Mitt Romney will tell donors Friday morning that he will not run for president in 2016, contrary an earlier report published in The Daily Beast. "After putting considerable thought into making another run for president, I've decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee," Romney said according to prepared remarks delivered on the call.
You know I never really took Romney seriously anyway, but this is still going to send shock waves through the Republican party.
Now look I know most of you are going to hate this but in my opinion the 2016 race is already decided.
And in my opinion these are going to HAVE to be the choices made by both parties.
Let's face it Jeb is going to crush all of his challengers in the run up to his nomination, and if it is going to be Jeb the ONLY Democrat who has a shot at taking him out is Hillary.
And on the flip side there are really no serious Democratic challengers to Hillary (Sorry Bernie.) so she is certain to get the nomination, and the ONLY Republican that has a chance against her is Jebbie.
Essentially this is going to be a clash of the titans, and each party is going to make damn sure they have their best titan in the game.
As a political blogger I find this quite exciting, but as an American citizen I have to confess that I am more than a little worried.
Rats!!!! I wanted to see Ann cry again when he lost.
ReplyDeleteI just developed a true like for Hillary. Hillary all the way!! Hillary the only way.
ReplyDeleteI loved Bill, voted for Obama twice, but am beginning to worry that Hillary may be a wolf in sheep's clothing.
DeleteWatching Bill Clinton and George Bush Senior holding hands was a first troubling clue. Maybe she won't run...
"Watching Bill Clinton and George Bush Senior holding hands was a first troubling clue. "
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Anonymous 10:18, I understand having concerns about Hillary, but in regard to former presidents, I myself would not be concerned. I have noticed before that presidents who sincerely loathe each other when one of them is in office seem to have a very different relationship when out of office.
Even if they still cordially dislike everything other ones stand for, I think it is inevitable for a bond to develop among members of a club that is not likely to ever exceed about 5 people as members.
Out of 7 billion people on the planet, if there are only 4 (as is the case now) who have shared the experience of serving as president of the United States and all that entails, I think it is understandable that they can see beyond their differences to what they have in common, even if it is only the presidency.
Anonymous10:18 AM..
DeleteI agree with you. The Clintons are too close the the Bush family, and this has been troubling to me for awhile. I don't want to see any more Bushs or Clintons in the White House, American needs new blood.
Surely there are many more qualified people to run on the Democratic ticket.
I wish the country would not narrow the pool down to these 2 families, the Clintons and the Bushs. This is absurd.
Really. This. The best we have to choose from?
ReplyDeleteNow $arah HAS to run. She'd win in this way race!
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hahahahaha
This troubles you? Really? The wife of the guy who left us with a twelve figure surplus doesn't make it difficult for me.
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Delete'''This troubles you? Really? The wife of the guy who left us with a twelve figure surplus doesn't make it difficult for me."""
Her husband would not be the one in the Oval Office, if she were to win. SHE CANNOT RUN ON HIS RECORD.
I don't expect a perfect candidate or a perfect President. I do expect intelligence and excellence as well as dedication to public service and dedication to the public good. I would be thrilled to vote for Hillary Clinton for President.
ReplyDeleteI agree these r not great choices. Another Bush?? Is this country fucking retarded? While Hillary is qualified , I'd prefer Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders. New blood.
ReplyDeleteIt's not going to happen and progressives need to forget it and get behind Hilary or we are only screwing ourselves!
DeleteI hear ya. New blood is what we need. Enough of the Clintons, and Bushs'.
Delete@8:48 AM:
DeleteWhen are you anti-pragmatists going to realize likability (or, whatever) doesn't equal electability? Both Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren are unelectable. They may say all the right things, but that doesn't mean they could win in the general election.
I like Warren, but we really REALLY need her in the trenches in the Senate. Her and Sanders can drive Hillary to the left. I hope.
DeleteI prefer Elizabeth Warren too. The Clintons are too close to the Bushs'. We need some NEW BLOOD.
Deletedon't worry be happy. you its pretty bad when I have to come here and gather more news that those other news outlets. this web site is great. sir
ReplyDeleteGryphen, could you not literally not be more not naive?????
