Romney to announce presidential bid

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=post&forum=102&go_ahead=doit

Published Thursday | February 8, 2007
Romney to announce presidential bid

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney will formally announce his candidacy for president next week in Michigan, his native state and an important early test for the GOP nomination, campaign aides said Tuesday.

The former one-term Massachusetts governor will make his announcement Feb. 13, and then will visit Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina - the first states to hold 2008 contests.

He will return to Boston two days later, where he will hold what his campaign is calling "a unity event" with supporters, aides said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because the plans were not public.

The announcement had been expected.

FULL story at link.

[acmavm]

1. This is getting laughable. It would be easier to list who isn't

running.

[rox63]

2. His supporters in MA number about 12

Should be an interesting event in Boston. If he's lucky, no one will throw rotten fruit at him. :rofl:

[skipos]

3. He wouldn't win MA, and I am not sure how tolerant the bible thumpers will be

towards his religion. He is also quite the flip flopper on some of the issues that are important to wing nuts. He might be an easy candidate for us to beat.

[MUAD_DIB]

4. He's left MA 1 Billion in the red. Not good.

[Dulcinea]

5. Why in Michigan?

He was Gov. of Mass., why not there?

[Rambis]

6. I would think salt lake city

Oops I forgot no one is supposed to know he is mormon. When do you suppose this is going to come up?

[youngdem]

7. Bush really has publicly instilled the idea that ANYONE can be President, hasn't he? n/t

[Justice]

8. Mitt's Department of Social Services - 4 children dead since 2005

This is the sort of stuff that will bring Mitt down.

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The state Department of Social Services received a report raising concerns about whether Rebecca Riley was taking too many powerful prescription drugs last summer, but dropped the issue after receiving assurances from her mother and doctors that the treatment was appropriate.

"The Rebecca Riley case represents a tremendous failure by the state, parents, physician, and pharmacy, and highlights the need for closer scrutiny of the medications being administered to children," said Representative Peter J. Koutoujian, a member of the Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Legislative leaders created the panel, which wrapped up its first set of hearings this week, amid harsh criticism of DSS over some high-profile cases: Haleigh Poutre, a Westfield 11-year-old whose life support was almost withdrawn prematurely by DSS in January 2006; and Dontel Jeffers, a 4-year-old Boston boy allegedly beaten to death by his foster mother in 2005.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/?p1=Header_TodaysPaper

[fujiyama]

9. That ass hole is in my state

Yuck. He's probably trying to get Dickhead Devos to contribute to his worthless campaign. After all, Monaghan is already behind the true fanatic - Brownback.

[CK_John]

10. Another GOP son tying to out do daddy, former Gov of Michigan and

presidential candidate. Milt you're no George Romney. He was honest and principled.

[Telly Savalas]

11. Miiiitttt.

The Mittster.

Mitt-o-rooni.

The MittMeister.

The Mitt-o-nater.

Mitt-o-rama.

Miiitttt.