I thought David Corn was a liberal.

[Archae]

So either he's jumped over to the other side, doesn't realize Mitt is lying his ass off, or Corn got a big check from Mitt.

David Corn: Liberals Should Embrace 'Progressive Champion' Mitt Romney

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/01/david-corn-liberals-should-embrace

[Bluenorthwest]

1. The gist of the it is that Corn is saying Mitt keeps coming up with new versions of Mitt

He's not endorsing Mitt, he's mocking Mitt.

[elleng]

5. Thanks for seeing this.

[pkdu]

2. if you go to the original article at Motherjones..

you will see that Corn is being somewhat tongue in cheek , and ends wirth

"Liberals across the land ought not scoff at the remodeled Romney. They should encourage him to return to the political battlefield. For the sake of the planet and down-and-out Americans, there needs to be more reasonable (if lonely) Republicans within the GOP. And if nothing else, this new Mitt proves that evolution is real."

[Raine1967]

3. I think he's being satirical.

Corn is still is a liberal and he is totally mocking RMoney® and the rest of the GOP clown car. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/01/mitt-romney-progressive-champion

So what gives? Romney was once a moderate Republican governor who held liberal positions on certain issues—and who pioneered Obamacare before Obamacare was cool. But as he was sucked into the black hole of GOP presidential politics, these views were crushed into nothingness by forces as inexorable as gravity. Yet like Matthew McConaughey's character in Interstellar, Romney has come back from beyond the event horizon. It's a miracle. Hallelujah. He's now ready to heal the climate, assuage poverty, and prioritize more pay for teachers. The few dozen liberal Republicans who still exist should be rather excited.


Given that Romney is not likely to be warmly embraced by the tea party GOP base for his new priorities, progressives ought to welcome him enthusiastically. No doubt, Mitt 3.0, if he gets back into the fray, will courageously defy all those Republican climate change deniers who chair congressional committees with responsibility for climate change action. The long list includes Sens. Ted Cruz, James Inhofe, and Lisa Murkowski. ("For Pete's sake, climate change is real, and, jimminy, we got to do something.&quot And should Ryan, who now helms the House Ways and Means Committee, once again try to slash programs for the poor, Romney certainly will lead Code Pinkish direct action against his 2012 partner. Isn't it easy to imagine Romney saying, "Not one more tax cut for me and Ann, if it means an American—or, more accurately, 3,763 Americans—have to go without food stamps for their families"?

Liberals across the land ought not scoff at the remodeled Romney. They should encourage him to return to the political battlefield. For the sake of the planet and down-and-out Americans, there needs to be more reasonable (if lonely) Republicans within the GOP. And if nothing else, this new Mitt proves that evolution is real.

[Archae]

4. I hope you're right.

As to Mitt himself, I consider Mitt to be as phony as a Rolex with nothing inside it.
May look pretty, but it'll never work.

[Raine1967]

6. I am really sure that Mother Jones would not have him in his employ if he were not a liberal.

Corn is still with us. Mother Jones is still with us.

I will say that Corn should probably let the satire be left to The Onion and Borowitz.