AS IOWA FREEZES, THE STOMACH CHURNS

Let me get this straight: 50,000 (maybe) out of 3 million Hawkeyes may brave subzero temps to "caucus"... something akin to seeing legislation or sausage being made. San Diego County has more people than Iowa. El Cajon, CA has more residents than caucus-goers. Candidates have spent over $100 million... for what? So national media will declare winners and losers, and in a blink of an eye it will be over and on to New Hampshire. The most fun will be watching to see the mainstream media try to annoint their "new" star: Bank on extra hype for McCain ("He's alive!") . Pundits at midday today were already calling this order of finish for Dems: Obama, Edwards, Clinton II. For Republicans they suggest a squeaker between Huckabee and Romney, with McCain third. And Hilary thought she was destined to ease into the Oval office, just by showing up.

NOT TO BE OUTDONE: Little Dictator envy crops up again. Whenever big names are in the news, count on goofballs like Kim Jong Il, Ahmadinejad or Osama (not running in Iowa) to work themselves into the news. This time it's the guy who grew up in Hemet, CA and now sucks up to Bin Ladin's #2, Zawahri: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8TUKSK80&show_article=1
Does the former Hemetian really think he'll avoid a grisly demise when Al Qaeda is through with him?