A couple of thoughts on Iowa … Big story is Kerry and Edwards emerging from the scrum with a huge showing in Iowa. Dean is in BIG trouble. Gephardt had one chance and blew it. Lieberman is next to go, unless Kucinich jumps of the Edwards bandwagon and drops out. Clark better be bracing himself for New Hampshire. Sharpton, well, Sharpton is still practicing his convention speech.

Going into New Hampshire, Kerry will be riding some great momentum. He will eat away at whatever lead Dean is holding. Clark may drop considerably in the polls in NH since Democrats seem to have found an electable candidate in Kerry. It’s conceivable that Kerry could take NH with Dean in second or third place along with Clark. Edwards might end up in fourth place or better. Lieberman will be as big a disappointment in NH as Gephardt was in Iowa.

Best observation of the night: “Did Howard Dean just go insane? His speech sounds like Macho Man Randy Savage participating in a geography bee.”

Second best observation of the night: “Gephardt: ‘This wasn’t as bad as cancer.’ Yeah, that’s not exactly the speech of confidence, is it?”

Third best observation of the night: “The Iowa caucuses look like a meeting of senior citizens’ recreational committee.”