And Allahpundit is almost reduced to a catatonic state, watching his beloved Mittens’ prospects dimming.
But he’s still holding out hope that Palin will enter the race, thus leading to an internecine cage fight allowing Mittens to pick up the wins from the rubble.
(Once again: I would love for Sarah to be our candidate, but I, too, am getting a bit sick and tired of her “too cute by half” routine and, at this point, I really don’t see anything good coming from her throwing her hat in unless you’re a MittensBot hoping to benefit from the conservatives battling it out among themselves and splitting the primary vote. On the other hand, if her strategy has been all along to let the media think that she would do just that, thus acting as a foil, she’s a frackin’ genius and I genuflect in her general direction).