Mitt Romney just stepped in it - and deep. With Republicans going to the polls in Super Tuesday primaries, Romney blurted out a sneer at Bob Dole.
It all began with a letter the former Republican senator wrote to Rush Limbaugh who has been hypercritical of John McCain. Dole told Limbaugh to cut it out saying the Republicans needed to unite behind their party's nominee. From - gasp - FoxNews:
"Romney immediately seized on the letter, saying on FOX News Tuesday morning, “Well, it’s probably the last person I would have wanted to have write a letter for me. … I think there are a lot of folks who tend to think that maybe John McCain’s race is a bit like Bob Dole’s race — that it’s the guy who’s next in line, the inevitable choice. “
McCain shot back, saying in a statement: “Gov. Romney’s attack on Bob Dole is disgraceful, and Governor Romney should apologize. Bob Dole is a war hero who has spent his life in service to this nation and nobody has worked harder to build the Republican Party. Bob Dole deserves the respect of every American and certainly every Republican.”
Once he realized the enormity of his gaffe, Romney began to furiously backpedal. This day of all days. What an idiot.
It all began with a letter the former Republican senator wrote to Rush Limbaugh who has been hypercritical of John McCain. Dole told Limbaugh to cut it out saying the Republicans needed to unite behind their party's nominee. From - gasp - FoxNews:
"Romney immediately seized on the letter, saying on FOX News Tuesday morning, “Well, it’s probably the last person I would have wanted to have write a letter for me. … I think there are a lot of folks who tend to think that maybe John McCain’s race is a bit like Bob Dole’s race — that it’s the guy who’s next in line, the inevitable choice. “
McCain shot back, saying in a statement: “Gov. Romney’s attack on Bob Dole is disgraceful, and Governor Romney should apologize. Bob Dole is a war hero who has spent his life in service to this nation and nobody has worked harder to build the Republican Party. Bob Dole deserves the respect of every American and certainly every Republican.”
Once he realized the enormity of his gaffe, Romney began to furiously backpedal. This day of all days. What an idiot.
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