Wednesday, December 14, 2005

All done

My governor, Mitt Romney, has announced he will not run for re-election in 2006, fueling speculation that he’s gunning for the 2008 Presidential nomination:

"Frankly there was very little to do for a second term that I could realistically accomplish. ... There is no reason to sit in the chair if the things you want to accomplish are done."
By the way, Stuart Rothenberg notes that Romney is not running for re-election because “he could possibly get beat.” No way. The reason that Massachusetts has had a string of Republican governors for a good 15 years or so is because it’s the only check against an overwhelmingly Democratic state house (where they never saw a tax they didn’t like).

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Romney could run for the GOP nomination, or re-election to his current job, but not both. He's choosing the first goal.