Catching Mitt

Caught the tail end (or is that "fag" end) of Mitt Romney's speech today to the American Conservative Union on C-Span. Holy underwear, Batman! Curat Lex might be right. This guy may be just loathsome enough to get the nomination.

I've long considered the principle of "bet on evil" a good guide to sports and politics: the Yankees, the Lakers, the Cowboys, the Blue Devils, the Bushes, etc. In the race for '08, Mitt has just upped the ante. Here's his theme: victory through strength! How much V for Vendetta has he been watching, and exactly who was he rooting for? Romney declared that the "first principle" of conservatism is strength, a word he repeated over and over. He argued that conservatism was committed first and foremost to the idea that America was the world's sole superpower, and that we must be prepared to do anything and everything necessary to maintain that status against the alien hordes. His biggest ovation followed a screed against those who speak foreign languages. To call this pandering is to insult panderers. I've heard the rest of the speech was pretty juicy too. Must have been, if it immediately led neo-fascist Ann Coulter to give him her endorsement. Maybe we should call him "Schmitt" Romney.