Mitt Romney has a massive ego, a sense of divine direction, a belief in himself as the only person who can move America forward!
What else can explain why the losing Republican Presidential nominee in 2012 is telling his supporters that he intends to run for President once again?
What can Mitt Romney say or do which will change our view of him, a view of a chameleon, with no principles, no convictions, no ethics, except to advance himself, despite being one of the wealthiest people ever to run for President, and having no real need to be President, except he wants to be President!
Mitt Romney is NOT going to be the 2016 GOP nominee, and trying to run to the right of Jeb Bush is a guaranteed lost cause, as there are more than enough true right wingers available, so why should he expect to beat out the likes of Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, or Rick Perry, among others?
Romney does not even offer the idea of greater experience in public office, as he had the least such experience in American history, with the exception of Woodrow Wilson and Wendell Willkie, who had two years and no years of public government experience, as compared to Romney’s one term as Massachusetts Governor, but eager to run for President even as he just began his Governorship!
Romney has run two Presidential races, and lost one, and the list of Presidents who have lost and then won is small indeed.
It includes Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Grover Cleveland, and Richard Nixon.
All five had much more experience in government and or the military (in the case of Jackson and Harrison) than Mitt Romney.
Face the facts: Romney is NOT Thomas Jefferson; Romney is NOT Andrew Jackson; Romney is NOT Grover Cleveland; and most certainly, Romney is NOT Richard Nixon, who had broad experience and expertise. The Harrison comparison does not matter, as Harrison only served one month as President in 1841.
The best thing Mitt Romney could do is continue doing what he does best: making money faster than one can say one-two-three, as he is not going to be able to outlive his failure to run a decent, honest campaign, and he will NOT be the next Richard Nixon!
Professor:
This editorial cartoon says it all in the race between Romney and Jeb.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/01/20/editorial-cartoon-gop-leaders/nMaFbOrhyNxI8Q3VZL6rSL/story.html
Brilliant cartoon, thanks, Paul!