"...Try This On, Taste This, Six Of One..."

As a man, I'm more inclined to think in terms of ice cream flavors as opposed to shoes.

But K.T McFarland's point is spot on.

(Fox News) The GOP is like the lady who goes shoe shopping. She can only buy one pair, and it's got to be shoes she can wear all year long, and in every circumstance….and can afford.

She knows what she needs is a practical pair of black leather pumps. But once she's in the shoe store she can't help but look around.

Wow! Those sure are adorable white strappy sandals, and they're on sale! So she tries them on.

What about those sexy red 4 inch spike heels! So she tries them on.

And look at those drop dead patent leather boots - so she tries them on, too.

They all look terrific. But the sandals won't keep her warm in the winter and white is tough to keep clean. And those shiny books look great with a leather miniskirt, but will look a little silly on a hot August day, plus they are WAY over budget. Those spike heels are gorgeous, and every head will turn while she's standing around at a cocktail party, but no way she can walk all the way to the parking lot in them afterwards.

They're all great shoes and every pair looks great on her. (Sigh) But she can only buy one pair of shoes, and she's got to them wear everywhere, summer, spring, winter and fall.

So what does she end up buying? Those practical, black pumps. They make not make her heart pound, but they're the only shoes that make sense.

Mitt Romney? He's the black pumps.

Sounds about right.

Again, lacking the feminine hard wiring that makes shoe shopping a near nirvana experience, here's one for the guys.

Cookies and cream. Rum raisin. Birthday cake. Moose Tracks. Chocolate Mint.

All with their own attractive qualities and all worthy of, at least, one little wooden spoon's worth of taste test.

In the end, though, it usually comes back around to vanilla.

Mitt Romney?

He's the black pumps.

That also come in vanilla.