Mitt, Unloved

By Zamboni

WaPo's Chris Cillizza recently posted a cliche-laden, poorly edited list of the "winners and losers" of President Obama's first 100 days.

We cats mention this not just to chide Mr. Cillizza for using tired old puns like "the son also rises" (referring to Andrew Cuomo), but to note that he listed former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as a "winner." Romney, he says, "has done everything right in terms of positioning himself as the leading GOP contender against Obama in 2012."

Hmmm. We think that "The Fix" has not been spending a lot of time looking at right-wing websites. In fact, if he visits Free Republic today, he'll find a raging anti-Mittster conflagration, just blazing away.

The fire was started by none other than Free Republic's creator, Jim Robinson, who for some reason launched on Romney this afternoon. "I don't care who this socialist, abortionist, homosexualist, constitution trampling bastard picks for running mate," he screams. "If Romney's in I'm out! GOP, R.I.P!"

Around 250 comments follow: "Amen, Mr. Robinson, amen!" "Right on, Jim!" "[Romney] is the slimiest politician since Richard Daley, Sr." "Mitt Romney would spell the end of the GOP as a national party. He has no conservative values at all." "I agree... I’d like to see a Palin and Bachmann or Bachmann and Palin ticket."

Um, we think Governor Romney has a little work to do with his party's primary voters. And in the meantime, Mr. Cillizza, we suggest you wallow in the muck of the Republican base before you pronounce your GOP "winners."

(And you might want to do something about all those typos you make, too.)

UPDATE: It's Sunday and Jim Robinson is still launching against Romney. We cats can't figure out what's set him off this time, unless it's because the Mittster appeared on a talking-head show this morning. Anyway, he's pulling the circular firing squad a little tighter, in a way that we can't envision will win many elections for the Republicans.

"If there is anyone here who doesn't understand why we cannot support a slick socialist politician like Mitt Romney, God help you, but you're on the wrong website... FR is not for everyone!"

Whew, Jim — take a Xanax or something.