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I am having a difficult time, squaring tonights results with the results of the vote taken in St.Louis at the gathering of Republican assemblies (remember the Republican wing of the Republican Party), where Hunter missed getting 2/3 of the vote by 2%, over Fred Thompson. Two and two are not coming out to four.

Problem is, even if this process is not reflective of the way people are feeling, it is going to be treated as if it were. I too, am disappointed in the turnout for Hunter. Romney sure knows how to go about his business, but I don’t think of the government as a business, though sometimes I wish it was run like one.

I am going to soldier on with the rest of you. Talk to you later.

That’s what I wondered to.

Ultimately, I just think it has to do with time. Hunter focused on Iowa much later that Romney/Paul/Tancredo/T. Thompson. Hunter put a lot of his effort into other early primary states like SC and NH.

I like his showing in the NFRA poll though.

However, I’m concerned by Huckabee’s good showing. His unconservative record as governor is why.

The two aren’t even close to the same.... The Iowa event will more closely represent the public at large whereas the Assemblies group is far to the right...

Romney sure knows how to go about his business, but I don’t think of the government as a business, though sometimes I wish it was run like one.

If Ames proves anything, it is that Romney's the guy who can get it done.

Ron Paul loves to talk about slaying big, bad government. But he really doesn't have the background or experience to do it (he's also "whacked out," but that another story). Romney is the only candidate with the business savvy, smarts, and experience to actually put together a plan and actually run government like a business--at least to the degree that it CAN be done.

Romney gets it done. Just like he did in Ames. Just like he did with the Salt Lake Olympics. Just like he did as the nation's most successful venture capitalist. You don't achieve such success by being lazy, disconnected, or expecting the world to hand it to you with its compliments and best wishes. You do it by working harder and smarter than everyone around you.

Hunter's a fine and decent man, too. I'm disappointed that he didn't do better. If he does pack it in, I hope the eventual Republican nominee keeps Hunter in mind for a cabinet post. Secretary of Defense would be a perfect fit.

Thanks, Walter for access to the speech, I really appreciate it. This was a great opportunity for Hunter to get his message out and I think he did that quite well. I agree, some of us here seem a little dispirited and I can understand that. This was nothing more than a fundraiser for the Iowa Republican Party. It is an auction of sorts and the votes go to the highest bidder. Mitt outbid the rest and in the end this was just one more meaningless poll. When the real votes are cast and Duncan doesn’t do that well, that is when I will begin to worry and not until then. If any of you still have the blues as of my posting, go back and watch Walter’s video of the ABC debate on Sunday. The segment where Hunter turns and faces Paul, as Hunter is speaking about Iraq, should cheer us all up. Hunter is practically speaking into Paul’s ear and Paul is head down over there, fidgeting around doing his “rainman”. “Yeah, yeah definitely got to get out of here, 10 minutes till Wapner, yeah definitely unconstitutional war, tower 7, 5 minutes till Wapner.

In St Louis and Arizona and Spartanburg and other straw polls, they actually polled conservatives. In Iowa’s, they poll whatever caracasses the campaigns can drag to the event. Mitt spent a couple mil, easily. And it will do him no good at all. LOL