[Hoot Gibson]

IMO, Tea Party favorites for president include:

Current candidates:

Rick Perry
Michelle Bachman
Herman Cain
Rick Santorum

Potential but currently undeclared candidates:

South Carolina Senator Jim Demint (Says he is not interested in running but when he speaks, Tea Partiers coast to coast listen. He, along with Bachman and Palin are probably the top Tea Party spokepersons in the country today.)

Florida Senator Marco Rubio (Along with Congressman Alan West, Rubio is one of the best public speakers in the GOP. Like West, Rubio is relatively inexperienced on the national scene but he is widely considered one of the top potential 2012 VP candidates in the party. It is very likely that he will be somebody's running mate on the GOP ticket.)

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (has declined to run)

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (may run and will probably be top Tea Party pick if she does)

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (Once considered a top potential GOP candidate, one bad Saturday speech in response to one of President Obama's weekly address really damaged his standing.)

Florida Congressman Col. Alan West (Very popular with Tea Partiers but vote for debt ceiling increase did not help his standing with them. He may be the most effective public speaker of any current Republican elected representative but he is serving his first term in Congress. He has a very bright political future, IMO.)

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (Has declined to run. He is a good friend of Haley Barbour's and when Barbour declined not to run, many people assumed that he would be supporting a run by Daniels. Gov. Daniels is among the smartest elected officials in the country, IMO. He would make a great president and he has an impressive resume and solid credentials as a fiscal conservative.)