1 Down, 49 To Go. Or, As Mike Huckabuck Put It, “We’re Halfway There”.

I ponder my love for politics.  I find my self driving around aimlessly for hours listening to my Satelite Radio just to hear the latest political poll numbers on CNN.  Im the kind of sicko who walked around work all day on Jan 3 excitedly telling everyone that I was going to an Iowa watch party.  Who does that?  I went home after work to change clothes and, upon refreshing myself, immediatly left for said watch party (even though I was an hour early).  I eagerly sat down on the couch next to some lady whose name I cannot even remember.  I must be some kind of cultural oddity.  I actually spent the better part of an hour discussing the merits of various CNN reporters and anchors with this Jane Doe lady.  What other 25 year old actually knows who Soledad O’Brian is?  Imagine the suspense I felt when the first numbers came in…  OH NO! Obama was behind!.  Ok, calm down, only 2 percent of precints reporting, its going to be a long night.  More numbers came in, OBAMA LEADS!  More numbers came in.  THE LEAD WIDENS!  With 65% of Democratic precincts reporting, CNN projected Obama as the winner in Iowa.  The crowd goes wild!  (Seriously, you can see the picture of us going wild on page A7 of the Jan 4 Deseret Morning News which is my 12th appearence in a newspaper.)  Also projected was Mike Huckabuck as the Republican winner.  A disapointing if not unexpected result given the religious demographics of Iowa.  With 98% of the precincts in, Obama was the clear winner in Iowa.  Altogether, a nice beginning to what is sure to be a bitter playoff season. 

 I cannot wait until the New Hampshire Primary mere days away.  One can bet that yours truely will be present front and center with no less enthusiasm. 

 Im Eriq Kiltz and I approved this message.