Thursday, 02.07.08
Romney '12?
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Vote For Democrats ... And Die
7 February 2008
Andrew Sullivan on Romney's ominous warning.
Where Romney's Right
7 February 2008
Andrew Sullivan on Romney's conservative truths.
The Holy Cow! Candidate
September 2005
Sridhar Pappu on the earnest then-governor of Massachusetts.
So what does that say about Mike Huckabee, who isn't dropping out? One assumes that Huckabee also loves America, and indeed that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama feel much the same way, despite their alleged eagerness to "surrender to terror." A valedictory speech is meant to be gracious, and to be sure there are uplifting moments in Mitt Romney's swan song. But what is most striking is the strident tone. Against the conciliatory politics of an Obama or a McCain, Romney portrays political disputes as a form of warfare against culture-killing liberals. This sounds particularly odd from a passionless technocrat some call the Republican Al Gore. Granted, the speech was given at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where red meat is in high demand. It seems that Romney is hoping to establish himself as the conservative standardbearer in 2012. Steve Forbes, you'll recall, tried something eerily similar. And we all know how that turned out.
Mitt the ManagerRyan Lizza delved into Mitt Romney's wildly successful career as an entrepreneur to divine the origins of his chameleon-like political style. |
Mitt the ModerateMassResistance, a group of conservative activists in Massachusetts, offers a blistering litany of Romney's supposed liberal lapses. |
Mitt the Matinee IdolIn 2005, John J. Miller wrote about Romney's "chiseled handsomeness" in a glowing profile. |
Multiple Choice MittThis video footage from Romney's 1994 debate against Ted Kennedy plagued him throughout his presidential campaign. |
