Mitt Romney's Book Sets Stage for 2012 White House Run (RINO ALERT)

ABC News ^ | March.2, 2010 | Teddy Davis

[Reagan Man]

The title of Mitt Romney's new book, "No Apology: The Case for American Greatness," is a not-so-subtle jab at the visits President Obama made overseas when he first took office, derided by the Right as the "American Apology Tour."

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has published a new book, "No Apology: the Case for American... Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has published a new book, "No Apology: the Case for American Greatness," which sets the stage for a second presidential run in 2012. He is shown here as he addresses a forum of the Foreign Policy Initiative at the W Hotel September 21, 2009 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Romney's book as a whole, however, may best be remembered not for the contrasts it offers with the incumbent president but for the contrasts it presents with "Going Rogue," the best-selling memoir of Sarah Palin, a potential Romney rival for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Where Palin's book is a mix of score settling and juicy anecdotes, Romney's book consists of a 64-point plan for strengthening the United States and countless references to what he has been reading. Palin's book titillated audiences with her take on her husband without his shirt on ("Dang, I thought. Divorce Todd? Have you seen Todd?").

Romney's readers, by contrast, will have to make do with his take on the decline of the Ottoman Empire and other great powers (easy money and a lack of innovation did them in, in case you were wondering).

This is not to say that Romney's book is free of anecdotes

In between his policy prescriptions and reflections on world history, the former Massachusetts governor shares his distaste for weeding, his displeasure with one of his son's teachers, and the discomfort of his presidential campaign aides when he would discuss

[svcw]

As before MR will not make it out of the primary process unless he runs as a democrat.

[dead]

Where Palin's book is a mix of score settling and juicy anecdotes, Romney's book consists of a 64-point plan for strengthening the United States and countless references to what he has been reading. Palin's book titillated audiences with her take on her husband without his shirt on ("Dang, I thought. Divorce Todd? Have you seen Todd?").

Romney's readers, by contrast, will have to make do with his take on the decline of the Ottoman Empire and other great powers (easy money and a lack of innovation did them in, in case you were wondering).

So the ABCNews division is riding on the Romney band wagon. I would expect that from them, at least through the primaries.

[ridesthemiles]

Won’t vote for Mitt if he is the only candidate from all the parties in the world.

[ridesthemiles]

Won’t vote for Mitt if he is the only candidate from all the parties in the world.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

Mmmmmmmmm lets see.... Read a comic book or Romney’s book. Looks like the comic books for me!!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Mitt has nice hair!

[svcw]

Not getting the difference.

[shadeaud]

NBC is on his band wagon as well. All this means that he's going to be pushed by the libs to run in 2012 so they can put him in their cross hairs.

[evets]

The doctor is in!

Bend over for health care...

[Above My Pay Grade]

>>>Won’t vote for Mitt if he is the only candidate from all the parties in the world.<<<

I agree 100%...or should that be 200% :-)

[NeoCaveman]

Sounds painfully boring.

Then again the GOP primary voters have favored the boring sicne 1988.

[Kartographer]

I bet Mitt won’t sell a tenth of the books Sarah sold!

[martin_fierro]

[gathersnomoss]

I will never again vote for a posser.

[Above My Pay Grade]

>>>Romney’s book consists of a 64-point plan for strengthening the United States <<<

Knowing Mitt, I’m sure that points 33 through 64 are the exact opposite of points 1 through 32.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Romney's readers, by contrast, will have to make do with his take on the decline of the Ottoman Empire and other great powers (easy money and a lack of innovation did them in, in case you were wondering)."

One other thing, Mitt's wrong. The Ottoman Empire was made up of a bunch of disparate peoples who did not want to be unified in one country. A very similar situation to the Austrian Hungary empire. Their ultimate demise was because of WWI.

[9YearLurker]

Pat Buchanan got more primary votes in 1996 than Romney did in 2008—but Pat didn’t become the presumptive nominee for the next cycle.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Not getting the difference."

Well, you're right in one sense. A lot of fantasy and fiction in both books. It's just that the comic books will have much better pictures.

[OrioleFan]

For universal health care before he was against it????