Romney Praises Bush, has 'deep respect' for the president

Courtesy of Reuters:

‘I salute the fact the president has kept us safe these past six years,’ Romney told a rally on Saturday in Florida, whose primary on Tuesday is the next test in the most wide open race for the Republican nomination in 50 years.

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‘Has the president done everything perfectly? Absolutely not,’ said Romney a day earlier. ‘But is he a person I deeply respect for his conviction and his appreciation for the country and his desire to do what’s right for it? I sure do.’

Peggy Noonan’s and NRO’s collective heads explode in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 . . .

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