Left In Lowell

He insists he’s not planning for sure to run for the Republican presidential nomination in ‘08, but dKos’er jj32 finds some parallels between Romney now and Bush in ‘00:

Today, there are two articles about a potential run.

Both articles discuss parallels to what then-Governor Bush did on his way to the presidency. First from the Boston Herald. Romney is talking to a GOP women’s group in NH whom Bush talked to in 1999.

I got a particular kick out of this quote:

Romney’s spokeman, of course, plays down speculation, saying he is a “national political figure” just like Ted Kennedy and John Kerry” and he can raise money for the party just like them.

Oh, a national political figure, that’s so rich…the only reason Romney is a national political figure is twofold: 1. he’s from the state that Kerry was from, which got some national attention and Romney, as governor, got splashed with some; and 2. gay marriage propelled Mass even more into the news, which Romney took copious advantage of by stumping feverishly against it - everywhere except in Massachusetts. Am I wrong?

Everyone in the state says Romney is going to run, except of course Romney. Stumping in NH? Well you can argue, hey, it’s just above the Mass state line, why not? But the only reason to court NH at this time, or any other time, is its self-hallowed First-in-the-Nation status, and a shot at the Oval Office.

I really am going back to packing now, I just had to comment on this one. Its snark-potential cried out for a response.