The reality of where we stand today in America is that there is no way I am going to sit on the side-lines in the up-coming presidential election of 2012.  Since there is also no way in hell that I am going to vote for our radical leftist President, that means that no matter who winds up as the Republican nominee, I am going to vote for that person, unless it's provably Adolf Hitler reincarnate.

That doesn't mean I don't have preferences.

I don't always see eye-to-eye with Newt Gingrich.  Earlier this year he committed a conservative gaff by criticizing Rep. Paul Ryan's proposal for medicare reform, drawing a firestorm from the right.  Without debating the finer points of Ryan's plan, at least Ryan is bringing fresh ideas to the table.  Newt has some rather famous personal baggage which I find distasteful, but when electing the leader of the free world, I think the bollocks  necessary to tell your cancer ridden wife you want a divorce will come in handy on The Hill.  Gingrich is an experienced legislator and the most articulate in the field of candidates.   He understands both the mechanics of Washington, and is no stranger to the international stage.  While he can sometimes drift into the realm of RINO, he is certainly far less of a RINO than either Mitt Romney or Rick Perry.

The other guy I think is a front-runner is Herman Cain.  As I have said before, I don't give a rats ass for the accusations of sexual harassment.  Having said that, Ann Coulter's latest blog item takes a look at those who are accusing Mr. Cain, and makes some interesting connections and observations.  Of those observations,  Ms. Coulter suggests Obama operative David Axelrod 'made his bones' for Obama by ferreting out salacious info on those who opposed Obama's Senate run.   No tricks like the old tricks eh, Mr. Axelrod?  This time, the tactic hasn't worked.  If anything it's back-fired and made Herman Cain look better, because it was so obviously a sleazy hit job.

Anyway, I like Herman Cain's tell-it-like-it-is-no-bullshit style.  I have my reservations about his 9-9-9 plan, but it sure beats the Obama plan.  Uh, what IS the Obama plan anyway?  The good thing about Cain is that he's an outsider and has the potential to be a Washington muck-raker.  The bad thing about Cain is that he is weak on depth of knowledge of what is going on in the rest of the world.  As dangerous as the world has become, I would prefer someone who can hit the ground running.  On the other hand, at least I am confident that Cain would not trot the globe apologizing for America, or genuflecting before blood soaked dictators.

So, as of this point in the election cycle, my hopes are for a Gingrich/Cain ticket.  If Romney winds up with the nomination, I am going to have to dig deep to vote for a nationalized healthcare RINO, but the choice between RINO Romney and Obama, is still a no brainer.