April 25, 2011 10:26 PM UTC

Haley Barbour Won't Run for President

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• by: Colorado Pols

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a top GOP fundraiser but also a bit of a political moron at times, sure looked like he was positioning himself to run for the Republican Presidential nomination. But as Politico reports, he’s out:

“This has been a difficult, personal decision, and I am very grateful to my family for their total support of my going forward, had that been what I decided,” Barbour said in a statement.

“A candidate for president today is embracing a ten-year commitment to an all-consuming effort, to the virtual exclusion of all else. His (or her) supporters expect and deserve no less than absolute fire in the belly from their candidate,” he added. “I cannot offer that with certainty, and total certainty is required.”