Politico Arena Topic: A Romney-Obama Friendship?
The meeting between Governor Mitt Romney and President
Barack Obama is the political equivalent of two head coaches of rival sports
teams shaking hands after the conclusion of a heated game. Just like the
Yankees and Red Sox or Packers and Bears, the handshake means nothing except to
signify that at the end of the contest, the combatants can be somewhat civil
towards each other but the rivalry will continue.
Unlike John McCain who continued in his capacity as a U.S.
Senator following his 2008 defeat, Mitt Romney has no position in government
and thus will have absolutely no impact on policy or politics. Democrats won’t
need to listen to him and Republicans won’t want to.
I also do not foresee Obama and Romney becoming bosom
buddies down the road as Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter or George H.W. Bush and
Bill Clinton did. The 2012 election was a particularly bitter contest (not that
all presidential elections aren’t tough) and both candidates seemed to have a
high level of disdain for one another. In the end, the meeting will make for a
nice photo-op but will disappear quickly from the public consciousness as focus
will turn back to the fiscal cliff Washington is staring at through the
windshield.
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