ComPost: romney


Posted at 12:38 PM ET, 11/29/2012

Mitt Romney: a good man, the wrong face tattoo
By Alexandra Petri
It finally happened: The Romney face tattoo is no more.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:38 PM ET, 11/29/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Poor Choices

Posted at 07:19 PM ET, 08/06/2012

Those awkward Romney endorsers
By Alexandra Petri
There’s no situation so bad an endorsement can’t make it worse.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:19 PM ET, 08/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 05:09 PM ET, 07/17/2012

Sarah Palin was the better choice, says McCain
By Alexandra Petri
At least according to John McCain.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:09 PM ET, 07/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  romney, palin

Posted at 05:07 PM ET, 05/24/2012

Dine with the Donald — Trump-Romney dinner most awkward meal of all time?
By Alexandra Petri
This dinner trumps everything.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:07 PM ET, 05/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Trump, Romney

Posted at 07:31 PM ET, 05/21/2012

The other Cory Booker problem
By Alexandra Petri
Who exactly is paying attention?

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:31 PM ET, 05/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Obama, Romney, Cory Booker

Posted at 01:49 PM ET, 05/15/2012

George W. Bush, elevators, and the art of the tepid Romney endorsement
By Alexandra Petri
The tepid endorsements keep coming.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:49 PM ET, 05/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 01:33 PM ET, 05/10/2012

Mitt Romney’s bad high school memory
By Alexandra Petri
If we were all judged by high school, who would escape hanging?

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:33 PM ET, 05/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 06:48 PM ET, 05/03/2012

After Ann Romney, how can you wear a $1000 tee?
By Alexandra Petri
A few suggestions.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:48 PM ET, 05/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 08:09 PM ET, 05/01/2012

I hope this isn’t why Ric Grenell resigned
By Alexandra Petri
Because it would be sad and terrifying.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:09 PM ET, 05/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 02:23 PM ET, 04/26/2012

Joe Biden and the president’s big stick
By Alexandra Petri
And Romney’s historical foreign policies.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:23 PM ET, 04/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Biden, Romney

Posted at 03:15 PM ET, 04/24/2012

Marco Rubio and the vice presidential mating dance
By Alexandra Petri
Veep shenanigans have a long history.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:15 PM ET, 04/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  vice president, romney, rubio

Posted at 01:45 PM ET, 04/18/2012

Mitt Romney’s dog belongs in back seat
By Alexandra Petri
That’s where the issue belongs.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:45 PM ET, 04/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ROmney

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 04/05/2012

Mitt Romney — raw, wild, and unleashed
By Alexandra Petri
Let Mitt all hang out

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:00 AM ET, 04/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 12:19 AM ET, 04/04/2012

Mitt Romney, winner, ‘big stepping’ in it
By Alexandra Petri
If talk is cheap, why can’t he afford a human speechwriter?

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:19 AM ET, 04/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 02:55 PM ET, 02/28/2012

Mitt Romney is ‘not going to set my hair on fire’ to win votes
By Alexandra Petri
Thank goodness.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:55 PM ET, 02/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 06:04 PM ET, 02/24/2012

The art of the Romneyism — Mitt Romney in Michigan, talking to trees
By Alexandra Petri
Just the right height.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:04 PM ET, 02/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 03:46 PM ET, 02/15/2012

Mitt Romney and the ‘electable’ curse
By Alexandra Petri
The worst thing you can call a candidate.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:46 PM ET, 02/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney, Santorum, election

Posted at 08:45 AM ET, 02/15/2012

Other things with stronger bases of support than Mitt Romney
By Alexandra Petri
A handy chart.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:45 AM ET, 02/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney, Santorum, election, Gingrich

Posted at 01:08 AM ET, 02/08/2012

Rick Santorum, beyond the sweater
By Alexandra Petri
Maybe Mitt should try a vest.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:08 AM ET, 02/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney, Santorum, Election

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 02/03/2012

Mitt Romney’s first-world problems
By Alexandra Petri
Everything that can go right, will go wrong.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:00 PM ET, 02/03/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 07:15 PM ET, 02/02/2012

What Romney meant to say
By Alexandra Petri
Not sure that’s how misspeaking works, Mitt.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:15 PM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 02/02/2012

Donald Trump to join Mitt Romney’s lackluster endorsements
By Alexandra Petri
What was the thought here?

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:59 PM ET, 02/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney, Trump

Posted at 02:35 PM ET, 02/01/2012

Best Romney Secret Service code names
By Alexandra Petri
Thanks, Twitter!

