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Tagg Romney on father Mitt's failed presidential run: "He wanted to be president less than anyone I’ve met in my life... If he could have found someone else to take his place ... he would have been ecstatic to step aside. More 90s nostalgia from New York City's Duplex and Fire Island's Drag Invasions. Outgoing Rep. Barney Frank won't say yes or no to becoming an interim-Senator should John Kerry become Secretary of State. Anti-gay forces in France spent their pre-Christmas weekend...Read Full Story

Like when Stimpy was about to cry Miracle Mike Sebba sent me this long postmortem of the Romney 2012 campaign, in which the candidate’s son says: He wanted to be president less than anyone I’ve met in my life. He had no desire to . . . run. If he could have found someone else to take his place . . . he would have been ecstatic to step aside. He is a very private person who loves his family deeply and wants to be with them, but he has deep faith in God and he loves his country, but he doesn’t...Read Full Story

This sounds like it could be interesting. Tagg Romney is considering a run in the special Senate election now that Scott Brown has opted out, the Truth Squad has learned. Calls for Romney, 42, to join in the short campaign to replace Secretary of State John F. Kerry have increased since the Herald first reported heavyweight Republicans are urging both Romney and his mother, Ann, to get in. The eldest son of former governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney already has statewide name...Read Full Story

Even if Mitt Romney did take the W in this year's presidential election, he wouldn't have been excited about the gig. In an interview with the Boston Globe for a story on Mitt's loss against President Barack Obama, his son Tagg Romney says his father had no desire to run. “He wanted to be president less than anyone I’ve met in my life," Tagg told the paper. "He had no desire to ... run. If he could have found someone else to take his place ... he would have been ecstatic to step aside. "He is...Read Full Story

The eldest is “the most trusted individual in Mitt's life,” after Mom. The family versus the advisers. Tagg Romney (left) with his parents and consultants Eric Fehrnstrom (right) and Stuart Stevens. Image by Reuters/Brian Snyder / Reuters All five of Mitt Romney's sons want their dad to become president — but only one is spending 38 of the last 40 days of the election working to make that happen on the campaign trail. It's Tagg. In the blur of well-heeled good looks and generic charisma...Read Full Story