Electoral vote site has good summary of rethugs for 2012

[Hawaii Hiker]

www.electoral-vote.com

"She's(Sarah Palin) not like most politicians, who won't open their mouths until they run a focus group to see what they should say. And she's certainly not Bill Clinton, who once ran a poll to find out where he should vacation to please the most voters"..

"Haley Barbour would be a great candidate if he weren't a fat, old, political warhorse from Mississippi who used to be a lobbyist for the tobacco industry. Take John McCain and replace the war hero part with tobacco lobbying"

"Tim Pawlenty's name has been tossed about a bit and he gave up a possible third term as governor of Minnesota to explore a presidential run. His conversion from Roman Catholicism to become an Evangelical Christian could help him in the primaries. However, he is not that popular even in his home state. He was elected governor in 2002 with 44% of the vote and in 2006 with 47% of the vote. Not being able to crack 50% in your own state is not a great recommendation"..