Romney jumped on a chance at the debate tonight to set the record straight with McCain. He and they actually started both looking pretty foolish. In one of Ron Paul’s rare moments of lucidity he jumped them both over wasting time on semantics - they both looked bad after Paul’s comments.
Before that while they were in a cat fight. Romney did make a point about last minute attacks, but McCain scored on pointing about Romney wouldn’t comment because “he was a governor” before then became a presidential candidate shortly after. McCain was caught in a political trick but Romney was clearly using his “governor” status to avoid taking a stand before he tested the wind. It was a zero gain for each. McCain came across as snide, but Romney came across as fustered and as someone who can’t make his point and shut up. It got tiring listening to him say the same thing over and over. He would have done better to just say it the first time then drop it. The cat fight made him look as bad as McCain who had done something sneaky.
I think Huckabee clearly won the debate. He sounded more like Fred and Reagan than John Edwards this time.
What point.
Romney had not announced at that point and was still seriously considering whether to run. He had had no intelligence briefings like McCain had.
Once he made a decision to run and could receive a briefing he had the information to make an informed statement and did so the same day announced by Bush.
What should have he done read the NY Times or Boston Globe. That would be informative. . . NOT
McCain seems to be saying Romney should have made a decision with no facts and gone off half cocked. After all only Senators are valid Presidential Candiates. Must be why we have elected so many as President.
None in the last 30 years if your counting.