Video: Romney announces '08 bid  updated 2/13/2007 10:00:30 AM
ET 2007-02-13T15:00:30  Mitt Romney officially entered the 2008
presidential race Tuesday, a former one-term Republican governor
of Massachusetts suggesting that his record of leadership inside
and outside government uniquely positions him to tackle the
country's challenges.  "I do not believe Washington can be
transformed from within by a lifelong politician," Romney said,
seeking to turn a potential liability, his limited political
experience, into an asset. "There have been too many deals, too
many favors, too many entanglements -- and too little real world
experience managing, guiding, leading."  Romney's remarks were
also a veiled swipe at his chief rival for the GOP nomination,
four-term Sen. John McCain of Arizona.  In elective office only
four years, Romney is not nearly as well known nationally as
McCain and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, political
celebrities who consistently lead popularity polls.  But Romney,
a serious contender