I like Mark Sanford of South Carolina as well. He could be a dark horse in 2012, but he would have to build up some awareness. He has written some great things about the government’s response to this economic crisis. And his performance before the House Ways and Means Committee early this month was fantastic- he didn’t ask for any money for South Carolina, just said they would work on cutting pork spending and fix up their budget problems themselves.

On Palin, I like her a lot. But I think she only has appeal among Republicans. The left has damaged her too much, I’m afraid. We’ll see.