The Secret Service assigns codenames to presidential leaders and candidates, and Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum recently got to pick theirs. Santorum's handle is "Petrus" and Romney chose the code name "Javelin," according to National Public Radio. They are not given free reign over their security nicknames, or you'd probably wind up with a lot of "Mavericks" and "Eagles." Instead, the Secret Service presents presidential candidates with a list of possible options to choose from.

Romney's choice was not a nod to the Olympic track and field device, but a muscle car produced by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1967 to 1974. AMC, which was bought out by Chrysler in 1987, was once run by Romney's father, George M. Romney. AutoBlog attempted to find similarities between the Republican presidential nominee and the classic car he identified with, and only managed to see contrast between the company's reputation for being nearly broke during the entirety of its existence and Romney's well-funded campaign.

The Huffington Post states Romney's code name is appropriate, as many conservatives view him as a machine not unlike the Transformers, ready and able to change his shape at a moment's notice.

The more likely case is that Romney saw the word on the list, thought of his father and chose the name. An AMC Javelin is not exactly easy to come by either, so Romney won't be seen driving one around any time soon.

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