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Pierce writes: "God, sometimes I miss it. The patrician ignorance of how the world works for most of his fellow citizens."

 

Mitt Romney. (photo: AP)

Two Romneys, Over Easy

By Charles Pierce, Esquire

06 May 15

he handsome fellow in the far booth hadn't visited the Cafe for a while. He was dressed impeccably. His clothes cut like a knife and, yes, his hair was perfect. He ordered up a glass of orange juice and some turkey bacon. We were happy to see him again.

Well, I was concerned that her comments really smacked of politicization of the terrible tragedies that are going on there. When she said, "Look, we're not going to have mass incarcerations in the future, it's like, what is she referring to? We don't have mass incarcerations in America. Individuals are brought before tribunals, and they have counsel. They're given certain rights. Are we not going to lock people up who commit crimes? Is that what she's suggesting? I thought it was a very inappropriate thing for her to do, and I think it was political in nature to try and get more support in the African-American community, and I think it was a big mistake on her part and simply wrong.

God, sometimes I miss it. The patrician ignorance of how the world works for most of his fellow citizens. The haughty disdain for anyone who disagrees with him. The stilted vocabulary -- "tribunals"? Really? Who talks like that? And, ultimately, the obvious disappointment that the presidency is an elective office.

Both Ann and I were pleased to have so many people suggest that they'd like to see us run again, and that obviously opened our eyes a bit to potentially running again. And I think we're very anxious to make sure that we win, that we get someone who can actually beat the Democratic nominee, and we wondered, "Might that be me? Might I be the best one to carry the torch." And so we looked at it for two or three weeks and concluded, you know what? It's probably best for someone new to come along. Someone who's not in my political generation, someone new.

He still wants it more than he wants to take his next breath. He wants to punish the country for rejecting his leadership, for turning its back on the proper order of things.