My first thought is that this is a joke, right? I don't agree with the governing ideas of any of these candidates so I'm not going to vote for them. I'm a bystander in this battle.
But, a combination of performance and/or policies make this seem like an extraordinarily goofy slate of candidates.
Rick Santorum - too socially conservative to be a viable general election candidate.
Rick Perry - Bumbling, not very smart, doesn't know what's going on.
Mitt Romney - he doesn't mind winning by default. That's what I want - a president who wanted to be president so bad he doesn't even care that no one has a good reason to vote for him.
Newt Gingrich - he's a hothead.
Ron Paul - he wants to be in charge of a government that doesn't do anything. That's crazy.
Michelle Bachman - Same as Santorum; she's too socially conservative to be a viable general election candidate.
This would be even more of a joke if Herman Cain hadn't suspended his campaign last week.
It's all very surreal because I'd like to believe the President will represent the American values of a diverse religious and cultural citizenry where everyone gets a fair shake.
I don't think these candidates will.
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