What a Year

After a 10 month hiatus, I return and low and behold, the influence of this blog only magnifies with time.

1) Giuliani's campaign is tanking ten months after the post stripped bare the pseudo pro-life credentials of America's mayor. US News and World reports that he is not even contensting in IA, NH or MI, but is waiting to put all his eggs in SC and the Super Tuesday of Feb 5. They write

As for Giuliani, he is playing down the importance of Iowa and New Hampshire, where he lags badly. He is counting on Florida to give him momentum on January 29, a week before the megaprimary day of February 5. Giuliani's strategy has always been based on his winning a number of the big states that day, including New York, New Jersey, and California, and emerging on top of the delegate tally.

A strategy that focuses on regaining the Big Mo' after a month of bad election returns, will seriously damage to his chances. Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Editor-in-Chief of US News & World Report, extrapolates on that sentiment in his December 23 column, where he pontificates about the 'US Grant of 9/11',

Giuliani has long led the national polls, [but] His campaign has been seriously weakened recently as the media focus shifted to his personal life. He is hoping to survive the early primaries and then do well in Florida and Michigan before hitting the big-state primaries of February 5.

2) Instapundit now offers RSS feeds, which are available in IE7 format. I lay claim to having sent the e-mail that wore down his defenses. Just like voting, Nag 'em early 'n' nag 'em often.

My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference. We made the city stronger. We made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all. -- Ronald Regan Farewell Address to the Nation --