I continue to enjoy following Ron Paul's results in polls and so on. He keeps beating Thompson and Giuliani, sometimes doubling their numbers in primaries, and yet he keeps being written off by the major news networks (when he is mentioned at all) while those two keep getting touted as major players, and they are mentioned without ceasing.

I'm sure somebody has a justification for this somewhere . . .

Meanwhile, RP's funding keeps growing (and is set to bound upward on MLK day).

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/01/ronpaulscores.html

Here's my list of top-tier candidates:

1. The Flying Spaghetti Monster (google that if ye don't know) 2. Ron Paul 3. Undecided (after such a strong showing in Michigan) 4. A pirate 5. Supernanny 6. Simon Cowell 7. Batman 8. Mickey Mouse 9. Donald Trump 10. Any of the "top-tier" candidates of either major party, or just about anybody else you can think of. 11. Reginald BONG, cling-clang futang fftang ole biscuitbarrel (silly party)

Come to think of it, #11 is currently climbing in the polls. (Also sitting up to his waist in gravy.)

Herring405