A lot of folks are gigglesnorting over the idea of a jet plane with operating windows (cue up the Goldfinger clip), but all I can say about Mitt Romney’s blurting out the query about opening windows on airplanes is that he must have been in some sort of panic mode when his wife’s plane had to make an emergency landing after the cabin filled with smoke.  That’s the only reason I can think of, and it’s understandable … to a degree.

But that kind of extemporaneous thinking is not something you want in a president.  It’s a continuation of the spew-forth mentality that got him into trouble after the attack on the consulate in Libya: “Well, I’ve gotta say something.”

So far, Mr. Romney has not proven to be the kind of leader you want to wake up at three a.m. and expect a cogent, well-thought out response.  Or sit next to on a plane, for that matter.