Why Big Bird matters - Romney just doesn't get it

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfuldemocrats/2012/10/why-big-bird-matters/

"It’s like a dad that tells his kid he understands why he brought the injured puppy home and that the dad too had a loyal dog he loved when he was young…but then says the family can’t afford to care for it and takes the puppy out back and shoots it. If you really do love something, you don’t destroy it. If Romney really thinks Big Bird is great and if Big Bird really did touch his heart, how could he so callously talk about the need to destroy the institutions that created Big Bird?

There is a reason that the internet is abuzz with Big Bird stuff. There is a reason that in the 90 minutes of mindless numbers, that this is the point people remember and that has captured emotions. And it matters because Romney’s biggest liability is that he can’t relate. Voters don’t trust him or believe he will care about them. Voters don’t want a heartless CEO who can fire a father with a kid in the hospital before Christmas because it adds slightly to the bottom line. They want someone who understands their problems and will put them first. "