If I'm a political junkie, then I guess that makes Politico my dealer. Just when I think I've kicked the habit, they come along and whisper in my ear "Just one more hit..."
OK, you fiends, I give in. Here's Jonathan Martin's take on the GOP field for 2012. Among the names he tosses out: Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, Mike Huckabee, Tim Pawlenty, and Newt Gingrich. And a few from out of left field: Govs. Rick Perry of Texas and Jon Huntsman of Utah.
An interesting quote from anti-tax bigwig bigfoot poobah Grover Norquist: “Jindal will be president. I don’t know the year.”
Well, the man's only 37, which should free him up for any election from 2012 to 2040. If you assume we discover the secrets of eternal life sometime soon, then that window opens even wider.
I confess to having already drawn up a list of the 25 most likely candidates--in my opinion, of course. I think I'll save that for a future post, maybe some sort of countdown from least likely (Duncan Hunter, anyone?) to most likely.
For now, though, here's my "Top 5 in 2012":
1. Sarah Palin
2. Mike Huckabee
3. Bobby Jindal
4. John Thune
5. Charlie Crist
Talk amongst yourselves.
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