Unfortunately, none of the other men is without at least one glaring flaw.  Here a list of the candidates with what I see as their biggest drawbacks.

• Mike Huckabee - liberal, fiscally and on immigration
• Rudy Giuliani - socially liberal (morally corrupt)
• Mitt Romney - untrustworthiness
• Fred Thompson - lack of charisma
• Ron Paul - foreign policy

John McCain is not on this list because I don't see a huge singular problem with him.  His negatives are more a collection of less severe issues - maverick status, campaign finance reform, etc.

For me the ideal candidate would be a man (or woman) with Mike Huckabee's delivery, stage presence, and social positions, Fred Thompson's fiscal positions, Rudy Giuliani's leadership experience, Mitt Romney's personal fortune, Ron Paul's consistency and integrity, and John McCain's history of service to our country.  That would be an unbeatable combinaton.  Alas, it would also be a super-human which does not and probably will not ever exist.  So, we're left to choose from the imperfect.

In one sense, I'm glad my vote is only one out of millions.  I would hate to be charged with appointing the GOP nominee given this group of contenders.  As it is, I'll vote for the person who once again fills the role of the lesser of two, or in this case, eight evils.