Washington insiders pull marionette Romney's strings

More proof that Romney is nothing more than a Bryl Creamed puppet.

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Republican Mitt Romney said Monday he's the decider, yet the presidential candidate has put aside his desire to deliver a speech about his Mormon faith on the advice of political staff — a move that speaks volumes about his campaign.

The former Massachusetts governor provides the money and persona, but he has largely yielded tactical decisions about what to say and when to say it — even on the subject of his personal faith — to a cadre of Washington insiders.

Romney bristled Monday at the suggestion he, a multimillionaire businessman but national political novice, was not the chief decisionmaker in his enterprise.

"I make my own decisions," he said before participating in a Veterans Day ceremony at a retirement home

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