Thursday, February 26, 2009

Rock Star


Last February, on the opening day of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took the stage, trailing Arizona Sen. John McCain in the GOP presidential primary but gathering steam with the conservative faithful. He delivered a speech that would not be soon forgotten. “I entered this race because I love America,” Romney said. “And because I love America, in this time of war, I feel I have to now stand aside for our party and for our country.”

“Nooooo,” the crowd exclaimed in a deflated, collective groan.

This February, however, Romney is well-positioned to emerge as the leader of the party and the Republican front-runner in 2012.

Other potential 2012 candidates will have trouble making as compelling a case for the nomination.

...he can just be Mitt Romney while he lines up the organizational support he will need to challenge Obama in four years. When he speaks this year at CPAC, he might consider telling the crowd, “It’s good to be back. This time, I’m here to stay.”

>> be sure to read the full piece by Brett Joshpe

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