"Mitt Romney as usual is face down in elephant crap with the ladder on top of him."

[Better Believe It]

Weekend Edition December 2-4, 2011
CounterPunch Diary
Suddenly It’s Newt
by ALEXANDER COCKBURN
Slapstick depends on repetition. The clown always slips in the pile of elephant crap, inevitably walks into the ladder. By such standards Mitt Romney is now the undisputed slapstick king of America. About every four to six weeks the pundits shout out in unison, “That’s it. Finally. It’s a wrap for Romney!” But then, a week later here’s the pile of elephant crap, there’s the ladder, and down goes Mitt.

Just when the Mormon millionaire thought he’d got the nomination sewn up, the polls showed him still stuck at about 23 per cent with huge numbers of Republicans saying they didn’t trust the former governor of Massachusetts, that Mormons are in league with Satan, that he took his dog on holiday, tied to the roof of his car, that he’s a flip flopper, that he made his money firing people, that…. On and on.

So there was the Rick Perry challenge. The governor of Texas soared in the polls. He was a cert. Romney raged. Then Perry turned out to be a moron. Romney was on his feet again. A cert. But did his polling numbers surge? Nope. Stuck at 23 per cent and then came another pile of elephant crap, in the form of Herman Cain. Yes, Republicans told pollsters they liked his style, his feistiness, his 9-9-9 tax plan, and above all his consummate skill in not being Mitt Romney.

When it emerged that Cain had some sexual harassment problems, plus a very tentative grasp of international affairs, it looked as though Douthat was entirely right – a wrap for Romney. Inevitability lasted the precise length of time it took to get the elephant back in the ring again. Here we are at the start of December, and a political has-been, (Newt Gingrich) an adulterer who dictated harsh terms of divorce to a wife dying of cancer, who has pocketed millions from some of the tackiest corporate lobbies in America, has now roared past Romney, who as usual is face down in elephant crap with the ladder on top on him.

Read the full article at:

http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/12/02/suddenly-it%e2%80%99s-newt/

[European Socialist]

1. It couldn't happen to a nicer fellow....

According to some people who were right sized by his outfit.

[uponit7771]

2. They are hiding Romney behind the crazies, the less people know about Romney the better

...for kkkons

[opihimoimoi]

3. Typical GOPer Fuck up....kill off the Smartest (Huntsman) and go with the Dumbest (Mitt).. Ya think?