Romney is a Wimp?---Is This Slimy Reporting?

This week's cover of Newsweek magazine is sure to ignite some controversy.  And rightfully so.

Michael Tomasky's article presents a critical and scathing analysis of Mitt Romney.  The headline reads: 

"The Wimp Factor.  Mitt has bowed to reporters, cowered from the right and hides his taxes.  He's a candidate with a serious wimp problem.  Is Mitt Romney just too insecure to be president?"

Mr. Tomasky's disdain for Mitt Romney and his adoration for our president has been obvious for some time, so the content of the article does not come as a surprise, but I would argue that this time around, Tomasky has crossed the line.  

Are we to assume that there was nothing else in the news?  It is shocking to me that this is the cover story Newsweek chose to run at such a pivotal time in the election.

This is the same week that our president revealed his deep conviction about why it is okay to raise taxes on small businesses with his "You didn't build that" speech.  It also comes out days after Friday's alarming Commerce Department report showing that our fragile economy is showing signs of crumbling---crumbling despite 3 1/2 years of Obama's best efforts with his unprecedented $800 billion stimulus package, clean energy initiatives and jobs creation efforts.  Every one of his efforts that have not helped our economy.

And yet 100 days before an extremely pivotal election and Newsweek thinks that the question Americans should be asking themselves is whether or not Mitt Romney is a wimp?

Please.  Shame on Newsweek for participating in this slimy, biased and pointless coverage of the presidential election.

I'd like to invite their news organization to now present a critical and scathing analysis of Barack Obama's presidency.  Perhaps with a cover showing a picture of the president with the headline:

"The Competent Factor.  Is Obama competent enough to fix our economy?  Is he capable of working with politicians who don't share his ideology?  Furthermore, can Obama offer real economic solutions or does he simply know how to deliver a speech to make us feel good about ourselves?"

I guess it is safe to assume that Newsweek won't run that kind of story because our president has demonstrated with his actions that the answer to each of those question is of course, no.

Go Mitt.

(Thoughts?  Is this media coverage business as usual or has Newsweek crossed the line?)