Mitt Romney's Secret Service code name would be Weathervane (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
Washington Post reports on Mitt Romney's effort to woo Massachusetts liberals:
He would be a “good voice in the party” for their cause, and his moderation on the issue would be “widely written about,” he said, according to detailed notes taken by an officer of the group, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts.
“You need someone like me in Washington,” several participants recalled Romney saying that day in September 2002, an apparent reference to his future ambitions.
Romney made similar assurances to activists for gay rights and the environment, according to people familiar with the discussions, both as a candidate for governor and then in the early days of his term.
As The Post notes, some elements of their story were first reported by The Los Angeles Times back in 2007. At the time, Mitt Romney's spokesman offered what is possibly the most hilarious spin ever:
“People’s memories change with time, and change depending on which way the political winds are blowing,” Fehrnstrom said then.
Fehrnstrom can be taken on his word on this. He works for Mitt Romney. And nobody knows which way the wind is blowing more than a Mitt Romney staffer.