Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Romney Flip-Flops; Dole Now "Terrific Guy"   [Byron York]

The Romney campaign is now sending out a transcript from an appearance by Romney after his Bob-Dole-is-the-last-person-I'd-want-to-write-a-letter-for-me remarks on Fox this morning.  A couple of hours later, Laura Ingraham asked Romney about Dole, and this is from the Romney campaign:

Governor Romney:  "Bob Dole Is An American Hero, Another Terrific Guy."  

LAURA INGRAHAM: "Are you upset that you lost that Dole endorsement?"  

GOVERNOR ROMNEY: "You know you like every endorsement and Bob Dole is an American hero, another terrific guy. … But you know, I don’t think if I were the McCain campaign that’s the parallel I would have wanted to draw. Just because you know he was selected as somebody who had been a long term Senator and was seen as the anointed choice.  You know the inevitable choice, the one who is next in line.  I think we’re best as a party, at least in my own view, when we bring somebody in from the outside.  If we want to change Washington, I think it's going to have to have an outsider to do it and it‘s going to take somebody who may not be the inevitable choice, but instead somebody who represents new passion, new vision, new energy, that I think we need to see in Washington."  

02/05 12:00 PMShare