Etch a Sketch Romney in the Sky

Someone thought it would be a good idea to sky-write the letters "ROMNEY" over Tucson. The pilot started by creating a smiley face, then "R", then "O" -- you get the idea.

One problem was that it was ten in the morning and, from where we live, he was writing towards the east and the sun, which is why I couldn't take a photo of the entire work.

The pilot was an expert, cutting the shapes amazingly precisely. Symbolically, I thought to myself, by the time "ROMNEY" was spelled out, the smiley face had disappeared.

I thought to myself, this is the sum and substance of the Mitt Romney campaign: upside-down smoke without substance.