I thought for sure he'd be stopping there after his Veterans of Foreign Wars appearance. I am really surprised. So, he literally gave an 'atta boy' to President Obama, made his political speeches and went on vacation to the Olympics to see his wife's horse.
I mean really, that is what he did. I sincerely don't approve of going on vacation in the middle of a campaign.
July 20, 2012, 2:18 PM
BOW, N.H. — Mitt Romney dispensed (click title to entry - thank you) with a scheduled campaign speech on Friday to offer condolences to the lives shattered in “a few moments of evil in Colorado.”
“Our hearts break with the sadness of this unspeakable tragedy,’’ Mr. Romney said of the news that a gunman had opened fire in the crowded multiplex in Aurora, Colo., killing 12 and wounding dozens of others.
“I stand before you today not as a man running for office,’’ he said, “but as a father and grandfather, a husband, an American.’’
Mr. Romney’s four-minute speech, which he delivered with somber purpose, showed a side of him rarely seen in the day-to-day blood sport of politics — that of an elder in his church, who is experienced as a comforter and counselor....
Ya know, when Senator Kerry was running for President of this country he toured areas where people were facing hardship. This is outrageous. Seriously. Romney has he political agenda and nothing else matters. He has no official status at the Olympics, except, he is the spouse of a horse competing. That is his only official role in London.
HURRICANE CHARLEY: THE VICTIMS; Kerry Visits Gulf Coast Area Devastated by Hurricane (click here)
By DAVID M. HALBFINGER;James Dao contributed reporting from Sarasota for this article
Published: August 21, 2004
Days after canceling a campaign swing to Orlando to avoid disrupting relief efforts, Senator John Kerry traveled to the battered southwest coast of Florida on Friday and toured some of the worst damage from Hurricane Charley, walking among the shards of obliterated trailers and consoling homeowners....
Romney better have a well seasoned Vice President because the country is going to need it while he Jet Set's with the horsey set. Rubio was scheduled to go to Colorado on a campaign appearance, but, it was cancelled by the Romney campaign after the Aurora shootings.
AFP – 29 minutes ago
Romney jets in for London Olympics (click here)
AFP – 29 minutes ago
US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney arrived in Britain on Wednesday for a three-day trip which will take in the London Olympic Games opening ceremony and a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron.
Republican governor Romney and his wife Ann arrived early Wednesday, his press officer confirmed, as final preparations were being made for the ceremony which takes place on Friday....
Before the festivities, the governor will hit the campaign trail holding high-profile talks with Britain's leaders and meetings with US Olympic athletes.
