Brokered Conventions

I'm with George Will in hoping to get at least one Brokered Convention this year.

The Iowa news this morning was interesting, but certainly not conclusive. I for one do not want the rest of the country blindly following Iowa's lead (think of the bad Ethanol policy that would result, for starters).

Around the horn.....

The Times has a good analysis piece on the caucuses:

Mrs. Clinton’s loss was especially glaring. Her central strategy for much of 2007 was to appear as the inevitable nominee, but Iowans shredded that notion. She tried in recent weeks to convince voters that another Clinton administration could be an agent of change, but Iowans clearly did not buy it.

For Mr. Romney, of Massachusetts, his loss will register as a deep blow to his candidacy — a failure bound to worry establishment Republicans and wealthy donors who have viewed him as their man. It will also energize and inspire Republicans who are backing Senator John McCain in the New Hampshire primary.

And a great quote from Chris Matthews of NBC on Mr. Romney's advisors:

Are these guys, these hotshot professionals with their Harvard M.B.A.’s, do they feel their business plan didn’t work out tonight, or what?