Morning Quote: Romney’s Non-Endorsement By His Dad’s Former Lieutenant Governor

“Milliken may not have much clout in today’s Republican party–he’s tolerant, kind, pro-choice, has spoken out in favor of rights for lesbians and gays, had good relations with organized labor, an excellent relationship with long-time Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, and was one of the nations greatest environmentalist governors. He also endorsed John Kerry over George W Bush in 2004. But Milliken is still revered by most Michiganders who remember his 14 year tenure. But what is most embarrassing for Romney is that Milliken was George Romney’s lieutenant governor and became governor when the elder Romney became Richard Nixon’s Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.”

- Dana Houle of Rooted Cosmopolitan on the curiously missing endorsement of Mitt Romney by his father’s former lieutenant governor, and one of Michigan’s  favorite governors, William Milliken.