Mitt just said that he won't run...

[MrScorpio]

First off, I'm not sure if I believe him. But we'll just have to wait and see about that, right?

But second, and more importantly, perhaps this will mark the point where he'll just simply shut the fuck up and stop sounding as if he IS running. He's been really embarrassing himself these last few weeks.

That is, if he's actually capable of embarrassment like any other normal human being.

[merrily]

1. Too bad. I was rooting for him because I think Hillary could beat Mitt in the general.

Why would fat cats line up to back a Romney candidacy, though?

First, Mitt lost a primary to McCain, for pity sake, who was such old news (NOT an age reference) by 2008 and then Mitt lost a general in 2012. Because you're not really a loser until you're a three-time loser?

[MrScorpio]

2. Mitt's way past his sell-by date...

[merrily]

3. So, his wife, kids and grandkids?

[MrScorpio]

4. That just about sums it up...

Time to hit the CVS cereal aisle again.

[merrily]

6. why would a supermarket have a dumb-looking Mitt Romney mannequin?

[randome]

15. So people would be too creeped out to steal anything.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]

[merrily]

18. People buy more when they shop hungry, less when they shop nauseated, though.

Not to mention, "Clean up on aisle 3."

[Takket]

5. not surprised, he got a heaping spoonful of reality the last few weeks

and the reality was that his wanting to run was met with hysterical laughter all across the country.

[MrScorpio]

7. Up until the point he quit I just chalked him off as a glutton for punishment...

[hughee99]

8. He can't run. Questions came up during the last election that he still doesn't want to answer.

He can't release his taxes, either. Even if he didn't do anything illegal, he didn't pay ANY takes for 10 years. He can't release that and still have any shot at running for president.

[MrScorpio]

10. Damn skippy...

I was wondering when someone would get around to mentioning that.


He never did.

[merrily]

20. Didn't he know that a couple of weeks ago when he started flashing his ankle at donors?

[hughee99]

29. Yes. He wants the nominee to come to him for an endorsement. To do that, he's got to

be a "player". If he doesn't have any influence over the people who donate big money, no candidate will give a shit about his endorsement.

[merrily]

35. This is a dumb question, but I am not sure Mr. Google will tell me.

What is so important to Mitt about Jeb going to him for an endorsement?

[hughee99]

37. If Jeb needs to ask Mitt for something, then Mitt can ask Jeb for something in return. n/t

[merrily]

39. That part I got. But Mitt has more money than God. What would he ask for?

Positions for his kids maybe?

[hughee99]

43. That's exactly what I was thinking. Mitt's days in politics are about done,

but a position of prominence in a Jeb Bush Administration would be a good jump-start for one (or more) of his kids.

[merrily]

44. His father wanted the White House and didn't get it. From his wiki, he seems to have been a good

person, including being for civil rights before that position had a lot of political upside. (That time Mitt imagined he had marched with MLK, Jr., his Dad really had.) Mitt wanted it, but didn't get it. So, it goes to another generation to vindicate the Presidential ambitions of the Romneys?

I don't think Mitt could have beaten Jeb, even without the tax issue. The religious right has never been entirely comfortable with Mormons or with Mitt's fake liberal past. Also, Mitt is so awkard in every way as a person. The way he carries himself, that semi-bizarre walk, the things he says to people when unscripted. And he could never live down that video. Too bad. He would have been easier to beat than Jeb.

[11 Bravo]

9. Mitt … as in "QUIT".

He must have realized that trying to keep pretending to give a shit about the 99% was going to be really hard for him, but fucking impossible for Queen Ann.

[MrScorpio]

12. The funny part is her delusion that people are sorry that Mitt lost…

[merrily]

21. Did she happen to mention which country?

[11 Bravo]

26. Because all of America wanted a car elevator in the Executive Mansion...

and some fucking dancing horse shitting on the White House lawn.

[Aristus]

11. Queen Anne undoubtedly told him:

"You subject me to that again, I'll kill you when you sleep, you treacherous bastard!"

[MrScorpio]

13. Yep, she doesn't have to fake it anymore...

[Aristus]

14. Something tells me she's been faking it for all of her married life.

[MrScorpio]

16. Mitt's always had to watch out for splinters as well…

[merrily]

40. That is a heck of a resemblance. Ann is one nose job and lid lift away.

[merrily]

36. I didn't see you had beat me to it.

"Just close your eyes and think of England."

[merrily]

23. Oh, I bet she's faked it plenty.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

19. I was looking forward to hearing about the further adventures of Rafalca

as well as about the ten or twelve new mansions the Romney's bought since last time.

[merrily]

25. Is there really any point to Rafalca since Colbert probably won't be doing his dressage impression

in horse costume anymore?

[MrScorpio]

28. I hear ya...

[LiberalAndProud]

17. The timing is interesting.

Romney and Bush had a sit-down in Utah a week ago yesterday. Today Romney indicates he won't be running. I'm sure it's only a coincidence.

[MrScorpio]

24. I'm going with coincidental too...

I'm sure that the turning point for his was that huge backlash from his "income inequality" bullshit.

That sounded like it was straight out of The Onion.

[merrily]

27. LOL, Dimson is not taking any chances on holding the flag upside down again.

A truer distress signal was never seen.

[Gothmog]

22. The concept that income inequality and fighting poverty are GOP issues is silly

The concept that Mittens could run on income inequality and fighting poverty was really dumb.

[MrScorpio]

30. Nobody likes a faker...

[Blue Owl]

31. No Remittance

n/t

[MrScorpio]

32. …And it's not like we weren't warned either.

[merrily]

41. I am not sure you can blame Mitt for that. The state legislature overrode most of his vetoes.

He vetoed at the rate of 300 bills a year, average. And they overrode most. It was relatively hostile to him, too.

He was a lousy Governor anyway. It was pretty clear he ran only so he could get an elected office in a blue state under his belt before declaring for the Presidency. To that end, he left the state house often to make himself known to Republican groups. While with them, the guy who was supposed to be the state's being booster dissed us until our newpapers finally called him it out for it.

And, when part of a Big Dig tunnel fell and killed a woman, the people he chose to explain the issue to him were the same people who had built it, who happened to be donors of his.

But I am not sure you can blame the entire state economy on him, I am sorry to say.

[merrily]

38. nicely done

Don't re-Mitt.

[outside]

33. He was told

that all the Wall Street and corporate money is already earmarked for Hillary.

[MrScorpio]

34. That's an interesting take...

How did you find that out?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

42. Hmmmm I wonder if he woke up this morning with a dressage horse's head

in bed. Courtesy of the Bush Crime Family.

[merrily]

45. IMO, Mitt and Jeb each made the other an offer he couldn't refuse.

[madokie]

46. I think he's lying out of both sides of his ass

he'll wait for the last moment to jump in there. If he and his handlers didn't learn anything else the last time around they learned that willard looses his appeal real quick like, the luster is gone quickly. Just not a likable person even to the republiCON base

so put me down as not believing a word he said column