surprises me about the way romney comes across? i did a story a couple weeks ago about his time as a student at harvard business school and law school. i spend weeks talking to his old classmates. the descriptions of him they gave totally different than the person we see on public stage. he enjoyed himself. listen, women and men, republicans and democrats in the class, described him as an extremely nice guy. yes. very eager to help other people. came from a famous background but was not a jerk about it. genuinely eager to help and do favors for people. and you know, genuinely likable. his classmates are really fond of him. so i write about politicians all the time. and it s made me wonder, is this a reaction that romney is having, the robotic quality you re talking about, is that a reaction to the pressure he s under and also what is it about public life that makes people seem so much less likable than