It is becoming increasingly clear that the GOP has little choice but to nominate Romney if it expects to have any chance of winning in 2012. Whether he is your cup of tea or not, he is the only current GOP presidential hopeful who seems reasonable enough for political independents to consider voting for. I know he has few friends on this board, but I’ll bet 70-80% of Lizards won’t vote against Obama in 2012 under any circumstances. But in the areas of the country where things are bad and getting worse, Romney looks like a man who can get things done. Lord knows, none of the other GOP hopefuls appear anywhere near as reasonable or as polished as Mitt. This is why some of the far right types have begun to attack him with more intensity. They see their own hopes slipping away and they see him as the one who will push the party back towards the middle. It will hurt him in the primaries, but if he emerges, it will help him in the general election.