In an election year with a high unemployment rate, an economy recovering at a

snail’s pace and a dysfunctionalWashington, it is almost sad that the Republicans cannot

produce a single electable alternative to Barack Obama.

This is because the GOP is the embodiment of everything that American’s hate

right now. In a year where income inequality is a major issue, and the 99% have set the

political tone, Mitt Romney’s extremely low 13.9% tax rate and his defense of the

wealthy will not play well with the general electorate.

When your frontrunner is telling large crowds “corporations are people,” makes

$10,000 bets on a whim and says that he “enjoys firing people,” you know that your

party is out of touch with the average American.

The crazy thing is that Romney is by far the strongest of all of the candidates.

Newt Gingrich, the candidate in a distant second, has more than enough baggage

with him. His multiple adultery scandals, ethics scandals and crazy plan for a moon

colony automatically disqualify him from any success in a general election.

Ron Paul, the libertarian candidate who would be the oldest President ever, is

the type of guy you could imagine, if elected, pacing up and downPennsylvania Avenue

trying to find his house.

As far as Rick Santorum goes, all one has to do is google his last name to realize

why he can’t win (Warning: do not google “santorum” if you have a weak stomach).

Get ready for four more years of Obama, because the Republicans don’t have an

alternative.

That is, of course, unless the economy gets worse and Romney squeaks out a victory, in which case

I suggest we all move to Gingrich’s moon colony. Maybe we can get a fresh political

start up there.