Iowa

Well, well! Howard Dean seems to have slipped precipitously in the final Iowa count, with John Kerry and Edwards doing unprecedentedly well, and Dick Gephardt fading away and probably out of the running. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top in the next few weeks. Even in the most extreme scenario, I'm guessing no candidate will have better than a 20% of being able to beat Bush. Maybe we'll get some more press conferences next term (Bush has set the record for the fewest number of solo press conferences for a president, since the invention of the television (I think he's had 7; his father had over 50)). Oh, and here's an interesting fact that I think is simply funny for any history buffs out there: George "Dubya" Bush (I think it's a rather affectionate title) has set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest him (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind.