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.