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if so, it looks like we know who Rove's 2008 pic will be (and it isn't McCain):
Romney 'On Short List' To Lead Katrina Recovery
Jon Keller
Reporting
(CBS4) BOSTON As the White House gears up for the massive job of rebuilding hurricane-stricken areas, there's been talk of bringing in someone like Governor Mitt Romney to oversee the project. And CBS4 News has learned there may be more to that than just talk.
He rescued the 2002 Winter Olympic Games from scandal, and made millions turning failing businesses into winners.
No wonder an Alabama senator put Romney's name in as a possible player in the post-Katrina reconstruction. And now it appears the White House is interested as well.
“It's an honor to have some people suggest that I should be a possible candidate to lead a reconstruction effort in New Orleans, but I'm happy being governor,” Romney told CBS4 Political Analyst Jon Keller.
For a guy who claims disinterest in the job, Governor Romney seems to have given it a lot of thought.
[...]
And two top Republican sources tell CBS4 News that GOP officials have made tentative inquiries about Romney's availability to help guide the recovery. Romney aides say they're unaware of any such contact. But our source says while no offer has been made, Romney is “on everyone's short list for the job.”
Meanwhile, Romney maintains it won't happen, as emphatically as someone can without flatly saying "no."
When asked if he could refuse a direct request from the president to become involved, Romney answered, ”you know, I spoke some time ago with Andy Card and said ‘I'm here for my full term, don't come to me prior to my four full years in this term and, if I'm elected again, another four years.’”
http://cbs4boston.com/seenon/local_story_262153649.html
Romney 'On Short List' To Lead Katrina Recovery
Jon Keller
Reporting
(CBS4) BOSTON As the White House gears up for the massive job of rebuilding hurricane-stricken areas, there's been talk of bringing in someone like Governor Mitt Romney to oversee the project. And CBS4 News has learned there may be more to that than just talk.
He rescued the 2002 Winter Olympic Games from scandal, and made millions turning failing businesses into winners.
No wonder an Alabama senator put Romney's name in as a possible player in the post-Katrina reconstruction. And now it appears the White House is interested as well.
“It's an honor to have some people suggest that I should be a possible candidate to lead a reconstruction effort in New Orleans, but I'm happy being governor,” Romney told CBS4 Political Analyst Jon Keller.
For a guy who claims disinterest in the job, Governor Romney seems to have given it a lot of thought.
[...]
And two top Republican sources tell CBS4 News that GOP officials have made tentative inquiries about Romney's availability to help guide the recovery. Romney aides say they're unaware of any such contact. But our source says while no offer has been made, Romney is “on everyone's short list for the job.”
Meanwhile, Romney maintains it won't happen, as emphatically as someone can without flatly saying "no."
When asked if he could refuse a direct request from the president to become involved, Romney answered, ”you know, I spoke some time ago with Andy Card and said ‘I'm here for my full term, don't come to me prior to my four full years in this term and, if I'm elected again, another four years.’”
http://cbs4boston.com/seenon/local_story_262153649.html