Deep inside the Libby courthouse, I’m not able to keep up with much of today’s political news. But we’re in a boring patch, and I have a question about Mitt Romney’s announcement this morning.

Politicians plan such events, and the backdrop for such events, with great attention to detail. Romney chose the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and his backdrop was an SUV, what appears to be a Ford Fairlane or similar car from the early 1960s, and an old DC-3 airplane (apparently Henry Ford’s own plane, according to the museum’s website). So the question is: What message was Romney trying to send?