From Washington Straight

George Romney, Liberaldom’s new compact Presidential candidate, rambled into town a few days ago for an appearance on Meet the Press. If his purpose was to get a 1964 bandwagon rolling for him among the powers-that-be in the GOP’s Washington division, he might just as well have saved himself the trip. He went over with the Republican leadership like a lead balloon, and in one easy lesson too. What infuriated the Republican leaders was Romney’s bland assumption that his “surprise” decision (it was no surprise when the announcement was made eight days later) to run for the governorship of Michigan on a Republican ticket was purely a matter of expediency. I don’t really care very much for the Republican Party, Romney seemed to be saying, but it’s a handy instrument which can be used to satisfy my personal ambitions.

To make doubly sure every professional legislator on the Hill would get his bristles up, he commented to one newsman: “All politicians are crooks.” (All politicians, note, not just all Democrats and all reactionary Republicans. The wags are saying Romney’s been asked to star in a new show entitled: How Not to Succeed in Politics While Really Trying.)

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George Romney, Liberaldom’s new compact Presidential candidate, rambled into town a few days ago for an appearance on Meet the Press. If his purpose was to get a 1964 bandwagon rolling for him among the powers-that-be in the GOP’s Washington division, he might just as well have saved himself the trip. He went over with the Republican leadership like a lead balloon, and in one easy lesson too. What infuriated the Republican leaders was Romney’s bland assumption that his “surprise” decision (it was no surprise when the announcement was made eight days later) to run for the governorship of Michigan on a Republican ticket was purely a matter of expediency. I don’t really care very much for the Republican Party, Romney seemed to be saying, but it’s a handy instrument which can be used to satisfy my personal ambitions.

To make doubly sure every professional legislator on the Hill would get his bristles up, he commented to one newsman: “All politicians are crooks.” (All politicians, note, not just all Democrats and all reactionary Republicans. The wags are saying Romney’s been asked to star in a new show entitled: How Not to Succeed in Politics While Really Trying.)