GOP fights over sanctuary mansions, taxes, and who's the whitest guy on stage. Who gives a Huck? Apparently, Iowa.

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Working for the Weekend...

And it's already gone before you know it. I make it a point to catch the Sunday morning news shows (Meet the Press and This Week are my top choices. I'll flip to Face the Nation, and, because I'm neither fair nor balanced, I usually skip Fox News Sunday. Chris Wallace is a hack.). Anyway, I only caught Meet The Press this morning. It was the second week in a row where Russert didn't have a candidate for a guest. It was just some round table strategists. Here are some highlights:

- Fred Thompson's campaign is like "watching the creek run dry," according to Bob Shrum. I couldn't agree more, Bob. If you haven't followed Thompson, he's got this faux good ol' boy thing mastered, but nobody is really listening. Come to think of it, another faux good ol' boy has had a hard time finding a supportive audience. But that's old news. Let's look ahead.

- As many already know, Barack Obama and Hillary are running close in Iowa. Here at We Vote Pro-Cat, we like Barack Obama (that's not an endorsement!), but even his most ardent supporters have to admit the following crucial pieces of information:
1.) His resume is pretty thin. Hillary has jumped all over that. However, it's a valid criticism.
2.) He's run a pretty shitty campaign. It's really only picked up steam in the last two weeks.
Here's some fodder for the experience argument.

I can't help but see some striking similarities in the Obama and Thompson campaigns. Public opinion and perception swayed both to join the race. Obama had little desire to run before everyone started shouting his name. The press and his high school yearbook have dubbed Thompson lazy; therefore, he didn't really want to run but the GOP was desperate to field a conservative candidate, and his wife is an emerging power player in DC. Also, both men have run lackluster campaigns despite tremendous early buzz. Consequently, both have suffered some setbacks among the voters they may have courted. African-Americans favor Hillary, and Thompson never really gained evangelical support.

I'll have coverage of the Wednesday night GOP debate.

Black Wednesday

It's the day before Thanksgiving, and who knew the Beltway would be so hot!

- Clinton and Barack take issue with the others experience.

- Oprah will make an Iowa pilgrimage soon. She's stumping for the tall cool one.

- Speaking of Iowa, Huckabee is on the rise. Walker Texas Ranger speaks and Iowans listen.

- Ron Paul is a GQ Man of the Year? Ron, please tell your supporters to bathe, find jobs and get out of their parents' basement. For those of you who haven't followed Paul, he's probably the best story of the campaign. Although he's a recent media darling, he isn't without a checkered past. It's a somewhat murky story that Paul denies, but it hasn't slowed down his campaign. He's drawing the "leave my guns, stash and porn alone" crowd.

- Let's look back to 2004. Brittney and Kfed were still going strong. I didn't have four cats. And a guy with a long face, which the White House and White House Communications director Rush Limbaugh described as French, tried to tell America he was one of them. Well, according to his running mate, it was more of like a Bogus Journey than an Excellent Adventure.

- Will cats decide the next election? Don't take their vote for granted, America.

Obama inhaled. McClellan sucked.

Scott decided that it's time to talk about it. "What Happened" is the name of his new book. Kick ass title, Scott.

In old news, Obama toked and snorted through school. But he still thinks you should go to jail for it. Apparently this speech was given in the school's overcrowded auto tech classroom.
They squeezed him between Computer Aided Drafting and Metallica Appreciation 102, which covers Master of Puppets through And Justice For All.


It looks like Gravel and Kucinich (get out!) are the only ones down. Too bad their poll numbers are bunk. They're not even near Richardson schwag status, people. It looks like the Department of The Dark Side of the Moon and Hot Pockets will have to wait until Little Dennis or Mix Master Mike has more support.

On a side note, Angus fully backs Chris Dodd. Annie is on the fence, but she comforted Angus after his bold Dodd endorsement last Friday.

Pop this blog's cherry...

Are you ready for some Angus? He's Chris Dodd's only supporter. "I have a thing for silver foxes with dark eyebrows," Angus said.


Here's today's Countdown to 2008/No more "Our children is learning" election news:

- While Celine Dion, Blue Man Group, and Danny Gans entertained fat Midwesterners, Stacey Augmon's alma mater hosted last night's Democratic debate. In summation: The words "...in a Dodd administration" were actually spoken, Obama needs more mojo, Kucinich will guest on Little People, Big World next season, Hillary wants diamonds and pearls, and Edwards has the best hair...vote for him!

- Phone calls reveal secrets about Romney: he's an android.

- Border hoppers beware: Angry white guy may file independent candidacy.

- And finally, Stephanopolus has a messy office.