John Thune: Not in 2012

News broke today that South Dakota Senator John Thune has declined seek the Republican nomination in the 2012 Presidential Election. Hints were given in his CPAC address that he would not run, as he alluded to fighting for America in the Senate. Thune has been seen as one of the most consistent conservatives in the "likely bunch" of 2012. Although he never served in an "executive position" in government, his years in the House of Representatives, along with the Senate would have positioned him well against a president with very little experience outside the Oval Office, as well as to advocate for the issues that most affect Americans, as well as to reverse the harm that has been done to this country in the past two years. With Thune's exit, this is a plus for the more conservative candidates in the field, if they choose to run.