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In reply to the discussion: Tagg Romney: Father wanted to be president ‘less than anyone I’ve met’ [View all]libdem4life
(13,877 posts)77. Can you imagine the absolute frothing at the mouth of, say, Gingrich, Santorum, et al , WTF?
Somehow I don't think Mitt will be invited to many Republican functions.
In defense of his family pre-campaign, there were a number of articles that his family tried to talk him out of it...especially his sons, due to Ann's health. Oh, he wanted it...come hell or high water. So, like a good Mormon family, they supported the Patriarch and of course they got on board to help. Now their name will be forever connected with defeat.
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Really? Really? And that's why he acted so devastated that he lost? He should have been
Nay
Dec 2012
#3
All along I've said that Willard wanted the title, but not the job or responsibilities
Siwsan
Dec 2012
#4
So - Ann worried about his mental well-being if he won - but encouraged him to run?
djean111
Dec 2012
#5
The other son, the one named "Burp" is telling the truth: Romney is in hiding, compulsively
Squinch
Dec 2012
#52
Sour grapes or bullshit, screw Mitt. He didn't lose, the nation won and so did the President.
marble falls
Dec 2012
#23
I always had the sense he was more in love with the concept of being president.
AngryOldDem
Dec 2012
#31
Nah. It wouldn't have involved work! You know Mitt had deals with all his backers...
Moonwalk
Dec 2012
#39
Yeah he didn't want to run for president because he wanted to be anointed president.
Riley18
Dec 2012
#37
That's good, because I wanted him to be president 'less than anyone I've met' too.
Nanjing to Seoul
Dec 2012
#38
He's either monumentally stupid or thinks the public is monumentally gullible
Major Nikon
Dec 2012
#62
He had no desire to "RUN" ... which means, in typical priviledged frat-boy fashion,
Myrina
Dec 2012
#74
Can you imagine the absolute frothing at the mouth of, say, Gingrich, Santorum, et al , WTF?
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#77
Didn't he also come on board fairly late in the campaign? Like when it started not looking so good
libdem4life
Dec 2012
#105
Tagg is trying to save face because his dad got his a$$ handed to him, by President Obama.
ywcachieve
Dec 2012
#82
Bull and sh*t. Talk about an impression management piece. Nice try Romney clan...no dice.
NoodleyAppendage
Dec 2012
#100
They lie about everything. This morning on C-SPAN the two Politico guys who just wrote an E-Book
politicaljunkie41910
Dec 2012
#108
What a coincidence, I wanted him to be President less than anyone i've met too. n/t
okaawhatever
Dec 2012
#115