Romney's character shines through in the Times, of all places

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I read an interesting article in the NY Times about Romney's strategy moving forward. The amazing thing is that Romney is still analytical and upbeat about the road to the nomination, despite all the media coronation of John McCain going on in the background. In particular though, I thought this vignette was interesting:

In the face of difficult odds, Mr. Romney’s advisers said, he had been the individual raising their morale whenever it sagged. After his weary advisers dozed on the flight from Florida to California on Wednesday, Mr. Romney gathered them at the front of the plane.

Trying to lighten the mood, he turned to Cindy Gillespie, a senior adviser who worked with him in rescuing the scandal-ridden 2002 Winter Olympic Games, and said: “We’ve been here before, haven’t we? Salt Lake was always three steps forward, two steps back.”

This shows how Romney responds to adversity. It's the same way he has responded throughout this entire campaign, and it's qualitatively different from his opponents. While his opponents lash out with insults and hatred, Romney stays above the fray with an optimism for his campaign that matches only his optimism for America.