What’s next for Romney?
Romney’s first career move after the election was to rejoin the board of Marriott International, which did not go over well in some quarters. Beyond that, his son Tagg told The Boston Globe that Romney is studying why his campaign failed and plans to report back to the GOP with recommendations.
That’s squarely in the comfort zone for Romney, whose Bain achievements were rooted in unsparing analysis of when and whether companies should be rescued, grown or folded. It’s also not hard to imagine Romney tapped by governors or a president – even President Obama — for high-profile, temporary assignments akin to his tenure as CEO of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, during which he cleaned up a mess and presided over successful games.
Most important in Romney’s life, judging by his words, deeds and philanthropy, are his faith and his large and expanding family. He will doubtless continue to be a major donor to the Mormon church and related groups, and to build financial security for his children and grandchildren.
The real surprise will be if Romney dives into politics, maybe by forming a super PAC or making huge contributions to other political action committees, or moves into a new area of civic activism.
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Who cares? He will not be elected anywhere again. Maybe he can join the other failed pols doing the TV gigs.
Dr. Frank Enstine on December 28, 2012 at 2:17 PM
Leave the guy alone. He lost Hes a private citizen.
ChunkyLover on December 28, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Retirement and oblivion, or who cares?
Schadenfreude on December 28, 2012 at 2:21 PM
What’s next for Dukakis? Same question.
Schadenfreude on December 28, 2012 at 2:22 PM
Could see him as Sec of Treasury if the Rs win in 2016.
Illinidiva on December 28, 2012 at 2:25 PM
1948: What’s next for Dewey?
portlandon on December 28, 2012 at 2:26 PM
He will be a stalwart voice and advocate of conservative principles, pushing right leaning ideas in all quarters of government and society in America.
..or not.
Dongemaharu on December 28, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Probably he will come out as president of NO LABELS/no firm positions.
What is there to study. His positions changed – sometimes hourly. Hard to get people to line up behind you when you keep changing location.
He lost a very winnable election- hope he crawls under a rock and doesn’t come out.
D.L.Mc on December 28, 2012 at 2:36 PM
For now, Romney will sit around in his nice big house with all his kids and grandkids.
Leave him alone. Many of you didn’t help him at all, and you are the first ones to complain about Obama.
Moesart on December 28, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Next head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles
corujodp on December 28, 2012 at 3:07 PM
Moesart ,
Ditto .
Lucano on December 28, 2012 at 3:08 PM
the gop house caucus can and should make him speaker.
reliapundit on December 28, 2012 at 3:09 PM
I think Romney’s PAC’s will be back, helping congressional candidates. I think he probably should take charge of his own family’s fortunes and get them out of the blind trust.
I hope none of you read the Boston Globe article as if it were some kind of truth, there is hardly any truth there, usually there is garbage there, and usually they are twisting the knife on something you don’t have any idea about outside of Boston if they feature Romney in an article at all…the campaign coverage was abominable.
It is particularly irking when good well meaning conservatives chirp dutifully mantras about Romney that they have read via the Boston Globe. If you read the Globe, you would know that Sarah Palin inspired Jared Loughner with pictures of targets, a cuckoo idea, and they have yet to inform the readers it did not really happen. They are getting ready to promote Duval Patrick in the media, who is an untalented and unaccomplished Axelrod puppet.
The Globe article ran just before Christmas to sate a certain liberal Romney bashing need, when the news was on a dull cycle. You would have to live here, and not subscribe to the Globe to fully appreciate my meaning. Just don’t believe what you read there, imagine what the ulterior motives are for whatever they have to say.
Fleuries on December 28, 2012 at 3:17 PM
So, the short form: The media behaves like the corrupt vultures they are and still some people give it more credibility than deserved.
Thank you for this. It’s nice to hear from people who are familiar with the area and newspapers.
kim roy on December 28, 2012 at 3:25 PM
Your point?
He chose to run.
He put massive amounts of effort and went as low as possible for a politician in order to secure the primary nomination.
He then ostracized the conservatives at the convention, changed the rules of the game to make certain the establishment remains unasailable.
Followed by a piss poor, likely deliberately bad campaign which led to Obama, the single worst president in American History, winning.
The damage that his loss causes is going to be ongoing for decades and generations to come.
Thus, Romney is very much due every bit of derision that can be thrown at him and much more.
astonerii on December 28, 2012 at 4:18 PM
Very well said.
Romney hasn’t had a job since he left the Mass Governor’s Mansion. He even campaigned on the slogan … “I’m unemployed too!”
What’s “next” for Romney is …
More of the same.
He’ll keep making money off his stock investments.
HondaV65 on December 28, 2012 at 4:38 PM
Q: What happened to U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Fredendall after Kasserine Pass?
A: Who cares?
Unfortunately for us, we have no principled, articulate political General Patton available to make the case against the Rommel-like hydra-headed adversary we face.
Travis Bickle on December 28, 2012 at 4:44 PM