It matters because life isn't an Etch A Sketch and the currency that determines an election should be a candidate's ideas.

CNN: Romney bought the nomination with flood of nasty ads

You wouldn't draft a letter or sketch a still life with an ink-stained finger, but that's what writing or drawing on a tablet amounts to without the proper tool.

WSJ: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Swipe

"I don't want to give too much away about the sketch, but the Vicar heads up the fight for equality in church law, " said French.

BBC: Damien Lewis heads to Dibley for Comic Relief

Romney should recognize that running for president is more like a tattoo than an Etch A Sketch: The image you create will stick on you, and you can't just shake it off.

CNN: Romney bought the nomination with flood of nasty ads

Tell us who, for people who don't know, you know, the history of William Shockley and the transistor, give us a little thumbnail sketch of his involvement with it.

NPR: Electronics Pioneer William Shockley's Legacy