I was sure that Clinton's early lead in the returns was going to disappear as the counts came in and Obama was going to beat Clinton. But all night she held a few percentage points ahead of him.

I think the real lesson out of this is that the media doesn't know what the hell it is talking about half the time. CNN kept reporting polls all weekend long showing Obama out ahead of Clinton by 9 or 10 points, and it was almost a foregone conclusion that he would win. And then they spent the rest of their time talking about what a "phenomenon" Obama is and what it all "means" that he was so far out in front --- a new day in American politics, people want change, people want a mesaage of hope, he's the one who can reunite the country, blah, blah, blah. And then they rush ahead to what it will mean to everyone else in the race when he wins New Hampsjire --- will Hillary drop out? can she come back? what about Edwards? what will it mean for the Republicans in November? is the Obama juggernaut unstopable? All this after one state!

Then the results start coming in and Clinton's lead never changes all night long and she ends up winning. Now the big story is how we are all so surprised and the big question is what does this big surprise mean? There wouldn't have been any big surprise if they hadn't blown the importance of Obama's win in Iowa all out of proportion! What a bunch of jackasses!

I'm actually glad that it's still not clear who will be the nominees. The primary season needs to run a little longer than two states before we get a decision. Seems like the media wants a coronation and the winner to be settled right away. I personally am leaning toward Obama for the Dems, but I don't get to vote until February, so I want him to walk through the fire a little bit before I have to decide. He needs to be vetted a bit. And I wouldn't mind seeing Hillary's facade torn down a bit more --- she's been around forever, but you still get a sense of not really knowing what she is about beyond just a charicature. I'm glad the race hasn't been declared over after just 1% of the nation has voted.