LOL, maybe, maybe not, he could have proved he really had a backbone by not flopping.
I am not a Romney guy by any means, but I think this is consistent with his stated reasons for dropping out of the race. He said winnig this WOT is more important than his candidacy, and he thought either he or McCain would do better than the democRat candidates. He also said the Republican candidate had to be strong going into the general election, and he and McCain were draining each other's resources. Therefore he bowed out.
That was the only Mitt speech I've agreed with. Wish it had been Hunter, Tancredo or Thompson he was deferring to, though.