Hey, Mitt? Perhaps you could relent in your self-righteous slamming of Rick Perry’s Social Security “The system is broken” comments long enough to explain this:

Last night, Romney said, “Under no circumstances would I ever say, by any measure, it’s a failure. It is working for millions of Americans.”

However, in his book “No Apology: The Case For American Greatness”, which was published just last year, Romney compared those managing Social Security to criminals, saying:

“Let’s look at what would happen if someone in the private sector did a similar thing. Suppose two grandparents created a trust fund, appointed a bank as trustee, and instructed the bank to invest the proceeds of the trust fund so as to provide for their grandchildren’s education. Suppose further that the bank used the proceeds for its own purposes, so that when the grandchildren turned eighteen, there was no money for them to go to college. What would happen to the bankers responsible for misusing the money? They would go to jail. But what has happened to the people responsible for the looming bankruptcy of Social Security? They keep returning to Congress every two years.”

In other words, if Social Security were a private endeavor it’d result in criminal prosecutions and jail time. Which is correct. But it’s also what Romney is slamming Rick Perry for saying.

Here’s what Republicans should be saying: The system is broken and it needs to be fixed. Now, we must maintain our promise to America’s seniors and near-future retirees, so those fine individuals won’t see any change whatsoever. But we’ll have to be honest with future retirees: The system for our young folks will have to change.

Everyone get on the same f-n page and stop bashing one another. Eye on the prize. We will maintain our promise to America’s senior citizens while also fixing the system for younger generations. That’s it. Then you move on to jobs. For Christ’s sake, get off this f-n page and move on. Enough already.