I guess he could do it because dogs don't vote!!

That act of stupidity alone would be enoung to dissuade me from voting for him, if I were so inclined.

he has fired himself to ever be elected to anything, even dog catcher! AWFUL

Not the sort of prudent action I expect of a man aspiring to be a national leader!

He should be put in a cage and strapped to the roof of a car and driven 500 miles and see how he likes it. Lost my vote.

This man is a complete moron and should be charged for cruelty to an animal. When I was young, there was a woman in our neighbourhood who routinely put her weimerauner (sp?) in the trunk of her car whenever she needed to take the dog to the vet. The parents in our neighbourhood staged an intervention, went to her door and demanded that she relinquish the dog to one of the group who had a special interest in that breed and who then kept the dog and gave it a loving home. People need to take action and not just allow this kind of stupidity to go unchallenged. If this is an example of his decision-making skills, who would want him in public office? Idiot.

pure stupidity.....and neglect....
what message does it send to his children! What was wrong with his wife for not speaking out!!!

His creditablity is out the window!!!!

No way would I want this man to be president of our fine country. He's an idiot.

It is safer for a dog to be in a dog carrier and securely strapped to the vehicle than what many people do when they let their pets hang out windows or ride in the back of their trucks. The carrier would act more like a seat belt than sitting free inside a car. Give the man a break

If he would do that to his dog, imagine what he would do to people in middle and lower class America. Oh wait, they'd probably be relegated to the trunk.

Um, it's not safer, the strap could have been undone. Having the dogs head a half a foot out the window is not that dangerous. Not to mention it probably scared the dog.

I'm sure Romney could afford a vehicle large enough to allow the dog crate to ride safely inside the vehicle. How stupid.

I am speechless. He's not getting my vote.

So what's wrong with that? He probably got the idea from one of those Chevy Chase Vacation movies. They thought enough of their beloved pet to take him along. His critics will make it sound like Seamus was tied to the rear bumper. At least he had the full protection of the carrier. Give this poor family some credit. The weather could pose a problem between September 1 and August 25, in which case Seamus would need earmuffs and mitts.

I like this gut, Romney.

Maybe he should get Michael Vick as a running mate ?

"that alone should have been sufficient indication that the dog was, basically, being tortured,"

Tortured? i see now why the liberals are crying about us torturing prisoners, they have no idea what so ever what the word means. Tortured? come on....

What the heck is wrong with you people?! Everday I see semi-trucks full of cattle and pigs going down the highway in containers very similar to over sized pet carriers. These trucks are goings many hundreds of miles in all weather conditions, including the dead of winter! Why don't you boycott the beef and pork industry?!
The animals, according to Ingrid Newkirk, must be stressed and tortured because urinate and defecate all over their containers!! How utterly stupid some of you people are!

SHAME on Jake Tapper for not making it clear that the dog incident happened 24 years ago in 1983. But also shame on anybody that would treat an animal that way.

Hey Ray, I don't think you are getting the picture. The dog was tortured, whether you feel that the correct term you used was correct or not. We have a term in American society to explain this completely. It is "Scared ****less". Get the idea? Stop trying to make this a "liberal" vs. "conservative" issue. The animal puts its full trust in the owner. It is the owners responsibility to be a good steward to that animal. Period.

He just lost any chance of my vote as well. Animal cruelty should absolutely not be tolerated by any society, it is pure evil.