The sad thing is, he hasn't the proverbial snowball's chance, but Herman Cain is great. I really like his tax plan, and I believe he's a quick study on anything else he's not already worked on. He's one of the few actual human beings with half-a-brain in politics right now.
Reminds me of a joke: what do you call a politician with half-a-brain? Gifted.
While people think he's nuts, Ron Paul actually makes a whole lot of sense. The only problem is that he's lobbying for a return to the antebellum American government. For better or worse we're too far gone for a return to the republic this thing was founded on. I feel he has more of the turn of the 19th century Democratic Republican stance than Libertarian, which is why he fits in no convenient mold. I love the man...despite being completely unelectable, we'd all be better off if we'd actually heed what he has to say.
Here's my opinion of the field in brief:
Rick Perry's a compassionate conservative Bushling.
Mitt Romney's a put-on Northeastern RINO.
Michele Bachmann's shrill and successfully demonized but with questionable merit.
Herman Cain's a successful mathmatician, Navy man, CEO, and Oreo.
Ron Paul is the 21st century's analog of Cassandra.
Newt Gingrich's the smartest has-been in the room.
Rick Santorum's an unremarkable Republican blank slate.
Jon Huntsman's "the only Mormon to run in the IA straw poll, and he came in second amongst Mormons" (thanks, Jon Stewart).
Gary Johnson's like a failing student who sneaks in and gets in the picture with honor roll students in the class annual.
Jimmy McMillan's rent is too damn high...much like himself.
Still, any one of these is preferable to me over the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
