Governors Take Power as Balance Shifts Inside GOP

Jindal would make a good nominee. So would Daniels, Haley and McDonnel. Christie may not yet be aware of the ill-will he engendered from his own party for all but french-kissing Obama on that beach. He allowed himself to fall into Obama's trap, and that combined with other prohibitive factors (like his selfish RNC speech, and his weight) contribute to minimize his potential as a Presidential nominee anytime in the near future. Jeb Bush would also be a fine candidate, altough he may not wish to put himself or his family back into the line of viscious liberal attack by running himself.

Christie is too much a social liberal to make sense for GOP national, elective office. He would be a fine cabinet secretary, or, if we can't abolish the EPA, he's be the right guy to appoint as EPA Director to tame it.

Too many people have been burned by Bushes to make Jeb viable, including me. George W. Bush was a decent and good man and a competent President, but embraced too many liberal policies out of his ill-timed desire for national unity. His father was a moderate. I am suspicious of Bushes.