thing has had the effect of moving the Romney's quite a few floors down in the ivory palace of public opinion.