Mitt Romney in 2012. Photo (cc) by Dave Lawrence.
The Romney boomlet is about to begin. He’s tanned, he’s rested, he’s not crazy and he’s not Jeb Bush. Just remember that you heard it here first:
https://twitter.com/dankennedy_nu/status/554787406638219264
OK, so that one didn’t pan out. But Romney has clearly been the best choice for Republicans since September, when the Bush campaign began to falter.
https://twitter.com/dankennedy_nu/status/644520658756608000
https://twitter.com/dankennedy_nu/status/648493977575030784
https://twitter.com/dankennedy_nu/status/662672364375826433
I also thought Romney would have made a good House speaker if Republican moderates and Democrats had wanted to pursue a consensus choice:
https://twitter.com/dankennedy_nu/status/655357798654435332
Reality check. Romney is almost certainly not going to be the Republican nominee for president. But it’s absolutely no surprise that the Republican establishment wishes he could be. What a mess.