Romney Faces Skewering at Gridiron Club (AP)

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Source: Associated Press

Romney Faces Skewering at Gridiron Club
To Tune of 'Fly Me to the Moon,' '08 Hopeful Mitt Romney Faces Skewering
As Perfect Candidate

WASHINGTON Mar 31, 2007 (AP)— "Preordained" to be president? At least that was
the parody planned of GOP White House hopeful Mitt Romney at the annual Gridiron
Club dinner.

To the tune of "Fly Me to the Moon," Romney was being skewered Saturday night
as the perfect presidential candidate "His hair, his teeth, it's evident, he's
preordained to be president!" The song, as sung by the Gridiron chorus, suggests
that the perfect ticket would be Romney, a Mormon, and moderate Democrat Joe
Lieberman, who is Jewish.

Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., the architect of the Democrats' election victory in the
House in November, was tapped to speak for the Democrats.

President Bush traditionally attends the dinner but was conferring with Brazil's
president at Camp David on Saturday. Vice President Dick Cheney was substituting
for the president.

Founded in 1885, the invitation-only Gridiron Club is the oldest organization
for Washington journalists.



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