ReplyDeleteDo you REALLY not believe Mittens isnt not running??? Wow!
Here, let me explain a few things to you and the last few remaining libtard deadenders still visiting your defunct blog that nobody reads.
Anyone with the SLIGHTEST knowledge of politics knows that Mittens has already scheduled a press conference for NEXT week at exactly the same time as the press conference today.
And what would you guess will be the topic of next week's presser? That he IS running? WRONG!!!!! Next week's event will simply reiterate his decision not to run but he'll slip in the fact that he has some awesome severe conservative ideas that could be helpful to our country as it rebuilds from the total destruction - plus the recovering economy, soaring stockmarket, improving budget deficit, diminished war footing and growing numbers of citizens covered by health insurance - wrought by the grossly incompetent black man in the White House.
And the following week there will be another press conference to announce that he still isnt running for presdient plus more awesome soundbites that reflect the burning need this country has for a Mittens presidency.
Week after week after week. Consistent, resolute, upbeat: "I'm not running but I'd be an awesome prez if I did!" Slowly, slowly, slowly the message starts to sink in to the American people.... "Hey! That awkward rich guy isn't running for president! YAY!!!" Month after month.... Year after year.... Slowly.... slowly.... slowly.... People start to forget his countless campaign gaffes... His "deer in the headlights" handsome visage. His car elevator. His hatred for the 47%. His wife and her prescription strength dancing horse.
Decade by decade.... Slowly support builds... First one or two people say "meh... Maybe he isn't as douchey as he seems to be..." The next week two more climb aboard the Mitty train. Every week a press conference.... "I'm not running for president, but I'm rich and handsome enough to be an adequate one if you want me!"
Even you, Gryphen, if that's even our real name, are smart enough to know that eventually he'll wear us down. I can't say when. Maybe 2026? Maybe 2032? Hell, I don't know! Maybe 2051! 2076???? Who knows? But the point is, IT IS WRITTEN ON THE INVISIBLE GOLDEN TABLETS that one day he will be President.
And that's good enough for me! It should be good enough for you.
RUN, MITTENS, RUN!!!!!
I don't thnk Biden is such a write-off - if he runs. Also, 8 years ago no one picked Obama. Who is this year's dark horse. There are a lot of good choices.
ReplyDeleteBiden was my first thought, too.
DeleteBiden, Webb, O'Malley.
DeleteAll legitimate contenders.
I would never vote for Hillary. Biden or Webb I would consider.
Thanks 9:10, your non vote is a vote for the GOP.
DeleteIt's NOT going to happen. 9:10, you are foolish and naive, sorry.
Delete@9:10 PM:
DeleteWTF? Jim Webb?
Jim Webb is even more conservative than Hillary Clinton! The kind of bullshit that asshole has been saying will not appeal to progressives in the democratic primary! He's been talking like he is going to run to the Right of Hillary Clinton!
You need to pay attention, and stop being so naive, and not so quick to jump on the bandwagon!
9:10 AM:
DeleteWTF? Jim Webb is more conservative than Hillary Clinton! Have you heard the bullshit he's been saying, lately? That shit will not appeal to progressives in the democratic primary! He sounds like he is going to run to the Right of Hillary Clinton.
You need to pay attention, and stop being so naive, and not be so quick to jump on the bandwagon!
10:06 - whover said I was progressive?... Like a lot of people, I could frankly give a damn about progresives.
DeleteMaybe you should screw your head on a little tighter and try using what little brain you have before spouting off and looking like the idiot you obviously are.
I guess Anon 9:10 isn't allowed to have an opinion without being piled on and called a foolish, naive, bandwagon-jumper. People on the Internet are just so fucking rude.
DeletePS - Go Biden!
I hate to tell you all this, you Hillary lovers are foolish and naive, exceedingly so. Can't wait to come back here and laugh at you when Hillary doesn't win, or doesn't even put her hat in the ring.
DeleteDo you morons think everyone that reads Gryph's blog is a left wing liberal? Are you all that dumb?
