Who’s your favorite?

Lazy Saturday and so I’ve got an easy series of questions for everyone.  Who do you think will be the Republican nominee for President in 2012?  Why?  Who do you want to be the nominee?  Why, and if the two answers differ, why don’t you think your candidate will make it?  Finally, is there any realistic chance that a third party could succeed any time in the next, say, 20-40 years?  If so, how?

As always, I look forward to hearing from you.  BTW, I expect Bookworm to be back and, with luck, able to blog again by Tuesday or so.  Even though I’m enjoying this, I can’t wait for her to get back, and I’ll bet you can’t either.