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October 7, 2008 1:16:28 PM CDT



Romney: Ex-McCain Basher, Now Groveler-in-Chief

Posted May 19, 08 6:21 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Mitt Romney has become so humble since bowing out to John McCain that he is now “the groveler”-in-chief, Eve Fairbanks writes in the New Republic. “Has ever a politician gone so cheerfully into defeat,” she asks? The two men were openly hostile on the trail, but now Romney is praising McCain as a “big dog” to Democratic “chihuahuas.”

Romney's pandering became so blatant that his advisers had to insist he didn't want a spot on the ticket—a denial as silly as they come, Fairbanks argues. But Romney’s “extreme enthusiasm” may protect him from the pain of being passed over. As ambitious as he is, Romney lacks a trait often tied to big dreams: a sense of pride.

Source New Republic

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, listens as Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to reporters during a news conference in Denver, Colo. Thursday, March 27,...   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Former Republican presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, listens to Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain.   (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
Former Republican presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, right, looks on as Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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