Today is Super Tuesday, when 24 states go to the polls and hopefully, further winnow the field of presidential candidates. For me, I’m enjoying Mardi Gras, having already cast my vote in the Mobile County special Don’t Drink and Vote preview election held last week.

So let’s take a quick look at the remaining front running candidates, and I’ll tell you why you should or shouldn’t vote for them.

Mitt Romney will probably do well today, but I suspect John McCain will fare better. Slick Mitt’s just doesn’t white enough, nor mormon enough to be a serious, credible presidential contender. Jessee Walker at ReasonOnline.com, uses nice imagery as he describes how Mitt has downplayed his weird faith to such an extent that his Mormonism has become little more than one brand of sparkly toothpaste in the great CVS in the sky. Romney claims to be the only conservative left in the race, but in a slugfest to outlast McCain, I don’t think his android good looks and maniacally intense gaze are going to be enough to sway white Christians the way McCain’s past heroism and current establishment Republicanism will. Ultimately, I think it will be best for the Democratic party if Mitt Romney gets the Republican nomination. Democrats will have a much easier time dismantling Romney, aka the Mormon Masshole for being rich, out of touch, draft dodging, and generally creepy. As one commenter on Wonkette.com put it:

Lovable scrappy urchin Jack McCain cinches up his rope belt, scrunches down his newsboy cap, squints, and laces into prissy Mitty Romney in his fancy Fauntleroy suit with ribbons and suede pumps.

On the Democratic side we have Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama. Clinton is a self-described political junkie, and is clearly a big-government Democrat in the classic sense. Obama, for his part, is something rarely seen in politics, a pragmatist who appears to have sufficient strength of character to woo moderate Republicans, and sufficient liberalism to woo large blocks of Democrats who are looking forward to a presidency that isn’t defined by singleminded hawkishness. While Clinton and Obama seem fairly similar, there is one key difference between them: Republicans love to hate Hillary, while Obama doesn’t have such a polarizing effect on them. Ultimately, I think it will be best for the Republican party if Hillary Clinton gets the Democratic nomination. Her nomination will likely raise a rallying cry throughout the Republican ranks, and she will be easy pickings for the Republican slime machine, not only for the indiscretions of her famous spouse, but for her record of self-serving support for the Iraq disaster. Obama has no such baggage.

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