I am discouraged

So, Herman Cain is being attacked - relentlessly.

OK. OK. So the 9-9-9 plan *also* sets up a national sales tax (let's hope it doesn't get bastardized into a VAT!) and isn't really explained completely.

Now, it's "he touched me" is bantered about. So, is he another Bill Clinton?

I will not vote for Romney. PERIOD!

I may have to abstain this election. No Obama vote. No Romney vote.

Of course, Ron Paul is a little on the EXTREME libertarian side. Too bad.

Bachmann has shown her shallowness. Too bad.

Santorum is a loser. Didn't he lose his seat in a mostly conservative part of Pennsylvania?

Some declared candidates are, well, let's be nice and just say that they are not well known. Those, such as:

• Vern Wuensche (another Texas entrant who placed 10th in Iowa in 2008), 
• Matt Snyder (a "true representative of the people"),
• Buddy Roemer (outside of politics for 20 years - wait, that might be a good thing),
• Tom Miller (a Flight Attendant [stewardesser?] who believes all problems have been caused by the entrenched political elite - wait, he may be right about that),
• Jimmy McMillan (member of Rent is Too Damn High Party and former Democrat),
• Andy Martin (birther),
• Fred Karger (not Freddie Kruger - the first ever openly gay man and earliest candidate to register with the FEC),
• Gary Johnson (former New Mexico governor, very libertarian but not well known),
• John Huntsman (former Utah Governor, Ambassador to China - under Obama!), and
• Newt Gingrich (please, no more sex, sitting with Nancy Pelosi) are not considered to be even close to being serious candidates.

That, unfortunately, leaves me with Perry.