Who's up for the Republicans?

As America seems to live in a permanent state of political flux with electioneering never ending, it’s a bit puzzling as to why we still have little idea about the runners and riders looking for Republican colours in the Great POTUS Handicap.

The possible line-up looks dire. Even more so that Newt Gingrich has announced his ambition (has he? He doesn’t seem quite sure). On present odds, I would rate O as a shoo-in, especially after topping the Top Towel-head. Newt could never run for office in the UK, not with a name like that. One can only imagine what our rude and licentious media would make of it, but ‘pissed as a....’ would be overly tempting.

However, his reputation over here is not a fondness for a drop of the hard stuff (which does not appear to be one of his  redeeming vices) but as a self-opinionated, self-righteous, two-faced hypocrite and humbug (he no doubt thinks highly of us, too).

In short a run-of-the-mill political has-been who had his day when accusing Clinton of discussing Africa with Ms Lewinsky when he himself was indulging in a bit of horizontal jogging with his assistant (for whom he ditched his wife, married his doxy and divorced when he discovered she had MS).

The others moving up to the starting-gate all seem to be yesterday’s men, apart from the ludicrous Alaskan Annie Oakley who is not yet even yesterday’s woman.

 No doubt the hour will findeth the man. And it won’t be ‘Bad Hair Day’ Donald. So much for the lunatic fringe.