Tuesday, January 15, 2008

The Real Mitt


Hopefully, the night will continue with the winning trend I posted about below.

As Mitt gets more attention I hope they learn just who Mitt is.

Along those lines, Michelle Malkin posted this about Mitt Romney. Thanks to Jenn for alerting me to this story.


“The Mitt Romney I know”

The excellent blogger/Weekly Standard writer Dean Barnett has a very candid, informed, and informative piece about Mitt Romney’s character and campaign missteps in the New York Times (I know, I know).

Just read it and tell me what you think.

A snippet:

I spent a lot of time with Mr. Romney that year, and I occasionally served as his volunteer driver, taking him to local campaign events. The Mitt Romney I got to know was warm and likable. He had an electric intelligence. He was unfailingly decent. He was totally committed to his family. He treated everyone with respect and kindness.

If you’re like most politically attuned Americans, you probably don’t agree with my description of Mr. Romney. You may consider him to be the personification of political ambition. You possibly believe he will say anything to get elected president. You might even consider him one of the least honorable politicians in the country.

As a longtime admirer of Mr. Romney’s, it pains me that many Americans believe these things. Even worse, Mr. Romney’s presidential campaign has given them cause to feel this way. As a result, in the Michigan primary today, he is fighting for his political life.

I often marvel at how the public perception of Mr. Romney differs so radically from the man I know. The blame for this lies in the campaign he has run…

The Press needs to lay off Mitt and allow Americans to get to know the real Romney.

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