Paul Mirengoff at Power Line not only has an informative post on Mitt Romney's announcement that he is officially running for president, but is going to be interviewing Romney tomorrow.
This morning, Mitt Romney formally announced that he's running for president. He made the announcement during a speech in Dearborn, Michigan at an automotive museum. Romney's father George was a popular and successful governor of Michigan and, before that, the head of an automobile company.
In his remarks, Romney used the museum and the technological advances it chronicles to speak about his life-long pursuit of innovation and transformation in the public and private sectors. This, I believe, will be the major theme of his campaign. And it's a valid one. I view Romney as an old-fashioned "good government" Republican, but one who also believes in and will adhere to socially conservative values. He thus represents a synthesis of traditional 1950s Republicanism and the newer kind.Some might claim that Romney's a synthetic, rather than a synthesis, candidate. I doubt that's the case, his unwillingness to run as a social conservative in Massachusetts notwithstanding. The synthesis I've just described seems to reflect not only two strands of Republicanism, but also Romney's life experiences as a devout religious believer and a modern, cutting edge business consultant.
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What were those things he w... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Hugh | February 13, 2007 6:14 PM | Score: -1 (1 votes cast)
What were those things he was for before he was against them?
His best asset is he's pretty.
1. Posted by Hugh | February 13, 2007 6:14 PM |
Score: -1 (1 votes cast)
Posted on February 13, 2007 18:14