McCain

Mitt Romney is a nice man who clearly would do a good if not great job as our President. He is however unexciting and while that has nothing to do with the job it has everything to do with winning it.

I like Huckabee - a lot. He's a quick wit, a pleasant honest man and we could do a lot worse; and in fact we often do.

Most of all I want a Republican in the White House because I care about our national security and there's a lot of crazy people running around loose on this planet that would blow this country off the face of the earth given half a chance.

John McCain gets it.
None of us will ever be in total agreement right down the line on every imaginable issue with anyone, much-less a presidential candidate.
Thus a little pragmatism might be in order.

1. Is the candidate an honorable person in their daily dealings with others regardless of the setting?

Using that criteria alone most of us would agree that all of the Republicans and even some of the Democrats (some no longer in the race) would be acceptable.

2. Does the candidate stand anywhere near where we do ideologically?

For me, that knocks out any of the Democrats left standing at this point.

3. Can the candidate attract enough independent voters and swing voters from the other party to win?

John McCain is that man.