[lentulusgracchus]

So who would, realistically, be the top candidates if this were to occur?

The author named only RiNO's as "saviors".

Did you notice a) the assumption that Romney's The Guy, and that Santorum and Gingrich are just "challengers"? And b) that Romney's failure to be elevated, anointed, and consecrated would be -- his word -- a "disaster"?

So who's the jerk in the byline? The story was written by Karl Rove.

No mention, of course, of She Who Must Not Be Named.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

The author named only RiNO's as "saviors".

ReallY Why do you consider Paul Ryan a "RINO"? Why is Mitch Daniels -- the first governor of any Great Lakes state to pass and sign a Right to Work bill -- a "RINO"?

Certainly in terms of domestic policy, both of those guys are more conservative than Romney, Gingrich, or Santorum.