Romney gets Bush backing

Mitt Romney has a commanding lead in the race for the U.S. Republican presidential nomination.<br/> <br />Now former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara have joined the line of establishment figures to give him their backing.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH SAYING (English):<br/> <br />"I do think it's time for the party to get behind Governor Romney and...she was reminding me, Kenny Rogers sang his 'time to hold 'em, time to fold 'em. Well I think it's time for people to get behind this good man and some of them waged a very good fight."<br/> <br />Romney has weathered several gaffes during the campaign.<br/> <br />Despite that he's about half-way to getting the 1, 144 party delegates needed to clinch the nomination.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters