As I predicted, one full day before the Florida primary on Tuesday,* Mitt Romney won very, very big, demonstrating that he, and he alone among the Republicans, had the financial and organizational muscle to run a big-league campaign in a big-league state, and not so incidentally knocking Newt “Newt the Master Debater” on his adipose ass in two straight debates. And yet Bill can write, with apparently a straight face, “Could we be heading towards a Romney-Santorum contest on February 28 in Michigan and Arizona, and then in March and beyond? Romney would certainly be a strong favorite in such a contest, given his lead in votes, delegates, money and organization. But wouldn’t Santorum ultimately have a better chance than Gingrich to upset Romney, even if it’s still a slim one?”
Sorry, Bill. Writing complete nonsense and then adding the wan proviso that the chance that it will come true is “slim” does not let you off the hook for having written complete nonsense. Rich Santorum is a joke. In his last campaign, he lost by 18 points as an incumbent! Romney is the candidate! Get used to it!
Afterwords
I keep feeling that there must be subtext to Kristol’s anti-Romneyism. Do Mormons hate Jews? Do Jews hate Mormons? I don’t think so. Jennifer Rubin, who generally comes across as Bill’s older, meaner, uglier big sister, is a devoted Romneyite. I think Bill feels sorry for me, and just wants to give me a chuckle in my gloom. Seriously. It’s the only explanation that makes any sense.
*I believe I have mastered the art of satisfying political predictions. Always predict what you don’t want to happen. Then if you’re right, well, you were right. If you’re wrong, well, then you’re pleasantly surprised.
