If the Candidates Channeled Great Literary Figures

[Danzig]

i was pondering on romney, and thought of 'martin chuzzlewhit' by dickens. a great book, one of his lesser knowns i guess, but one i enjoyed. the title character is an old man with a lot of money-which is why i thought of him in regards to romney...so, here it is, a quote from chuzzlewhit for old mitt:


“The weather being hot, he had no cravat, and wore his shirt collar wide open; so that every time he spoke something was seen to twitch and jerk up in his throat, like the little hammers in a harpsichord when the notes are struck. Perhaps it was the Truth feebly endeavouring to leap to his lips. If so, it never reached them.”
― Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit