John Edwards in Missouri

A couple of the other Democratic Presidential campaigns have tried to gin up some excitement by opening offices in Missouri. Oh, boy, we got phone banked - thank you.

John Edwards is the only one of the front-runners with an actual visit planned to the Show-Me State. Here's the info, for those of you who can make it:

A special event with Senator John Edwards

When: Saturday, January 19, 2008, 9:15 a.m.

Where: Carpenters' District Council of Greater St. Louis & Vicinity (CDC) Union Hall
1401 Hampton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63139
And, if you plan to attend, please take a moment to RSVP here.

Sick of Iowa

Let me just get this off my chest - I hate Iowa's role in selecting presidents. They have the stupidest system (caucuses) with a population incapable of forming a thought deeper than "ethanol good", and yet we give them the first crack at deciding which candidates are serious and which aren't. I have never seen any justification for this idiocy other than tradition, and, let's face it, tradition has not served progressives all that well.

I say this before I know any results - if I were an Iowa resident, I would start off with Dodd, and, after the Dodd camp fails to get anywhere, I would shift over to Edwards. In case you're wondering, yes, I will happily campaign for whichever Democrat wins at the convention. For the first time since I have been watching politics, each candidate on the Democratic ticket is better and more electable than each candidate on the Republican ticket.

This isn't sour grapes speaking - I will be happy with whatever results come from our frigid sister to the North. I would rather draw names from a hat, though, that watch our Presidential candidates prostrate themselves before the Altar of Undeserving Iowa.