I'm eager to see who Hillary picks to run with her! I like the thought of Elizabeth Warren or Joe Biden.
DeleteDon't think Biden would win if he ran against Hillary in the primary, even though I think him a great politician and VP of the USA! Don't want to lose him being somewhere important in 2016 - like the VP slot again.
Don't you love it when someone says, "I hate to tell you this..." when it's obvious they can't WAIT to tell you?
DeleteIt's also fun when someone says "I could give a damn," when they actually mean "I could NOT give a damn."
Hahahahahaaaa....
DeleteHillary Warren ticket.
Haahahahahahaaaaa.
Whats your point 11:21? You don't like sarcasm?
DeleteBiden sounds like a winner.
DeleteRegarding Hillary, I turned against her in 2008 when she and her people tried to destroy a fellow Democrat, then-Senator Obama. That really turned me off her and those who ran her scorched earth campaign against a fellow Democrat.
Plus I don't like the Clinton-Bush alliance.
Thank the Mormon god! Romney would never have won and he finally saw the light!
ReplyDeleteGo Hillary! Can hardly wait to vote for you!
Koch family started making it fortune during WW II just like the Bush Crime Family. Do they like each other? Biggest difference between Jebediah and Shrillary is that Shrillary has more testosterone. Both money grubbing war mongers.
ReplyDeleteHillary voted for the Iraq war. She's not stupid. What's her excuse?
DeleteSo, your criticism of Hillary is that she's too masculine or is it that Jeb is too feminine?
DeleteHow about we talk about the issues instead of attacking perceived testosterone levels.
ROMNEY QUIT?
ReplyDeleteSARAH PALIN DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?
ONE LESS REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL LOSER CANDIDATE TO BEAT
Having worked the game/grift for many years, personally I am surprised he isn't running..This was a decision based on donors and dollars, not Jeb.....Jeb will not come close to taking down Hill, but I think if the Dems get spooked, Warren will run as VP, for the good of the party
ReplyDeleteAre you suggesting that if Hillary wins the nomination, that she asks/forms a ticket with Warren? Sorry, that would be the ultimate kiss of death for a presidential ticket.
DeleteHillary and Elizabeth would be a fantastic duo - both are very, very dynamic women. I know I'd vote for them!
DeleteAnd for every one of 'you' 11:50 there are probably fifty noes. That would be a disaster of a ticket. It would make me laugh though. This country will not elect a democrat tickets of two women, no matter what your estrogen is telling you.
DeleteThe arrogance of the man:
ReplyDelete"I've decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee," Romney said".
It sounds to me like he expected to get the nomination if he had chosen to run, but that he has decided not to run only to "give the other leaders the opportunity...".
That's Mitt and his God-given right to become president!
Agree!
DeleteAside from the Mittster's appalling politics, I will be very happy knowing that snotty, arrogant, entitled Bad Lovey won't be swanning around "her" White House telling tour groups that "you people" are only permitted to tour the basement, kitchen, and janitorial areas of the White House, and that they could only enter by way of the back door (servants' entrance).
ReplyDeleteQueen Anne made the same impression on me (and, I suspect, many others). She's an insufferable self entitled snob.
Delete"and the ONLY Republican that has a chance against her is Jebbie."
ReplyDeleteHave you forgotten about Thad "THAD!" McCotter, the so-called Merkin Muffley of American presidential politics?
Looks like the Koch brothers anointed Jeb at their conclave last weekend and told Mitt to wait until Friday to announce that he's stepping away. Now the Sunday shows can have a field day speculating about Jeb.
ReplyDeleteI read they chose Rubio.
DeleteThe Koch brothers don't like Mitt or Jeb. They didn't invite either of them to their 'caucus.'
DeleteMarco? Gee, he'll have to get his story straight on when and how he ended up here. Like Cruz, his tale changes for each audience. Please proceed.
DeleteI greatly resent having only Bush and Clinton to choose from as we decide who will lead our nation after Mr. Obama's term. It doesn't matter if I like either B or C; I want more choices!! I'm really irked to find myself locked into the prison of Bush/Clinton and think maybe they should team up, and then let someone else run against them. Sheesh. What a world.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely. Have said all this before and alluded to it above. Gaddam it, don't we at least deserve the conversation?
