Romney Defends McCain On Houses With POW Story

In a January debate, McCain questioned Romney's patriotism.

Jonathan Martin:

At a lunch with reporters here today meant to counterprogram Obama -- an event that amounted to vice presidential audition -- Romney struck back hard at Democratic criticism over McCain's inability to say how many houses he owns.

"John McCain is a man who has served his nation in the military; he served it in a prison camp," Romney said. "And to suggest that because he and his wife own four homes that they use for their personal living quarters, that that somehow means he's detached from America, is simply wrong and -- I think -- offensive."

I'm not sure what's a bigger overreaction: going POW, or whining about "offensive" criticism. And if you're John McCain, I really don't understand why you'd want Mitt Romney out there defending you on this.

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