Where's the Beef, GOP?

So, the race is on for the GOP Presidential nomination. Donald Trump is out - not a big shocker there. The Donald is great at making news, brought relevant incite on several issues including the birth certificate debate and recognizing our trade impasse with China, but brought nothing else of merit. His flipping of issues to suit the times is more populist than conservative. However, thank you Mr. Trump, for making it lively.
In an interesting turn of events, Mike Huckabee stepped aside. Why? No one seems quite sure. Perhaps Gov. Huckabee knows that the GOP doesn't seem to want to nominate a real conservative. Either that, or he saned up and realized that only a maniac would want the scrutiny that comes with the ultimate American political prize.
So, who is left? Mitt Romney is on the table, regardless of his (uh oh Southern Baptists) Mormanism, and (oh no conservatives) Romneycare. However, Mitt is a very successful businessman, governor, and philanthropist. Mitch Daniels (WHO?) is also running. Perhaps I need to learn about this man who is so popular amongst the Obama crowd. They are dying for him to be nominated. Rick Perry (Governor of Texas) is thinking about his shot. Newt Gingrich? Hmmm...his Contract With America and welfare reform in the 90's made him a hero to Republicans. However, his criticism of the Paul Ryan budget plan and missing the boat with TEA Party representatives may land him in further hot water. Finally, we have the ultimate naive libertarian, Ron Paul. Mr. Paul has a wonderful domestic agenda that all serious fiscal conservatives should address. However, his foreign policy ideas are from naive to insane. Rep. Paul has no clue about the realities of America in the world, and that type of dangerous mindset cannot coexist with the safety of our nation.
Where does this leave us? Few choices, unless some new candidates come out to unite the party. From RINO's to TEA Party representatives, the Republican Party has a vast ideological gulf. I pray that a strong candidate will sweep the primaries and allow the GOP to put an end to the dangerous economic experiment conducted on us all by the Marxist Obama administration.