"G" whiz

We've taken politicians on both sides of the aisle to task for dropping the letter "G" from the end of words in a transparently ridiculous effort to sound like common folk (remember Harvard Law School graduate Barack Obama and his "Stop grumblin'! Stop complainin'!"?) So, millionaire Mitt Romney, what's taken you so long?

Although he didn't mention grits or his growing like of the word "y'all," Romney's awkward bid to connect to Southern voters was still evident. He wished the crowd a "fine Alabama good mornin''" — dropping the letter "g" at the end of some words.

Before setting off to shake hands inside the restaurant, he urged supporters to embrace him — though only those of the female gender.

"Please give us a big hug, that's the girls," Romney said. He added, "I've been getting hugs from the Southern girls…from 12, to well, a lot more than 12."