Mitt Romney Says “I Told You So”

Mitt Romney

That’s the gist of his recent status update, which is short enough to quote in its entirety:

In the years since the Massachusetts health care law went into effect nothing has changed my view that a plan crafted to fit the unique circumstances of a single state should not be grafted onto the entire country. Beyond that, had President Obama actually learned the lessons of Massachusetts health care, millions of Americans would not lose the insurance they were promised they could keep, millions more would not see their premiums skyrocket, and the installation of the program would not have been a frustrating embarrassment. Health reform is best crafted by states with bipartisan support and input from its employers, as we did, without raising taxes, and by carefully phasing it in to avoid the type of disruptions we are seeing nationally.

Oh, what could have been…

 

Forget McCain, Can We Get Romney Back in 2016?

2013-10-22 Romney
According to Drudge, McCain is considering running again in 2016. Here’s the deal: I was more excited for Mitt Romney than any other candidate in my life in both 2008 and (slightly less so) in 2012. He had to say a lot of crazy things to win the primary but, going up against Cruz, he would have to play the sane card to win, and that’s actually what I liked about him in the first place.

I know it’s incredibly unlikely because he’s burned out after two failed attempts in a row, but I’ve never really gotten over the disappointment of his 2012 loss, even if he has.

And, if he’s not available, maybe we could see some more from Jon Huntsman? Then again, Chris Christie will probably also be running, so it looks like there won’t be a shortage of alternatives to the crazy train ticket. (McCain is not my favorite in that category, however.)