Wow, can you believe that we are now writing 2012? Time flies when you are having fun.

Of course the news shows today were obsessed with the Iowa caucases, which are going to held Tuesday. The Democrats don't have a race become they have an incumbent running for his second term. But the republican race for who will get on the ballot to challenge incumbent Obama is hot and heavy, and this is what everyone was talking about. Well, the McLaughlin group had part 2 of their annual awards for this and that in the political realm.

The McLaughlin group show was the most entertaining. But gosh, with Buchanan, Rich Lowery, and Mort Zuckerman, the ridiculous factor redlines. Who would have guessed that Rich Lowery might have made us wish for Monica Crowley?

The republican presidential primary discussion is in a rut. Well, I guess the rut is of it's own making because you can only talk about those that are actually running. I know these things, especially in Iowa, are a bit hard to predict, but it looks to me like Romney will probably get the nomination. The reason I say that isn't because the rank and file republicans are fervently behind him - no, it's because the republican mainstream thinks he has the best chance to win, and know the rules to get their guy in. That gives them a leg up in the process which is probably going to be just enough.

Sure, a lot of time was spent discussing Santorum, but let's be honest here - the only reason he is going up in the polls is because he was so low in the polls that he has escaped the brunt of the negative advertising and the intense scrutiny that comes when you start to go up in the polls. Since all the other top candidates have had a lot of bad stuff come out about them, Santorum looks relatively clean, and thus, attractive, because the rest look so bad. But wait until they get a hold of him in the negative ad world. He'll get as sliced and diced as the next flesh and blood candidate.

Michelle Bachman had a chance back after the straw poll, and immediately screwed it up when she made her statement about the child that was autistic because of vaccinations. She got blown out of the water on that one, whether or not she deserved to be, and she handled the aftermath poorly. She's out of the running.

I don't think any of the republicans can beat Obama. I have predicted for awhile now that Obama will get reelected and nothing has happened to change my opinion on that. I don't believe that Romney can do it. He'll get shredded by Obama's money for his big changes in positions - his flip-flops, and people will choose the devil they know, so to speak.