Iowa-- The Scramble....And A Prediction Or Two.

GOTV is the rallying call-- but in this case it is more of a " Get Out The Caucusers". All the campaigns are working on getting people out for the Iowa Caucuses, a far different situation than your average primary. Regardless of what polls may say, a lot of factors come into play. That said, do not be surprised if John Edwards does well--- coming up the middle of the ObamaHRC camps. He has an organization there, and that counts for a lot. BidenDodd may well receive enough support to stay viable. On the GOP side I think it is safe to say that Mittens Romney's favorite pie is not Huckleberry. Mittens isn't going to have a good day. I hope the millions he spent have enriched the states economy. Because it isn't going to do a whole lot for him. The NY Times has a good look at the Democratic Party side below....

Candidates Digging for a Deeper Pool of Iowa Voters - New York Times

A Bunp In Romneys Yellow Brick Road

The Concord Monitor went after Mitt Romney in an editorial today. A good read!

Concord Monitor: Romney "Must Be Stopped" The Trail washingtonpost.com

A Clinton Coronation That May Turn Into An Abdication

Iowa is not being co-operative towards Hillary Clinton's sense of entitlement. Events are not unfolding as was supposed to happen. The word inevitable was tossed about casually in connection with HRC's campaign for the White House. The only inevitability may well be that someone else may well be collecting Iowa's delegates. And, if todays polls are to be believed, the Granite State's as well. I have long contended that Hillary started the race with a strong base but many a negative. There were strong doubts in some quarters that she may not be able to grow that base and that seems to be the case of late, with her lead melting like a snowball in April. The reasons are many. Her campaign team has made quite a few missteps as had the candidate herself. The heady days of the 'Coronation Era' were before real people ( not blog geeks like me and talking heads on 'The Situation Room' ) started paying attention. And when they did, the numbers changed. And so has the Clinton teams approach. To quote Jack Cafferty--" It's getting ugly out there". For a closer examination check out an article by A.B. Stoddard from The Hill ( and that ain't Hill Clinton!). More on this subject later...... of course.

TheHill.com - For Hillary, heavy going in the Hawkeye State

The Wolfman Jacks

Fresh from his disgrace laden departure from his Bushgift appointment to The World Bank it seems one of the principle architects of the current Iraq debacle, Paul Wolfowitz, has landed on his feet with yet another patronage appointment. Churchill defined fanaticism as keeping on trying what didn't work before. So I guess the Bush misAdministration is showing signs of it with this appointment. Actually, I think it's a good thing. Sort of keeps the focus on the trail of Bush crony failures. Instead of burying this guy out sight as, say, Ambassador to Outer Mongolia they have him in the spotlight again. Good stuff---read all about it below in the Times.

Wolfowitz Back in Govt.? Newsweek Periscope Newsweek.com