On His Political Heroes:

• Old Mitt: Distanced Himself from Reagan in 1994 & 2002.  Romney once claimed to be “an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush” who was “not trying to return to Reagan-Bush.” [Boston Globe, 1/19/07]

• New Mitt: Takes Every Opportunity to Call Himself a Reagan Republican.  Romney now calls President Reagan his “hero” and praises “Ronald Reagan’s brand of visionary and courageous leadership.” [Boston Globe, 1/19/07]  Romney even cited President Reagan in explaining his decision to flip-flop on abortion during a speech to the National Review Institute’s Conservative Summit, saying: “On abortion, I wasn’t always a Ronald Reagan conservative. Neither was Ronald Reagan, by the way.” [Newyorktimes.com, 1/28/07]