Gotcha Morning | Romney Hood vs. Obamaloney

First, President Obama called Mitt Romney's tax policy a "reverse Robin Hood" or "Romney Hood." Then, Mitt Romney responded by calling the President's claim "Obamaloney." In case you missed it, The Ed Show had a good recap of the back and forth last night.

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Now, a lot of people are saying that this silly wordplay represents the death spiral of American politics. But I'm here to tell you that it's just what this campaign needs. Sure, President Obama could explain that Mitt Romney's preferred tax plan takes money from the middle class to pay for enormous tax cuts for the very rich. And Mitt Romney could state that Obama's not being entirely accurate about his proposed tax policy.

But the American people don't want to hear that. They want catchphrases like "Romney Hood" and "Obamaloney" that tell you everything you need to know in the amount of time it takes to change the channel back to the Olympics. They want out-of-context soundbites like "you didn't build that." They want super PAC ads that basically accuse candidates of murder.

This presidential race is full of complex, important issues that deserve honest debate. But since most people probably don't have the attention span for that, we'll have to make do with "Romney Hood" vs. "Obamaloney."

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