VIDEO OF THE DAY: Mitt Romney’s Dog Has Opinions On The Environment

Barack Obama’s administration may have been a bit of a disappointment on the environment (especially as the results of the global warming become more and more obvious), but Mitt Romney has openly come out against all sorts of environmental standards and regulations to a degree that’s consistent with the extremism of today’s Republican Party.

This also means that progressive organizations have an excuse to make video ads that tie together Obama’s one big success — new fuel-efficiency standards for cars — with our favorite Mitt Romney story: Remember when he strapped his dog to the roof of a car? The following comes as part of a $300,000 ad campaign that will be airing in swing states:

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