I am having fun watching Republican commentators trying to prepare the rank-and-file for a Romney candidacy. They’ve given up hope for an alternative and they aren’t even pretending that any of the other candidates can possibly cut it as their standard-bearer. Their mantra appears to be, “Ronald Reagan isn’t available this time.” I also give bonus points to Jennifer Rubin for publishing the following in the Washington Post:
[Romney will] need to withstand the burst of negative ads that will come as Herman Cain and Texas Gov. Rick Perry shoot their final wads.
Is that acceptable discourse now?
