Besides my niece's 4th birthday, there are lots of interesting things in the media last weekend. It was fun to see the mainstream media using an analogy of mine on a commentary today. From now on I will simply call those "media echoes". It probably sounds egotistical of me, because we know few people other than family or friends are reading this blog, but grant me this little delusion of self-importance!
What I am referring to is the comparison of Thompson's campaign to the tortoise and the hair. Scroll down two posts, to the one about the Republicans, and you will see in my paragraph about Fred Thompson's campaign that he was playing tortoise to the "hare-like" campaigns of his rivals. Anyway, a tip of the hat to Jack Kelly at the Post-Gazette.
On the Democrat side, the Obama, Edwards, Clinton death battle goes on unabated. Polls don't work as well in a caucus state, so the pundits are back to staring at the tea leaves to try to decide what to make of Iowa. New Hampshire is much more critical. A disappointing finish there will make a candidate's money stream dry up.
Who's most worried? Today, I would have to say that Edwards must finish at least second in Iowa or begin to fold his tent. He is badly trailing the two leaders in NH. He may not be able to wait for South Carolina.
On the Republican side, Rudy's "tryst" issues have done serious damage to him across the land and Huckabee is trying to make up with Rush Limbaugh after an anonymous aide accused Limbaugh of being part of the nattering DC/NY axis. He needs Limbaugh's minions to make his insurgent campaign competitive outside Iowa. It's not likely, given recent comments, that this will happen. The Republican race seems to be a real horse race with the win place and show spots all in flux.
On the film front, I enjoyed the latest edition of National Treasure at the theater over the weekend. Three cheers for anyone trying to shove a little history into a plotline. Careful kids, you might learn something about your nation!
I have family in town for a few more days, but will try to get more frequent postings after Christmas. It also appears that I may head up to the Great White North to visit friends. Visiting Canada in the winter requires a special kind of insanity. And I'm just the guy to like that kind of challenge!
Merry Christmas to all!
Coach
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