And Then There Were Three

Before moving on to our painfully obvious top stories, first: A tribute to Governor Mike Huckabee. Mr. Huckabee ran an honorable, compassionate, shoe-string campaign. While I never thought he should be our next president, I do hope he remains heavily on the national stage. The man can crack a good joke, too. Late night talk show host, anyone?

Brownback, Tancredo, Hunter, Thompson, Giuliani, Romney, Paul, Huckabee. All these men vowed to be the second coming of Ronald Reagan. All were defeated decisively at the hands of Arizona Senator John McCain.

Barely registering double-digits in the fall, Senator McCain came storming back, seeming to pick up every single vote that then-front-runner Rudy Giuliani lost. Despite the lack of support from the party machine, ordinary Republican voters across the nation saw the Straight Talk Express as the means of transportation to arrive at a more united America then has existed these past seven years. A Republican that even a Democrat could love.

The moral of the GOP story is that it doesn't matter how much you pander to your "base" - your best strategy is to tell it like it is and stand firmly behind your record, no matter how controversial.

In the blue column, could this be the first time Saturday Night Live has been relevant in at least fifteen years? Appearing jovial and relaxed for once, Senator Hillary Clinton reminded the nation that ain't no party like a Clinton party 'cause a Clinton party don't stop. She finally had her audience with young people. While I haven't seen exit polls breaking down age this evening, I'm sure the aura surrounding her SNL appearance definitely did not hurt.

I will go on record now and say something bold and, well, unlike me. One of three senators will be elected president on November 4th. Any of these three - yes, any of these three - would put us in a better place than we are now. No matter which candidate wins the yet to be determined Texas (at 12:39AM EST, people are still waiting to caucus due to record-shattering turnout), the real winners tonight are the people of the United States of America.