Okay, sports fans, as the GOP contenders pound through the backstretch and approach the far turn it's time to see how they're doing and handicap the finish.
Jon Huntsman: trailing the field and there's no way he can close ground on the leaders.
Michelle Bachman: stuck her nose in front before the first turn, but now is fading and will finish way up the track.
Newt Gingrich: has been biding his time hoping for the frontrunners to stumble. It won't matter. He doesn't have any speed.
Rick Perry: had his moment in front, now fading fast. Falling over his own feet. It's hard to run when you keep getting your hoof caught in your mouth.
Ron Paul: favorite of longshot betters, but no chance.
Herman Cain: another longshot prior to the race, surprisingly had the lead but badly bumped and can't change his leads.
Mitt Romney: properly positioned just behind the pace setters, ready to take the lead as they enter the stretch, but will payoff very little to his backers.
Unfortunately for these racers, the purse for this race will be very small, just a sentence or two in the history books. In next fall's match race, Barack Obama will be the winner.
I'm thinking Gingrich stumbles fairly quickly, leaving the "Anyone but Romney" crowd casting about for another messiah to raise up. Lacking anyone else, they'll grab hold of Ron Paul, who while insane at least seems sincere and scandal-free, just in time for the Iowa and New Hampshire caucuses. At this point, who else is there?
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