Centrist candidates in FPTP is good. Big problem is that they're the wrong side of the center, that top right quadrant is far too packed.

And yeah, an analysis of opinion/issues is never going to tell you much about character and competence, it's just a shame that there are so few out there in the right quadrant. Currently.

Read a good post by Tim yesterday, he's a bit to my right but has a good point:
http://timworstall.typepad.com/timworstall/2007/09/rhetorical-ques.html