I swore I wasn’t going to pay any attention to the presidential election until much closer to November — but — it’s really hard to have an extended conversation with anyone without it at least being mentioned.
Lately every time the presidential race comes up someone invariably asks, “what kind of a name is Mitt?” Or, “Where did he get a name like Mitt?”
So, as a public service, I did some extensive research and came up with the answer. The republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s first name is Willard — Mitt is his middle name. Mitt is a shortened form of Milton, and Willard was given the middle name as a tribute to his father’s cousin, Milton Romney, who happens to be a former quarterback for the Chicago Bears.
My extensive research also turned up the fact that Mitt spelled backwards is Ttim. Now you know…
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