Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney have a mysterious meeting scheduled for this week


Former governors and probable Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush are meeting privately in Utah this week, The New York Times reports, citing "two prominent party members." The planned tête-à-tête, reportedly initiated by Bush as a show of respect before Romney hinted at his own presidential run, could now turn toward discussing ways to avoid a GOP-establishment-splitting primary. The two potential frontrunners for the GOP nomination have been calling the same big-money donors sometimes hours apart.
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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