In 1983 the Romney family: Mitt, wife Anne, and their five sons, set off on a 12-hour road trip from Boston to Ontario. Also along for the journey was the family dog, Seamus, an Irish Setter. With no room in the car for Seamus, Mitt tied the dog and his kennel to the top of the family van. From there is where the story gets a bit messy.
At one point during the car ride the children noticed a brown liquid streaking down the cars windows. Turns out Seamus, probably terrified, got diarrhea. Romney, often faulted for his robotic, please-the-masses approach, lived up to his reputation as he pulled over to a rest stop. While there, Mitt wouldnt allow his children to leave the vehicle as he hosed down Seamus and the car. Not a good look, Mitteven with that hair.
Its stories like this that cause American voters to veer away from Romneys often robotic nature. If this is how he handles a dog soiling itself, is this how hell handle other decisions affecting living creatures? Romneys emotionless approach often leaves those in his care suffering the consequences, whether they be Seamus the dog or workers laid off by Bain Capitol. This story still resonates as Romneys way of looking at the world thirty years later.
Mitt Romney Republican politician put dog Seamus on car roof | Global Animal
