From Friday’s installment of the Fox News “12 in 2012” series on potential 2012 Republican candidates, this on one Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. In full disclosure, I am a huge fan of Jindal and will be fascinated to see what he decides to do in 2012.

One from the “12 in 2012” series this week on Fox News Special Report. Here is a profile of South Dakota Senator John Thune and a look at his ambitions regarding the 2012 Presidential Election.

Given the anti-big government climate we’re in right now, Mitt Romney has some strengths and weaknesses in this area. He is an advocate for fiscal conservatism and smaller government, however, he cannot escape his record in Massachusetts which produced a state-level program similar to ObamaCare. Critics have dubbed Romney’s legislation as “RomneyCare.”

The Tea Party Express chair has now come out stating that they will not let Romney or voters forget that Romney oversaw the inception of a now-bankrupt program in Massachusetts which has ramifications for the national stage.

The latest from the Fox News “12 in 2012” series, this time on Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House.

The Hotline over at the National Journal has released the first edition of presidential power rankings for a barrel of Republican candidates. Some of the ranks are expected and some seem a little strange to me. Take a look for yourself and sound off below. They are broken down into the “A-List” tier of 1 through 4, the “Fox News” tier of 5 through 8, the “Governor / VP/ ’16” tier and, finally, the “Tea Party” tier.

Mitt Romney tops the list at number 1 followed by Tim Pawlenty, John Thune and Haley Barbour. Missing from the top 4 are names like Palin, Huckabee and Gingrich.