Okay, I have been neglecting this. This is a serious post, and anything herein may be taken as the opinion of the writer.

I have been following the Republican Presidential candidates debates and such a bit, no surprise there, as most people do to an extent at least. When the lineup was first forming I was in favor of Mitch Daniels, but when he announced he was not running I started looking at the other candidates. I finally settled on Rick Santorum, due to his all around conservative stance, not that I really consider myself a conservative. What do I consider myself? A complicated question, that, and one that I really don't know the answer to myself. I know what I believe on the various issues but not what to call the result. I tend to vote conservative but the tag doesn't quite seem to fit me. Anyway, back on subject. I have continued to watch the other candidates, and Ron Paul, who at first struck me as a bit nuts, makes more sense every time I see his posts. But Rick Perry, from the time he entered the race, has struck me as the most likely nominee. certainly not the best one, my third pick after Santorum and Paul would be Newt Gingrich, but the one that everyone is going to compromise on in hopes of beating Obama. Anyway, that's what I think at this time.