"Romney’s son Tagg told The Boston Globe in December that his father was never really all that into winning the nation’s highest office anyway."

Therein lies the problem.

Baloney, #1. Tagg meant that Mitt Romney´s life would go on if he lost. He had a life before and he has a life after, but he gave us his best effort. The wrong man was inaugurated today.

Craven politicians are the problem. The country needs more people like Mitt Romney who answer the call out of a sense of patriotism rather than a desire to see themselves on TV 24/7.

I do believe Romney wanted it (the son may have said that out of modesty, or saving face). I also believe that the Romney family may decide to have a second base in an economically freer place like Uruguay, Chile or New Zealand which also have a high percentage of Mormons in the population. They probably feel less than welcome to stay in the new collectivist America.

Let´s bash Romney. After all the current occupant is so wonderful we cannot field a single complain about him or his regime.

He is not spending this time in his home states of Michigan, Utah or Massachusetts. He is living in Southern California and ignoring the government. I have to agree with his son´s assessment that he didn´t really want to be President.

Where´s he supposed to be? At the inauguration to honor his unworthy opponent so the media can run their mouths? idiots

I´m with you, Mitt. No tv on today.

None of your business, he is a private citizen.

My husband and I are with Mitt, will not watch any of the DC things that are going on!! Not interested in seeing O make a liberal speech. For those that voted for him this is what you gave us. Sad for America!!!

Of course he wanted it. He wasn´t a power-mad demagogue. That´s the difference.

Adlai Stevenson had a point when he said that wanting the presidency disqualifies you for it. Remember what a frenzy Al Gore was in to win?

Oh hogwash that he didn´t want to be President. It is hard to beat someone that is grounded in fraud and freebies. My assessment is that Mitt thought the good people would win over the corruption. Not so. This administration knows how to be very, very good at corruption. Look at Obama´s home base.

Mitt would have been proud and honored to be the President of the USA. Oh, and humbled. Enough said.

The GOP ran its very best candidate. (If there was someone better - that person wasn´t running.) Mitt campaigned hard. But it is difficult to win when you have against you The Press, an opposition party with absolutely no compunction not to cheat (I have seen it for myself), Whites on a guilt trip (who ´surprisingly´, locate themselves in all-white states - VT, ME, OR) or at least in all-white neighborhoods (´uh, it´s for the better schools´´).

Mitt is not really in a position to ´lead´ the party now. He holds no office - unlike previous losers like McCain or Kerry. If he can accomplish any good at this stage it will probably have to be in the background.

I would have thought Romney/Ryan would have won in a landslide. I am still staggered that America chose Obama/Biden.
America gets the government she deserves. These are interesting times we live in.

What # 13 said

Predictably Willard´s pom-pom gang will man the barricades w/their embarrassingly lame excuses whenever this feckless loser is the subject; just as they did during the primaries.
Suggest Romney stay permanently in Cal along
w/a political soul mate like Arnie; twin poster boys for the what the GOP has become; a dying party led by gross incompetents.

Nov. 6 should have been a total landslide for Mitt or any other for that matter. That day proved that America is broken. I don´t know if even Reagan himself could have won. May God help America.

Pearls before swine.
America chose a fraudulent Marxist usurper over a successful husband,
Father and businessman who had all the skills to restore America.
The takers union thugs and fascists prevailed -for now.
This is a sad day for America and the Free World.
I fear worse is to come.
Benghazi, fast and furious and Algerian massacre are only the beginning.

#2 is right. I hope, hope Tagg will keep his lip buttoned to reporters from now on. At this point, there is nothing that can be said that won´t be twisted in an insulting way by the press. That said, #13 tells the truth about the nation.

Anyone that thinks Romney didn´t really want the office should just ask his primary opponents. They will tell you differently. Right now America is like an alcoholic. We will refuse to change until we hit rock bottom, and that bottom is coming at us pretty fast.

Perhaps mitt is silently preparing to financially destroy the pied piper and the conga line of progressives he leads into the abyss.
At least Mormons do know how to keep stores and feed their poor and hungry.
If they are lucky maybe they will extend that kindness to the spiteful ABRs too.

Mitt and Ann Romney are great people and we would benefit from their service.

Need we note that instead, we have a Wannabe Kommie Dicktater who hates us,
the constitution, and America itself.

Warm weather is very appealing this time of year.
Having lived in DC a number of years and in Southern California almost as many years,
I´d take La Jolla over the District any day.

Mitt´s way ahead of the crowd, as always.
Personally I prefer that he run again next time.

Skip Iowa. Win New Hampshire. You´re on your way.
Great organization and support just waiting.
More youthful than Reagan at same age.
A wealth of experience in many fields.
And a fantastic campaigner who works very hard. Aced the debates all year.

America will be aching for mature, outstanding, responsible leadership
by 2016.
Cain´t hardly wait!

God bless Mitt and his family. God bless the Ryan family, too. America needed them, but apparently America didn´t deserve them. I just hope we survive the next four years.

What #23 and all other commenters wrote about Mitt Romney "not wanting to be President". Ridiculous. Not sure why Tag said that, but I agree with #2. I´ll check later to see if it´s safe to turn the tv back on today. Listened to "oldies" on the my transistor radio yesterday. Felt much better!