Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) and his sons rescued 6 people and a dog after their boat sank while on vacation in New Hampshire.

The response of some democrat state legislators:

But some Democrats complained that Romney was vacationing while lawmakers debate vetoes he imposed cutting dozens of human service programs.

"There are lots of people drowning in the commonwealth right now who would certainly welcome a rescue,'' said Rep. Jay R. Kaufman (D-Lexington).

Republicans fired back that Democratic grousing amounts to nothing more than the squishy sound of sour grapes.

"Democratic members usually have no problem jumping into the tank so I don't know what their issue is,'' said House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones (R-North Reading).

But Rep. Paul Kujawski (D-Webster) said other governors would have been "condemned for leaving the state,'' while Romney "seems to have privileges other governors haven't.''

"Mitt Romney only chooses to run for office from Massachusetts - he doesn't vacation here,'' said Democratic Party spokeswoman Jane Lane.