The ‘Romney Five’ are a hit: Mormon candidate has Osmond appeal

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Very fun story. Below are a few quotes:

THE five Romney brothers are so handsome and wholesome that they bring to mind the Osmonds, the toothy 1970s pop group and fellow Mormon family. For Mitt Romney, they are a vital campaign prop as he seeks the family values vote for president.

He laughed off the comparison to the Osmonds. “We have a lot of fun together but none of us are good singers. We don’t do a lot of sitting around playing Kumbaya,” he said.

Behind the banter, however, he believes the brothers are important “character witnesses” for their father. “People appreciate getting to know his family and seeing that we’re genuine human beings,” he said.

The five brothers - the youngest, Craig, is 26 - are spending the summer on the road for their dad, separately touring key primary states in the “Mitt Mobile” van and recruiting donors and campaign workers.

They have launched a light-hearted blog, http://fivebrothers.mittromney.com/, where they recount their practical jokes on their parents as well as their campaigning efforts.

Perhaps his biggest obstacle, though, is one Romney cannot help - he is often regarded as too handsome to be president. It is a fault his perfect line-up of boys will be unable to change.

Update: I didn't quote Ann, but in the story she speaks a little about her MS. Lest you forget, the Romneys do have challenges. They're a great family, but have obstacles like everyone else.

Their clean living has predictably kept their lives free of disgraceful stuff like this. We look forward to more scandal-free years during a Romney administration.