The once and future presidential candidate will be speaking at the Prize Day (i.e., graduation) of my high school alma mater on May 12.

This seems a bad idea for both parties involved….probably more so for Romney (should a Republican really be speaking at a prep school these days?) than Groton. Romney doesn’t really strike me as reflective of the school’s best traditions, but he does believe in public service.

Here’s the thing: Romney has always struck me as a basically likable guy who was doing his best in his last campaign to make himself into an entirely unlikable one. We’ll see which way he goes the second time around.

Though I must say, this does make me like him, as no one, not even people who block subway doors, is more irritating than people who lean back in their airplane seat.