I hear ya. But I’m guessing Romney validly thinks that if he jumps into this fray the media will skewer him. It happened the night of the incident, and it would happen again. He sees the real polls, and these polls show he’s winning. He can’t risk being pummeled, however unfairly, by a thoroughly corrupt media. For better or worse, the surrogates have to handle this issue.
There's that, but more important why take the spotlight off The Kenyan? In all likelihood Axelrod & Company are sweating bullets hoping Mitt speaks. Ain't gonna happen.