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The last seven years of mismanagement, deception, and chest thumping give one at least slight pause before owning up to being from the U.S. out here in the wide world beyond Kansas. Obama’s win in Iowa, however, is something we can all be proud of regardless of the final result in November. To quote the NY Times<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Mr. Obama\u2019s victory in this overwhelmingly white state stood as a powerful answer to the question of whether America was prepared to vote for a black person for president.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The caucus result does have a very scary side in Huckabee’s success:<\/p>\n

\nPolls of Republicans entering the caucus sites found that nearly 60 percent described themselves as evangelical Christians, and by overwhelming numbers they said they intended to vote for Mr. Huckabee.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is exactly the crowd that semi-elected Our Fearless Leader, and we’re all in trouble if they lead us down another garden path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The last seven years of mismanagement, deception, and chest thumping give one at least slight pause before owning up to being from the U.S. out here in the wide world beyond Kansas. Obama’s win in Iowa, however, is something we can all be proud of regardless of the final result in November. 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