None of the 2008 frontrunners were worth a crap as far as I'm concerned. Palin was alright (great compared with the others who were running), and propped up a bit here because of the crap she's (unfairly) had to deal with.
So far, I'd like to see Sanford, Jindal, or Barbour run. No senators.
After Fred pulled out (and with apologies to Duncan Hunter, who was a good man, but he had Defense Secretary written all over him (not a bad thing, because he had a serious role he could fill)) there was nobody in the race with any credibility. I called it a Fellinesque midget sideshow. First time since I was eligible to cast a vote that I didn't vote in the GOP primary because Fred was gone. We needed giants, not liberal RINO egotists.