The first GOP'r who has the courage to speak out forcefully against Limbaugh

[Peregrine Took]

and the hard right, without any manner of an apology the next day, would be their next presidential candidate.

[we the tweeple]

1. Shucks! I thought you were gonna actually name that person!

Doesn't exist yet, apparently...

[BlooInBloo]

3. Newt didn't apologize, I don't think.

[Posteritatis]

2. Not with their current state of madness, I don't think

They're going to be hunting for someone even more doctrinaire than Palin for '12.

[Enrique]

4. they'd have a tough time in the primaries

remember McCain felt he had to flip-flop on Jerry Falwell to win last time.

[Faygo Kid]

5. In other words, they won't HAVE a presidential candidate.

They will do as they are told by Rush.

Period.

[DFW]

6. Meghan McCain is not of constitutional legal age

[stray cat]

7. She was the first that came to mind - but needs a few more years

[DFW]

9. That'll be too late. By then, she'll have left that party for good.

[sandnsea]

8. Christy Todd Whitman

She just wrote an op-ed the other day. I'll look for it in a bit.

[mwb970]

10. What! Nominate some RINO?

Not the GOP I know.