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There’s a good article here about how unimportant the Iowa Straw Poll was and how unimpressive Romney’s victory was. It makes a good argument, but Romney knows all those things, as does every other candidate who ever makes a big deal about a straw poll, and they ignore them because the reason to win the straw poll is simply boasting power. The average voter doesn’t care if you outspent your opponents ten to one in a fundraiser, weren’t challenged by your biggest competitors and didn’t even win a third of the vote: they want to know that you’re a winner, and that’s a great first step for Mitt Romney.

The Russians flew bombers over Guam over the last few days. Just a threat, but it tells me that they’re starting to feel the pressures that come with inactivity in their military. In the last five years, we’ve invaded two countries for various reasons and cracked down on our civil liberties. They’re starting to feel left out, you know?

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 12th, 2007 at 9:52 am and is filed under Outside Retort (Current Affairs).