George Romney was the CEO of the American Motors Corporation, a company that made stuff - back before we outsourced that kind of thing to such shiny locales as Mexico and China. The kind that helped propel the United States into an economic powerhouse while creating a prosperous middle class that enjoyed real wages and benefits.

George Romney was a Rockefeller Republican, one of an extinct breed that put this nation first, fought for civil rights laws and really believed in balanced budgets, and not supply-side Jesus. As Governor of Michigan, presidential candidate and cabinet secretary he supported these values, and came out decisively against the Vietnam War because it was the right thing to do.

Mitt would like to enshrine discrimination into our constitution with an amendment banning gay marriage, thinks George W Bush's economic programme was groovy (even though he won't say his name) and is busy trying to invent new nations just so we can invade them.

No, the apple didn't fall far from the tree - it took a Gulfstream 5 down, rolled over an array of foreclosed houses and leveraged a buyout of a vineyard.

After having spent time on the Pemex platform: Chuc Bravo, I can only wonder how Pemex has managed to avoid not burning more of their rigs down.