Stick a fork in McCain

Last in the Ames straw poll:

http://blogs.iowapolitics.com/strawpoll/

Barack Obama is polling better among Iowa Republicans.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/12484.html

 

McCain won't make it to the caucus.

Huckabee second? Even with Rudy not there, it's a surprise.

 

Huckabee and Brownback both put everything they had into this. They were very afraid of finishing behind Ron Paul.

That said, not a good showing out of Rudy, even though his people weren't there.

 

Paging Jones. Jones, please report to the yellow courtesy phone.

 

I don't have anything to add about McCain, but does anyone else really enjoy the word "caucus" or is it just me?

 

There is a faint level of official dirtiness to it, yes.

 

Wouldn't you love to go to the caucuses in the Caucasus?
If Obama wins, is he the Caucasian?
Yes, I have been to an Irish festival where Guinness was provided.
And McCain has been behaving like a political shit-for-brains since January 1, 2005, so this is no shock.

 

I don't think things look good for McCain, but making a big deal over a made-for-political junkies event is a bit much. McCain didn't really even participate in the thing...and it's silly. I think a couple of years ago, Steve Forbes won the deal because he spent so much money bringing busloads of people to participate in the poll. And we all know how well that turned out for the rich twit.
The whole idea of Iowa and New Hampshire playing such a big role in determining the leader of the free world irks the everliving shit out of me. They're two rural states, with fairly small, mostly white populations. I think a state that better reflects the demographics of the U.S. should be more of a leader in the primaries...somewhere like Missouri, Georgia or Colorado.

 

I'll repeat, McCain is probably dead, and if he is, it was well deserved. But John Kerry was deader than this 4+ years ago. Not likely to happen again because because this is a stronger field, he's so old, and it wasn't that likely the first time. But...

 

There was a time when McCain as an independent seemed like a great idea.

 

When was that? 3:06 pm on June 12, 2002?
McCain is a political nut, despite the deep respect I have for his service.

 

There was a time in which I would have quit my job to campaign for McCain.