Where was the Empathy? [View all]

[Avalux]

In the lead up to Wednesday's debate, all we heard from the GOP was that Romney would present himself as empathetic, that he would finally be able to show the American people that he really does care about them.

The problem is, there isn't a shred of empathy in Romney, and despite continued attempts to be likeable, he always manages to show his true, mean colors, as evidenced by his PBS/Big Bird comment. You can't fake empathy.

That 'zinger' is yet another example of Romney's "I don't give fuck about you people" attitude. It was an anti-zinger. It was offensive, and I believe has really struck a chord with people that is going to stick.