A reader suggests a "bonus Quote for the Day", delivered yesterday by James Carville: "The only person who has seen Romney's taxes is John McCain and he took one look and picked Sarah Palin." Another writes:
Today, McCain was not very helpful to Romney. McCain said he had no issue with Mitt’s tax returns when vetting him for veep in 2008. But then he added, "We just thought Sarah Palin was a better candidate." And somewhere the Romney people said "Gee, thanks for bringing that up."
Another: "McCain’s claim that Romney’s taxes were not reason for denying him the veep position hold very little weight when you factor in the fabulous job his team did in vetting Palin." Another reader, in an email titled "Esther Cometh," gets so excited, so scared:
Romney, as the Dish has well documented, was not ready for the Bain and tax attacks. He is surely not ready for a convention fight from the Far Right. The caricature of Romney as inept, weak and easily pushed around is growing. I am no expert on conventions and nominations, but I would not be surprised to see a Far Right revolt in Tampa. She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is mad at her convention snub and the meme that she'd be able to fight back plays right to her hands. Trying to somehow seize the nomination at the last minute plays to her role as a savior. Throw in her devout followers and it makes for an interesting convention. To me, it not only shows her ego, but her laziness, too, not willing to do hard campaign work and get the prize at the last minute. A true Twitter candidate. I'd be shocked if she were somehow able to wrangle the nomination, but I'd bet on some form of Far Right split in the coming weeks.
And Romney's not getting any help from Newt:
"Gov. Palin motivates and arouses an entire base," Gingrich said on Tuesday in an interview with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham. "[She] should absolutely have a speaking slot."
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