I heard his show last night and he was far from crying. Instead, he was in the same embarrassing man-crush thrall he’s been in for the past few years and spinning Mitt’s stammering, dissembling attempt to spin the distinctions that sound no different between RomneyCare and ObamaCare as a brave approach to getting the facts out.

Um, no, Hugh. Sorry, but while you’re my favorite talker, you’re sounding like Medved in pretending that Mitt is a non-starter. When people (other than moochers or morons) are scared to death of ObamaCare, how the Mittster thinks that running as “The Guy Who Did A 49 Fewer States Version of ObamaCare” is a winner pretty much disqualifies him from contention.

I interpreted your use of the word “cry” as meaning that he thought his beloved Mittster blew his opportunity to reset the table about health care reform.

If you meant to say that Hugh was frustrated about all the conservatives that were piling on and not adequately explaining how totally different the mandates were – even though they pretty much sound the same to non-political junkies – then that’s something else.

Jim Geraghty’s Morning Jolt this morning had this quip: “Look, Romney will be fine in the primary as long as nobody brings up health care.”

That’s kind of the problem, no? If I was running against him, every other ad would be, “Mitt Romney can’t even admit that his health plan in Massachusetts was a disaster, but wants us to believe he’ll repeal the same sort of plan from the nation? Mitt Romney: Nice hair. Can’t be trusted. I’m Every Other GOP Candidate and I approve this message.”