Big Love Quits, Leaves Open Possibility of Plural Presidency (Update)

Much to my demise, Big Love Mitt Romney has called it quits. As a blogger I have to come clean and state I'm ashamed I staked my reputation on his nomination.

As Mitt said today, "This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my friends and our supporters [readers]… many of you right here in this room [blog page]… have given a great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming President [a reputable blogger]." In that same spirit, I also concede that I was wrong about Big Love. I was wrong to think that someone could commit monumental flipflops without the public paying much attention. I was also wrong to stake my blogginess on the fate of someone who believes the Garden of Eden is in Missouri and when Jesus returns he'll return to Jackson County, Missouri to setup his new Celestial Kingdom. I honestly thought that people were past the sort of politics where values mattered and where people were taken at their word, even if they changed their word nearly every time they spoke. I was wrong and I've learned a lesson.

As Mitt spoke today defining his decision to quit his bid for the presidency, he gave noticeable nods to McCain for a possible plural presidency where Mitt can focus on the economy and McCain gets to be the tough foreign policy president.

I disagree with Senator McCain on a number of issues, as you know. But I agree with him on doing whatever it takes to be successful in Iraq, on finding and executing Usama bin Laden, and on eliminating Al Qaeda and terror. If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.

Yes in a time of war it would be terrible to let a candidate who believes Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 win the presidency. Because we are at war, a war in which Romney doesn't want any of his five sons fighting in, he will quit the race for president to keep the enemy liberal insurgent terrorists from winning. Such a noble cause.

Since Republicans/neoconservatives are so against McCain's nomination, there is the possibility they would be open to a plural presidency, such as McCain as 1st wife 1st president for his hawkish, lunatic expansion of the war in Iraq to wherever we see fit, with Romney as 2nd wife 2nd president in charge of economic issues-- we could call it Mittnomics, and with Huckabee as 3rd wife 3rd president in charge of all social issues like amending the Constitution to fit God's standards as he prophesies them to Huck. The plural presidency is the answer for the neocons. This I'll stick my reputation on!

*Update:

A reader over at TPM has picked up on an interesting point about Mitt's sons, who have so gloriously fought in the front lines of their dad's campaign, but now that the campaign is over are they going to go serve their country in Iraq now? After all, Romney himself called the war the most important feature as to why he was quitting the race:

And finally, let’s consider the greatest challenge facing America–and facing the entire civilized world: the threat of violent, radical Jihad...

...To battle this threat, we have sent the most courageous and brave soldiers in the world. But their numbers have been depleted by the Clinton years when troops were reduced by 500,000, when 80 ships were retired from the Navy, and when our human intelligence was slashed by 25%...

...If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.

There you have it. The war on terror is so important Romney is willing to quit his campaign to ensure a victory. Five sons, all draft age, such an important battle for our future, what will they do? Will they aid a surrender or will they go fight?

Tags: Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, McCain, "space shuttle"