Mitt Romney, it seems safe to say, will not be the GOP's nominee for POTUS this fall as I boldly and daringly predicted many months ago.

Though Mitt isn't going to get the nomination, he came pretty damn close. I first picked Romney to be the nominee in April 2006, when he was a relatively obscure state governor, after watching a rerun of this interview he did with Brian Lamb. Even though he was undeclared at that point, it was clear to me that the conditions were right for Romney to run, and that the field was thin enough for him to actually pull it off. I maintain that both of my premises were correct. Romney just didn't execute (and I may have underestimated the fear and distrust that many Americans have for members of the LDS church). In the final analysis, my political prognosticating was impressive but imperfect.

Romney's loss is Hillary's victory. McCain is really not the guy that the Republicans (should) want as their standard bearer. He might be the most palatable of what's around (due to an irrational dislike of Mormons), but let's face the facts--"McCain has built his presidential aspirations and image on an angry regimen of poking sticks in the eyes of conservatives on basic principles by working to advance liberal goals." Just how much do conservatives dislike is John McCain? Let's put it this way: Ann Coulter is saying that she'll campaign for Hillary if McCain wins the nomination.

I've never wanted Mitt Romney to be president; I just thought that he was the best shot the Republicans had at maintaining the White House. 

This is a complete tangent, but do you remember 2006? Back when George Allen was the presumptive GOP nominee? I wonder where he is right now? Remember the YouTube clip that took him down?  

Ah, good times.

Anyway, the republican party is in complete disarray right now. It's schizophrenic for the GOP to nominate a man who almost defected from the party to be president, but there it is. November will bring new, larger, democratic majorities in both houses of congress, and a democratic president-elect. I'm not saying that Mitt Romney could have stopped this, but maybe he could have stemmed the tide a bit.