Gotta love the hypocrites at the Boston Globe. . .

James Taranto

Mitt Romney has announced that he won't run for re-election as governor of Massachusetts, the Boston Globe reports. But he "refused to close the door on speculation he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2008."

A Globe editorial calls on Romney to resign immediately:

"Our New Year's wish: a governor who wouldn't rather be elsewhere.

By thumbing his nose at Massachusetts after less than three-quarters of one term as its chief executive, Mitt Romney, yesterday surrendered his clout and squandered his legitimacy. If, as it appears, his heart and mind are no longer in Massachusetts, he should resign."

We're too lazy to do this, but here's an assignment for a reader who has access to Factiva or Nexis: Find the Globe editorials from 1987-88 and 2003-04 demanding the resignations, respectively, of Michael Dukakis and John Kerry.