Mitt Romney Wants To Apologize To Conservatives

[DonViejo]

Friends of the failed candidate say he has come to an annual gathering of conservatives not in pursuit of celebrity, but to make amends. “I don't know if anyone ever gets over losing a race for the presidency.”

posted on March 15, 2013 at 10:50am EDT

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — When Mitt Romney takes the stage at this annual gathering of conservative activists Friday afternoon, it won't be to audition for a Fox New gig, to set himself up for another campaign, or to launch.

Mitt Romney doesn't want to be a conservative superstar. He just wants to say he's sorry.

Friends and former advisers of the failed Republican presidential candidate told BuzzFeed that Romney has come to CPAC as a good-faith effort to renew some measure of goodwill between himself and the conservative movement — many of whom blame him for their party's current stagnant state. "I don't think the governor is concerned about creating a faction in the party; some sort of Romney block," said Robert O'Brien, a longtime friend and adviser who stays in touch with the ex-candidate. "He really doesn't have a personal political agenda, and he's not trying to raise his profile."

While many CPAC speakers — Sarah Palin, Herman Cain — come to the conference in pursuit of political celebrity, Romney's friends say he has no such ambitions. "I think he's going to speak out on issues that are important to him because he cares about this country, as opposed to trying to advance some type of platform in the party," O'Brien said, adding, "Frankly, I think he enjoys business more than politics."

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/mitt-romney-wants-to-apologize-to-conservatives

[geek tragedy]

1. Oh Jeebus. Go buy yourself some dignity, Willard. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I'm not sure why he should apologize; they nominated him.

He and the GOP deserve each other.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Well, he "survived" the primary. Not sure they *wanted* him

Despite the fact that the ultra-conservatives/Tea Party, play a major role in nominating candidates in the primary process, they still can't seem to get "their" RWNJ candidate (s)elected by the party establishment/voters, particularly when several of them are running at the same time. The only "credible" conservative challenger to Romney last year was Santorum but by the time he got his RWNJ "bump", Romney had a virtual lock on the nomination.

[grasswire]

3. lies, lies, lies

Does he never stop lying?

[Cha]

5. He cares about "the country" so much

that he keeps his money in the Caymans and wouldn't release his tax returns. That's how much he really cares.

[SwampG8r]

6. good

he should and all the wacks associating under the umberella of what is called conservatism in the country should do the same
true conservatism is not our enemy but the nutjobs who tie themselves to conservatism are