That latest judicial appointment is a strange decision for somebody considering a presidential campaign. Doesn't he know how much that appointment is going to hurt him in conservative states? I'm surpised that he made such a clumsy political move. It would be better to appoint somebody more conservative and then fight it out with the Governor's Council. Romney had better start moving to the right on key social issues or he can forget about winning the GOP primaries.
He's been trying to move to the right. Somewhat. Problem for him is he STILL won't stand up and announce whatever new beliefs he has selected, and his trail of public statements over the past 10 years leaves him wide open to charges of flip flopping. I can't see primary audiences being receptive to that a few short years after John Kerry. They're much more likely to ignore Rudy's social stands and vote for the "hero" (ugh!) than opt for the two-bit windsurfer.