Mitt Romney Readies His Presidential Transition Team

[Doctor Jack]

It would appear the election is over in the mind of Mitt Romney. News today tells us that the Romney transition team is getting in place and his administration will be up and running soon. This level of delusion is about one step away from Romney wandering the street in a bath robe

Edit:

Correct site

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81600.html?hp=t1

[LongTomH]

1. Romney wandering the streets in a bath robe....

...wearing his magic underwear on his head!

[Raven]

2. Oh shit! That visual image is going to haunt me! n/t

[monmouth]

9. OMG, the second one today. No more drinking anything at the keyboard. All I could visualize

was that poor mafia don from NY wandering the streets in his bathrobe trying to stay out of jail.

[DURHAM D]

3. Title at link - Republican poll analysis: Romney winning with middle-class families

This has already been posted a couple of times today. But, thanks for your concern.

[cloudbase]

4. Sneak pic of the team's head

[JohnnyRingo]

10. LOL

What a perfect image of the Romney campaign manager.

[simmonsj811]

19. Don't forget

that Big gaint brain of his!!!

[sharp_stick]

5. Wrong Link I think

this is the Politico link for good old Mitt's delusional Transition Team.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81600.html

[Doctor Jack]

7. that is what happens when i try making posts on an iphone

All fixed now. Thanks

[global1]

11. I'm Really Concerned -I Read The Article At This Link And Have Two Reflections & A Comment.....

Reflection One: Rmoney seems too confident that he's got this in the bag and that worries me. What does he know? Was he given assurances that this election will be bought and paid for and stolen for him? Even though he's had a number bad weeks and is losing ground in the polls - he still thinks he's tied with the President. I'm just very suspicious as to what they are planning in these last 40 or so days.

Reflection Two: If you read this article at the politico link - two observations - the person leading his transition team is a Mormon and there the transition team is heavily loaded with former Bushco people.

Comment: This article at Politico - link provided about in post #5 should be circulated and people should know that this transition team is working with solid actions that would be initiated should Rmoney win. Yet when anyone tries to pin down Rmoney as to what he will be doing and what his plans are for his presidency - he always talks in generalities and doesn't really say anything or he just evades the question. I think that if he wants to be president he has to tell the American People what he will be doing. His transition team has those answers why isn't he sharing that with us? If he is elected he will be a president that we know very little about - with respect to his taxes, his real feelings on all sorts of issues and what he will do if elected. How can we let this guy even close to the White House?

[DCBob]

6. Is this a story from The Onion?

His "transition" team should be working on what they will all do with lots of free time come Nov.

[Vogon_Glory]

8. Wouldn't It Be Nice If...

Wouldn't it be nice if Mitt got all these guys into position and then learns on Election Night that he and Paulie lost both the popular vote and the electoral vote?

Heh-heh-heh!

[TeamPooka]

12. Easy money for doing nothing because Romney ain't going to win and the.....

transition team knows it too.
So they can just pretend to work and get paid.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

13. Doesn't every candidate do this?

[Curtland1015]

15. Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I'm pretty sure it's standard practice.

STILL, the way things are going it'd be like packing a bathing suit for a trip to the Antarctic.

You just aren't going to need it.

[LiberalFighter]

16. I don't think they start this early

Romney's mind doesn't work like a normal sane person.

[Cosmocat]

23. And, the right wing meme parroted by the "liberal media"

is "THEY ARE MEASURING THE CURTAINS FOR THE WHITE HOUSE!"

[cr8tvlde]

14. My guess would be that these Bush operatives are planning for 2016 and Mitt has been

handsomely rewarded...which usually amounts to paying off campaign debts. Also to keep them quiet, although I wouldn't bet a whole lot on docile obedience in Romney's case...or Ann's.

[Springslips]

17. The serious answer

Campaigns do this earlier than you think. For one thing, you need the time. For another, it helps build support. This is standard operating procedure. This is not an indication of confidence or delusion.

[fun n serious]

21. Right.

He is planning on stealing the election, his cronies at diebold, or whoever is doing it this time have made him feel confiident. Thats why he is out of money. He paid big to illegally win. BTW I see you're new.

[magical thyme]

22. Agreed.

and welcome.

I do think the need to announce it is another attempt to portray "inevitability" and to "turn the tide."

We just need to double down, focus downticket and GOTV.

[DemKittyNC]

18. I remember in 2008

McCain did the same thing at a very early stage in the race. My guess this would be common each election year?

[lillypaddle]

20. Guess he feels confident

That he can steal the votes.

[Kteachums]

24. I wouldn't put anything past the Uglicans!

He announced on 60 Minutes that he was going to win. I know I saw a clip of him saying that!

[Cha]

25. Good. I hope it generates

more People to the Voting Booth who say "NO WAY IN HELL!"

[southernyankeebelle]

26. Listen I wouldn't be surprised with voter suppression and the cheating with the machines I wouldn't

be surprised.

[aletier_v]

28. I was hoping for a photoshop of the 3 Stooges

[Gin]

29. Virginia uses diebold machines

All this talk about a close race makes me scared because that's when they can manipulate the votes....

2000 gave us an ass.....please don't let history repeat itself...

[Tx4obama]

30. I know candidates do it - BUT it made me laugh out loud LOUDLY when I read the subject line! LOL

[Tx4obama]

31. An excerpt from the OP article ...

-snip

The process — which used to begin officially following Election Day — has started in earnest in part because of a change in the law that sets aside government money in order to ensure an incoming administration is prepared as soon as it takes over the keys to the West Wing. The Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 formalized a process for campaigns to begin planning before the election, with the General Services Administration providing office space and other resources for the campaign.

-snip-

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32. And here they are...