Yeah, I'd prefer Forbes, but it seems like the party will put up someone like the ultra-RINO State Sen. Diane Allen (who, of course, will be trounced). Hell, I'd even settle for Doug Forrester at this point. Too bad Bret Schundler couldn't go for it, but you know that tune...
One name that has emerged is state Assemblyman Bill Baroni. He unseated a Rodent in 2003 and was reelected by a landslide in 2005 in a solidly DemocRAT legislative district.
His ideology is unknown to me, as I've read conflicting reports about it.