The blue moods of Mitt

Published Mar 13 2006, 03:29 PM by Adam Reilly

Interesting confession from the governor, fresh off his impressive finish in the Southern Republican Leadership Conference presidential straw poll, at today's Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast:

"...I look back over my experience, and every time I change jobs, I feel depressed for about the first six months. I think I have made a big, big mistake. When I got into law school, when I was there, I said, 'Oh my goodness, this is unfortunate.' And then I went to the Boston Consulting Group, and I said, 'Oh, this is not a good fit.' And then I went over to Bain and I said, 'Oh, this is really a bad fit.' When I went to the Olympics, I said, 'Oh, this is a nightmare.' Just one after the other."

And you thought Abe Lincoln was glum!

Now, to be fair, Romney went on to say that his first six months as governor were funk-free. (In fact, he "loved it from day one.") But what if that was an anomaly? After all, voters might not want their next president to spend half a year moping around the White House.