Romney's On The Loose!

"Somebody stop him before he kills us all!"

Sounds like the ravings of a madman, doesn't it? Unfortunately, it was the ravings of The Concord [N.H.] Monitor's editorial board yesterday. Apparently, they believe that The Mitt "must be stopped."

(CNN) -- In unusually stark language, the newspaper in New Hampshire's capital calls former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney "a phony" and tells its readers Sunday that he "most surely must be stopped" in next month's first-in-the-nation primary.

I wonder if they wanted to finish that sentence with the phrase "with extreme prejudice?"

With "an athletic build, ramrod posture, Reaganesque hair, a charismatic speaking style and a crisp dark suit" along with "a beautiful wife and family, a wildly successful business career and just enough executive government experience" Romney espouses "some old GOP bromides -- spending cuts and lower taxes -- plus some new positions for 2008: anti-immigrant rhetoric and a focus on faith," the editorial says.

You mean to tell me that that son-of-a-bitch has the audacity to be good-looking, physically fit, financially successful, and qualified to be the President of the United States??? Hang him!!!

The Concord Monitor editorial page is considered to be liberal.

Really? You don't say?

But Romney's record makes him "a disquieting figure who sure looks like the next president and most surely must be stopped," the editorial added. (H/T - CNN)

Look, if The Concord Monitor wants to decry Romney for his flip-flopping - and they do, later in the editorial - I have no problem with that. The man has undergone more than a few policy "revisions." However, after reading the excerpts from the editorial, I believe that the Monitor looks pretty foolish. Re-read the second highlighted paragraph. They make Romney's case for him. Romney is a successful businessman with serious political experience; something that many candidates - from both sides of the aisle - are sorely lacking.

Why would the voters not want to elect this man?