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I remember Iowa: the caucus in pictures, part 2

January 4, 2008 - In Iowa, the dust has settled, or maybe the corn has settled, or whatever it is that settles in Iowa has settled, and two winners have emerged from the caucuses. For the Democrats, it's Barack Obama, with Mike Huckabee claiming victory among the GOP candidates. Reporter-at-large Kevin...

Rational human being, creationist take Iowa

January 3, 2008 - Thursday night, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama topped John Edwards and former Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton to win the Iowa caucus. On the GOP side, broke-ass Christian Mike Huckabee beat rich Mormon Mitt Romney. Click to register your opinion on Obama's Iowa surprise...

I remember Iowa: the caucus in pictures

January 3, 2008 - On Thursday, hundreds of thousands of voters braved freezing temperatures to make their voices heard. Reporter-at-large Kevin Bleyer stuck his lens where the sun don't shine—Des Moines—to bring you all the action from the Iowa caucus...

The Iowa caucus: insignificant, yet overly complicated

January 2, 2008 - Everybody knows the Iowa caucus is the first major event of each party's presidential nomination process. Everybody knows the results often determine which candidates remain in the race and which ones will carpool with Dennis Kucinich back to Washington. But nobody really knows exactly how the Iowa...

Chuck Norris Kicks Mike Huckabee in The Head

January 2, 2008 - Or so the new Romney campaign ad would have you believe...

If Only Every Day Could Be the Day Before the Caucuses

January 2, 2008 - Oh, how I love the day before the Iowa caucuses. It's the last day when the Democrats have nothing to do but try to impress Democrats, and I like to be impressed. They haven't yet looked like idiots in camouflage hunting suits to presumably look more manly. Their...

23/6 Ladytorial: Humanizing Hillary

December 19, 2007 - On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that Hillary Clinton's campaign is engaged in an effort to "humanize" her to unconvinced Iowans. Husband Bill explained, "We want to give people a good sense of her, not only as a leader but as a person." Sit down, Bill. Our own...

Gone Daddy, Gone

December 19, 2007 - At this very moment, Iowa's full of candidates talking about overhauling the health care mess while I want to haul off on an entire hospital. I don't know about you, but that's seriously ironic in my head. But then, according to the literature, after the death of...

What in the Hell Was Huckabee Thinking?

December 11, 2007 - Last week we learned that, as Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee strong-armed the state's parole board into authorizing the early release of Wayne DuMond, a serial rapist serving a life sentence. After Huck...

Iowa, New Hampshire Move Christmas Earlier

December 3, 2007 - Iowa and New Hampshire announced today that they will be celebrating Christmas early this year, in order to preserve their traditional influence over the way in which the rest of the country marks the holiday. New Hampshire acted first, setting Saturday, December 15, as their date for what they h...