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[bryant]

From time to time, people talk about Mitt Romney running for President of the United States. For those uncertain, Mitt Romney is the Republican Governor of Massachusetts; he also ran the fairly successful (if you ignore the scandals) Salt Lake City Olympics a few years back. He is a Mormon.

(Yes, Massachusetts has a Republican Mormon Governor. Please don't let that shake your belief that Massachusetts is some kind of a Communist protectorate, though; it's always fun watching people underestimate Massachusetts and its politicians.)

Anyway, as occurs with all successful Massachusetts politicians, people are talking about Romney as a potential candidate for President a few years down the line. This strikes me as a wonderful possibility, not so much because I want to see Mitt running this country but because I think his candidacy could strike some of the fracture lines in the Republican coalition. I think it would be fun watching the conservative Christian faction within the party grappling with a Romney candidacy, let alone a Romney nomination.

So this is a thumbs up for a Romney run. You heard it here first. Alas, the guy's probably smart enough to know he'd go the way of Orrin Hatch.

Comments

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

That would be...interesting.

[shadowflyer.livejournal.com]

Massachusetts had to chose between a crook and a zealot.

Alas...they chose the zealot.

This is bad because the crook can be counted on to do what's in his own best interests without sweating overmuch about what's in your best interests. Whereas, the zealot will force-feed you the pretense that whatever back-assed halfwit doctrine he's pushing, it's in your best interest to have it shoved down your throat.

Next time, try the crook.

[jeregenest.livejournal.com]

Well it would certainly gt him out of our hair for good.

And isn't he due to resign sometme soon as all our Republican governors like to do?

[tayefeth.livejournal.com]

Once upon a time, my darling husband changed his voter registration to MA, specifically so that he could vote against Ted Kennedy for Senate. Then the Republicans ran Mitt Romney against Kennedy, and he found himself voting for Ted Kennedy. He still hasn't forgiven the MA Republicans for running someone so bigotted he felt compelled to vote for a Kennedy.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

You mean he'd turn into a recording artist?