Here’s an Iowa Caucus Open Thread with a reminder that TAM Chat will be up for the Iowa results. It looks like the caucus ends at 6pm PT (8pm CT, 9pm ET) so Chat will open at 545pm PT 🙂 You can also chime in here, of course, with whatever else is on your mind, politically and otherwise 🙂
Reuters: Iowans head to caucus with election stakes high
Political Ticker: Fox commentator apologizes for ‘hurtful’ remark on death of Santorum’s son
Gingrich: Romney is a liar. Everything he says about Romney here is true.
Romney On Attacks From Gingrich: “I’m Ready For It”
UPDATE 9pm PT: Romney, Santorum deadlocked with 95 percent of vote in
NYT: Santorum Ran Campaign With Persistence and a Lean Staff of Veterans
UPDATE Midnight PT: Mitt Romney beats Rick Santorum by 8 votes
The malignant narcissist in Chief rides again: On GOP’s Big Night, Obama Hosts Video Chat With Iowa Democrats http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/03/on-gops-big-night-obama-hosts-video-presentation-to-iowa-democrats/
Occupy Protesters Interrupt Ron Paul Speech With “Mic Check” . . . Shout Compliments
http://weaselzippers.us/2012/01/03/occupy-protesters-interupt-ron-paul-speech-with-mic-check-shout-compliments/
Oh Wow! Last night I saw Ron Paul in the movie Bruno. Didn’t have the sound on though.
2012 Iowa Caucuses Track the race in real time. http://t.co/ZTRUK3W
Let the Media wars begin…Iowa
This will be exciting this evening! As I get into today’s Podcast, I feel that we TAMs will learn alot after Iowa is behind us.
I wonder if the chosen Mitt will win… sigh
Random Notes:
Speaking of Romney, has anyone reported that his father, George,
was in the running for the Republican nomination for President in
1968 but ‘lost momentum'(Reagan’s words) to Nixon and Rockefeller?
Like Father like Son? Is there some ‘do it for my Dad’ going on here?
And that old(74) fool Schieffer? Why hasn’t he retired? The same reason
Pelosi and all the others can’t or won’t. They are Egomaniacs.
Finally, don’t challenge Newt about Massacussetts political history, he knows it like the back of his hand.
posted 1/3 745pm Texas [New England Clam Chowder] Time
We just finished voting in Spencer, IA. Santorum was first, then Ron Paul close second, Romney close third, then Newt and Perry.