The Fix gives his take on the current status of the GOP field as follows:  read more »

Well, well, well. Ron Paul (and his supporters) are in a tizzy. Seems that Fox News has finally gotten around to doing what they (and all the other networks) should have done a long time ago, that being trim the list of who can get on stage in a presidential debate. Via Newsmax:  read more »

Robert Novak is out with his Iowa predictions in his latest newsletter.

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The editors at National Review have come together and made their endorsement for the Republican nomination. The winner? Mitt Romney. They point out that Romney's the best positioned candidate to unite ALL conservative elements of the GOP, (that being economic, social, and foreign policy). This is an important point because it's the unity of those elements that built the winning Republican coalition in our country since Ronald Reagan first won the White House in 1980.  read more »

What's up with Hillary's campaign? A lot of people are wondering...from beltway types, to Dems...to some Clinton insiders. The increased negative talk even caused Hillary to do a conference call with her campaign leadership to put down talk that a major campaign shake-up was on the way.  read more »

You have to wonder why someone who's been doing well in the polls would sink to attacking another person's faith, but that's what Huckabee's done in an interview with the New York Times, (to be published this Sunday).

In the interview, when questioned about his thoughts on Romney's Mormon faith, Huckabee says, "Don't Mormon's believe that Jesus and the Devil are brothers?".  read more »

Countdown to Iowa: 22 days
Countdown to New Hampshire: 27 days
Countdown to Michigan: 34 days
Countdown to Nevada and SC GOP primary: 38 days
Countdown to SC Dem primary: 45 days
Countdown to Florida: 48 days
Countdown to Tsunami Tuesday: 55 days
Countdown to Election Day 2008: 328 days
Countdown to Inauguration Day 2009: 405 days

From 'round the sphere:

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It was noted on Rush's show Monday - at the bottom of the 12 o'clock hour the man who held one of Hillary Clinton's New Hampshire campaign offices hostage on Friday, Leeland Eisenberg, contacted CNN three times attempting to get the NY Senator on the phone with him.  read more »