Etch-A-Sketch Mittens steals credit for auto bailout.

[Dawson Leery]

http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-cohn/103040/romney-fehrnstrom-gm-chrysler-detroit-auto-bailout

"Mitt Romney, who was for the auto bailout before he was against it, is back to being for it.

And to think they say the man has no principles.

Romney’s latest effort to spin the rescue of America’s auto industry came on Satruday, when Eric Fehrnstrom, his top campaign strategist and longtime political adviser, was addressing a forum hosted by the Washington Post. Here’s the Post account:

“His position on the bailout was exactly what President Obama followed,” Fehrnstrom said. “He said, ‘If you want to save the auto industry, just don’t write them a check. That will seal their doom. What they need to do is go through a managed bankruptcy process.’ ”