(NECN: Scot Yount, Boston, Mass.) - It was a kind of snapshot in time, the Mitt Romney administration recreated if just for a moment, coalescing at the foot of the grand staircase in the Statehouse to unveil the official portrait of the Bay State's 70th governor. Former governor and presidential candidate Romney was all smiles as he thanked legislators both former and present from both sides of the aisle for assembling to celebrate. The portrait, by artist Richard Whitney, depicts the governor sitting on his desk with the landmark healthcare legislation that defined his administration and a photograph of his wife Anne. It was also a time to remember those 69 other governors -- Governor Deval Patrick commended all even if he said there may have been a rascal, or rogue or two. Romney would not say he missed the office of governor or whether he would run for president again, but was overhead telling his portrait's painter, he would like to do this again sometime. NECN's Scot Yount reports.
From the Boston Globe:
“Appreciate all of you coming today, and joining with us,’’ Romney said with his trademark folksy tone, to a crowd of about 250 supporters, former staff members, and state lawmakers. “I’m so delighted to spend some time with you. Look forward to shaking everybody’s hands, and look forward someday to doing this again and again and again.’’
But Romney, who has been considering another run for the presidency, also had his national ambitions on full display. He granted an exclusive interview with Fox News and greeted attendees as if he had never stopped campaigning, at one point carrying his 8-month-old grandchild around the hallways.
“Thanks for being here,’’ he told one person, punctuating it with a loud chuckle.
“You’re very, very kind,’’ he said to another.
Romney said he loved the painting for its “real-life feel to it.’’
“You’ll note one thing this painting has in common with real life,’’ Romney said, “is that in the painting my hair doesn’t move either.’’
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