Oh, really? What’s wrong with those politicians paying for their own tickets, since they have the money?
Look, if Romney wanted to pay for these politicians' tickets out of his own personal funds, then I have no problem with that. But those "free" tickets were paid by someone, and guess who that was -- we taxpayers!
I’m viewing this from a business angle. Sponsors give free tickets to certain people with hopes that their attendance will create publicity for the event which will then cause even more people to purchase tickets which will then increase profits. It happens every day. When you see Hollywood celebrities wearing FREE designer clothes it’s not because the designer is generous and wants to dress for free someone that can already afford to buy his clothes. It’s because of the publicity and advertising of the product with hopes of him making more money.