Last minute over-reaching in Iowa

I considered taking a vow of silence for these last 24 hours before the Iowa caucuses, knowing that everyone will be saying simply outrageous things -- trying for a few more votes.

Sorry, but I just can't stifle it -- even knowing that in the long run, what happens in Iowa is not really of such great importance as we make it to be. As Matthew Dowd said on TV yesterday, Iowa may not elect winners, but it does tend to eliminate losers. Here then are their final attempts to grab the attention of voters:

1. Rick Santorum flashed his commander-in-chief cojones by declaring that he would order the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities if we get evidence they are making a bomb.

2. Ron Paul said the Civil Rights Act "undermined the concept of liberty" and "destroyed the principle of private property and private choices."

3. Mitt Romney did the unforgivable and used the "K" word when he said ". . . the gap between [Obama's] promises and his performance is the largest I’ve seen, well, since the Kardashian wedding and the promise of til death do we part." Arrrrggggghhhh !!!

4. Michele Bachmann claims to be "the new Margaret Thatcher . . . the American Iron Lady."

5. Rick Perry continues his pattern of unintentional outrageous comments. In describing the rough ride he's had these past few months, he referred to the "bumps and grinds" of the campaign -- and then repeated that "most campaigns have bumps and grinds."

Hmmm. What strip joints have you been hanging out at, Rick? "Bumps and grinds" -- is so old fashioned, isn't it? I thought pole dancing was the thing now.

6. The last thing I expected Newt to do was break down and cry. That's what he did, talking about his mother's mental decline and death. Well, tears worked for Hillary in New Hampshire, didn't they?

There you have it. It has been fascinating as political theater. It beats being obsessed with that family of K-people.

Ralph