breaking news on primaries:

Iowa announced the following schedule of caucuses to insire its place in American political history. New Hampshire's schedule follows below:

Iowa:
2008 CAUCUS - JANUARY 5, 2008
2012 CAUCUS - JANUARY 12, 2008
2016 CAUCUS - JANUARY 21,2008

NEW HAMPSHIRE
2008 primary - JANUARY 10, 2008
2012 primary - January 16, 2008
2016 primary - January 30, 2008

Both states' leaders agreed on the unusual primary changes to prevent North Carolina from stealing their thunder and importance. Florida, Connecticut, Montana and Rhode Island were considering December 2007 dats for 2008 and 2012 nominations, as they called emergency sessions for their legislators. Texas, California, Maryland and Ohio, afraid of being left out, were said to eye an October date for 2008 and a November date for 2012, and Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and South Carolina were seriously considering a date shortly after General Petraeus' report on Iraq.

South Carolina, Alabama and Missouri were looking at legislation promoting A july 2007 date for their 2008 conventions, even though those dates had passed. "We can do what we want and a July date for this year would allow our states to have a voice in national politics." said an unnamed spokesman for the thre states. "All we will do is have our party leaders who might have won in a real primary. But hey, this is cheaper and probably more accurate than those Diaboldical machines, right?"

A caller just said that those damn democrats may think so, but she hopes that Newt Greengrich gets in, because he deserves to win.
Another caller claimed that it is proog that the liberals hate America. Another nut job asked why Hillary always wears pantsuits.

The moving up of these primaries benefits those with more money, this is why it is being done. No underdog is going to be allowed to build some momentum and pose a real threat. Money uber alles is what this is about.

Sad how this party has sold out to the corporatistas.

Bill Press suggested grouping by region (NE, South, Mid-west, West Coast)
and rotate them every 4 years so each "group" gets to be "first" every 4th election cycle

Not sure about the grouping by regions - but grouping and rotation sounds good to me

as opposed to regional grouping - might want to consider grouping by a somewhat even division of electoral votes, divide that up into groups of 4

ennywho - something has to get done before we start having the 2012 primaries the day after the primaries for 2008