Politics

Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom gave a precious gift to the political lexicon — and to his boss’s opponents — when he likened Romney’s transition from primary candidate to general election nominee to an Etch-a-Sketch. The toy that allows you to “shake it up and restart all over again,” as Fehrnstrom put it, was an unfortunate metaphor for a politician frequently accused of flip-flopping.  Soon enough, Etch-a-Sketching became synonymous with shifting policy positions for political gain and countless netizens posted portraits of Romney drawn on Etch-a-Sketches. As Fehrnstrom learned, there are no do-overs in politics.

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