For Romney, a campaign shaped by Bush allies

An article in today’s Chicago Tribune describes the fact that Romney’s campaign is peopled almost entirely with former key figures of the George W. Bush administration, a fact Romney doesn’t want to bring up.

“…WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In November 2010, supporters of George W. Bush gathered on a college campus in Dallas, Texas, to mark the groundbreaking of Bush's presidential library. Among those in the invitation-only crowd - which included former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a former Colombian president and singer Wayne Newton - was Mitt Romney.”

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“From policy advisers to campaign strategists, more than two dozen veterans of the Bush administration have flocked to Romney's campaign.”

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“Romney's campaign is "a restoration of the Bush establishment," said former Bush speechwriter Matt Lattimer, who is not supporting Romney. Bush loyalists "all want to be back in power again, and Romney's the best bet."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-usa-campaign-romney-bushbre82e1bz-20120316,0,653945.story

The article goes on to describe the fact Romney’s chief political strategists, his campaign adviser, his economic advisers, his judicial advisers, 16 of his special advisers including Michael Chertoff and Dan Senor, and his education advisers are all key veterans of the Bush Administration who were critical in implementing Bush policy. The article mentions that Karl Rove is pulling strings for Romney behind the scenes and that Barbara Bush has been calling for an end to the nomination process, favoring Romney. Venture capitalist Fred Zeldman, who is a Romney fundraiser, is a personal friend of George Bush. The article also states that the Obama campaign will make an issue out of Romney's many former Bush people running his campaign.

Romney’s campaign is permeated with the scent of Chimp.