At 70, columnist and Cubs’ fan George Will might be forgiven some mellowing. That will clearly not be necessary after reading yesterday’s broadside at former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. The column leaked early to Politico’s Mike Allen and quickly ricocheted around the web as anti-Romneyites of left and right used the words of the most credentialed Beltway conservative to lash Romney.

The Obamians inside and out of government feel that Romney is not only the likeliest of GOP nominees, but also the most formidable of the field arrayed against the failed president.

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