Don't you remember the Republican Primaries in 2012, he was just as slimy then.
Oh, I suppose you are right, but I did not want to see that at the time. By FR standards I was behind the curve on Mitt. I never much liked him, but I thought he was basically a decent, boring guy. I voted for him with no hesitation. I though he was a better candidate for POTUS than McCain. Now he seems to have turned into McCain.