[Torie]

Here is the key paragraph as to why Romney fils may get the traction Romney pere never had:

"Beneath the surface, however, Romney version 2.0 runs on a different operating system. Whereas George Romney was often zestful, impulsive, hot-tempered, Mitt is analytical, cautious, even-keeled. Michigan reporters loved to cover George because they knew they could always get him worked up enough to deliver a headline. You never hear Beacon Hill reporters talk about Mitt like that."

Romney fils is a first tier candidate for president, and deserves to be. You can write that down.

[LdSentinal]

Apart from saving the 2002 Winter Olympics, any other accomplishments?

[Torie]

Why Romney is my second choice ping.

[southernnorthcarolina]

Romney fils is a first tier candidate for president, and deserves to be. You can write that down.

Duly noted. Stranger things have happened, I guess, though I can't rightly remember such.

Anyway, it's a mite early for prognosticatin', I reckon. Twenty-six months before the 1996 election, I was in Phil Gramm's presidential corner. How'd that work out?