Romney pledges salary to charity if elected president ...

Wow ... How charitable ... from The Associated Press:

Mitt Romney says if elected president he would likely donate the 400-thousand dollar salary to charity.

Romney's personal assets of up to 250 (m) million dollars make him the wealthiest of all the presidential candidates.

During a question-and-answer session with Liberty Mutual employees in New Hampshire, the Republican conceded that he made more money in his business career than he ever expected. But he says he's now committed to public service, from head of the 2002 Winter Olympics to one-term governor of Massachusetts.

Romney declined his 135-thousand dollar salary as governor. Asked by a reporter if he might follow the same example if president, Romney said he hadn't thought that far ahead but then speculated that he would likely take the salary, then give an equivalent amount and more to a charity.

Yeah, well whoopidy doo. I don't trust people who refuse their salaries when in public office. I think it takes away a level of accountability -- and makes the politician above answering to the people writing the checks -- especially when it's Mitt Romney. After all -- you'll remember ... our pal Mitt refused his paycheck when he was the Governor of the Commonwealth -- and look at what a bang-up job he did screwing us over.