ROMNEY CRASHIN' AND BURNIN'-- ALL THAT MONEY WASTED! WILL SOMEONE EVEN MAKE HIM AN AMBASSADOR TO SOMEWHERE?

Republicans don't seem too concerned that Mitt Romney is the most dishonest flip-flopper to ever come their way, nor do they care he was a draft-dodger who, like their current catastrophe with the 24% approval rating, lied about it. Actually, I shouldn't imply none of them care. Those who have seen the most of Romney, Iowa Republicans (who have been barraged by millions and millions of dollars worth of his dishonest TV and radio ads-- more than all the other candidates combined-- and who have had to put up with months of the whole Romney brood of ne're-do-well sons-- have started turning away from him in disgust and towards... Huckabee (who is also creeping up-- as Giuliani slides-- in South Carolina).

Huckabee who's spent about a penny for every dollar Romney has spent in Iowa is now tied with him among likely Republican caucus participants. "Huckabee's surge is equal parts size and intensity, having gained considerable ground among key parts of the GOP base in the Hawkeye state-- evangelicals, conservatives, weekly chuch goers and abortion opponents-- with 50% of his supporters "very enthusiastic" about him, compared by 28% of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's supporters."

Dissatisfaction with the rest of what Newt Gingrich so aptly dubbed the pathetic pygmies™ is driving most of the last-minute support towards Huckabee, who himself is a man of meager qualifications.  So while Romney orchestrates fake scandals involving his own staffers making calls to smear him for being part of the Mormon cult and offers anti-consumer/pro-insurance company health care plans that would prevent patients from suing for malpractice, Iowa Republicans are turning away from him in droves.

Chances are good that if Romney loses Iowa and then gets beaten in the just-moved up Michigan GOP primary he'll fold up the tent, strap the dog to the top on the car and drive out of the public spotlight, hopefully forever.