Before there was gay marriage ...

... there was Rudolph and his shiny red nose.*

I'm supposed to start commenting on ... politics ... I guess ... ugh. Right now, the primary voters are in their final swoons. The Ron Paul silliness seems to have peaked but not disappeared - yet (via Megan McArdle's must-read blog). The Obama swoon hasn't maxed out yet. But pretty soon, they're gonna have to get serious and settle down with Responsible Girls and Fellas, so let them have their final weeks of free love. We'll wait til we're married. But read the always-sensible advice from Peggy Noonan too.

Happy new year!
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* It's scary what you can find on Wikipedia - some people, it seems, have far too much free time on their hands :)