Deliverance?

Well the 2008 election campaign is underway. This evening Iowans met up in High Schools, Town Halls and even front rooms to Caucus - a method of selecting a candidate that's right up there with divination and tarot cards for clarity and ease of comprehension.

As the first in the nation, the Iowa Caucus has always been important date in the political calendar, if not always a reliable indicator of the ultimate winner. Nevertheless, a slip up at the first hurdle can certainly spell trouble for a campaign going ahead. With that in mind, it is my enormous pleasure to announce to you, faithful Pony Clubbers, the results of the Democratic side of things (as of 11pm Eastern time):

Shrillary Clinton - 29.4%
John Haircut Edwards - 29.9%
Barack Hussein Obama - 37.5%.

Here's a clip from MSNBC. For the uninitiated, Chris Matthews (the fat-faced mewling blond one) is a bit of a Gareth Hunt, but his unabashed gushing over Obama's win can't be a bad thing. I'm not quite sure what he means by that deliverance comment, however, any and all comparisons to 1932 are surely welcome. Bring on the realignment!




Next stop New Hampshire,

- Mr. Ed