"Tagg’s biography is littered with similar stories—short cuts he couldn’t have taken without his last name, obstacles that melted away before he was even aware of them. And yet, thanks to the Romney myth, he and his family believe that most of what he has achieved comes from old-fashioned industriousness, not older-fashioned status and wealth."

recall-all-republicans-2012:

motherjones:

Noam Scheiber, “Growing Up Romney”

The ONLY disadvantage that Tagg Romney has ever had in his life is having a stupid first name.

(via reagan-was-a-horrible-president)

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