WHICH GAFFE IS BIGGER AND WORSE, FLEXIBILITY FOR RUSSIA OR 47%?

OBAMA'S HOT MIC' GAFFE - IN WHICH HE PROMISED MEDVEDEV AND PUTIN HE'S BE MORE "FLEXIBLE" IN A SECOND TERM -  IS WORSE - MUCH WORSE.

BUT I'D GUESS THAT MOST "UNDECIDED" VOTERS HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT OBAMA'S OBEISANCE BECAUSE THE LEGACY MEDIA IS PROTECTING OBAMA.

THEY DID THIS FOR KERRY, TOO - AND EVAN THOMAS SAID IT GAVE THE DEMOCRAT ABOUT 15%.

HE HAS SINCE REDUCED IT TO ABOUT 5%.

I THINK HE FIRST ESTIMATE IS CORRECT, BUT IT MATTERS NOT:

THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS RACE IS THE FREE POSITIVE MEDIA OBAMA GETS AND THE FREE NEGATIVE MEDIA ROMNEY GETS.

CUTTING THROUGH THAT IS PROVING MORE DIFFICULT FOR ROMNEY THAN DUBYA.

WHY?

DUBYA WAS POTUS, AND HE HAD THE SWIFT-BOATERS.

ROMNEY'S CAMPAIGN HAS TO TAKE IT'S GLOVES OFF ON THEIR TV ADS AND GO FOR THE JUGULAR.

THEY CAN START BY MAKING A COMMERCIAL OF OBAMA AND MEDVEDEV.

AND THEY SHOULD HAVE MITT APPEAR ON TV AND AT RALLIES IN A SUIT AND TIE - AND APPEAR MORE PRESIDENTIAL.