Obama opens up a double-digit-sized can of whoopass on Hillary in latest poll of likely NH Primary voters	(168)
		Bill Bradley endorses Obama, moving well without the ball	(20)
		Not News: Canadian comedy show pranks Americans into congratulating their country on preserving a mythical "National Igloo." Fark: Mike Huckabee is one of them	(67)
		George McGovern says George & Dick must go. "American democracy has been derailed throughout the Bush-Cheney regime"	(88)
		FOX News has resorted to removing Ron Paul's name from AP articles	(147)
(VOA)		Having already attracted the ire of Rush Limbaugh, Huckabee officially alienates the Ditto-Heads by saying that the GOP needs to focus more on lower income Americans	(122)
(The Hawaii Reporter)		Fred Thompson on the Second Amendment	(149)
		A look at Mike Huckabee's "fair" tax plan	(306)
		Political analyst ponders if America is finally "colorblind" after Obama's Iowa win. Possible... or it could be that we are still misogynistic, your pick	(142)
		Modeling your anti-terrorism plan after Jack Bauer is like modeling your police efforts after Barney Fife	(60)
		The United States Surpreme Court may devise a road map for states on lethal injections. Because if there's one thing you can count on it's old, senile people providing accurate directions	(26)
(Courier Journal)		Congressman donates entire government salary to charity	(45)
		Once again, Hillary Clinton is the victim of a vast conspiracy. This time, it’s a vast left-wing conspiracy	(43)
		Headline no human should ever see "Obama and Edwards Tag-Team Clinton"	(47)
		Clinton: Obama has changed positions-- Obama: Clinton can't even enjoy missionary	(26)
(American Thinker)		California regulators propose requiring heating/cooling systems to be fitted with a receiver allowing the government to control the temperature of your home	(78)
		Salt Lake mayor uses last day in office to send a strongly worded letter asking House Judiciary Committee to investigate Bush. UN immediately offers him a job	(14)
		Americans implicated passing nuclear technology to Pakistan. Luckily the White House has archived all emails	(71)
		Mike Huckabee signed off as Arkansas Governor by handing Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards a pardon	(33)

		Jesse Ventura begging for attention again; writes book where he wins presidency and gets killed	(21)
		Obama/Edwards deal might be back on, as Edwards is pretty much campaigning through New Hampshire on the "Hillary is done" platform	(114)
		Appearing at the New Hampshire Democratic Party 100 Club dinner Thursday night, Hillary Clinton gets heavily booed twice and Barack Obama treated like a rock star	(80)
		After it's abolished the death penalty and apologized for slavery, New Jersey set to pass bill removing the Electoral College if enough states get on board. Working on making "Livin' on a Prayer" the official state song next	(69)
(KCRG)		Fox news to Ron Paul: "Get lost" New Hampshire GOP to Fox News: "See ya"	(303)
(Some Primary)		John McCain vows to wipe out Diabeetus, gets the all-important Brimley endorsement	(17)
(Some Guy)		Bill O'Reilly proves himself a civil observer at Clinton & Obama rallies. Just kidding, he got into a physical fight with a campaign trip director and the secret service	(378)
		Mitt Romney wins influential Wyoming Caucus, throws like a girl	(110)
		Facebook takes down bogus profiles of Bilawal Bhutto after some media outlets were taken in. A liking for Domino's pizza with extra ham was a bit of a giveaway dude	(7)
		Winston Churchill's "panther" mother had more than two hundred sex partners and even wore out a 44 year old guy -- when she was 67	(32)
		Obama doesn’t salute the American flag and was sworn in to the Senate on the Koran. At least according to Edwards' supporters in Iowa	(102)
(kos)		Bush decides that after eight years he has finally had enough, considers issuing an executive order nullifying all earmarks	(48)
		As Wyoming Republicans caucus today, GOP hopefuls scramble to make last-minute push to meet potential voters... in New Hampshire. Suck it, prairie states	(44)
(TPM)		Jose Padilla, the "dirty-bomber" suspect, sues the lawyer who justified torture for the Bush Administration	(161)
(Some Guy)		Supporters of Biden and Dodd in New Hampshire are jumping on the Bill Richardson bandwagon. They're also picking the Miami Dolphins to win the Super Bowl next month	(21)
		Having exhausted their power of angry letters, the UN enlists Spider-Man to solve global conflicts, make people like them	(148)
