In Again, Out Again

Or out again, in again, better said. Maybe.

Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), who ruled out a Presidential run earlier in the year:

News broke this morning that Sen. Jim DeMint was considering a presidential bid, but hours after the senator's remarks were published, his office is walking back those comments.

The senator, a favorite among Tea Party activists and an influential conservative in Congress, told the Hill newspaper that he would consider jumping into the race because his supporters were urging him to.

"It's humbling and out of respect, my wife and I have talked about it," he said. "Out of respect for the people who have asked us to think about this, that's what we're going to do. I don't want to imply that I'm changing in mind, but I want to consider what all these folks are doing."

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who said only last month that he was not running for President:

Mike Huckabee has joined Donald Trump in the ranks of potential Republican presidential candidates who are suggesting their decisions to forgo 2012 presidential runs are not set in stone.

The Arkansas News Service reports that the former Arkansas governor said today that "everything is still open."

"I haven't closed doors. I found long ago that that's not the smart thing to do," he reportedly said after speaking at the Clinton presidential library.

Donald Trump, as an independent this time around, perhaps:

Donald Trump jumped back into the spotlight Wednesday, saying he will "absolutely" run for president as an Independent if the Republicans nominate a weak candidate.

"Oh absolutely," he said on Fox's "Good Day New York." "I'd like to see what happens with the Republicans. If they get the right person. So far, I don't see it."

"Sarah Palin wants me to run, a lot of people want me to run, and I actually think I'd be better off running perhaps as an independent," he said.

I love the babble: Jumping into the race.  Set in stone.  Everything is still open. 

Waiting for John Thune and Mitch Daniels to change their minds, next. 

It's as long way to Tipperary.  I mean, Iowa.