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:35 PM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney

Posted at 01:20 PM ET, 02/01/2012

The too-quotable Mitt Romney and the very poor
By Alexandra Petri
He should at least be concerned about the very poor quotes.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:20 PM ET, 02/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney, GOP 2012

Posted at 12:36 PM ET, 01/24/2012

Mitt Romney self-deports
By Alexandra Petri
Stop doing this to yourself, Mitt.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:36 PM ET, 01/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, GOP 2012

Posted at 07:11 AM ET, 01/16/2012

What next for the Huntsman voter?
By Alexandra Petri
Not voting for Romney, probably.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:11 AM ET, 01/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney

Posted at 06:26 PM ET, 01/01/2012

Mitt Romney loses Iowans to cheese balls
By Alexandra Petri
Not Romney is out in force in Iowa.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:26 PM ET, 01/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, GOP 2012, Legends of the Caucus

Posted at 03:35 PM ET, 12/12/2011

Mitt Romney’s bet was not the worst thing ever
By Alexandra Petri
Mitt Romney’s bet was not as bad as everyone insists.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:35 PM ET, 12/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Occupy Wall Street

Posted at 12:51 AM ET, 12/11/2011

Indulgence, invention, infidelity — the Newt Romney debate
By Alexandra Petri
Indulgence, invention, infidelity.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:51 AM ET, 12/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney

Posted at 03:03 PM ET, 12/08/2011

Mitt Romney in Iowa — the Coriolanus problem
By Alexandra Petri
Truckling in the marketplace.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:03 PM ET, 12/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Coriolanus, Mitt Romney, oy

Posted at 02:48 PM ET, 12/01/2011

Mitt Romney’s 2008 Groundhog Day
By Alexandra Petri
This may happen every four years, forever.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:48 PM ET, 12/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Mitt Romney, Surely This Is Hell

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 11/22/2011

Mitt Romney ad’s quote problem
By Alexandra Petri
Get Rick Perry’s ad guy in here

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:00 PM ET, 11/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Election 2012, Mitt Romney, oy

Posted at 05:41 PM ET, 11/21/2011

Newt Gingrich vs. Mitt Romney: A side-by-side comparison
By Alexandra Petri

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:41 PM ET, 11/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Election 2012

Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 10/28/2011

Mitt Romney flops on climate change
By Alexandra Petri
Says we don’t know what causes it

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:45 PM ET, 10/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, GOP 2012

Posted at 02:10 PM ET, 10/19/2011

Mitt Romney’s wrong right answer on religion
By Alexandra Petri
He was exactly right, and it might hurt.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:10 PM ET, 10/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, GOP 2012, religion

Posted at 03:21 PM ET, 10/14/2011

It’s not easy being the Inevitable Mitt Romney
By Alexandra Petri
Death. Taxes. Mitt Romney.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:21 PM ET, 10/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Mitt Romney

Posted at 06:44 PM ET, 10/11/2011

Of course Rick Perry won’t disavow Jeffress’s Romney cult comments
By Alexandra Petri
Amazingly, we do care about this.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:44 PM ET, 10/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, religion, GOP 2012

Posted at 02:50 PM ET, 09/12/2011

What’s so electable about Rick Perry?
By Alexandra Petri
The GOP’s bottom-line calculations.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:50 PM ET, 09/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, GOP 2012

Posted at 06:42 PM ET, 09/09/2011

Rick Perry signs ‘Rick’ with a heart over the I
By Alexandra Petri
He signs with a heart.This man is unstoppable.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:42 PM ET, 09/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, Mitt Romney

Posted at 11:28 PM ET, 09/07/2011

Perry-Romney debate, er, Reagan seance, er, Reagan debate— a great success!
By Alexandra Petri
I enjoyed the first monthly Romney-Perry debate with a side of Huntsman!

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:28 PM ET, 09/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, Reagan Debate, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney

Posted at 04:14 PM ET, 09/07/2011

Can Rick Perry debate? Does Santorum still exist?
By Alexandra Petri
And other things to watch in the GOP debate.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:14 PM ET, 09/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, GOP 2012

Posted at 12:14 PM ET, 08/23/2011

The candidate the GOP really needs
By Alexandra Petri
Customization nation run amuck

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:14 PM ET, 08/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, oops, Mitt Romney

Posted at 04:12 PM ET, 08/17/2011

Rick Perry, global warming and those durn scientists
By Alexandra Petri
Who’s the heretic?

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:12 PM ET, 08/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, science, Mitt Romney

Posted at 05:18 PM ET, 08/11/2011

Sorry Mitt Romney! Here comes Rick Perry, that bad boy we’ve all been waiting for
By Alexandra Petri
The electorate has a serious weakness for bad boys.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:18 PM ET, 08/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, 2012

Posted at 07:04 PM ET, 08/04/2011

Mitt Romney’s alien donors
By Alexandra Petri
Something about this must be logical!

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:04 PM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, aliens

Posted at 11:40 AM ET, 08/01/2011

Mitt Romney’s Christmas Tree politics on the debt deal
By Alexandra Petri
Too far left! Too far right!

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:40 AM ET, 08/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney, GOP 2012, debt ceiling

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 06/03/2011

Mitt Romney, accept it: You’re America’s Awkward Stepdad
By Alexandra Petri
Stop trying to be cool, we beg you.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:30 PM ET, 06/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, GOP 2012, kids these days

Posted at 04:59 PM ET, 05/27/2011

Mitt Romney’s pizza prank fail
By Alexandra Petri
Or just a nice gesture?

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:59 PM ET, 05/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fail, Mitt Romney, GOP 2012