(The Weekly Standard)		So it begins. The inevitable election of Hillary Clinton devolves into "Don't hate me, bro"	(102)
		The one state capital that can only be reached by boat or plane may move to a city with roads	(46)
(PowerlineBlog)		"Democrats are going to realize they are nominating a candidate who has zero credibility in foreign affairs, who is seen as unqualified for the Presidency, and whose views are more liberal than any President in history."	(144)
		FBI raid offices of Texas political donor. Democrats say it's about time dirty money got out of politics and ... oh wait, it was Democratic donor, so they're screaming that the raid was 'politically motivated'	(22)
(Right Wing News)		10 things a political junkie hates about politics	(49)
		With the primary results in from Iowa, and with Clinton placing second to Obama, CNN conducts hard hitting analysis with articles entitled "If Clinton Wins, would Justice Clinton be far behind?"	(174)

(Obsidian Wings)		Reservist blogger killed in Iraq wrote goodbye letter to be posted in the event of his death. It's actually funny and lighthearted until he starts saying goodbye to his wife and you start bawling	(439)
(NY Daily News)		“[Iowa] doesn't worry me -- September 11, there were times I was worried." Guess who said it	(59)
		Dennis Kucinich files complaint against ABC after being OH MY GOD LOOK AT HIS WIFE	(39)
		Tomorrow at 9, Bill Clinton debates Barack Obama	(33)
(Some Guy)		James Dobson is happy with Huckabee's win, which should tell you all you need to know	(51)
		Supreme Court to hear case of the only two prisoners on Death Row for non-murder charges	(392)
		Mike Huckabee is batshiat insane	(216)
		Democrtatic fundraiser Norman Hsu gets 3 years in prison. Which means he'll be out just in time for the next Presidential election cycle	(47)
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)		State lawmaker proposes 10 percent tax on porn. Fellow lawmakers smile dubiously, promise to call her the next day	(14)
		Chuck Norris to travel to New Hampshire with Huckabee. Will hit casino with only a joker, a "get out of jail free" Monopoly card, a two of clubs, seven of spades and a green No. 4 card from the game Uno	(201)
(Daily Kos)		Daily Kos figures out that the right-wing crazy is just like the left-wing crazy	(266)
(Daily Camera)		After high-tech electronic voting machines fail to meet safegaurds, Colorado considers going super low-tech with an all mail-in ballot this November	(110)
(Think Progress)		God told Pat Robertson who would win the presidential election in 2008, but he isn't telling anyone because he is afraid Andy Rooney will make fun of him	(49)
		One of the very few people who predicted Howard Dean would come in third in Iowa in 2004 is the same person who predicted Hillary would come in third yesterday: Every Democrat's favorite political writer, Robert Novak	(44)
(Some Guy)		"What was the greatest failure of 2007? President Bush's surge in Iraq? The decline of the US dollar? Subprime mortgages? No. The greatest failure of 2007 was the newly sworn in Democratic Congress"	(164)
		Rudy Giuliani wants someone like Darth Cheney for his running mate, thus retroactively pushing his Iowa vote into negative numbers. 9/11	(64)
(Some Guy)		Campaigns take day off and let Obama enjoy win. Just kidding Clinton said he brings "false hope", Edwards team calls him a "sell-out"	(136)
		You know that Lancet article on Iraqi deaths? The funding was from George Soros, the chief data collector worked for Saddam, and the field surveys were done by Moqtada Sadr’s boys. And then it gets incompetent	(179)
		Jan. 3, 8:31 p.m.: NY Times writer declares early caucus outcome projections "madness." Jan. 3rd, 8:41 p.m.: NY Times writer projects caucus outcome	(138)
(WND)		Wiccan warlock is shocked there is an anti-witchcraft article in World Net Daily, casts seventh level hex of vex	(42)
		The NRO seems confused and frightened over Huckabee's primary win, blaming it on a nefarious plot by the New York Times, secular elitists, the ACLU and Air America to bring down conservatism	(254)
		Mexico's "Grand Warlock" has officially predicted Hillary Clinton will win the White House this year. Which makes about as much sense as relying on the results of an obscure ritual conducted in a tiny rural state	(23)
(S&R)		John McCain says he's fine with U.S. troops being in Iraq for another hundred years. No, make it a thousand. No, make it a million	(212)
(NY Daily News)		NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg gets the all important Rev. Al Sharpton endorsement for president in 2008	(20)
