Opinion: Romney still in the crosshairs

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Some gaffes die hard. Like John Edwards’ $400 haircut. And, at least in the eyes of Field & Stream, Mitt Romney’s bid to establish his street cred with their readers.

Romney, as you’ll recall, touted himself back in early April as ‘a hunter pretty much my whole life.’ Well, not really; he quickly clarified that he sometimes shot rabbits as a kid, but that was about it. The Boston Globe noted that in the four states he’s lived in, he never took out a hunting license.

In its latest issue, Field & Stream zings Romney over his exaggeration in its ‘Heroes & Villains’ column. He may, however, have some hope of repairing the wound; he earns the label ‘villain,’ but with a question mark.

-- Don Frederick