The O.C. Republicans have a tendency to step in it from time to time – and it looks like they have done it again. Most of the O.C. GOP leadership is backing Mitt Romney for President – and press reports today are ripping him for a series of ridiculous statements that culminated with his latest gaffe in which he appeared to admire Adolf Hitler.
According to the New York Sun, Romney was giving a speech to the Northern Virginia Technology Council, when he said:
“I’m afraid building a nuclear power plant in our country today would require us first to hire the French to show us how to do it because they’ve been building ’em and we haven’t,” Mr. Romney said in response to a question about energy policy during his talk, as captured on video by the Washington Post’s politics Web log.
So far, so good. But he kept going. “Liquefied coal, gosh. Hitler during the Second World War
Haha! I love it! The OC GOP just can’t stop tripping over itself, and it looks like they’ve got themselves another real doozy with the complete trainwreck that is “Mitt Romney 2008”. I mean, 2008 will be a bad enough year for Republicans… But go with Romney, and we Dems may very well experience another 2006-like landslide! Ah, the OC GOP just doesn’t know how to pick good candidates. Well, better for Obama, Clinton, Edwards, or whoever is our nominee next year. : )
Damn it Art,
You were not supposed to reveal these things until the general election! Right now we need to put all our energy into ensuring he gets the GOP nomination. For once I agree with the Schroeder/Fleischman machine, Romney is the perfect man to get the GOP nomination.
Getting to the White House is another thing altogether, but the GOP nomination, Romney is the man.
Claudio, us Reeps said that about Gray Davis.
Becareful what you wish for.