		Ron Paul comes in fifth, or as Ron Paul supporters call it, second	(377)
		Libya takes over UN Security Council. Surprisingly, no weapons were involved	(11)
		Joe Biden following Chris Dodd out of the presidential race	(32)
		Poll reveals which presidential candidate most Americans would like to have a beer with in 2008. Knock another one back for Obama	(69)
		Sen. Chris Dodd announces plan to drop out of Democratic primaries after finishing behind "Undecided" in Iowa	(26)

(WMTW.com)		Wal-Mart fires atheist employee for not believing in Santa Claus	(192)
		Obama and Edwards to Hillary: "Suck my caucus"	(1285)
		Mike Huckabee projected to win Iowa, hopefully will give YEAAAAARGH speech within the hour	(795)
		Iowa caucus discussion thread	(1258)
(TwinCities.com)		Former wrestler and governor Jesse Ventura has learned to spell some new words and he wants us to read them. It was just one drunken election night for Minnesota and now he just won't go away	(22)
		Newt Gingrich positions himself as an environmentalist – and not even Fox News is buying it, calling his latest book, "an appalling paean to environmental naivete and taxpayer-subsidized profiteering"	(28)
		Ron Paul on how he'll do in Iowa: "I'm going to shock the world. And even if I don't, it's okay because the front page of the New York Times told me that I'm the new governor of Antarctica"	(421)
(Some Guy)		Oh look, it's time for the annual "Would Bill Clinton be a good Supreme Court Justice?" discussion. Taft better recognize	(55)
(Huffington Post)		Male feminist gets his panties in a bunch of Larry Flynt's endorsement of Kucinich	(177)
		A song on behalf of all the Iowans caucusing today	(8)
		Leader says he will "rule from exile." Some dictator in an African nation? Nope, the ex-mayor of a town in Indiana	(7)
		If Wyoming held a caucus, would anyone notice?	(35)
(Some Guy)		"The scariest thing about no hope GOP presidential contender Ron Paul is not his fringe, odd-ball racial views. It is his supporters"	(364)
		Understanding Iowa and its huge, throbbing caucuses and how deep they penetrate as they tear into the flesh of our country, pounding to the beat of our hearts and minds, before this coming, messy, election	(191)
		Political cartoonists hope Fred Thompson gets elected because of his rubbery neck and baggy face. Dennis Kucinich isn't too bad either with his Spock-like ears and Napoleon-like stature	(20)
		It is with deep sadness and shame I submit this link about Nigeria's most prominent corruption fighter facing removal, but not if you wire him $419US plus expenses that might be incured	(6)
		"Homo Politicus" is the subject of the book. Larry Craig, Barney Frank included	(23)
(AFL-CIO)		Machinists union who endorsed Mike Huckabee not so happy that his scab-ass crossed a picket line last night	(44)
		Former president Clinton provides glimpse at wife's human side, as opposed to her bionic, crime-fighting side	(132)
		Most people don't know that the voting process in the Iowa caucus is less like voting for a presidential candidate and more like a junior high school dance	(28)
(Some guy)		America to host first high-level diplomat from Libya since 1972. U.S. wants to talk Pan Am Flight 103. Libya wants apology for ethnic slur in the first "Back to the Future" movie	(57)
(Huff Po)		Zero hour in Iowa	(83)
		All is well in France '08, only 372 cars burned for New Year's this time, down 15 from '07	(144)
(Some Iowa Newspaper)		Kucinich, Biden and now Bill Richardson are expected to send their second-choice supporters to Obama. Your dogs wants a Clean & Articulate steak	(167)
(Club for Growth)		Stock market performs better when Congress isn't in session and available to mess with the economy	(48)
(Environmental Republican)		"The war in Iraq has improved to the point that the Dems can't use it as an issue anymore. Believe me, if things were going as badly as they were a year ago, it would be front and center in every single Democratic debate"	(135)
(TPM)		Rudy Giuliani is the first to blatantly exploit the Benazir Bhutto assasination by including footage of her in his latest campaign ad	(51)
(S.C. Politics Today)		The Rev. Jesse Jackson and legit sons endorses Obama. Mrs. Jesse Jackson endorses Clinton. No word yet from the knocked-up mistress and bastard side of the Jackson family	(41)
		Governor hopes to bring casinos to Massachusetts by spending so much money that only gambling revenue can prevent a budget deficit	(92)
