From ABC’s The Note:

WALKING THE ROMNEY-BROWN TIGHTROPE. The Boston Globe’s Glen Johnson takes a behind-the-scenes look at the trio of advisers pitching in with likely presidential candidate Mitt Romney as well as Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown: “[Eric] Fehrnstrom and business partners Peter Flaherty and Beth Myers not only served Romney as governor of Massachusetts; they were top staffers for his unsuccessful campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. They then branched out on their own, formed the Massachusetts-based Shawmut Group, and directed Brown’s upset win in the 2010 Massachusetts US Senate special election. Now, the trio is assisting Romney as he plots a second presidential campaign and Brown as he seeks re-election to his first full Senate term. The men’s political fates could be decided the same day, Nov. 6, 2012, but the candidates and their advisers will face a challenge until then working in such close proximity to each other. … And should Romney run, Fehrnstrom, Myers, and Flaherty are not expected to be paid staff members again but consultants. Fehrnstrom, for example, doesn’t plan to be on Romney’s plane again as traveling press secretary; rather, he intends to work from the home office and focus on message development and television commercials.” http://bo.st/dQCOVi

Bottom line: Eric Fehrnstrom is the Official GOP Wishbone®.

Then add this to the mix:

If you don’t know the name “Eric Fehrnstrom” you probably won’t care about this story. And if you don’t know the name “David Axelrod” you definitely won’t.

But once you know that Fehrnstrom is a top strategist for almost-certain presidential candidate Mitt Romney, and that Axelrod is President Obama’s longtime political guru, the following little Twitter war will provide some insights into what could become a defining issue in 2012.

@EricFehrn:  I wonder if @davidaxelrod will praise Romney’s proposed executive order issuing Obamacare waivers to all 50 states?

@DavidAxelrod: @EricFehrn I’m not going comment either way until he lands on his final position.

@DavidAxelrod: @EricFehrn I still admire what he did in MA on health care, though. In many ways, a model for the nation!

@EricFehrn: @davidaxelrod If you really want to get health insurance to more people, try giving them a job. 14m unemployed is a disgrace.

Still to come: Scott Brown’s two cents.

Well worth the price of admission.