So I guess a lot has happened during my vacation. School and other obligations took a lot of my time but after much thought I have decided to continue this website and soon hope to move to my own domain. My traffic has remained surprisingly steady which helped me make my decision to return.

Here are a few things worth mentioning.

Ron Paul’s R[evol]ution has thus far proven to be nonexistent outside of some impressive fundraising showings and a second place finish in Nevada. If in fact that even counts considering that Romney received 50 per cent of the vote followed by Paul at 13 per cent. He has the money to go as long as he wants but I’m puzzled as to what his chances are at this point. Unfortunately, due to the success of a series of money bombs, Paul has to stay in.

Fred Thompson’s traditional Republican conservatism wrapped in a message of Federalism, proved to be no match for Huckabee’s Southern Democrat populist message. Coupled with his timely one liners and knee slappers. Thompson was forced to drop out after a surprisingly weak performance in South Carolina. I understand he set his campaign on winning or losing in South Carolina but I still think he could have remained until February 5. He was still raising money and had lots of support in key Southern states. As a matter of fact he won the Louisiana caucus on the day he dropped from the race. I thought decision was a bit premature but he did lose a lot of face by only polling 16 per cent — a distant third behind Hukcabee. However, I think many are already starting to miss Thompson, and for sure after Florida.

Rudy Giuliani has tail-spinned and his campaign is nothing but vapors from its once former self. His strategy was wrong from the start many have agreed on that and he is paying the price for his strategy. It looks really obvious at this point that Rudy will lose Florida and will soon be dropping from the race. How far he has fallen since December.

John McCain has reemerged to find new life from an energized Republican crowd assisted by independents in making his late comeback to the current marginal front runner. It started a week before the Iowa caucus and hasn’t let up since. The real test come in the more traditional closed primaries during the coming weeks. I’m totally baffled by his support. I’m really disgusted by the 180 many have pulled to support this Kennedy Agent and Amnesty agitator.

Mitt Romney’s masterful and energetic campaigning that has led him all around the nation has finally paid off and he is now arguably the co-frontrunner in this race. He stands a real chance of winning in Florida despite Florida governor Christ endorsing John McCain. He has the money to be as forceful and as competitive as any in this race. That alone will prove to be decisive in the weeks to come. When the begins to lighten the load of competitors, I think Romney will really begin to stand out and become more accepted as the race focuses on a single candidate.

Mike Hukcabee has failed to follow up with his surprising win in Iowa. He lost a very close race to McCain in South Carolina a state that many seen him winning going into. Of course it can be argued that Thompson hampered his chances and took several percentage points away from Hukcabee at the end. However, the same argument can be made for Fred regarding Romney and McCain doing the same to his chances. Furthermore, Huckabee’s campaign is reportedly running on fumes and bleeding staffers. Some are wondering if he will even be relevant come February 5th. I, for one, says that he stays in the race and is still a force in the Deep South states. However, if he proves to be ineffectual on the campaign trail due lack of funds, he could suffer some defeats in states otherwise he would have won.