Papa Bush Backs Romney

George HW will announce endorsement tomorrow in Houston
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 28, 2012 10:38 AM CDT
Papa Bush Backs Romney
In this Dec. 1, 2011 file photo, Mitt Romney meets with former President George HW Bush.   (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

The GOP's elite isn't exactly tripping over itself to help Mitt Romney seal the deal, but George HW Bush is the latest in the Bush family to fall in line: A Romney spokeswoman says the Bush patriarch will endorse their man tomorrow at an event in Houston, reports the AP. Bush 41 gave Romney a lukewarm quasi-endorsement in December; son Jeb endorsed the candidate last week; and wife Barbara Bush has recorded robocalls for Romney. (More George HW Bush stories.)

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