The Dish

Batac, Philippines, 8.27 am.

That’s Julian Sanchez’s neologism for ’80s nostalgia from people who were, er, born in the decade.

He gets the parallel. My Sunday Times column on the "liberal Reagan" is here.

Danny makes a case. It’s almost certainly a non-starter. But Gore could still endorse… And be Obama’s climate change czar.

A brave stand against … "displaying replicas of human genitalia on vehicles." Hey, it’s Virginia.

Hard to know what to make of these at this point, but it’s interesting to me that the two leading Dems cream all the Republicans – except McCain. But Obama’s leads, and to a lesser extent, Edwards’ are far greater than Clinton’s:

Obama beats McCain by 1 percent; Romney by 30; Giuliani by 22; Huckabee by 23.

Clinton’s respective margins are – 3 percent against McCain; 11 over Romney; 10 over Giuliani; 9 over Huckabee.

The current poll of polls. Clinton is indeed the favorite but how these caucuses play out is anyone’s guess.

We’re sick. Children feel particularly strongly about the use of clowns in hospitals. I’d prefer a bunch of percosets myself.

Ever more leftward.