re: #86 Targetpractice

The thing that makes it bittersweet is that we know, if Mitt had chosen to run, he’d be out there saying much of the same shit as the rest of the GOP field is.

Maybe not. He was clearly against the Confederate flag display in both 2008 and 2012, when he was running, so he’d likely be against it now no matter what.

What I really think he’s doing is giving the haters a Republican establishment figure to target, thus keeping them from pressuring the candidates. It also provides a notable figure in the party calling for South Carolina to make a needed change. Thirdly, it gets Mitt Romney attention, which feeds his appetite for same.

It’s tempting to same that if Mitt Romney had been as consistent on health care as he has been on the Confederate flag, he’d be president right now. I wish that was true but it is not: Had Mitt been consistent on health care he would not have been nominated in 2012.