Romney 2012?

 With Romney making a tearful decision to leave the race today, the buzz seems to be that he is looking at a run in 2012.

Even before his decision to drop out, there were blog rumors that his advisers were telling him to get out for the sake of party unity, bathing himself in GOP good will and giving him a chance in 2012 (assuming, of course, that a Democrat gets elected).

Looks like he took the advice to heart:

“If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Sen. Clinton or Obama would win,” [Romney] said. “And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.”

Meaning if a Democrat is elected, the terrorists "win."  Of course, assuming he does want to run in 2012, he will also be rooting for a Democratic win, and consequently, for the terrorists to "win."

So don't cry for Mitt Romney, America.  He just loves this country too darn much to continue his campaign. 

I have been thinking, though, for several weeks about who could be the GOP candidate in 2012 if the Dems win.  There doesn't seem to be any big name candidate out there, so Romney could come in with an advantage.  I'm sure there are plenty of GOP governors out there who are just as obscure as Romney and Huckabee were four yeras ago, though, who will be looking to give him a fight.