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Under media glare, Romney shines
Who knew that undercut anchor bolts could make such gripping television? Ten cameras were trained on Governor Mitt Romney at the State House yesterday as he dropped the latest Big Dig bombshell: He had ordered an immediate shutdown of the eastbound side of Ted Williams Tunnel.

Since falling concrete killed a woman in the I-90 connector 11 days ago, Romney has become the undisputed king of the news cycle. Yesterday was his seventh press conference on the crisis, not counting numerous press availabilities after striding into the tunnel for a look, clad in a hard hat and safety vest. The former corporate titan has portrayed himself as the Captain of the Ship of State, exuding confidence and promising a ``stem to stern,' independent investigation of the tunnels. He has mastered the basic engineering concepts of the repairs, and he seems seized with an almost evangelical desire to explain it to the public.
He's doing a Rudy -- demonstrating that if you want to be President, you take charge and make things happen when things are going bad. If he does a good job here, there are going to be a lot fewer Republicans wondering about his being a Mormon ...

Posted by: Fred 2006-07-22
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=160416