"I do not believe Washington can be transformed from within by a lifelong politician," ROMNEY

[in_cog_ni_to]

"There have been too many deals, too many favors, too many entanglements and too little real world experience managing, guiding, leading."

However, the names read like a Washingtonian Who's Who list in his most recent campaign finance report, which details his fundraising and spending _ including the payroll for his campaign operations.<snip>

Here's who works for Mr. Washington outsider :eyes::


Campaign is being managed by Beth Myers, a former Rove aide

Romney's daily operations have been overseen by Jason Roe, most recently the top Capitol Hill aide to Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Fla., (resigned last week :rofl:

Romney's polling is the responsibility of Jan van Lohuizen, who was Bush's principal pollster in 2004.

Advertising is being handled by Alex Castellanos, whose National Media Inc. is based just across the Potomac River from the White House.

Romney's political director is Carl Forti, previously communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee, which focuses on electing Republicans to Congress.

communications director, Matt Rhoades, headed up the Republican National Committee's opposition research team during the 2004 presidential campaign

deputy communications director, Carolyn Weyforth, was spokeswoman for former Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn. Kevin Madden

campaign's press secretary and primary spokesman, was spokesman for former Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, now the Republican minority leader

Barbara Comstock, a top campaign strategist focusing on communications, previously was spokeswoman at the U.S Department of Justice and still lives in McLean, Va.

Thursday, Romney also announced he was hiring Cofer Black, a veteran of the CIA and State Department, to be his counterterrorism adviser.

http://www.comcast.net/news/politics/index.jsp?cat=POLITICS&fn=/2007/04/27/648609.html

Doesn't Richard Clarke write about Cofer Black in his book? I know that name from somewhere.