Mitt Romney is but a man. He is no better than you or I, despite
his much larger checking account. He falls victim to human
perils from time to time, like leaving his homework to the last
minute. Yes, Mitt Romney is a procrastinator.   Romney
told conservative talk host Hugh Hewitt on Friday that he still
doesn't have his big speech ready for the Republican National
Convention. He said it's in an "early stage," but he doesn't
have it nailed down yet. He has less than a week to finish it!
He even asked Hewitt for extra help. We've used the "early
stage" excuse before, too. That was back when our English
teacher asked how our term essay was coming a few days before
deadline. A hint for teachers: if a student tells you their work
is in an "early stage," it means they sort-of thought about
doing it while watching Family Guy the night before, but that's
about it.   Mitt needs to buckle down and get that speech
finished. He's speaking in front of the entire party. He has to
finish it, revise it and practice it, all