https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/05/romney-can-retire-later/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:31:46 -0400<![CDATA[Romney’s post-election behavior has been, in a word, small. Never again, likely, will his voice and influence be as powerful as they are now. Yet rather than stepping forward to help find a way out of the fiscal standoff, or to help his party rebuild itself, he delivered a perfunctory concession speech, told wealthy donors that Obama won by giving “gifts” to minorities, then avoided the press at a private lunch with President Obama. &#8230;]]>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:10:35 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/05/romney-can-retire-later-n98025