[tanknetter]

Love you, Mitt. But if children are off limits, why did you parade your group out in that picture?

As others have said, it was just a family Christmas card that the DBs at MSNBC managed to get a hold of.

But there's another element here as well - Mitt Romney has run for, and lost the election to, the Presidency. He's done, and not coming back, as any sort of political force in this country. The last person who did that at that level was Nixon, right?

I have no issue with the guy lending his voice as one of dozens of political commentators. But I would also say that now that he's not running for anything, and probably will never do so again, he deserves to have a level of privacy not afforded to candidates.

[usconservative]

But I would also say that now that he's not running for anything, and probably will never do so again, he deserves to have a level of privacy not afforded to candidates.

Well stated. Romney's returned to private life and should be afforded the same level of privacy that you and I receive.

If one thinks about the alternative, the minute one becomes a "public figure" they're a target for life?? So I guess one having their name published in a newspaper or appearing on TV to advocate an issue means they give up their right to privacy for life?

No wonder so few good people actually run for political office these days.