		CNN: This is the first election since 1960 without an incumbent president or vice president running. Zombie Nixon: I'll just look elsewhere for BRAAAAINS	(174)
(Some guy)		Robert Mugabe's Sunshine and Rainbow coalition government tries to fix their crumbling economy by printing an additional Z$33 trillion in banknotes. You're doing it wrong	(60)
		Malaysia's health minister resigns over sex tape. With pic of "guy you'd never want to see in a sex video" goodness	(14)
(Politico.com)		Barring a surprise strong showing in Iowa, Fred Thompson will drop out of presidential race within next few days and tell his "supporters," assuming they exist, to support McCain	(57)
		Another day, another Republican sex scandal. This one brought to you by the Harris County District Attorney	(29)
		So who's giving Mike Huckabee the advice to do some of the weird things he's done lately? That would be Ed Rollins, who has a history of pulling weird crap in quite a few campaigns	(16)
(Right Wing Nuthouse)		It would appear the swiftboats have left Port Kerry and are heading for Port McCain	(96)
(Some Guy)		The financial cost of the Bush Administration: $33 trillion	(148)

		Romney risks angering Chuck Norris with new web ad. Magic underwear doesn't stop Chuck Norris, of course	(32)
		Voter turnout for tomorrow's hotly contested Iowa caucuses could reach as high as 20 percent of registered voters. This isn't insanity, THIS IS IOWA	(80)
		The Justice Department, under new leadership, realizes their job entails investigating things and enforcing the law of the land; opens a probe into the CIA's destruction of their collection of torture porn	(53)
		Labor-pandering "populist" Mike Huckabee to cross picket line to appear on Leno. Huck it, strikers	(47)
(Some Guy)		GOP presidential candidates as Buffy villains. Your Democratic Buffy villains, show them to us	(59)
(Some Guy)		Not only is Letterman the only late night talk show host to return with writers, he's scored Clinton as his "secret" debut guest	(57)
(Some Ron Paul)		Congressman introduces bill to repeal Military Selective Service Act. Guess which one?	(367)
(Go banana!)		The new "Wiggum for Prez" campaign needs some slogans. VE	(84)
		Thousands of eligible U.S. voters can expect to be turned away from election polls because of flawed database technology	(69)
		Ron Paul likely to be excluded from the NH ABC and FOX debates. Dozens of Paul supporters feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if dozens of voices cried out in terror from their mothers' basement and were suddenly silenced	(145)
(Some Guy)		Danish bank predicts Ron Paul victory in 2008 presidential race, followed by the sort of economic slump that hasn't been seen since the 1930's	(89)
		Oil prices 57 percent higher at the end of 2007 than at the beginning of 2007. But no need to worry. Peak oil is just a myth	(113)
(Boortz)		Neal Boortz gives us a look into the 2008 elections and just who will be deciding them	(435)
		Without hesitation, Bloomberg responded, "No, I will not run for president, but I will (run for president) speak out to try to get people to really focus on the issues and to get rid of partisanship and special interests"	(18)
		Ralph Nader: "Do you really believe if we replace a bunch of corporate Republicans with a bunch of corporate Democrats, that anything meaningful is going to change? This has to stop. It's that simple"	(381)
		Pakistani government delays elections	(31)
		China has 1,328 ballistic missiles pointed at Taiwan at this moment. For defensive purposes, of course	(62)
		SF mayor, a supporter of stable and monogamous gay marriage, decides enough time has passed since his affair with a staffer's wife, proposes to wife No. 2. Complete with UFIA pic	(19)
		The Mittmentum is over. John McCain jumps to the head of the polls as Republican NH voters realize he's the only sane choice they have	(86)
(TV Squad)		Ralph Wiggum will announce his intent to run for the presidency of the United States on the January 6th episode of "The Simpsons." Speech expected to make more sense than anything Ron Paul's said in months	(155)

(ThinkProgress)		Bush signing statement undermines Darfur and US local government at one stroke	(57)
(Some Guy)		Kucinich tells followers to vote for Obama in Iowa	(57)
		Longshot, never gonna win, bottom tier candidate Ron Paul rakes in more than $20 million in 4Q, which is almost certainly more than any other Republican and on par with Obama and Clinton	(328)
		Iowa ad gambit may dent Huckabee's populist image. In other news Mike Huckabee has a populist image	(20)
