April 12, 2011 12:01 AM UTC

Romney 2012 Kicks Off

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• by: Colorado Pols

Our friends at the Washington Post report:

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney formed a presidential exploratory committee today that will allow him to raise money for a near-certain run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

“It is time that we put America back on a course of greatness with a growing economy, good jobs and fiscal discipline in Washington,” Romney said in a web video announcing his intentions.

In the video, Romney focuses almost exclusively on the economy, touting his experience in creating jobs and balancing budgets in the private sector…

Romney made no mention in the video of health care or his decision as governor to sign a law that has been unfaborably compared by some Republicans to the plan put in place by President Obama last year.

Mitt Romney consistently polls at the top with Colorado Republicans compared to any of the likely (or unlikely) GOP presidential candidates. Romney has also been showering Republicans with campaign donations in hope of winning support, including Colorado Rep. Cory Gardner.

On the other hand, Romney has tremendous “RINO” baggage to overcome with the Republican rank-and-file, from his flip flops on abortion and gay marriage to being the state governor who blazed the trail for Barack Obama to enact mandated health insurance. So if Romney does end up being the Colorado GOP’s choice for president?

Well, you’ll know their “core principles” are as fickle as Romney’s then, won’t you?