The Friday Presidential ‘BushWhack’ing

• This past week: Sen. Clinton and Sen. McCain won the New Hampshire primary… Sen. Obama picked up endorsements from Sen. John Kerry and two key Nevada unions… Democratic candidate Bill Richardson (NM) dropped out of the race…
• The republican presidential candidates held a debate in South Carolina last night. Each candidate took time to snipe at the others about the economy, Iraq & Iran and... well, nothing really. They just took aim at and attacked each other...
• Michigan holds their republican primary next Tuesday and it’s being dubbed the last chance for native son Mitt Romney, though Mike Huckabee is doing his best to swipe the rug out from under him...
• With the republican candidates battling it out in Michigan, the Democrats are battling it out over South Carolina. Considering that African-Americans make up 50% of South Carolina's Democratic electorate, Sens. Obama and Clinton are each vying for their coveted vote...
• New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has not totally discounted a possible presidential run as an Independent. Expect him to make a final decision sometime in March…
• After the republicans finish in Michigan, they’ll turn their attention to South Carolina. And the best polling data I see from that state is that 81% of the state's republican voters – yes; republican voters – believe the United States should reduce carbon dioxide emissions… how will a party of gop candidates who have trouble saying the words global warming will combat that should be interesting. Stay tuned…