Romney left Mass. on 212 days in ’06

http://www.boston.co…

Some Interesting Excerpts:

“Laying the foundation of a presidential candidacy, Governor Mitt Romney has spent all or part of 212 days outside Massachusetts so far in 2006, [b]an average of more than four days on the road each week,[/b] a Globe review of his public schedules shows.”

“The overwhelming majority of Romney’s trips were purely political, related to the governors’ association, raising money for his PAC, or testing the waters for a presidential bid, a Globe review of his 2006 schedule indicates.”

“Romney’s ever-present State Police security detail accompanies him out of state; Fehrnstrom said he did not know the cost but the charge to the state was “minimized.” In June, the Globe reported that the cost of travel, lodging, and meals for the troopers had increased more than 60 percent over the previous year, to $103,000 over 11 months. Since then, however, the number of Romney excursions has increased dramatically. In October, for example, he spent only six full days and four partial days in the Bay State, his schedules show.”

He’s supposed to be running the state, not running for President. What says you, BMGers? I’m particularly interested to see how our right-wing visitors justify this. I’m sure they’ll blame the Democrats.

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