DeleteI do not like the thought of choosing between Jeb and Hillary. This stinks to high heaven.
DeleteSomething rotten is in the state of Denmark.
Barbara Boxer is retiring from the senate so she can help Shrillary get elected. (Talk about destroying one's legacy in a flash.)
ReplyDeleteGo fuck yourself, loser.
Delete"Shrillary?" Seriously?
DeleteIf you've ever had the misfortune of arguing with a mentally-challenged right-winger you come to realize very quickly that as all they have up their sleeve is a collection of what they think are witty nicknames which they throw out repeatedly in place of educated debate. They are tiresome.
DeleteWhat is shrill about Hillary? That sounds like a pejorative pulled out of the RW echo chamber. She is an intelligent, educated, and extremely well spoken woman. Folks won't take you seriously if you throw out pejoratives in that manner.
Delete"Shrillary" is a sexist nickname and that's the ONLY reason it is used. Certainly not because of the way Hillary sounds.
DeleteEver hear her laugh? Shriekillery might be better than Shillary, but either really.
DeleteOff topic: G, have you seen this yet, published today.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-boehlert/sarah-palin-and-the-demis_b_6579784.html
"After six years conservatives have essentially conceded what Palin's critics on the left have said all along: that she's not a serious person and serves no serious political purpose."
I smell vindication in the air! Feels good for a change around here!
sarah palin has always been the HeeHaw candidate: just goofy good fun at fun's most primitive level.
Delete'This week's messy, public breakup between conservatives and Sarah Palin was executed with brutal swiftness. After years of alternately worshiping and defending her from all comers while gleefully echoing her falsehoods about the Obama administration (death panels!), lots of conservatives -- and especially conservative pundits -- decided, "Enough!" and collectively tossed her overboard.
DeletePalin's speech last weekend at a conservative confab in Iowa, odd and vacuous even by her standards, served as the trigger for the media mutiny. '
Congratulations to Mitt Romney for finally saying something the American people want to hear.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/JohnDingell/status/561192030316298241
And the Great Steed Rafalca wept.
ReplyDeleteA Fan From Chicago
Oh, that is a good one! :)
DeleteJake Tapper Not Convinced on Romney: ‘His Remarks Are Full of Caveats’
ReplyDelete...“The headline says, ‘He’s not running,’” Jake Tapper pointed out during a CNN appearance. “But his remarks are full of caveats. ‘I could win.’ ‘One poll out today shows me gaining support and beating the closest contender by nearly two to one.’ These are not normally the kinds of things someone says when they’re announcing that they’re not going to run.”
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jake-tapper-not-convinced-on-romney-his-remarks-are-full-of-caveats/
‘One poll out today [conducted by and within my family] shows me gaining support and beating the closest contender by nearly two to one.’
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Fixed it for you, Mitty.
Fox Panelist Thinks Romney's Still Going To Run: 'It's A Chess Move' (VIDEO)
Deletehttp://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/stacey-dash-romney-2016-chess-move
Idiot.
He's as clueless as Trump who said something last week like if he (Trump) had been the nominee in 2012, he would have beaten the President. Like Palin and Trump, Rmoney has one big, swelled, empty head. And Annie, who better cancel her zillion dollar inaugural ball gown, ain't no prize either.
DeleteThe big story to come out of Romney’s decision is how many media outlets got it wrong. Both The Daily Beast and Bloomberg reported that Romney was definitely running. The Daily Beast took down their original story and replaced with a single paragraph about Romney not running, but the URL to the current story still states that Romney is running (http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/01/30/mitt-romney-is-running-for-president.html). Bloomberg also quickly changed their story.
ReplyDeleteIt is a total back to the future moment as the Republican establishment appears to have selected Jeb Bush as their candidate, and the media is still rushing to get it first instead of getting right.