		Should two states both smaller than Chicago, both 95% white, with economies based on corn and lets say trees, be so influential to the presidential election?	(94)
(Herald-Mail)		Maryland cigarette tax increase takes effect today, will increase tax revenues in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia	(37)
		Obama figures it would be a great idea for the Democrats not to nominate an upper-class twit with an absurd sense of entitlement. Well, there goes the base	(73)
		Health minister keeps job despite widely circulated sex video involving "personal friend" who isn't his wife. In other news, Jocelyn Elders plans move to Malaysia	(8)
(Politico)		John Edwards receives the kiss of death	(34)
(Some Guy)		Obama on experience "it will bring real results if we have the courage to change. I believe deeply in those words. But you know what? They're not mine. They were Bill Clinton's in 1992, when insiders questioned his experience."	(55)
		Now that the sunroof latch has been acquitted, Pakistan government offers reward to anyone who can find the real killer of Benazir Bhutto	(24)
		Not only did Mike Huckabee make sure to show the media the anti-Romney ad he said he wouldn't air because it was too "negative," he used its catch phrase in TV appearances before and after that	(42)
(North Star Writers Group)		The top ten worst stories of 2007 from a conservative perspective	(170)

(Some Guy)		A handy list of Bush administration officials who have left office in scandal. Now updated to include 2007	(52)
		SF mayor Gavin Newsom to marry plastic-hot actress girlfriend. Former aide Alex Tourk somewhere grinning maniacally and rubbing hands together	(21)
		The swimsuit portion might be OK, but the talent portion might end with a bang	(41)
		Barack Obama making sure to urge Iowans to go caucus even if he's not their first choice...so long as he's their second	(39)
		Venezuela's Chavez frustrated in hostage negotiations by having to deal with people nuttier than he is	(15)
(Gateway Pundit)		"The US military is on track to see the lowest number of monthly fatalities in Iraq since the war began in March, 2003." This is all Bush's fault	(58)
(Think Progress)		You've seen Mike Huckabee get basic stuff completely wrong, now watch him lie about it	(30)
		Senate holds 12-second session to block Bush, much like the fat girl will tonight when you are talking to her cute friend	(31)
		Hillary Clinton said that she risked her life on White House missions in the 1990s	(82)
		Clock begins running down on Bush presidency	(141)
		"It's pretty astonishing, really - we're at the tail end of a failed presidency, and the Republicans running to succeed it are promising to continue its failed policies."	(89)
(Some Guy)		Mike Huckabee thinks woman should be submissive, preferably in a leather mask wearing a spiked dog collar and choke chain	(92)
		A lawyer for the hospital where Benazir Bhutto died says that police stopped them from performing an autopsy on her body, which might have disproven the government's "magic sunroof" theory of her death	(31)
		Utahns are shocked, SHOCKED to learn that former governor sought to incorporate Mormon beliefs into state policy	(32)
(Some Guy)		Eight US state constutitions have clauses that require belief in God to hold public office. Ironic tag - one is Massachusetts	(96)
(crooksandliars)		GOP presidential candidates promise to be more like Bush than Bush, but manage to do so without ever mentioning Bush	(28)
		Fark’s 2007 Headline of the Year contest: Politics (details in thread)	(55)
		In what is probably the most ineffective attack on a candidate in recent memory, Edwards calls Obama too nice	(28)
		Despite losing vote, Kenyan incumbent president declares himself election winner and has police shoot anybody who disagrees -- and a lot of people disagree	(32)
		Disgusted with the current crop of mouthbreathing candidates, a third party is forming	(74)
		News: North Korea asked South Korea to tear down the concrete wall that separates the two countries. Fark: It doesn't exist	(54)
		New Jersey mandates HIV testing for pregnant mothers. Tattoo artists statewide seen practicing their barcodes	(91)
		People growing tired after still not doing anything to curb climate change	(42)
(Some Unknown Guy)		Is Ron Paul the Jerry Brown of 2008? What, you don't know who he is either?	(130)
		NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg considers what the heck, maybe he'll run for President too. Ed Koch unavailable for comment