The people over at TPM, the Washington Post and elsewhere keep digging up "moderate" sounding quotes from Mitt Romney that are probably not going to endear him to already skeptical "social conservatives" in the Republican Party.  As if it wasn't hard enough being a Mormon, aka. a member of a cult, now Mitt has to make excuses that he was taken out of context or something.  My solution would be for you to take a page out of his father's playbook and just say that you were "brainwashed" by moderate and liberal Republicans in Massachusetts during your 1994 Senate run. 

After all Mitt, I don't think you have a chance in hell of getting the nomination and people today, especially Republican voters, are much more forgiving of politicians who evince some level of mental instability. Remember, be yourself and don't listen to the people who tell you the "brainwashing" approach pretty much torpedoed Dad's chances of ever getting the Presidential nomination, just run with it.  

If all else fails make David Broder happy and run as an independent "centrist" candidate.  Hey, maybe the Connecticut for Lieberman Party is looking for a Presidential candidate?

Update (12/22/06):  Tsongas!  What the hell were you thinking Mitt?  By the way, you're getting tagged with the "We don't know what he stands for?" meme making the going that much tougher.  Remember:  "I was brainwashed"!

Update redux (12/22/06):  Just a note that we at Ironmouth do not think Mormonism is a cult, but the Southern Baptist Convention and the gentleman I linked to do.  Given the considerable clout of conservative christians in the Republican Party, Mitt Romney doesn't really have much of a chance of grabbing the nomination.