Mitt is gone, Mormon Bloggers everywhere cry

Quick thoughts on the demise of the great Mormon hope:

Look, I'm not going argue the point, but I find it inexplicable that any conservative, social or economic or both, could vote for anyone other than Mitt. Well then, how did he not win the nomination?

1. The flip-flopping thing really did seem to hurt him a lot more than I would have thought. Probably because I was aware that many of his "flips" weren't really flips at all, abortion being an exception. The problem with his flip on abortion is that he couldn't really address what probably (maybe?) pushed him more towards the right, which was recognizing he should listen to the leader of...

2. The Mormons! Yep, everyone hated him because he was Mormon. This killed him in the South.

3. Mitt was disappointingly negative during his campaign.

Look, it was going to be tough for a Republican to win the election in 2008 anyway, what with the last eight years, so maybe it's best that Hillary get 4 years to mess up the country. Then Mitt can turn it around in 2012. Heck, if McCain is running at 72 and Pres. Hinckley is working at 97, Mitt could probably run every year up to 2024. So, go grab your clearance Mitt swag at his website and put it in storage next to the wheat grinder for four years.