June 10, 2007 6:57AM 

# The Romney Brothers Go to War … for the White House 

By [David Boaz](https://www.cato.org/people/david-boaz) 

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The [*Washington Post* reports](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/08/AR2007060802781.html) on [Five Brothers](http://fivebrothers.mittromney.com/), the blog written by the sons of Mitt Romney, with heartwarming stories about just how wholesome and wonderful Dad is. Indeed, the whole family’s just so … wholesome: ![]()

The *Post* notes that the blog allows visitors to post comments and questions, “though answers are not guaranteed.” Thus,

> A query such as, “Being a Mormon, does Romney campaign on Sunday?” gets a reply — yes, Romney tries to make it — while something like, “Have any of the five Romney brothers, all healthy heterosexuals well under 42, considered volunteering for military service in the Global War on Terror?” is ignored.

The [Sullivan Brothers](http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq72-1.htm) they’re not.

[![]()](http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h52000/h52362.jpg)

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[Defense and Foreign Policy](https://www.cato.org/defense-foreign-policy), [Government and Politics](https://www.cato.org/government-politics) 

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