More Romney Presidential Fun

How much longer until Mitt Romney decides whether to lose a bid for the white house or a bid for reelection? Because Bostonist is starting to feel like the matronly society wife in an old-time comedy of manners who married a philanderer for the economic and social benefits and now must stoically turn a blind eye to his dalliances with young showgirls (or primary states, as the case may be). Maybe we should create a regular feature with a snappy name to keep track of Mitt's nascent campaign ("Road to Not Getting the Republican Nomination").

We learn today from the Globe that our dear governor, although his proto-campaign leases space in the Hancock Tower with a view that the common man can't enjoy, is once again far away from Clarendon Street, talking to the uber-conservative Heritage Foundation in D.C. about the need to keep closer track of foreigners and Muslims in the United States. What more is there to say about Romney's habit of traveling the country making policy announcements that won't fly in his home state? It's hard for our little state, being the stepping stone for ambitious men with big hair dreams.

The speech did have some highlights: Bostonist liked when Romney said, "How many individuals are coming to our state . . . from terrorist-sponsored states?" because it sounded like he was implying that other U.S. states are sponsored by terrorists (Rhode Island, maybe? Delaware?). Also, it was deliciously ironic when Romney implicitly criticized the governor of Louisiana for not taking a leadership role in responding to Hurrican Katrina. "In my state, it's me," the Globe reports that Romney said. "The governor's in charge. I got it." He said this, remember, from a distance of nearly 500 miles.