The Krauthammer Analysis

For National Review, Dr. Charles Krauthammer says the fourth GOP debate showed the field narrowing, as he sees Kasich and Paul basically disqualifying themselves, and Fiorina and Bush not making enough progress to gain ground. He writes:

Tuesday night did not radically alter the trajectory of the Republican race. But it will hasten the winnowing of the field. If you narrow the viewfinder, the debate stage shrinks from eight to six to a possible final four: Cruz, Rubio, Carson, Trump. (Chris Christie, who shone in the undercard debate, has the best outside shot at crashing this group.)

Krauthammer concludes with the telling question:

Which one of these can you actually see inhabiting the Oval Office?

I answer his question as follows: I can see Cruz and Trump, and they'd have very different presidencies. Trump's would be more interesting to watch, he might be a showboating American Putin.

A Cruz presidency might be scary good or might be frustrating, depending on whether he continues to war with Congress. Rubio is, I fear, a Republican Obama - a talented young speaker who is unprepared for the challenge. Carson is simply clueless.