In glittering prose, Mark Halperin tells of a glittering evening, a gathering of GOP moneybags who listen as 2016 hopefuls Chris Christie, Rand Paul, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, and Kelly Ayotte all sing for their supper, with official noncandidate Mitt Romney serving as cohost, along with NY Jets owner Woody Johnson. Each of the hopefuls got five minutes to impress, sort of like Miss America without all the swimsuits. And it was, you know, “nice”—nice, but not, you know, fabulous. What did turn heads? “[T]he most intriguing moment of the evening came when Romney, in full view of onlookers, had a private pull aside with Rupert Murdoch.” “In full view of onlookers,” eh? In full view? Talk about “in flagrante delectable”! Be still, my heart!
I’ve previously snickered over the prospect of a Romney rerun here and here. Because it’s funny!
Afterwords
According to Halperin, topics from the Chris, Rand, and Kasich included such room emptiers as sentencing reform, substance abuse treatment, and programs for the mentally ill, while Rubio told him that he’s, you know, Cuban. Excuse me, but when do we get to the cool shit, like eliminating the “death tax” and cutting Social Security?
