Gordon Forgey: Last man standing?

The Republicans are trying to decide who to run against Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election.

They have variously embraced Michelle Bachman, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry as alternatives to front runner Mitt Romney. Each of these has had time in the sun, and each has been anointed as the most popular “anybody-but-Romney” candidate.

Soon, they fall out of favor. The party’s love affair with them does not last long. It is more like a one night stand than a relationship. The new favorite candidate’s rise pretty much matches the sure-to-follow fall. They are both fast and...