GOP Presidential Prospects Narrows as Ensign, Sanford Fall

The Grand Old Party’s 2012 presidential pool isn’t looking so grand these days.

Add Nevada Sen. John Ensign’s and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s extramarital affairs to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s unconvincing TV speech and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s family dramas, and the Republican presidential herd is thinning fast — leaving many to wonder who will lead the party in its attempt to reclaim the White House.