Via The Corner on Fox news’ ‘Special Report’ last night Krauthammer said “Romney really is the frontrunner.”
Krauthammer’s Take [NRO Staff]
From last night’s “All-Stars.”
On prospective GOP candidates for 2012:
Romney really is the frontrunner. He has done himself well. He is a grown-up. He knows economics. He’s trusted on that.
There is also a tradition among Republicans of nominating the next in line, as we did with George Bush, Sr. in 1988, Dole in ’96, and McCain in ’08, sort of the last grown-up who was left over from the last campaign.
And I think that Romney has done well. Look, he is the guy who is as clean as clean can get. You are not going to wake up in the morning and discover he is crying in Argentina. This is a solid guy and he’s got a record.
Now, as to Palin, I agree entirely with what Mara said. She is—she has star power without any doubt. She has an extremely devoted following. But she is not a serious candidate for the presidency.
She had to go home and study and spend a lot of time on issues in which she was not adept last year, and she hasn’t. She has to stop speaking in clichés and platitudes. It won’t work.
It could work for eight weeks if you’re the number two candidate, as she was last year. But even so, she got singed a lot in that campaign. You cannot sustain a campaign of platitudes and clichés over a year and a half if you’re running for the presidency.
#1 by Spencer Iacono on July 2nd, 2009
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Mitt is the best! Thank you for your comment and please come back to comment again.
#2 by Liberty on July 2nd, 2009
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Yes, he is right.He has good version, he know the true, Mitt is the front runner,he is the right man for America,and he is the best of all, he is the smartest, the strongest to defeat Obama,he look presidential, America will be with Mitt,good luck.
#3 by Spencer Iacono on July 2nd, 2009
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That is a great line by Krauthammer! We who know Mitt can have confidence that these sort of shananagans won’t be happning.
#4 by Spencer Iacono on July 2nd, 2009
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Amen Nate! Mitt is definitely the more mature one out of the potential bunch, and out of any other politician out there, in my view.
#5 by Nate G. on July 2nd, 2009
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I think “Grown-up” is the key word here.
#6 by Paulee on July 2nd, 2009
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I LOVED THE LINE, HE WON’T BE SINGING IN ARGENTINA. SOME CALL MITT, MR. CLEAN, REFRESHING, I SAY.