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/01/30/media-wrong-mitt-romney-run-president-2016.html
Nefer @ 9:09........my thoughts exactly. I just could not stand the idea of any more Anne.
ReplyDeleteywc2
You are giving Jeb Bush way too much credit. If you did some reading, you would discover that many people believe Jeb Bush is a pretty weak candidate. Jeb Bush has all of the same problems Mitt Romney has, maybe worse. The republican base hates Jeb Bush, and he also has a lot of shady financial dealings, like Mitt Romney. Plus, Jeb is a BUSH! We're 0-2 with Bushes. The Bush name is still toxic.
ReplyDeleteRomneycare plagued Mitt Romney, and Common Core will plague Jeb Bush. To conservatives, Common Core is Jeb Bush's "Obamacare."
Jeb Bush is also not as smart as some people think. He's just "smarter" than his brother, George.
Also, Jeb Bush is starting off in a much weaker position than Dubya did. The republican party has changed a lot since his brother George ran for president. The republican party is much more conservative, now. When Dubya ran for president, the republican base loved him. But now, the republican base hates Jeb.
There is no enthusiasm for Jeb Bush among the republican base. That's part of the reason Mitt Romney lost. But, there is a lot of enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton in the republican party. The candidate with the most fired-up base always wins, and right now that is Hillary Clinton.
IF President Obama's job approval-rating continues to rebound, and there are no major disasters in the next 2 years, it will be hard for republicans to win no matter who they nominate.
As soon as I heard about Jebbie's little meeting with Mitt in Utah, I was sure Mitt would be the one bowing out. Anne would NEVER have accepted the position as Second Lady. She'd rather take all their deflated balls & just go home.
ReplyDeleteI even told GrampyMe as much just the other day. Everyone was so distracted by the Iowa debacle they weren't paying that much attention to the real story. GrampyMe & I are both magicians, so we know a little about misdirection...
Oh yes...that Utah meeting during that Iowa Freedumb thing that killed "our sarah". Yes! The Bush family mafia clearly put a horse's head in Anne's hotel bed, with a note "Off with her head!"
DeleteOle Mitt knows that his wife, Princess Ann, would have helped in his losing the race AGAIN. She would have been a horrible, entitled wife (in the White House) that America already dislikes big time!
DeleteGO HILLARY!!!!!!!!!! :-)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.610kvnu.com/politics/f9b50a595709c7faf1f440603e313ad2
ReplyDeleteBuried in this interview with John McCain regarding this week's super bowl game is this little tidbit:
"Regarding the 2016 presidential race: Would he choose his former running mate, Sarah Palin, or his good friend Sen. Lindsey Graham?
“Dark horse -- watch them coming up. Lindsey Graham,” McCain said. “I have the greatest affection and appreciation of Sarah Palin. But I think in this time of great national peril, with the rise of ISIS and the challenges that we face worldwide, I think Lindsey is best equipped to address the challenges to our nation’s security.”
Palin's office did not immediately respond to request for comment."
He knows Palin to be an idiot with zero experience in foreign affairs. And, he knew he'd be crucified if he didn't indicate his pick to be girlfriend Lindsey!
DeleteHe likes and respects Palin? My ass! He's been saying that since they both lost to President Obama!
He and Sarah are BOTH sorry examples of politicians. They actually fit in that famous quote of McCain's in that they are 'low-life scum'! Back at ya, McCain, you fucking jerk!
Palin has an office??????
DeletePalin's "office" is Piper in the garage checking voicemails.
DeleteIt's all about the psyche of the American public. I think the reason Jeb Bush is certain to become the nominee is because Republican voters have had enough with the Tea Party. They've given them their voice, and some power and they've failed big-time. In fact, the Kochs and other billionnaire players never once had any intention of giving the party (GOP) over to the Tea Party. That was all theatrics.
ReplyDeleteThe puppeteers and oil barons always wanted a Bush back in the saddle. Here we are, going full circle. It's up to Hillary.
Has Mitt dissolved his pre-presidential campaign organization?
