Mitt Romney Loves So Many Things

His name is Mitt Romney, and he has a lot of love to give.

• 1. Sources of, And Results of, Amusement.

  

  "I love jokes and I love laughing."

• 2. The Private Sector

  

  "I love the private sector. Some people don't like the private sector. I do. I love you, guys."

• 3. Junk Food

  

  "I love good pretzels and-- peanut M&M's."

• 4. American Cars

  

  "I drive American cars, I love American cars."

• 5. Bodies of Water

  

  "I love the Great Lakes. You know, we've been to Massachusetts. I love the ocean, too. I do love the ocean."

• 6. The Sunshine State

  

  "I love Florida, love being here, love the people of this state, in part because you understand what makes America America."

• 7. Alternative Energy Sources

  

  "I love solar and wind but they don't drive cars."

• 8. Constant Marginal Tax Rate

  

  "I love a flat tax."

• 9. Documented Immigrants

  

  "Look, I love legal immigration."

• 10. All Amendments, But Particularly the Second and Tenth

  

  "I love all the amendments...I love the Second Amendment. I love the Tenth Amendment, which says the powers not given specifically to the federal government are reserved for the states."

• 11. "America the Beautiful"

  

  "I love that song: 'O beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain."

• 12. An Exchange of Diverging Views

  

  "I love argument."

• 13. Pie

  

  "I love pies. And there's almost no pie I don't like. I love rhubarb pie. I love coconut cream and banana cream pie. I loved good apple pie, cherry pie, blueberry pie. I just like pies."

• 14. Winter Sports

  

  "Ice skating? Oh boy, did I love the ice skating."

• 15. Genre Lit

  

  "I LOVE fiction. Right now, we're reading a lot of Vince Flynn. I've read every Louis L'Amour book there is--I love those old Westerns."