I am not kidding when I say that Mitt Romney’s campaign is the reenactment of National Lampoon’s Vacation. We even had the European version. And if House Republicans want to play the part of Cousin Eddie that just helps to fill out the cast. Some of the details have changed. Romney didn’t drag his dog to death, for example. He put him on the roof instead of his dead aunt. And there’s little chance that Romney will drink a beer with one of his sons or go skinny-dipping with a supermodel. Maybe Paul Ryan can take over those chores.

When election day arrives and it turns out that Wally World is closed, will the Romneys try to ride the rollercoasters anyway?