Frankly, I think either George is headed “round the bend” as the Brits say; or he is being facetious. For instance, this portion of his statement: “ “A technocratic Massachusetts governor running on competence, not ideology,”
I can’t remember anyone ever accusing Dukakis of being COMPETENT.....and with Romneycare smearing up his resume’ Mitt’s claim to competence doesn’t look real shiny, either....at least not to me!
I can see Will’s reasoning somewhat. After all, Dukakis was called, “Zorba the Clerk” after his technocratic, jello-spined, persona.
Will's point is that both Dukakis and Romney have presented themselves in this way: Vote for me because I'm the most competent for the job.