The 2012 election is still a long way away. Still, Charles Krauthammer offers some valuable food for thought as he handicaps potential Republican candidates in his latest column.
I highlight his assessment of Mitt Romney, only because the final image gave me a good chuckle:
Mitt Romney: Serious guy. Pre-vetted (2008). Tons of private- and public-sector executive experience. If not for one thing, he’d be the prohibitive front-runner. Unfortunately, the one thing is a big thing: Massachusetts’s Romneycare. For an election in which the main issue is excessive government (see Axiom One), that’s a huge liability. Every sentient Republican has been trying to figure out how to explain it away. I’ve heard no reports of any success. Romney is Secretariat at Belmont, but ridden by Minnesota Fats. He goes out at 5:1.