ReplyDeleteExclusive: Hillary Clinton may delay campaign
ReplyDeleteTop Democrats give a new date for the campaign’s likely start.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/exclusive-hillary-clinton-may-delay-campaign-114714.html
I firmly support Hillary Clinton in putting off her run for POTUS as long as she possibly can!
DeleteThe Republican party has already been after her for over a year, trying to tear her apart, which they'll continue doing!
I think the longer she goes to declare, the more it will irritate them and that is good! Plus, she won't have to spend as much money on her campaign or answer to all their idiotic, bullshit theories!!
I think that Koch meeting in California was an attempt to 'anoint' Marc Rubio, but for Vice-President. However, it's not usual for a VP and President to both serve from the same State, or is it?
ReplyDeleteIt is illegal. That is why Cheney who lived in Texas like W claimed to be from Wyoming or wherever he made up.
DeleteIs Mitt planning to return any donations he's received?
ReplyDeleteAnd here we go again. The return of the rogue and now she's got her mini me sidekick daughter on board for the sequel, blogs and thongs in hand. Politics by innuendo and blackmail, the Palin trademark since the mayor's race in Wasilla. The torch is being passed to a new generation and this torch comes with a nifty white suit and hood.
ReplyDeleteHopefully, the sequel will find a smaller audience and the whole frozen tart franchise will fade into the cult phenomenon it should be. Or perhaps Bristol is attempting to be the new LePen or Paul, young scion of the right wing .... a bit refined, but still as mean.
God help us all.
Bristol is even dumber and worse-spoken than her mother. She knows and cares even less about the world or about politics than her mother. If the torch is passed to her, Bristol will probably set her own hair on fire by mistake.
DeleteBristol won't go anywhere - would never win a race in Alaska, etc. Her mother used and abused her - put everything negative about the kid/young adult out to the public - Bristol would have her own baggage to fight as well as that of her mother (Sarah Palin).
ReplyDeleteShe'd be a 'flunkee' because she and her mother are both idiots with little education. Plus, they are white trash from the small town of Wasilla, AK. and Sarah (the horrible parent) has taught Bristol to lie, cheat, drink, do drugs (Anchorage Brawl - proven fact!) and to follow in Sarah's footsteps!
Bristol is a disaster waiting to happen - just like her mother.
I would like to suggest that she further her education and get as far away from her horrible parents - Todd and Sarah Palin -as possible! She should relocate to another state or country - change her name (no one would recognize her because of all the facial surgery she has undergone!) and build her own life -devoid of her nasty mudder!
When they were teenagers, Jeb Bush's kids were far more delinquent than Sarah's brood, or "the twins"....
ReplyDeleteWild Tortoise
Democratic Party: "We can't run anything but the perfect candidate. Biden's got flaws, Warrens's got flaws, Sanders' got flaws, we can't run them, they're not perfect. Hillary's is the closest thing we got. She'd got congressional experience, she's got impeccable foreign policy experience, but she's still not perfect!"
ReplyDeleteRepublican Party: All of you run, who cares? We don't care if you have flaws. We'll just blame your shortcomings on the media.
MarvinM
Impeccable foreign policy experience!!! Hahaha.
DeleteHow is that big goofy 'reset' button looking on Putin's shelf of stupid western memorabilia? Hahaha......
I predict the republican ticket will be Bush/Romney. Mittens is not running for pres, but he didn't say no to VP yet.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Lady Ann could handle being Second Lady. I think it's all or nothing with her.
DeleteI also think Jebbie needs a RWNJ as VP to solidify the base. I think Bush/Rmoney would blow what's left of their tiny minds.
Mitt Romney's Terrible Timing
ReplyDeleteFor the third election cycle in a row, the former Massachusetts governor was in the right place at the wrong time.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/01/mitt-romneys-terrible-timing/385013/
Adios, mofo. You are hereby consigned to the trash bin of history. 😒
ReplyDeleteBush/Cheney 2016 - Back to the Future Shock!
ReplyDeleteBecause that whole PNAC thing didn't get done right the first time.
Huffpo has a story today that Jeb was a bully and pot smoker in school. The bully part doesn't surprise me and maybe he will push for national legalization of pot.
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