An e-mail:

KLo–the guy is onto something, sort of. Weld had a golden opportunity to rebuild the GOP here in the People’s Republic in the early 90s. He didn’t lift a finger for party-building. Instead, Weld devoted his energies to a)running a losing Senate campaign against John Kerry, and b)trying to leave town by “running” for Ambassador to Mexico…a folly that was stopped in its tracks by Jesse Helms.
At least Romney tried to build the party. He recruited candidates for nearly every state Senate and House race(a huge accomplishment in this one-party state)last year. The net results were disappointing, but at least he put some energy into it.
–Steve, Cape Cod
PS: I think Mitt would make one hell of a good president.