Well, maybe. I don't exactly want to see several conservative candidates run and split the primary vote and let a moderate grab the nomination, but what we've got so far isn't as good as Jeb.
Sam Brownback -- honest, principled, upstanding conservative
George Allen -- likely nominee, I like him on most everything, but his tolerance of abortion until brainwave activity (40 days?) is obviously not ideal
Tim Pawlenty -- conservative with populist streak, I'm with him on the fundamental issues, has to get reelected first
Mark Sanford -- says he's not running, conservative but his libertarian streak results in some strange votes
So at this point I'm looking at a choice between two candidates, maybe three if Pawlenty runs. That's a fairly constrained choice. As for other candidates, possibly, but it takes mega$$$ to run a campaign, and if we're gonna get someone else we'd better start soon.
For some reason, I didn't trust Allen very much. What you tell me about his views on abortion in the first 40 days of gestation seals the deal for me.
I like Pawlenty, too, and think a Pawlenty-Santorum ticket (assuming both win reelection in 2006) would be ideal. I also like a Pawlenty-Jeb ticket, though . . . .