That was pretty much the subtext of both John Kerry and John McCain’s reaction to Mitt Romney’s claim that he was the one who saved GM and Chrysler.

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) laughed at Mitt Romney’s claim to “a lot of credit” for the auto bailout.

“I just – he cannot be serious,” Kerry told TPM in the Capitol Tuesday.

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“Romney said that he was responsible for the auto bailout?” asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in disbelief, unaware that Romney had told a local affiliate in Ohio he should be credited for having saved the industry.

I’m waiting for Mr. Romney to claim that it was his leadership of the SEAL team that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden.