Maggie's Farm

Dreadful news, I'm a'feared.  Bird Dog has gone on vacation for a week.

(the old-timers in the audience burst into tears at the thought of the horror to come)

That's right, the tyrannical, oppressive firm, guiding hand of our beloved editor won't be around to keep us in check, and I suppose just about anything might happen.  As, unfortunately, usually does.  Hence the tears.

For example, one really horrible thing to see would be a link to the Maggie's Farm Smut Guide, which isn't normally available because no self-respecting blogger would ever link to such a vile, disgusting piece of trash.

Much less blog on the site that produced it!

Also, you might still see a few pre-dated posts by the big guy.  That's his not-so-subtle way of telling us Mutinies will NOT be tolerated! Death awaits those who try!  It's a fair precaution, given the ripe opportunity.

So, buckle down, me hearties, and we'll see if we can't weather this storm together.  In case of fire, please throw a glass of water at your monitor and maybe some of it will seep through and cool down the server.  If you see a big "CENSORED BY THE FCC" screen, well, that's why we usually have an editor.

Good luck, everyone!

So, let us recap what's transpired since we last discussed the election.

As I recall, once Time Magazine and the New York Times picked up on the Maggie's posts and started printing them, the entire world realized that the wise and kindly Dr. Mercury was correct that Newt 'Big Picture' Gingrich was the one candidate with the historical perspective and across-the-aisle contacts to really-

Oh, wait.  That was a dream I had the other night.  Never mind.

Okay, so, while other blog sites were still mocking Romney by calling the others the "not-Romney" candidates, we'd all-but decided over here that it was probably Romney or bust.  I believe he won my prestigious 'most presidential' award in every debate except one, where he shared the honor with Jon Huntsman.

Once the primaries started, the 'presidential' difference just became all the more apparent and the only surprise was the strong showing some of the other candidates made in certain states.  But only in certain states.

Which brings us to today.

Like others, I'm expecting the Romney VP pick any moment now.  For the record, I publicly called for Sarah Palin to be John McCain's running mate three weeks before he announced it.

But that was a gut call; wishful thinking.  This is me actually trying to be politically analytical.

The standard "It won't be pretty" warning is in place.