Junior Varsity, "B" Squad, Second String...

These are the winners of tonight's Iowa Caucus.

Democrats: Obama 38% Edwards 30% and Hillary 29%

Republicans: Huckabee 34% Romney 25% Thompson 13% McCain 13%

With 99% reporting this is pretty much the final on todays Iowa Caucus.

The winners here are the back ups, special teams, Junior Varsity players in this thing. And that's not to say that either party is running their best to begin with. But Hillary must be pissing her panties over this along with Romney. Let's face it, Giuliani never expected to do much in Iowa so I doubt he is too very surprised.

But the question has to be asked, what the hell happened here? Huckabee stomped Romney into the dirt; Romney undoubtedly along with Giuliani is considered by most to be Varsity for the Republicans. Obama handed Hillary her ass on a platter and there is no doubt that Hillary is considered the only Varsity player for the Democrats. Even little Johnny Edwards surprised the anointed Mrs. Clinton by placing ahead of her.

So what does all mean? Is this the anti-establishment movement finally coming to fruition? You know what I mean, the old," Americans want an outsider in office, someone who doesn't play the Washington Game."

Or do we assume as many did when the Republicans first won control of congress after more than 40 years back in 1996, "American had a temper tantrum." Or at least Iowa...

These guys who won are the people we refer to as footnotes in history 20 years from now. Once Super Tuesday hits next month these two will be history. Few who have won Iowa in my lifetime (I will admit it has been brief compared to some of those fellows here who are long in the tooth and far more deeply steeped in their history) have gone on to win the Presidency. In fact the last two to do so by party was Carter in '76 and Bush 41 in 2000. (Ford won it in '76 also but ultimately lost out Carter) This of course does not count Clinton's, Bush 43's or Reagan's re-election campaigns considering they were unopposed in the years they won.

Iowa is a poor barometer for the election. But beyond that, it is a nothing state that just caused Biden and Dodd to pull the rip cord and bail out. Over flipping Iowa?Come on, these two were never in the running anyway, but what a waste to lose two guys who, either one mind you, has more experience than Hillary, Obama and Edwards combined. I bet Richardson is betting on gaining their meager percentage point in New Hampshire. Then he too will pull cord and bail out.

On the right nobody yet has announced its over, but the sun has not came up and the donations have not yet dried up as a result of Iowa. Watch them too cut those who roamed too far from the protection of the heard.

And what the hell is going on on the TV? These guys are taking this seriously, as if Iowa matters. They are calling it as if there has been some fundamental restructuring of the entire political system in this country. They know the history, they report it. Whether it's Fox, CNN, MSNBC, they all act as if what happened tonight is based on the peoples desire for the country to be governed by the truly unexperienced.

What a joke. This is why primaries like elections need to be held on the same day, at least regionally.

When the second strong contestants, and that's what these "winners" are, contestants not really candidates for the highest office in the land, and the press gives it credence beyond its historic importance, you know there is a problem with this country and the presses belief of how powerful they are. Everyone knows that Iowa does little more than squarely paint the target on the newly anointed ones back. These guys, both of them regardless of party, should be wearing insult and flack resistant vests. Those who hate Giuliani and or Romney or Mrs. Bill Clinton might just get the s*** scared out of them over the next few weeks as all attention focuses on Huckabee and Obama allowing these other three to quietly slip from under the intense gaze of the both the press and each other.

Ahhhhhhhhh, An election year... Let the games and smears begin.

But what would I know; I'm just an Average American.