`  == romney fiddler dog on roof ==  The search (in the art) for ``dog*`` found only ``conservative dogma`` . Please add the subject is so popular. Google hits 'About 150,000,000 results'  — Preceding unsigned comment added by      :I've been debating whether to include that story ever since I started my heavy involvement on this article a couple of years ago.  One problem is that it doesn't naturally fit anywhere in the narrative.  Another is that I've never been sure how widely it's impacted peoples' perception of Romney; I get NYT home delivery and columnist Gail Collins manages to mention it every single time she writes about Romney, so I get a distorted picture.  Interested in what others think.      ::If this had been something that had been done recently it would probably be more of a story, however in 1983, at a time when few people used seatbelts or even knew they existed, it was simply not that big of a deal.  I know that the left likes to make a big deal about it and goes into to prose about how the dog was probably terrified.  Which itself is ironic since most dogs will stick almost their entire bodies outside the window while riding in a car if given a chance.  It is little more than a political talking point from the left to claim that Romney is cruel to animals, which is simply absurd.      :::As has happened before, I don't agree with Arzel's approach that any view he characterizes as a ``political talking point`` and that he personally finds nonmeritorious must therefore be excluded from the article.  Plenty of people consider this story relevant, but even if they're all wrong, nonmeritorious attacks deserve inclusion if they become significant.  That Newt Gingrich has included this in a campaign ad, as reported by MSNBC, is a good indication of significance.  According to The Hill this week, the story ``is spreading again on the Internet``.   A recent article in the Los Angeles Times concludes that the story doesn't reflect all that badly on Romney, but the mere presence of the article is another indication of mainstream coverage.  Even the ``Dogs Against Romney`` page on Facebook was mentioned on the ABC News website.  (Wasted, you may be interested to know that Gail Collins was interviewed on NPR about her Seamus obsession.  Maybe that should go in her article?)  :::The Boston Globe reporter who broke the story has commented: ``Although I think it would be nuts for voters to base their presidential selection solely on this incident, it’s always struck me as a valuable window into how Romney operates. In everything the guy does, he functions on logic, not emotion.``  That Globe piece also notes that some people think Romney merely strapped the dog to the roof with some rope.  We should make clear that Seamus was in a carrier with a windshield.      ::::Why am I not suprised that James would want to include this tripe.  WP is not a newspaper so that some people are making political points is not really all that relevant to his BIO.  I find it interesting that your sources are all political talking point articles.  Probably the best reason for not including it is because 4 years ago this was a huge political talking point from animal rights activist on the left and like clockwork the left is right back at it now that a new election is on the horizon.  This is hardly new news and it wasn't deemed worthy of inclusion 4 years ago, so I don't see why this second attempt should be much different.      :::::Arzel, might I trouble you to provide the link to the Wikipedia policy or guideline that demands the exclusion of ``polit