Romney wants to play Elder Statesman, and Young Maverick at the same time. Its like a Just For Men commercial
I am assuming just posting a link doesn’t violate copyright issues here but this cartoon sums up Mitt Romney very well
http://www.truthdig.com/images/eartothegrounduploads/lk_romney_debate500.jpg
Cannot vouch for the politics of that site. Its a cartoon I found on Google search