it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
- from "Macbeth" by William ShakespeareAfter all the debates and political ads and discussions and talking heads pontificating, the first shot across the bow of the political flotilla was fired last night. The Iowa caucus ushered in the beginning of the primaries for the 2012 election. Despite threats by some
firebaggers dissatisfied lefties, President Barack Obama won the Democratic caucus. You wouldn't know there
was a Democratic caucus, since 100% of the attention was on the Republican caucus results.
The Santorum jokes were flying fast and furious on Twitter as he kept "surging from behind" into a "three-way" with Romney and Ron Paul. Eventually, Romney came out on top as Santorum squeezed into a tight number two position.
Okay, I'll stop.
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