Yippee-ki-yay! or, Congratulations.

"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."

I prefer, "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunch and good with ketchup."

Of course, that's not so relevant; I just like it better.

Well deserved, CW. 2011 was a splendid year of political writing.

Now back to work! We expect a great 2012 for that $50 salary :)

The only person this could possibly hurt is Santorum. I wonder what Perry was promised, and who promised it?

Great question indeed. Mitt owes him big time. I hope he's at least getting something in return.

-David

The only person this could possibly hurt is Santorum. I wonder what Perry was promised, and who promised it?

I like the inevitable tag. Paul is not a national candidate. Too many people don't like him.

We've seen what happened to Gingrich, no reason to think he'll be able to pull it out.

I still think Santorum is a one-trick pony, and that trick has left the station. If he had any kind of national structure he could have a choice. Even tho he's Catholic, he'll run well in Baptist country. Bachmann and Perry leaving are going to help a lot, but even so, its late to be putting together a staff.

Where is the non-Mitt $$$ going to go to? Better question: IS the non-Mitt $$$ going to come out? I guess with enough money you could create an organization overnight. Maybe even take over Perry's?

What's the saying?

"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."

That's from memory, anyway...

Heh.

-CW

Hey, forgot to mention, we MADE OUR GOAL!

Woot!!!!!

Michale

It's hard to argue with God and warlocks ... :)

Couldn't have said it better.. :D

Michale

Yeah, that's the problem with these snap judgment articles...

After I posted it, I watched the race go back and forth between Romney and Santorum several times. It wasn't until right before I went to bed that the final # came through. 8 votes! Wow!

Well, I'm just glad I got 1-for-3 in my guessing. If Santorum had won, I would have been 0-for-3.

Just watched Bachmann's pullout speech. And then there were six... looks like Perry's ready to go, too.

Huntsman will award himself some sort of consolation prize in NH, and then pull out. Looks like four candidates for SC and FL. The polls will be interesting to watch for the next week, that's for sure.

Hey, forgot to mention, we MADE OUR GOAL! For the first time, CW.com will be a self-financing concern for the coming year. Woo hoo! And, after paying the monthly bills, looks like I'll even have about $50 or so as a "salary" -- that's impressive indeed, when you consider how few websites actually make it. Just so everyone won't think I'm rolling in the dough, I have contributed this $50 to Matt Osborne's site, to support our friends.

THANKS to everyone who donated! When I started this site, I never dreamed people would actually send me hard cold cash for what I do, and I am truly overwhelmed at everyone's support. 2012 should be a banner year!

-CW

God also told Pat Robertson that Obama is a radical who's going to bring on America's collapse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNhrNqS0lyE&feature=player_embedded

It's hard to argue with God and warlocks ... :)

-David

Hopefully, history won't repeat itself...

On the other hand, Mexico's Grand Warlock said that Obama is going to lose..

Mexico's grand warlock predicts Obama will lose
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16405116

So, I think we're good.. :D

Michale

Agreed, nypoet. I miss Herman Cain. At least he had personality. I'll have to watch Santorum though as I haven't really heard him speak.

It's also amazing to watch Romney dissemble when he talks about things like health care. I'd have more respect for him if he took credit for the health care plan in Massachusetts. In this respect, he is also like John McCain - he has to say things in which he doesn't really believe.

Kidding. I don't know as he's inevitable or not yet. The interesting thing is, if you add up all of the "not Romney"s you get 75% of the vote.

That means Romney needs the others in the race to split the remaining electorate along several lines so he can win. This has to be a huge concern for Romney which no one is talking about. Mike Huckabee when he won 4 years ago won with 34% of the vote.

What happens if other candidates drop out? Who will their votes go to?

This is what could decide the election. But the story we're likely to hear in the media is the inevitability of Romney because this is how he hopes to win. And he's got the most money by far of any of the candidates.

-David

I'm just sayin'... :D

Michale

Just saying.