Chris Cillizza has the best blog...

...for political junkies like me. His post today, "Who's the most influential Republican leader?," attempts to:

...rank the 10 Republicans currently exerting the most influence on the party's direction whether from the inside (like Republican Governors Association Chairman Haley Barbour) or from the outside (Kentucky Senate nominee and tea party favorite Rand Paul).

Cillizza's ranking consists of:

1. Sarah Palin
2. Mitt Romney
3. Haley Barbour
4. Tim Pawlenty
5. John Cornyn
6. Rick Perry
7. Chris Christie
8. Mitch Daniels
9. Newt Gingrich
10. Rand Paul

Here's my list (and I'm not kidding):

1. Rush Limbaugh
2. Sarah Palin
3. Glenn Beck
4. Bill O'Reilly
5. Sean Hannity